I was having a conversation with a friend yesterday and the topic of the 2012 Portland Mayor’s Race came up. As we were both non-native Portlanders, we tried to piece together an understanding of how local elections worked, as if the answer lay in a collage of how it works in other cities. City Council … Read more
Thanks to Rebecca & Karl for pulling it together for some spontaneous video interviews. It was fun putting together the prototype of this parklet with other people’s detritus. Me and Karl joined Rebecca after we met the day before on the Transport Your Activism ride. Learn more about Rethinking the Right-Of-Way.
A video study with proposed solutions to repair one of the worst intersections in Portland, Oregon.
After moving to Portland last September, I’ve largely enjoyed my new city’s smart planning and general responsiveness to unsafe conditions. I noticed, however, a few things unique to Portland that made intersections feel less safe: Lots of 2-way stops, even though 4-ways seem a safer bet Plenty of streets intersecting larger, arterial byways have very … Read more
Unbelievable! I love how the crowd goes wild for a good foam pour. This part of coffee culture is truly on the next level.