Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in America
Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America For many, Portland is a haven of green-friendly urban planning. It recently topped Popular Science’s list of the Greenest Cities in the United States. A big part of that is bikes. Portland is widely considered the most bicycle-friendly city in North America, so much so that bikes are on display throughout the Portland airport. Worldwide, it’s seen as only second to Amsterdam. We speak with two local Portland transportation activists. [includes rush transcript]
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May 5th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
@helmsbarn it is postively infested with niggers
May 5th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Portland second to Amsterdam?
What a bunch of baloney, no way.
Every city in Europe is much more friendly to bikes than Portland!
But what Portland does have, is a superior ministry of propoganda. Probably the best in the world!
May 5th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
This is true Blarney. Its not just Amsterdam though, drag streetview to any part of the Netherlands and you will probably be able to find a cyclist within a few clicks. Try that in USA, you will really have to search. Its quite obvious our infrastructure is not very inviting to cyclists. Just busy roads with drivers that don’t want us there.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
pfff…portland can’t hold a candle to the dutch
May 5th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
How the heck do you have The Beatles and Bob Dylan in your fave videos?
May 6th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Portland got a lotta niggers?
May 6th, 2010 at 12:05 am
It’s to bad that 99 % of our bike riders run stop signs and hold up traffic on main roads. If they want to be on the road they all need to wear helmets and have lights,horns ect and carry insutance like a mtorcycle
May 6th, 2010 at 12:38 am
@bigfonsie I’m up all night. You do that I’ll simply shoot you. I always keep a mossberg 88 loaded by my desk “see if I’m playing”
May 6th, 2010 at 12:49 am
You scream at me I will get your tag number. Then your address, and finnally at 3am I will blow a bullhorn at your front door. Yell see if im playing.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:21 am
Your a strait up dumbass.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:57 am
Yes, I’m a bad driver when bikers think they’re a car and drive in the middle of traffic, or hold up traffic once a year to do a share the road bullshit. Maybe you should get your head out of your ass and pay attention because you clearly have not been to portland for very long or didn’t drive.
May 6th, 2010 at 2:29 am
I’ve been to Portland many times and never seen problems with idiot bikers. Maybe you’re a shitty driver. Pull your head out of your ass.
May 6th, 2010 at 3:27 am
and where do you live? Cali, you clearly have no idea what it’s like here in portland so fuck off dipshit. It’s not generalizing it’s truth
May 6th, 2010 at 3:57 am
Just like there are stupid drivers, there will be stupid bicyclists. Nothing like a little rash generalizing over the internet. You really are dumb as a nail.
May 6th, 2010 at 4:47 am
you’re not very clever troll, fuck off
May 6th, 2010 at 5:14 am
You’re a moron.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:25 am
And that’s EXACTLY why I want to go to Portland.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:33 am
people should scream at bikers, they’re fuckin stupid
May 6th, 2010 at 6:22 am
yea, most friendly, more like filled with absolutely fucking stupid jerk off bicyclist in the country. They’re all stupid as hell! you’re not a damn car get out of the middle of the road and stop jumping in front of cars
May 6th, 2010 at 6:33 am
hmmm…that is odd. Since when I got knocked off my bike by a hit and run driver(it was actually a purposeful assault as he was calling me names as he did it) as I rode safely and legally in Pdx.. Even though I had FOUR adult witnesses ; an excellent description of the driver; and his license plate number…the cops refused to do anything about it. So I went to the deputy D.A’s office and they would not pursue it either. ‘Friendly bike town’ my ass.
May 6th, 2010 at 7:17 am
i’m from portland, and i’ve visited Amsterdam- no one in Western culture can compare to Amsterdam. That said, the bicycle boulevards system is really wonderful here in Berkeley CA, and I know its top notch in Portland as well.
May 6th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Mr. Activist Chris Smith is FAAAAAAAATTTTT he should actually ride a bike… instead of saying he does…
May 6th, 2010 at 8:55 am
true it is a false statement to say that Portland is SECOND in the world behind Amsterdam in bicycle ridership/friendliness.
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo and even Berlin has a large percentage of the population that ride bicycles — with separate lanes for bikes removed from car traffic.
Portland deserves accolades for being a consistent player in the drive towards sustainability, etc.
But many of the comments are just false and bloated.
May 6th, 2010 at 9:37 am
mariojragucci: Spoken like a true Seattle provincial. Downtown Portland is the only area where you are not allowed to ride on the sidewalks (they are sideWALKS), and the question of scenery is purely subjective. You were forced to walk your bike on the sidewalk by armed men? Sad. We usually hold them in reserve just to keep the Washington drivers off the sidewalk. And on the subject of good-natured rivalry, how’s that light-rail coming along??? Get back to me while you’re stuck in traffic.
May 6th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Actually your completely wrong, but since you live in Seattle I can see why you made the comments you did.