Comments on: A Jersey Boy Visits Portland

By: neilfein

neilfein — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:10:53 +0000

If you're in New Brunswick, we're neighbors; I'm in Highland Park. Sounds good. (And we should ride sometime.)

By: Andy B from Jersey

Andy B from Jersey — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:21:06 +0000

Neil,

Caught your post on the BTA blog. From reading your blog here I see you must be close to me in the New Brunswick area. Talk of the resurfaced (now destroyed) D&R Canal Towpath on you commute clued me off.

We should get together. I'm always looking for more allies in the bike advocacy fight.

By: neilfein

neilfein — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:33:16 +0000

That'd be great if a bike-sharing system launched. It looks like there's a proof-of-concept, at the very least: Ride a Bike Share Bike at a Free, Public Demonstration in Portland on Sept. 6

By: nhinkle

nhinkle — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:20:11 +0000

Thanks for the praise and remarks on Portland! As a native Portlander and daily cyclist, it's nice to see an outsider's view on what biking is like here. You mention that Portland doesn't have a bike share program, which is true. A recent article in The Oregonian reported that the Bureau of Transportation and BTA are planning to establish a new bike sharing system in the city. The plan still needs to be approved by the city council, but has good support so far! Your post was a good reminder not to take what we have here for granted. Thanks again!