An occasional update on items from the Velo-city.
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STANDING UP FOR BIKES: Four ideas from a Portland strategist
If Leslie Carlson has anything to say about it, “bike backlash” isn’t so bad. It’s only a problem if those of us who understand the advantages of bikes don’t know how to respond.
The Portland-based communications consultant says public skepticism about bike projects around the country is simply a sign that bikes have become part of the political back-and-forth – and she’s got a quiver full of interesting strategies for fighting back.
Find out here.
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THE ORHN THREAD
Ken Orhn, our peripatetic photographer, is always picking up on the positioning of the bike in our market economy. Recent examples:
… among the tony topcoats and tiny tinsel, a cute cruiser has been enlisted by Harry Rosen’s men’s clothing store at Pacific Centre.
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Then, as the Bay seeks to broaden its reach, a sleek minimalist fixie sits in the uber-swanky 6th floor men’s shop.
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AN APARTMENT BUILDING DESIGNED FOR BIKES
It’s in Seattle:
Pine Street Group (is) designing and building an apartment complex for bicyclists.
It’ll have a bike shop on the ground floor, 250 bike parking stalls for residents, and a bike gym.
“We actually put in men’s and women’s showers and locker room. We have elevator entrance from the alley so people who don’t live in the building but want to become bike commuters could belong to the bike club for a small fee, leave their bikes there for service, shower, get coffee, and go on to work,” (Matt Griffin) says.”
Article here.
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