littlecircles » portland http://littlecirclesvt.com velo vermont Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:16:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Portland, OR Part 1 http://littlecirclesvt.com/2008/02/portland-or-part-1/ http://littlecirclesvt.com/2008/02/portland-or-part-1/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:55:00 +0000 mb http://littlecirclesvt.com/?p=82 I’m on the ground in Portland, OR for work. I am smitten with this bicycle friendly town – always have been actually, even before it became bicycle heaven USA – from my studying of its progressive planning and transit politics and policies. Todd over at CleverCycles arranged a Brompton for me to rent – which seems the perfect ride for a town with progressive urban transit options and some of the best bicycle infrastructure and advocacy in the country.


The Brompton is a very very cool machine. Here it is ready to ride, across the Willamette from the convention center. I’ve been out and about cruising along the waterfront a bit – and from Wednesday through Sunday I hope to commute to the Expo center for the work I’m doing here. I’m hoping to get a sense of the infrastructure, the mindset, and the general flow of the Portland cyclist – I’ll try for a few days to become one – rain and all.

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