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Bicycles as transportation

Naomi’s Questions II – The Unforeseen

The Unforeseen is a reference to a 2007 documentary I discovered today while trying to come up with title for this blog post, which mainly consists of the sequel to my first email to the city about sidewalk closures. They replied. I had to respond. The word “unforeseen” caught my eye because the length of my […]Read Post ›

Naomi & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Sidewalk Closure

When I lived near downtown Portland, I used to take “running photos” & post them to my social media. They were of interesting architecture, people, trees, & other city things I saw while out jogging. Now I live about 10 miles west, in the suburbs. My running photos pretty much dried up. Only so many […]Read Post ›

Bicycle Platinum vs Wetland Gold

Why Urban Washington County Will Never Build a Portland-Style Street Grid, and Why That’s a Good Thing   When I sat down recently with three City of Hillsboro planners—Don Odermott, Transportation Planning Engineer & Manager; Brad Choi, Transportation Planner; & Ally Holmqvist, Senior Long Range Planner—I was expecting just to discuss adding painted-on bike lanes […]Read Post ›

From The Poet’s Desk – & I’m Thankful To Have One

Beaverton, OR: This May Day, my city resolved to affirm that Black & Brown Lives Matter in our community. Poets often sit with a word or phrase for hours, considering its aptness; with this resolution, city staff, leaders, police, the Human Rights Advisory Commission (HRAC) & community members acted in part as poets looking at […]Read Post ›

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