Within 10 years, the bike will be the preferred mode of transportation

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    That would be great..easier traffic conditions and mntertainment when it rains...every puddle would come into play with so many bikes
     
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    Maybe if/when gas hits 10 dollars per gallon ...
     
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    It's already my preferred transportation method....at least in town. Definitely not one of those people that will bike to the coast or anything.
     
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    Except rain.... and apparently Southwest isn't part of Portland anymore, because this area sucks for riding a bicycle.
     
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    how does he plan on that happening? The Ramses "so it shall be written, so it shall be done!" method of government?
     
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    He plans to ban cars from downtown, for a start. Maybe put tolls on the bridges...
     
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    So he's going with the Curitiba method? Better drastically improve our public transit system.
     
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    Bikes aren't a bad mode of transportation, it's the safety that bothers me. There isn't a safe and direct route to use a bicycle in Portland. You ca't mix bikes and cars. It's simply too dangerous. Until there is a viable and safe way to ride bikes, it will never be the "preferred mode of transportation" here.
     
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    You know, when you end up a hood ornament on an SUV you do have the advantage of completing your trip more quickly.
     
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    Only if you're going to the same destination :devilwink:
     
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    If you're not, then I suspect your trip is ultimately finished anyway.
     
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    I already prefer bikes as a mode of transportation for everyone (other than me). Fewer cars on the road means less traffic for me.
     
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