Loosely Assembled

After noticing NYC’s new Ride the City site, I rediscovered bycycle.org for bike route mapping in Portland. To celebrate, I’ve created a little route from Pirate Island to Pirate Town, enjoy the summer by bike!

see many more pics here

No joke, bamboo tallbike coming soon, right here!!

update: found a few more examples:

Will Portland soon have a pay as you go bike rental program? It seems so, as the city commissioner has posted this RFP looking for someone/company/group to run/own [part of?] it.

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While browsing the flexcar special deals pages, i found a link to something called sustainable energy in motion bike tours. Curiosity pulled, I followed.

From their site:

We look for places that are doing something unique and inspiring to better the world. In the past we have visited alternative schools, private organic farms, intentional eco-communities, innovative foodbank, and incredibly beautiful campgrounds. You can also view a list of past and potential hosts for this year.

Our tours tend to have some focus on sustainable economics. You are as likely to hear about radical simplicity as you are about the triple bottom line (people, planet, profit). Many of our hosts are working to de-centralize our current corporate crookery into a more just, local living community economical system that functions in sync with the planet. Simply put, many eco-friendly Main Streets rather than a crooked Wall Street — but also looking further, beyond a society based on competition and one based on co-operation.

The service projects we do vary greatly and depend on the needs of the host. In some cases, we may be building, in others building green houses, or providing other assistance, as needed. We try to work with our hosts to find service projects where clear results are visible by the end of the project — so when you leave, you see what you’ve accomplished.

All of our hosts are on some level applying principles of radical simplicity, deep ecology, green building, organic farming and seeking ways to live more harmoniously with the planet. They are usually deeply involved in the local communities where they live.

A final Last Thursday for the Clown House: ”
Dingo Dizmal, captain of the Clown House.

Yes folks, it’s true. Tonight at Last Thursday on Alberta Street, the Clown House (at NE 24th and Alberta) will play host to hijinks and fun for the very last time.

(Via BikePortland.org.)