Comments on: Streetfilms: (Portland) Bike Box! http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Pulsipher http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 David Pulsipher Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:38:49 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/#comment-1320 these are pretty good. the bike box normalizes a behavior i do already to be seen. pull in front, then merge to the side as traffic pulls through. these are pretty good. the bike box normalizes a behavior i do already to be seen. pull in front, then merge to the side as traffic pulls through.

]]> By: calwatch http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 calwatch Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:26:34 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/#comment-1315 Actually, as a former Portland resident, basically six square miles of the city can be considered "awesome": Northwest, Downtown, the Hawthorne District, and Hollywood. That's about it. Portland is a combination of European froo-frooness (think bicycling, streetcars, beautiful parks, microbrews) with the worst parts of white trash culture (think guns on pickup trucks, Tonya Harding, the lack of any decent Mexican or Chinese food, dive bars that advertise PBR in neon). Unlike LA, New York, or even Seattle and Houston (!), Portland will always be a second-class, second tier city in my mind. Actually, as a former Portland resident, basically six square miles of the city can be considered “awesome”: Northwest, Downtown, the Hawthorne District, and Hollywood. That’s about it. Portland is a combination of European froo-frooness (think bicycling, streetcars, beautiful parks, microbrews) with the worst parts of white trash culture (think guns on pickup trucks, Tonya Harding, the lack of any decent Mexican or Chinese food, dive bars that advertise PBR in neon). Unlike LA, New York, or even Seattle and Houston (!), Portland will always be a second-class, second tier city in my mind.

]]> By: Maulie http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 Maulie Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:26:27 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/#comment-1313 Bike unfriendly: Santa Monica Blvd between LaBrea and Vine. It's suddenly narrow and the pavement in the right lane is nowhere near even. You have to ride in the left of the right lane to be safe and then the traffic keeps you stuck. Vine/Rossmore streets South of Sunset. It's pretty o-k til Sunset. After that, I have no idea why the city thought it was a good idea to make it a bike route. Cahuenga Pass going South from the Valley to Hollywood. The shoulder has tree branches and weird manhole/potholes and cars speed through here like they're on the freeway. On my midnight commute alone, it's pretty sketchy Bike unfriendly:

Santa Monica Blvd between LaBrea and Vine. It’s suddenly narrow and the pavement in the right lane is nowhere near even. You have to ride in the left of the right lane to be safe and then the traffic keeps you stuck.

Vine/Rossmore streets South of Sunset. It’s pretty o-k til Sunset. After that, I have no idea why the city thought it was a good idea to make it a bike route.

Cahuenga Pass going South from the Valley to Hollywood. The shoulder has tree branches and weird manhole/potholes and cars speed through here like they’re on the freeway. On my midnight commute alone, it’s pretty sketchy

]]> By: Elson http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Elson Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:22:48 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/06/27/streetfilms-portland-bike-box/#comment-1309 We already have Bike Boxes in L.A. Their names are Stephen and Enci. :) We already have Bike Boxes in L.A. Their names are Stephen and Enci. :)

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