The Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) recently completed work on two Festival Streets, a new experiment that uses traffic calming and unique streetscape features to create a street that can easily be converted to public use on weekends or special events. Here, Ellen Vanderslice (PDOT Project Management) and.... more

Mark Gorton talks with "Gridlock Sam" Schwartz about traffic regulations/ pedestrian levels of service and the limitations of traffic modeling.

Thousands of people flocked to the NY International Auto Show at the Javits Center on Saturday. In the midst of it all, Lady Liberty ended her 100 year "spectacularly combustible love affair" with the automobile. Lady Liberty said, "Frankly, this relationship has just gotten to be much more work than.... more

2000 bicyclists take the streets for Critical Mass. Critical mass demands: - 30% of paved road surfaces as bikeways. - bike parking along all major streets. - tax breaks for commuting by bike or mass transit. Join your local Critical Mass group: http://www.critical-mass.org Vancouver bike.... more

Tens of thousands of people commute by bike each day via Torvegade in Copenhagen. Here's the crush of rush hour - sure beats the honking and fumes of rush hour in NYC! OK, I have to admit, I had a little help. This was the backup resulting from the raising of the Knippelsbro drawbridge. It took quite a while to clear.... more

The Great Commuter Challenge is a race between 3 modes of transportation: the bicycle, the car, and walking/transit. Three local celebrities raced along one Twin Cities route, running typical errands on the way to to the finish line. The outcome is certain keep you on the edge of your seat! Watch watch the action.... more

A real life bicycle commute through south Minneapolis the day after Exxon-Mobile announced record quarterly profits, again. Plenty of commentary on the scenery, cars, transportation, etc.

Let's make a crazy ride with my selfmade 6-Wheel-Bike called "ENFORCER 6x2inox"! With a 63Speed shift and up to 575Newtonmeters on the Hub, that's pushing the envelope! Are you ready for the Mountain&Hill Combat?

Take a look at my fast ride with my selfmade recumbent tricycle, it's only possible in a good trained muscle performance. I also have an other professional "Compagnolo"-race bike, but it's not the same feeling. I drove the "LOWRACER" now 7400Kilometers, maybe it's the easy contruction that.... more

Here I'll show you, how you can make a "LOWRACER" recumbent bike... This is a easy step by step engineering to create your own recumbent bike. I also have an other professional "Compagnolo"-race bike, but it's not the same feeling. I drove the "LOWRACER" now 7400Kilometers, maybe it's.... more