Comments on: Portland, A Sense Of Place http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2008/12/22/portland-a-sense-of-place/ Biking in the Bay Tue, 22 May 2012 13:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter Smith http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2008/12/22/portland-a-sense-of-place/#comment-3050 Peter Smith Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:43:50 +0000 http://bikeblogs.org/sf/?p=751#comment-3050 Thanks, Nick - that's interesting. Not sure how that fits in with 'new mobility': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_mobility Thanks, Nick - that’s interesting. Not sure how that fits in with ‘new mobility’:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_mobility

]]> By: Nick http://bikeblogs.org/sf/2008/12/22/portland-a-sense-of-place/#comment-3032 Nick Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:35:05 +0000 http://bikeblogs.org/sf/?p=751#comment-3032 Mobility: Moving as much traffic as possible as fast as possible. This dictates building our way out of congestion by building more car lanes as auto traffic increases. This is how most American Cities were planned post WWII. Accessibility: Focusing on access rather than speed. This means designing streets that move people rather than cars. Mobility: Moving as much traffic as possible as fast as possible. This dictates building our way out of congestion by building more car lanes as auto traffic increases. This is how most American Cities were planned post WWII.

Accessibility: Focusing on access rather than speed. This means designing streets that move people rather than cars.

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