Originally Posted by
mattm
damn, i wish this was in seattle, but i guess portland won on account of your light-rail system?
we're a bit behind w/ most of our rail system... still in the works.
anyway, this sounds cool - maybe i'll do an unofficial Seattle-to-Portland ride to check it out.
The light-rail, the Freeway Revolt of the 1970's, the urban growth boundary & reduced sprawl, the bike culture (which is a wee bit more cohesive and far less sports-oriented than Seattle's), etc., etc. I also understand that the World Carfree Network wanted to have the conference in a place where there is more government support for reducing the number of cars on the road. They felt that Portland had a better chance than any other American city of seeing ideas generated at the conference turn into reality.
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