The 1995 Basel Veto City Conference Proceedings are available for 54 Swiss Francs from IG Velo Beider Basel, PO Box 105, CH-4011, Basel, Switzerland. Above. Drawings from the Walkable Communities booklet on how to design walking facilities for a diverse community. To find out how to sponsor a Walkable Communities workshop, call Denise McCormick, Pedestrian Federation ofAmerica, at (202) 463-6622. ~rtftwest ~ws Next time you ride Amtrak anywhere between Eugene, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, call to reserve a space for your bike along with your seat reservation. They have space for bikes in the lower level of the coaches. Contact Amtrak reservations at (800) USA-RAIL. The City of Portland, Oregon places bike racks at businesses free of charge and does not require a permit. Unfortunately the City of Eugene charges $125 for a revocable permit fee as well as a 7% administration fee and a yearly fee for racks on city property, except downtown. You can learn more from Developing Bike Central: Facilities to Encourage Bike Commuting in Downtown Portland. A summary of a city initiative to start a netWO£k of multiple, end-of-trip bike facilities. Contact: Bicycle Prog., City of Portland, 1120 SW 5th Ave #730, Portland, Oregon 97204. Page 26 RAIN Summer 1996 Volume XV, Number 1 Belated congratulations to the Oregon Department of Transportation in Portland for relocating from four spreadout offices to one central downtown building along the light rail system. The building has secure bike parking and lockers, but best of all-- no car parking. Seventy percent of employees now take advantage of discounted transit passes, ' instead of driving. "The results were so encouraging that former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts ordered all state agencies to consolidate offices and locate them where employees have transportation choices," writes Pro-Bike News. For more information, contact Carol Moore at ODOT (503) 731-8247. Sources: Transportation Alternatives & Pro-Bike News. Bike Coordinator Mia Birk will have a slide show on European Bike Facilities starting July 1996. To get the show in your community, contact the Portland Bike Program, 1120 SW 5th Ave, Rm730, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 823-7082, fax 823-7576, e-mail bikepdx@igc.org. 9?edestrian Action Walk Tall: A Citizen's Guide to Walkable Communities shows the average person how t() make streets pedestrianfriendly. Some suggestions include traffic-calming, narrowing traffic lanes and widening sidewalks at intersections, reducing speed limits to 18 mph, making a continuous sidewalk network and encouraging a grid street layout. To order a copy send $2 to the Pedestrian Federation of America, 1506 21st Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. They also have Walkable Communities Training Workshop and the 1993 Bicycle Advocate's Action Kit, for more info contact Megan Maguire, fax (202) 463-6625. Walking Buses The number of children aged 7 and 8 allowed to walk to school on their own in England has fallen from 80% in 1971 to 9% by 1990. One solution is used in Far East. In Japan, young children of all ages pick each other up along their walking route to school and all go together. The smallest ones wear bright clothing and all raise their hands when their walking group crosses the street. A parent chaperon could function as an added safety for these · "walking buses" in less secure areas. See pages 30-31 for information on a different program for kids called "Bike-toSchool and Back". Partial source: Auto-free Ottawa. Pedestrian Advocacy Besides the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition in Portland, Oregon (see address on page 23), a number of walking advocate groups are becoming more visible including: International Federation of Pedestrians, 3500 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Ottawalk, Box 52036, 41 York St, Ottawa, Ontario KIN 5SO, Canada Sensible Transportation Options for People (STOP), 15405 SW I 16th Ave, #202B, Tigard, Oregon 97224
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