The battle over which North American city is the best for biking is fierce and— most likely—unresolvable. Our latest Transparency will tell you which cities’ residents make the largest percentage of their commutes by bike. Portland, Oregon, you can keep on gloating.

A collaboration between GOOD and Chris Korbey.

Trailblazers

We declare that the residents of the City of Roses are doing more than their fair share of innovation, because:

1) They live in the only city in America where the phrase “urban-growth boundary” can be used to kick off cocktail-party conversation or, in certain company, as the anchor to a pickup line. (And because they adopted the nation’s first such boundary, which contains suburban sprawl and preserves farm land, all the way back in 1978.)

2) They built America’s…

Portland is holding an event called Oregon Manifest at the moment. It’s a six-week series of events celebrating “the art, craft and community of bicycling.” Last weekend’s design challenge asked bike makers from around the country to present the perfect commuter bike. Their innovations include lots of sturdy racks, saddlebags, and integrated locks (see photo). Check out pictures of the contenders at Core 77, BikePortland.org, and in this Flickr set.

Just so you know, those progressive folks up in Oregon (Pro tip: they pronounce it like the instrument with keys) are kicking off a month-long celebration of one of the things that makes their state so great: its vibrant bike culture. Oregon Manifest, as it’s called, will feature events and activities dedicated to “the craft and culture of cycling,” including a design competition to build a better transportation bike and an exhibit on Danish cycling…

This post is a response to “How Might We Leverage Informed Intuition for Decision-making?” Learn more about the conversation here.

My grandfather, a high school driving instructor in Oregon, enjoyed a 42-year-long career behind the wheel entirely accident-free—not a single crash, minor fender-bender, or absent-minded scratch. He taught thousands of students, but sadly, several of them met their fate behind the wheel, failing to see their senior year of high school. Grampa Joe was not an…

Portland is holding an event called Oregon Manifest at the moment. It’s a six-week series of events celebrating “the art, craft and community of bicycling.” Last weekend’s design challenge asked bike makers from around the country to present the perfect commuter bike. Their innovations include lots of sturdy racks, saddlebags, and integrated locks (see photo). Check out pictures of the contenders at Core 77, BikePortland.org, and in this Flickr set.

Just so you know, those progressive folks up in Oregon (Pro tip: they pronounce it like the instrument with keys) are kicking off a month-long celebration of one of the things that makes their state so great: its vibrant bike culture. Oregon Manifest, as it’s called, will feature events and activities dedicated to “the craft and culture of cycling,” including a design competition to build a better transportation bike and an exhibit on Danish cycling…

This post is a response to “How Might We Leverage Informed Intuition for Decision-making?” Learn more about the conversation here.

My grandfather, a high school driving instructor in Oregon, enjoyed a 42-year-long career behind the wheel entirely accident-free—not a single crash, minor fender-bender, or absent-minded scratch. He taught thousands of students, but sadly, several of them met their fate behind the wheel, failing to see their senior year of high school. Grampa Joe was not an…

The battle over which North American city is the best for biking is fierce and— most likely—unresolvable. Our latest Transparency will tell you which cities’ residents make the largest percentage of their commutes by bike. Portland, Oregon, you can keep on gloating.

A collaboration between GOOD and Chris Korbey.

Trailblazers

We declare that the residents of the City of Roses are doing more than their fair share of innovation, because:

1) They live in the only city in America where the phrase “urban-growth boundary” can be used to kick off cocktail-party conversation or, in certain company, as the anchor to a pickup line. (And because they adopted the nation’s first such boundary, which contains suburban sprawl and preserves farm land, all the way back in 1978.)

2) They built America’s…