Open post Michael Andersen @andersem@mastodon.social · 45mo ago Replying to @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it <p>Along with so many people, I came to <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Portland</span></a> motivated by the dream, that by "2030, <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biking</span></a> would be more popular than <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>driving</span></a> for trips of three miles or less. Portland’s victory over <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>car</span></a>-dependence would be complete."</p><p>Brilliant <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masthead.social/@sightlineinstitute" class="u-url mention">@<span>sightlineinstitute</span></a></span> writer <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@andersem" class="u-url mention">@<span>andersem</span></a></span> documented Portland’s bike history way back in 2014 - the moment the "bike wave crested. The day that Portland started to fall out of love with its story."</p><p>Is the dream coming back?<br />Hope so!<br /><a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <br /><a href="https://bikeportland.org/2014/05/13/something-has-gone-wrong-in-portland-105851" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikeportland.org/2014/05/13/so</span><span class="invisible">mething-has-gone-wrong-in-portland-105851</span></a></p> @CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it @sightlineinstitute@masthead.social thanks so much for the nice words, Cathy. Hear hear!