Moped parking: Portland

Park your cage here at your peril (Orin O’Neill photos)

While Portland is often lauded as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the U.S., the climate for scooter and motorcycle riders is friendly as well, if these examples are any indication.

Start a love train, love train

The GTS at the cathedral-like Tukwila Link light rail station (Orin O’Neill photos)

Everyone on radio seems to find it necessary to play a few seconds’ worth of the O’Jays’ 1971 hit Love Train when talking about the just-opened Link light rail line. How original.

Moped parking

On Monday, our instructor reminded us that there are just three more class sessions left. Complete those, and I will receive a certificate that states I know enough about Standards-Based Web Design to be dangerous.

Parking the moped

Some who ride will tell you the biggest problem isn’t riding, it’s parking. Seattle seems especially schizophrenic on this subject, saying it would be great if more people would ride scooters but zealously slapping $35 tickets on 2-wheelers far and wide.