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Shop Talk: Oregon Project Sets a ‘New Standard’—for Bikes

January 10, 2012, 8:32 am

By Lawrence Biemiller

Oregon Health Sciences U. Collaborative Life Sciences Building renderingOregon Health & Science U., Oregon State U., and Portland State U. have began work on a 500,000-square-foot, $295-million Collaborative Life Sciences Building that will house research and teaching programs, in addition to providing retail space and parking for 430 cars. So what’s attracting praise? The project’s 418 bike-parking spaces, which will have a dedicated, “highly visible” entrance and which are intended to “set a new standard for the quality of bicycle facilities.” (Oregon Health & Science U. rendering)

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    Unless you have lived or spent time in PDX, you may not fully appreciate how fully that city has embraced the bicycle as a legitimate, encouraged form of transportation.  This despite their considerable rainfall, which might keep denizens of other cities indoors (or at least inside their cars).  This embrace of 2 wheeled transportation encompasses the design and maintenance of true bike lanes, clear signage for bikers and pedestrians on the many bridges over the Willamette River, parking, city wide bking events, and — yes! — projects like the OSHU/OSU/PSU new building design described above and in the linked article.  I miss Portland every day, and the healthy bike culture is one of many reasons.

    jimeddy

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