Thursday, September 07, 2006

Where the Car is Not King (BBC on Portland, OR)



"Over the last 10 years, public transport use has gone up by 65% and they have managed to avoid a predicted 40% increase in congestion.

And, incredibly for a city in the world's most car dependent nation, they're eradicating over 62 million car trips a year, which means car use is growing at the slowest rate anywhere in the United States."

BBC News

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Portland is setting the bar for Amererican cities. Come visit, but leave your car at home.