Michael Anderson reports on the new bike-pedestrian plan for the Portland International Airport.
According to the article by Andersen, "the airport is preparing to double outdoor bike parking, and, in the longer term, help the City of Portland pay for a multi-use path looping the entire airport plus three bike lanes that’ll greatly improve airport access from the city." Andersen details the projects proposed in the plan's 50 pages, as well as citing its example to make a point about Portland's culture of multi-modal planning.
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