I came across this enigmatic construction sign yesterday on the side of the West Side Highway in Manhattan. I did a double-take, trying to determine if, perhaps, I was the only one who could see this message.
The opening keynote speaker at the Towards Carfree Cities conference is Mia Birk, from a bike/ped planning firm here in Portland called Alta Design. Check out the short episode of "Big Ideas for a Small Planet," above, featuring Mia talking about the pedestrian & bicycle planning movement in Portland -- she's very eloquent and the makes the argument for bike- and pedestrian-friendly cities in a very accessible way.
