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Disparaging remarks about
cyclists not helpful in Capitol
Highway discussion
I’m the Multnomah Neighborhood
Association’s secretary. In the year
and a half I’ve volunteered on the
board, many exciting and contro-
versial land use decisions have been
made.
During this time, I have felt dis-
couraged by numerous disparaging
remarks about cyclists. I write today
to remind you that the very same
kinds of people who ride bikes, also
drive cars, and cross streets, meaning
some of them are considerate and
some are not.
Personally, I am multi-modal.
In my business and personal life, I
may walk; bike; take the bus, train,
or plane; or drive one of my two ve-
hicles. I am grateful for infrastructure
throughout the city, state, and coun-
try that allows me to live a lifestyle
with so many choices.
At this month’s meeting, we dis-
cussed the proposed improvements
EDITORIAL
for Capitol Highway that I believe
will make it safer for walkers, bikers,
and drivers.
Due to our slope-challenged street
system, pedestrians and cyclists have
few alternatives to move between the
Multnomah Village business district
and Barbur Blvd. These “alternative
transportation” users aren’t going
away just because we didn’t build
anything.
As one neighborhood association
member has mentioned a few times,
there are kids out there trying to get
to school. I invite you to remember
as you travel around that the other
people around you are someone
else’s loved one.
I hope you treat them with the
same respect that you hope others
are treating your loved ones as they
travel around. When I get behind the
wheel, the significant difference in
mass/weight between a pedestrian
or a cyclist and a car inspires me to
think of my car more as weapon, able
to kill as efficiently as a gun.
For a healthier and safer commu-
nity, I hope you will both be at your
best when behind the wheel and sup-
port projects, such as the pedestrian,
cyclist and vehicular improvements
proposed on Capitol Highway, so
that we are better able to protect the
health and welfare of everyone in our
neighborhood.
July 2011
Correction: New Safeway
will be at Barbur Blvd and
Capitol Hill Rd
I am a regular reader and enjoy the
focused information that you provide
regarding Southwest Portland.
But your story about the proposed
Safeway [“Multnomah residents con-
sider Safeway traffic impacts” by Lee
Perlman, June 2011] is very confusing.
First, why do you not identify the
existing store that Safeway would
be replacing. At the intersection of
Capitol Highway and Barbur Blvd,
that seems to be either that Castle
Adult store, or World Foods.
Huge piece of information, and
when writing for an inverted journal-
istic style, such a weighted piece of
information should be right there in
the lead. Why you don’t identify the
store besides by “an existing store” is
a complete mystery to me.
OK, now I figure it out. You incor-
rectly said Capitol Highway in the
lead, and then you correctly say
Capitol Hill Road further on. Better
luck on proofing next time.
[Editor’s Note: That was my mis-
take. Sorry for the confusion. –Don
Snedecor]
No problem, thanks for the reply.
Still think mentioning that they were
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If you’ve made it this far, thanks for
reading. I look forward to seeing you
at a neighborhood meeting sometime
in the future.
Maria Cahill
Multnomah
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