Photos and Notes from Green Streeters
Green Streeters and Portland Bike Commuter Meetup members John Brooking and Ian Riddell - pause in downtown Portland, all lit up for the holidays
It’s been a few months since we last posted news from some of our awesome Green Streeters out there.
(And thanks to the 21 hearty – and/or cozy! – souls who signed in for December’s Green Streets Day (aka Christmas Day!) As Ian Riddell of Portland put it when he signed in:
“I won’t be at work, but I won’t be a single occupancy motor vehicle either.”
Jaclyn Jacobson writes:
“I commute every day from the Rosemont area of Portland to Mercy Hospital’s Westbrook location, then to the Mercy on State Street, and back. I was happy to see U Car share come to Portland – I was a devoted ZipCar member and unofficial promoter when I lived in Boston – just waiting for there to be a U Car location in my neighborhood!”
By PPH Staff Photographer John Patriquin
Check out the latest on Green Streets sponsor U Car Share in this Portland Press Herald article
- and featuring Green Streeter Alex Landry – photograph at right with his U Car membership card!)
Lisa Fernandes of Resilient Homes in Portland writes:
“We’ve re-designed our lives to drive less (60% fewer miles per year than 4 years ago) for the whole household. Since we both moved our businesses “in-house” we technically commute about 10 feet (both self-employed now).
Lisa Fernandes
The driving we still do (about 40% of the past amount) relates to personal use of the vehicles and visiting clients in various parts of Maine. My primary clients are in the Belfast area so I’ll be looking at using the bus for that all winter as I only go up once or twice a month and do the rest of the work from home.”
Meredith Collins of Portland writes:
Meredith Collins anticipates a warm bus!
I documented a recent bus trip with a photo and commentary on my Lazy Green Commuter blog. It wasn’t technically Green Streets day, but it was close, and it was certainly GS-inspired.
A friend of Green Streeter Jim Tasse – Jim DiStefano – posted this excellent haiku to Tasse’s Facebook page:
Studded tire grip firm, the hazard road before you, ride now with aplomb.
Elliott May on Climate Ride - NYC to DC
Elliott May of GreenDrinks and Reverb fame shares these photos from the Climate Ride he did in September from New York City to Washington, DC – in support of strong climate legislation.
Climate Ride - NYC to DC
The last photo is of all the bikes he and his colleagues use – outside their offices in downtown Portland.
Bikes at the Office