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Living in Portland
without a car is possible,
but challenging
Advocates call for safer streets
B y T i n a F i s c h e r
Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E
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any Portlanders navigate the city without
a vehicle, whether from necessity or from
choice. Instead of driving, they bike, walk,
take the bus — often using a mix of all three meth-
ods of inner-city transport.
Mainebiz was interested to learn from those
who choose a car-free lifestyle, why they do it. How
do they manage to commute to work in inclement
weather and source groceries?
And is it safe to ride in Portland?
Amenities in new housing
developments cut travel
Portland housing developers Jonathan and Catherine
Culley are advocates for walkable neighborhoods
P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY
Johnathan Culley, a managing
partner at Redfern Properties,
with the many bikes stored at
the newly-built Casco apartment
building at 201 Federal St.
