Saturday, July 12, 2008

Portland, OR--The City That Pedals

Memo to Employees:

We are announcing today that the City of Portland is replacing 100 motor vehicles with 100 bicycles. The motor vehicles will be donated to the county to be used in monitoring renewal projects.

Ten of the bicylces wil be equipped with a carriage for carrying a passenger. In the interest of wellness 2 people can take turns pedaling as an obesity control measure as well as energy enhancement device.

In keeping with the mission of the city an additional 10 bicycles will be 10 speed. (These will be reserved for the city council and their staffs.)

This does not change the policy with regards to employees meeting at coffee shops for breaks. No more than 3 City of Portland vehicles-autos and/or bicycles- should be at any coffee shop at the same time. (The fact that there is a diminishing number of available Starbucks is no excuse for changing the policy.)

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