Vancouver BC vs. Seattle: Urban Debate

[shootingstar]

Have been to Portland twice, both times we did cycle a few hrs. each day/trip. Each trip was a few days. Latest trip was this past April.

Latest trip we were cycling primarily in Northeast and Southeast quadrants of the city. Since the city is smaller than Seattle and to me, flatter overall than Seattle, it would be easier to persuade more locals to cycle more often. Public transit system seems to be well connected also since we were cycling in the Columbia Gorge area the lst trip where we used public transit part of the way (Tri-Max) but cycled all the way back to downtown on the return. Hey, when one lacks time, public transit blended with cycling, works.

Most definitely the cycling culture of Portland and Seattle "feels" similar to Vancouver, BC.

Have be to San Francisco where 1 trip which was quite short, included cycling just a few hrs. in downtown (and avoiding steep hills. I wasn't in climbing shape that's for sure.). Another day, spent a few hrs. cycling in Sonoma wine country area. So can't comment much about Frisco...um that was over 10 yrs. ago.