Monthly Archives: October 2011

Net Impact Conference 2011 Personal Recap

Posted on October 31, 2011 by bradmcnamara

It was a tremendous 4 days in the Pacific Northwest in which the Clark Net Impact members got to experience a bit of everything that the area has to offer from the rural feel of the a mountain side home to … Continue reading →

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Happy CarFree Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by bradmcnamara

Well, I landed safe and sound from Portland Oregon and all the rumors are true!  Holy Sh*t, it looks like a war zone around Worcester.  I was going to create a commentary on the stark contrast of the huge tree … Continue reading →

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Intel Build A Bike @NI11

Posted on October 30, 2011 by bradmcnamara

Fellow Net Impact Member and I participated in the Intel “Build a Bike” program at The Net Impact Conference, building these tiny bikes and donating them to local kids. It was gr8 to give back and start the next generation … Continue reading →

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10 inches!?!?!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by bradmcnamara

I’m finishing things up here in Portland and this city has the blog idea bank overflowing. I was riding a CarFree high after working on the Intel “build a bike” project at the Net Impact Conference with a couple of … Continue reading →

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Rack of the Year! In A Bar!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by bradmcnamara

I went to the Spirit of 77 for diner and beers…..this thing forced me to reinstate the “Rack of the Day”. I mean a city has to be #1 in “bike-friendliness” when the bars have bike racks. I repeat, the … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed by Awesome #NI11

Posted on October 27, 2011 by bradmcnamara

I very rarely find myself gushing on this blog. It doesn’t really fit with the whole theme. I came close upon the launch of Hubway Boston but I was able to contain myself. Normally, I would wait until after the … Continue reading →

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Net Impact Conference- Portland, OR

Posted on October 27, 2011 by bradmcnamara

For CarFreeBrad being in Portland, OR is kind of like being in the promised land.  I’m SO excited to be in Portland.  The last time I was out west my focus was on hitting the backcountry at Mt.Hood and getting … Continue reading →

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Tough Travel Day & Counting

Posted on October 26, 2011 by bradmcnamara

So I had a big travel day planned that needs a lot of things to go right. Well, so far NOT so good! The agenda was simple. Take my bag for my 4 days in Portland, OR along with my … Continue reading →

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At Least I Know What I’m Getting

Posted on October 25, 2011 by bradmcnamara

I caught the weather on channel 5 this morning as I left my apt and I’m pretty sure they were talking snow for Thursday.  Couple of issues with that.  One, I’ll be in Oregon as of Wednesday night so it … Continue reading →

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Tandem Time

Posted on October 24, 2011 by bradmcnamara

So that other night, I was one my way off campus cruising on my way, contemplating going to a happy hour event with some fellow grad students.  It had been a long week and I was feeling a little run … Continue reading →

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