BTA brings ‘Commute Challenge’ to schools

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Walk and Bike to School Day

Lots of bikes at Sunnyside Environmental
School in Southeast Portland.
(Photos © J. Maus)

The Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance hopes that friendly competition is what will get more Portland schoolkids walking and biking to school.

They’ve just opened registration for the first-ever Walk + Bike to School Challenge. The event, modeled after their highly successful Bike Commute Challenge which is focused on Oregon businesses, will challenge kids across the Portland metro area to walk and bike to school more often.

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Help the urbanMamas with family-friendly bike tips

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(Photo: urbanMamas.com)

The popular local parenting blog, urbanMamas, is looking for tips on family-friendly bike set-ups.

They’ve published an email from one of their readers who writes:

“We have a 2 year old and a 7 year old and are wanting to get the family bike setup on a budget. We were thinking of looking on Craigslist or at a used bike shop but we don’t really know what to look for.”

I know a lot of BikePortland readers tote around little ones, so head on over to urbanMamas and share some of your tips.

A snowy ride into the office

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Tony Tapay enjoying the snow.
(Photos © J. Maus)

This morning was (I think) the year’s first snow-filled morning commute! It didn’t stick for too long and it wasn’t as major as last year, but it was still fun.

I headed to work into a flurry of white flakes and a few minutes into my ride I ran into my old friend (and fellow Piedmont resident), Tony Tapay. It was nice to have a bit of company, not to mention a willing model for a few photos…

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Nekkid Fools Ride

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Meet at North Park Blocks, NW 8th Ave & W Burnside St

Celebrate Portland’s newest tradition. Ride will be leisurely & non-aggro. Attire is nekkid-casual.

Q) Are you serious, or is this some sort of joke?
A) Huh? Rest assured there’s nothing serious about riding nekkid through downtown rush hour. But ride nekkid we will!

Q) But what about the Sheldon Brown ride the same day?
A) We’ll certainly take a moment of silence for that Merry Old Bike Fool Sheldon Brown. So this is a Sheldon ride too. I don’t know which ride Sheldon would have preferred, but you’re free to take your pick.