For a slumping cycling city, there are reasons for optimism in 2015
Somewhere along the path to becoming one of the dirtiest words in Portland politics, a funny thing happened to bicycling.
America’s NEXT Bike Capital
Welcome to our occasional series about the future of biking in Portland.
On May 15th we invited Portlanders of every stripe to share ideas on how Portland can regain its lost sense of direction and start (once again) using biking as a tool to improve our city.
If you have something to share, we’d love to hear from you.
Q&A: Earl Blumenauer is a little bit worried for the city he helped build
Congressman Blumenauer: on the inside looking out, sometimes with concern.
The simple way to end bike theft: Externalize the costs
One idea for how this could work comes from listening to what local gadfly Terry Parker has been saying for years.
Networking, neighborhoods, and DIY activism success
With a few allies in other neighborhoods, it’s possible to make huge changes to city neighborhood greenway plans. So step up — the time for your neighborhood association to shape the next round is right now.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) Part of our series of guest posts, America’s Next Bicycle Capital, where we share community voices about the future … Read more
Portland needs to invoke the lifeboat rule
This subtle lesson from the Netherlands could be key to the future of U.S. biking.
How to get more biking advocates to ‘show up’
If our city truly yearns for those of us who care about active transportation to come and cheer a plan along, it needs to offer some plans worth cheering for.
The overlooked barrier to biking: me and my fellow klutzes
To really change the Portland area, hundreds of thousands of us will need to make a choice to do something where our lack of skill is embarrassing.
How bike polo is making Portland better
I have been a bike commuter since I was able to pedal. But I didn’t really understand how you can connect yourself to a bike until I found bike polo.
A six-point plan to make Portland a better place to grow up
I moved to Portland because it would be the place in the US with the greatest opportunity to bicycle calmly, safely, and in good company. We can keep leading the way. Here’s how.
Outside the bike box: Four ways Portland’s bike believers can connect the city
Portlanders discuss the Williams Avenue bikeway in 2011.(Photos: J.Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the first of a new series of guest posts: America’s Next Bicycle Capital. Two weeks ago, we invited Portlanders of every stripe to share ideas on how Portland can regain its sense of direction and keep using biking to improve our city. This first … Read more
Making something right: Your feedback on what’s next for Portland
How to become America’s next bike capital.
Something has gone wrong in Portland
This 2014 article was the first to fully address the end of Portland’s leadership as a cycling-friendly city.