the top five reasons to move to Portland
by Willamette Week readers.
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In case you hadn’t noticed, local weekly newspaper The Willamette Week put out their Best of Portland issue today.
Inside are the results of their staff picks in a variety of categories and results from a Readers Poll that picked Portland’s best places, people and things (based on surveys from 2,178 readers).
Here’s a look at where bikes turned up in the Readers Poll.
In the Public Life category:
“Up with bikes!” was chosen as one of the top five Best Political Causes (although in my opinion bikes are not political I prefer to de-emphasize that bikes are a “political cause” ).
In the Shopping category:
Bike Gallery was chosen as the Best Bike Shop. River City Bicycles was the runner-up.
In the Outdoor category:
The Springwater Corridor Trail was voted the Best Bike Path. The Waterfront bike loop was the runner-up.
In the Everything Else category:
- BikePortland.org came in as runner-up for Best Local Blog (winner was PortlandFoodandDrink.com)
- Bike-friendly streets were one of the top five Best Reasons to Move to Portland.
And the Willamette Week’s staff created a special category for the Community Cycling Center’s executive director Susan Remmers. They called here the “Best Dyke With Bike”. Here’s an excerpt:
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“Remmers” has won so many fans and supporters in her storied career in Portland nonprofit management, you’d think she was launching a bid for City Council (she’s not—yet). At the Cycling Center, she oversees bike safety, mechanical programs and youth programs like “Create a Commuter,” as well as the center’s popular Summer Bike Camp.”
One last bike mention in the Willamette Week. Bike thieves and specifically the crooks that ransacked Weir’s Cyclery in St. Johns last week were named their “Rogues of the Week”.