Pedal power at the Pride Parade
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on June 20th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
This weekend was the big Pride Festival in Portland. On Sunday, my family and I rode down to Waterfront Park to watch the annual parade. It was massive! I was seriously impressed with all the community groups that entered and the energy and enthusiasm of all the people who walked and rolled by.
One pleasant surprise was all the bicycles I saw taking part in the parade — even the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and Bike Gallery shared an entry. Congressman Earl Blumenauer led a group of his supporters and staff with a “Are you bike curious?” shirt on.
Check out more photos of the bike-sightings in the parade below, followed by the full slideshow…
Hotel Monaco showed off this very cool cargo bike, complete with a percolator, beer tap, and some other pot…
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer…
A closer look at the shirt (who’s making those?)…
I like how the Metanoia Peace Community rolls…
Portland Pedicabs provided a lift…
Portland’s LGBTQ Yellow Pages advertises on a Portland Pedal Power cargo bike…
The BTA looked like they were having a lot of fun….
BTA Executive Director Rob Sadowsky is really getting the hang of this Portland thing…
Love the heels, tights, and everything else about BTA volunteer Lily K’s outfit and bike…
>Check out more shots from the parade in the slideshow below…
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