Join us Monday to learn about the history of Portland bicycling

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Bike transportation is essential to the future of Portland. But every year it also becomes more and more a part of Portland’s history.

At a free event next week, a local biking writer and three Oregon biking advocates will meet up at a brewpub to talk about the history of biking in Portland — both its early heyday in the 1890s and the modern renaissance that began around 1970.

First, Portland author April Streeter (of Women on Wheels and Treehugger) will talk about seven “unforgettable characters who have shaped Portland’s bike culture,” going back to the 1800s.

Then Mychal Tetteh of the Community Cycling Center, Rob Sadowsky of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Steve Schulz of Cycle Oregon will join a panel about the movement’s modern history. I’ll be moderating.

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The event is part of the History Pub series sponsored by the Holy Names Heritage Center, Oregon Historical Society and McMenamins. It’ll be held at the McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., from 7-9 p.m. on Monday, April 25. Doors open at 6 p.m.

— Michael Andersen, (503) 333-7824 – michael@bikeportland.org

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Michael Andersen (Contributor)

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

Michael Andersen was news editor of BikePortland.org from 2013 to 2016 and still pops up occasionally.

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9watts
7 years ago

Rev Phil? Carl Larson? Jonathan Maus? Earl Blumenauer? Bud Clark?

Dave
Dave
7 years ago

Frans Pauwels?

Josh G
Josh G
7 years ago

What happened to Eric Lungren’s forthcoming book on Portland/Oregon bike history? All his BP posts are linked here: https://fortunaerota.wordpress.com/press/

http://www.cts.pdx.edu/pdf/lundgren_PSUSeminar_113007.pdf
I think some of BP’s history posts could use some more cross-tagging (maybe put them all in the history category?)
http://bikeportland.org/cats/portland-transportation-history

Mark Smith
Mark Smith
7 years ago

Will there be a recording available afterward?

Josh G
Josh G
7 years ago

I believe OHS always tapes at the Kennedy School, not sure if they always post it, but many end up here http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeCtHcPsdEys360N-qyPUPA

Angel
Angel
7 years ago

This looks great, but I bemoan that everything in the bike community always seems to happen at pubs.

Dave
Dave
7 years ago
Reply to  Angel

Why?

CaptainKarma
CaptainKarma
7 years ago
Reply to  Dave

Some folks don’t want to be around the alcohol culture.

9watts
7 years ago
Reply to  CaptainKarma

Or habitually meeting in a commercial establishment when a public facility with no commercial dimension would once upon a time have also sufficed.