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Elicia Cardenas

Elicia's diverse bike background includes everything from being an original member of the Sprockettes to working for City Commissioner of Transportation Sam Adams. She's currently the Vice-chair of the Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee, an employee of Alta Planning+Design, a bike and pedestrian safety educator for the BTA and a proud transportation geek. She'll cover various infrastruture and advocacy topics.

BikePortland Articles by Elicia Cardenas

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Are cyclists heroes?

[The following ode was written by new contributor Elicia Cardenas and was originally published to the Shift email list almost one year ago. She wrote it in response to someone who questioned why some cyclists act like heroes or “holier than thou” once astride their bicycles. In the future Elicia will be writing about bike … Read more