Guest Opinion
BikePortland Articles by Guest Opinion
Guest Opinion: Portland Public Schools climate policy deserves more attention
“Even school districts have a part to play in the climate crisis.”— Danny Cage, youth activist and Portland Public Schools student rep 17-year-old Danny Cage is a student representative of the Portland Public Schools Board of Education Policy Committee and a speaker and youth organizer who advocates for racial justice, education reform, and LGBTQ+ rights. … Read more
Guest Opinion: Stop the freeway-widening slush fund
“For me, true independence will come not from a driver’s license, but from Oregon building a transportation system that allows every Oregonian the chance to get around without an automobile.”— Cassie Wilson
Guest Opinion: Job description for new PBOT leader isn’t bold enough
The search is not off to a good start.
Guest Opinion: A year of bad headlines for freeway expansion
Headlines over the last eighteen months have only confirmed that this is a gravely misguided project.
Guest opinion: I’m disturbed by anti-houseless bigotry on BikePortland
“Reflect on why BikePortland is such a hotbed for aggressive rhetoric toward our unhoused neighbors.”
Guest Opinion: The case against the Timberline MTB park
Amy Harwood Publisher’s note: We’ve covered the Timberline MTB Park several times since the project became public in April 2010. Last week I was contacted by a member of Bark, a Mt. Hood Forest watchdog group working to stop the project. This guest article was written by Bark Board Member Amy Harwood (she also provided … Read more
Guest Article: PBOT must guarantee sidewalk funding
The street outside Morgan Maynard-Cook’s house. This article was written by Steve Bozzone, Vice-President of the Oregon Walks board of directors. — Recently sidewalks and crosswalks are on everyone’s radar, but for a tragic reason. In a part of Portland that has precious few of either, 5-year old Morgan Maynard-Cook was struck down last week … Read more