Weekend Event Guide: Three rides to ring in the New Year
Our hand-picked selection of the best rides and events coming your way.
Taylor Griggs
BikePortland Articles by Taylor Griggs
ODOT’s ‘Innovative Mobility’ program announces first 18 grants
The majority of projects that received funding aim to increase access to bicycling.
Oregon joins list of states hoping to phase out gas-powered cars
In the end, phasing out gas-powered cars will be nice for our lungs and bad for Big Oil; but it won’t solve all our problems and it could create new ones.
I’m headed to Europe! Pre-trip thoughts and a request for ideas
It’s almost like a rite of passage for any aspiring transportation reporter.
PBOT maintenance worker concerns deepen as strike looms
The situation certainly doesn’t help the ongoing problem of unswept bike lanes
Weekend Event Guide: Rapha deals and lots of holiday vibes
Our hand-picked selection of the best rides and events coming your way.
Commissioner Hardesty reflects on PBOT, City Hall at final visit to bicycle advisory committee
She plans to remain involved in transportation policy, and might show up to meetings on an electric trike.
Taking a ride on South Waterfront’s new electric pedicab shuttle
An electric pedicab has replaced a gas-powered van as a staff shuttle.
New York Times map shows link between city planning and climate change
The neighborhoods colored deepest orange on the map include the wealthy east side areas of Irvington, Alameda and Laurelhurst.
Bicycle Advisory Committee ride surveys new east Portland infrastructure
Long the source of ire for advocates, east Portland’s bike network has come a very long way.
Bow ties, butterflies, and bikes adorn new Lloyd mural
It’s part of an effort to create a new neighborhood identity.
Review: Showers Pass rain gear from head to toe
I’ve never owned bike-specific gear like this before and it’s turned me into a believer.