Eager to ride.-Watch video below- (Photos © J. Maus) This morning, despite a steady stream of rain, hundreds of Abernethy Elementary School kids took part in a new spin on the the traditional walk-a-thon fundraiser; they did a bike-a-thon. Dubbed the Tour de Ladd, organizers of the event closed a loop of streets adjacent to … Read more
The ride began with a roll through downtown Hillsboro.Video report belowPhoto Gallery(Photos © J. Maus) With crowds much larger than organizers expected, the first annual Tour de Parks, held yesterday in Hillsboro, was a smashing success. My family and I made the trek out West (thanks to the MAX) for our first foray into the … Read more
This month at The Office of Transportation’s Bicycle Brown Bag series is a discussion on family biking. PDOT employee Timo Forsberg will host a panel of biking parents for what is sure to be an interesting chat. Here is more information: Parents on Bikes: Bike & Walk to School Day all year-round! School. Work. Shopping. … Read more
I took my 5 1/2 year-old daughter to school this morning and was overjoyed to see the bike racks over flowing… Not enough space for all the bikes at Trillium Charter School in North Portland.(Photos © J. Maus)
Ready to ride.(Photo © J. Maus) Kidical Mass continued to stoke the family biking revolution with several rides all over Portland tonight. I joined a healthy group of families at Peninsula Park for a pleasant, few-mile ramble over to Arbor Lodge Park where the kids played, the parents chatted, and everyone nibbled on potluck offerings. … Read more
What’s not to love about Kidical Mass?(Photos © J. Maus) Kidical Mass — that kindler, gentler, more family-friendly version of Critical Mass — seems to be catching on in Portland. It started last April in Eugene and then made its Portland debut a couple months later. And now, the ride is spreading from its downtown … Read more
Martina and Carl (age 6) take a break on the Springwater Trail.(Photo: Todd Fahrner When the Fahrner family (Todd, Martina, and son Carl) wanted to get away for a little weekend vacation, they did what many other American families do — they packed up their vehicle and set out for the open road. But unlike … Read more
A common sight this weekend.Photo gallery(Photos © J. Maus) Over the weekend, my two daughters and my mom (she’s visiting from California) joined me on Cycle Oregon’s Weekend Ride. The sold-out event was based at the beautiful and bike-friendly Fort Stevens State Park situated on the northern tip of Oregon’s Coast. The park is family … Read more
Kids and bikes: what’s not to love?(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Wheelmen Touring Club has unveiled their schedule of family-friendly rides. Ride organizer Ann Morrow says the club’s Family Rides are designed especially for novice riders and/or families with children in bike trailers, on tag-alongs or on their own little bikes. “It’s a great … Read more
Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [This article was written by our Carfree Families columnist Marion Rice. For previous articles in this series, and for links to other articles and photos on family biking, check out the Carfree Families Page.]
Belmont Bike Art Racks Potluck Sunnyside Environmental School, SE 34th Ave and Salmon St 6:00pm – 8:00pm, 6:00-8:00 PM *or show up at 5:00 to volunteer* The Belmont Bike Art project will install art bike racks in the on-street bike parking on Belmont. Come to a fun potluck and vote on the sunflower design that … Read more
Photo GalleryVideo below(Photos © J. Maus) It’s like Critical Mass without the attitude or the age. Portland’s first Kidical Mass ride (an import from Eugene) was a big success tonight. About 40 people (and about half were little ones!) showed up for a short loop through downtown. Ride organizer Angela Koch, the Safe Routes to … Read more