One reason I love the BikePortland comment section is because it is so educational. Case in point: I learned a new acronym last week: RTOR, or ROR. It stands for Right Turn on Red (or Right on Red), which was the subject of one of last week’s Monday Roundup articles. The article was about the … Read more
Welcome to the week. Here are the most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days… Process or progress?*: An op-ed from Streetsblog Mass is very relevant to Portland and it touched off a firestorm when its author criticized the approach of northern European cities because they don’t engage enough … Read more
Time to get ready for the weekend. As you make plans, consider grabbing a Gorge Pass. It’s just $40 for unlimited rides for you and your bike on any of the Columbia River Gorge transit shuttles. Find bike routes and custom itineraries at GorgePass.com/bikes. Friday, August 12th Riding Up That Hill – 6:00 pm at … Read more
Jonathan’s post, Hallelujah! PBOT will address bikeway maintenance at upcoming meeting, came with a warning that it “contains a lot of my opinions.” A glance through the comments section shows the warning was unnecessary, readers wholeheartedly agree with his opinions about the sorry state of many Portland bikeways. The post was prompted by an agenda … Read more
Welcome to the week. Here are the most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days… Politics and petro-masculinity: “Here in the heartland, white nationalism feeds on gas, gunpowder, oil, and testosterone,” reads a really important piece from The Nation about how cars have become weaponized by some Americans on … Read more
Here’s our carefully selected list of events and rides that are worthy of your attention this weekend… But first… Thank you to our sponsor Gorge Pass, who’d like to remind you that you can get unlimited rides on all the Gorge transit shuttles for you, a friend, and your bikes through the of the year … Read more
Welcome to the Comment of the Week, where we highlight good comments in order to inspire more of them. You can help us choose our next one by replying with “comment of the week” to any comment you think deserves recognition. Dawn of the ‘throttle kids,’ by BikePortland contributor Megan Ramey garnered 110 comments, not … Read more
Welcome to the first day of August and the start of another wonderful week here on BikePortland. We have lots of fun stuff to share, so let’s kick things off with a roundup of the most notable items our writers and readers came across in the past seven days… Bikesketball: NBA star and cultural icon … Read more
This week’s guide is sponsored by the Gorge Pass. Get unlimited rides for you and a friend — and your bikes — until the end of the year on any of the Columbia River Gorge transit shuttles for just $40! Route maps and details at GorgePass.com/bikes. It’s going to be another hot one, so be … Read more
Welcome to the Comment of the Week, where we highlight good comments in order to inspire more of them. You can help us choose our next one by replying with “comment of the week” to any comment you think deserves recognition. BikePortland has run 14 “Comment of the Week” features since we recommitted to doing … Read more
Welcome to the week. Here are the most notable items our writers and readers came across in the past seven days. Speaking of seven, this week’s roundup is sponsored by Seven Corners Cycles, where you can get 20% of the entire store during their big liquidation sale going on now through August 14th. An ode … Read more
Welcome to the weekend everyone. I know it’s just Thursday, but I read an article recently that said in today’s upside-down, work-from-home-and-hybrid-office world, Thursday is the new Friday. That’s not good for the news publishers (haha!), but it’s good news for everyone else. If you want to get a jump on your weekend planning, scroll … Read more