People on Bikes – NW Portland edition
Here’s what cycling — and the people who do it — look like in northwest Portland.
Features
Comment of the Week: Bike trail advocates should take a lesson from dog parks
“When everyone breaks the rules, the rules bend.”
Comment of the Week: Raise the gas tax one penny per fatality
“It would point out the incredible crassness of how we don’t pay for things.”
Comment of the Week: Financing government with parking garages is a bad model
Housing investments would make more sense, says a reader.
Comment of the Week: How the history of cell phones explains American streets
Why so many U.S. cities went astray and have stayed that way.
Comment of the Week: ‘When I was broke, I barely rode my bike’
Biking is very far from the only thing that matters to great cities.
Weekend Event Guide: Skatepark benefit, big adventures, grilling by bike and more
Holidays are over. Get on your bike.
Comment of the Week: A map should not be an important safety tool
Why must people who bike study thoroughly before setting out?
Weekend Event Guide: Holiday spirit edition
Lots of holiday cheer is near.
Comment of the Week: Eight simple tips for wet riding
For those of you who’ve moved to Oregon in the last year: yes, every winter is like this.
Weekend Event Guide: BikeCraft, new beer, a singalong, and more
Plenty of holiday-themed fun.
The case against using gas taxes for bike infrastructure
Subscriber AJ Zelada thinks the gas tax is a “snake eating its own tail.”