Comment of the Week: The joy of discovering bikes as a kid in Portland
“The people we;ve met, smells we smell, birds we see, conversations we have are all thanks to biking.”
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Weekend Event Guide: Gravel, dirt, the moon, balloons and more
Head to Stub Stewart State Park for a full weekend of family-friendly riding, volunteering, friend-making, and fun.(Photo J Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. It really doesn’t get any better this. Spring has sprung, today is the first day of … Read more
Comment of the Week: The five-ingredient recipe for a great bike city
If anyone in the country knows what it takes for a city to improve its bike transportation, it’s a woman whose entire business depends on cities doing so.
Weekend Event Guide: Wonka, women, work, the world, and more
Oompa loompa loompity do.
Comment of the Week: When ‘bike culture’ bites back
Priceless branding.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) Biking has been a big part of the brand identity that has made Portland a come-from-behind economic success over the last 20 years. But now that prosperity has arrived, at least for some Portlanders, where’s the love? And if it’s missing, do people who function as “props” in Portland’s triumphant narrative have … Read more
Weekend Event Guide: Ronde, racing, a movie premiere and more
Tough riding or relaxing with a movie. Choose your adventures wisely.
Ask BikePortland: As a driver, what does all that green mean?
Confused by all the green.
Comment of the Week: The case for organized running advocacy in Portland
Portland is a biking town, but there’s no question that it’s a running town, too.
Weekend Event Guide: Tweed, gear-fixing, mysteries, and more
Fresh ride ideas for the taking.
Comment of the Week: Does Vision Zero require gravel freeways?
A freeway outside Delft, Netherlands.(Photo: Edwin van Buuringen) The most important concept in American streets advocacy right now seems to suggest that all rapid car travel should be abolished. That’s the perspective of BikePortland reader Tait, who argued semi-satirically this week that if preventing one person’s death is truly more important than fulfilling everyone else’s … Read more
Weekend Event Guide: Peep parade, bike camping, trail work and more
Little peeps and their people.(Photo courtesy of Kidical Mass PDX) Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery. Looks like the calendar is a bit light this weekend. It is Easter weekend after all and lots of folks will just chill on Sunday … Read more
Comments of the Week: Two readers’ concepts for fixing SE Ankeny at 11th
Turning a terrible intersection into a destination.