Weekend Event Guide: Filmed By Bike, adaptive group ride, Timbers crawl, and more
Our hand-picked selection of the best rides and events coming your way. Sponsored by Ride the Dirt Wave – Klootchy Creek June 3-4.
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Fireworks over fees at City Council as Mapps fights for funding
Commissioner Mapps faced an assault from Mayor Wheeler on the budgets of his three bureaus to tune of $18.7 million.
The 23 Portland parks primed for new bike trails and riding areas
Why on earth do we not have more places where people of all ages and abilities can enjoy dirt trails and riding areas in our parks?
PBOT releases three-year update and new map tool for citywide pedestrian plan
PedPDX structures the city’s walking goals, and the strategies for reaching them, for the next 20 years.
PBOT’s already approved 40-cent parking meter increase in political pressure cooker
Mayor Wheeler would imperil PBOT’s budget if he puts parking meter increase on ice.
City of Portland annual bike counts will include scooter riders for first time ever
The counts could help scooters and skaters form a more powerful political bloc.
Checking in on Bike Happy Hour (and announcing T-Shirt Swap and Share Night!)
Updates and announcements about our favorite event of the week.
Transportation bureau recommends slate of north Portland projects
North Portland in Motion official recommendation just revealed and Willamette Blvd is a big winner.
PBOT scales back Skidmore bike lane plans
Pushback from residents and budget pressure encouraged PBOT to make the changes.
Locked schoolyards are the bane of biking families
Just because a school is closed, it doesn’t mean their playground should be.
Comment of the Week: Forest Park, bicycles and good stewardship
Bikes and parks can be friends.
Monday Roundup: Keeping it simple, social cities, kids in the streets, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.