Inaugural Bike Happy Hour recap and pics
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A ‘living streets’ plan for downtown Portland
It lays out a vivid picture of what downtown Portland currently looks like and where its potential lies.
Portland activists influence policies at summits worldwide
Portland is lucky to have so many talented and dedicated activists.
Opinion: My thoughts on the cycling decline and a list of theories to explain it
We need to acknowledge the problems that got us here and get everything out in the open. That’s what this post is about.
Not all heroes wear capes, but some of them wear rain ponchos
What we can learn from biking in the rain.
Community Cycling Center is first Portland bike shop to unionize
The Board voted in favor of the union less than 48 hours after they received the request.
Let’s talk bikes at bike-friendly businesses on a bike-friendly street
A great bike city is (re)built business-by-business, block-by-block, bicyclist-by-bicyclist!
Profile: Portland’s ‘Global Nomad’ shares high and lows of adventurous life
An injury left him paralyzed 26 hears ago, but Portlander and PBOT staffer Tom Haig didn’t stop adventuring.
Oregon Senate bill seeks to strengthen bicycle passing law
Indecision about passing can lead to anger and bad choices. This bill looks to prevent that.
PBOT hires polling firm to help understand cycling decrease
The Portland Bureau of Transportation isn’t sitting idly by while their once-heralded bike ridership numbers head in the wrong direction. As we’ve reported, a recent report from PBOT found that bicycling in Portland dropped by 34.9% between 2019 and 2022. The news was not a surprise, but finally having the data (since it was the … Read more
Comment of the Week: I-5 Interstate Bridge project explained in one short list
How one reader sees the ridership decline.
Monday Roundup: Bad drivers, speed cameras, MAMIL research, and more
The most notable stories our writers and readers came across in the past seven days.