Guest article: Why I perservere on the west side’s mean streets
It’s nerve-wracking out there, but it sure beats driving.
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Washington County Board of Commissioners adopts policy preference for protected bikeways
More protection where we need it most.
From Bronze to Silver to Gold? A dispatch from Beaverton
Subscriber Ms. Fast shares her activism adventures from the West Side.
In brief: Mt. Scott traffic violence fatality has neighbors concerned
Another fatality on Mt. Scott raises concerns.
Forced to steal, a Cedar Hills teen turns in her mom and gets a new bike
At least this ends on a happy note.
How Sunday Parkways helps bridge Portland’s racial divides (video)
Biking connects us with our neighbors and surroundings in a way that driving can’t.
Outreach begins for likely upgrades to SE 82nd Avenue
It’s lined up for some changes – maybe even including a bikeway.
City looks for alternatives to door-zone bike lane on new street in South Waterfront
Well, this would definitely be odd if it happened.
Lane blockage on SW Stark presents a different kind of bike commute ‘challenge’
Oh the daily injustices of biking.
‘Bike Week’ is start of something big in outer east Portland
10 miles east of downtown Portland, the fuse for a bright cycling future has been lit.
‘Carefree Commuter Challenge’ starts July 1st
The Carefree Commuter Challenge starts next month and the folks at Drive Less Save More are expecting over 2,000 people from across the region to take part. The Challenge is just one component of a state-funded marketing program aimed at encouraging folks to get around with something other than their car. Drive Less Save More … Read more
Proposed ‘Scenic Bikeway’ would connect Hillsboro to Banks-Vernonia Trail
The beautiful roads just outside Hillsboro.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon’s State Scenic Bikeway program has really taken off in recent years. Routes have sprung up all over the state and they’re spurring economic development and providing people with great bike adventures. But so far, none of them are very close to Portland. Now comes word … Read more