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Massachusetts passes landmark bike bill: How does Oregon compare?

“Dooring” someone on a bike now comes with a $100 fine in Massachusetts.(Photos © J. Maus) Massachusetts is working overtime to become a bike-friendly state. In Boston, they’ve gone from “Worst” to “Future Best” Bike City in Bicycling Magazine and former Olympian turned bike czar Nicole Freedman was recently named a “Bostonian of the Year” … Read more


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Threat raises question: Where can bikes legally park downtown?

Is Stephen Upchurch’s bike parked illegally?(Photo: Stephen Upchurch) Reader Stephen Upchurch sent us an email today wondering if a threatening note he got about bike parking was legit. Stephen locked to a gas pipe in front of the Brew House & Tower Building in Northwest Portland last week and when he returned to his bike … Read more