How cycling changed my life in 2022
Some of this can simply be attributed to getting older, but I’d like to give a good deal of credit to my bicycle.
Opinion
Opinion: Who really cares about record traffic deaths?
If we want to end this madness, we must care about this issue — and the people who are dying — enough to act differently.
Dispatch from Paris: Reading BikePortland from the TGV
Reading about US transportation issues while in a country which has already taken bold steps toward reduced car use is disorienting.
When it comes to bike theft; don’t despair, prepare
I have never once been so scared of losing a bike that I won’t park it around town.
Hubris and icy streets: a cautionary tale
I’m not particularly worried about traveling in cold and icy weather. But that didn’t stop me from completely wiping out on black ice while biking the other day.
Opinion: Who cares if cars are killing coho in Cascadia?
The fact that there isn’t more urgency around the issue is not surprising, since people have accepted every single other negative trade-off that comes with our car-centric system.
Guest Opinion: Why I voted for the BikeLoud lawsuit
The time to demand better bike infrastructure is now.
Opinion: My personal e-bike revolution
Biking should not be difficult. It shouldn’t be an arduous task based in a sense of moral superiority and a victim complex.
Opinion: Despite panic, I understand why activists deflate SUV tires
The idea that the comfort of middle class and wealthy people is the most important issue facing our society is the idea that got us into this crisis in the first place.
No, PBOT did not permit a car photo shoot on the carfree Blumenauer Bridge
A car besmirched this hallowed ground.
What’s behind PBOT’s $4.4 billion street maintenance backlog excuse?
The maintenance backlog excuse should not be the end of the conversation — it should be the start of a new one.
Guest Opinion: Stop telling me to be safe when I’m biking
I need to point out why this way of speaking isn’t helping anyone – and what cyclists actually want instead.