Rides/Events
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First ‘Bike the Vote’ ride set for Tuesday
This election has many of us on edge. And what better activity to help our moods than a bike ride? Especially one that combines our election enthusiasm with cycling. Portlander and creative bike activist extraordinaire Kiel Johnson is organizing a ‘Bike the Vote’ ride that will be a combination get-out-the-vote and political advertising campaign. Riders … Read more
41st annual Seattle-to-Portland ride will be a ‘virtual challenge’ this year
One of the largest and most well-known group bike rides in the Pacific Northwest won’t let Covid-19 get in the way of its 41st year. Cascade Bicycle Club announced today that the 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland (STP) ride will be a “virtual challenge” this year. 2020 will be only the second year the ride has been cancelled, … Read more
Transit feedback session planned for Metro’s transportation bond measure
Climate change activism group Sunrise PDX is hosting an info session tomorrow (6/17) on Metro’s Get Moving 2020 transportation funding bond measure. It’s been easy to forget with the pandemic and protests dominating the news since March, but Metro still hopes to put this measure on the ballot in November. If all goes according to … Read more
Last night we all rode together thanks to Black Girls Do Bike
(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Pedalpalooza starts Monday with 5 weeks of bike riding inspiration
Pedalpalooza will look and feel a lot different this year, but organizers have done an amazing job putting together something that could be every bit as memorable. Because Covid-19 is still very much a concern and riding in groups is still a bad idea, the name of the game this year is that daily themes … Read more
Comment of the Week: The public health angle should matter more