Rides/Events
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Oregon Active Transportation Summit is back after virus hiatus
Stymied by Covid in 2020, the Oregon Active Transportation Summit is back and looks to be stronger than ever.
Our space, our place: Dispatch from a BIPOC ‘Frogger’ ride
This story is by northeast Portland resident Mateen Richey, a new contributor who you might recall from our profile of him back in January.
No Peacock Lane. No Bike the Lights. Check out Starkwood instead!
(Houses with holiday lights in the Starkwood neighborhood. Photos by Tom Howe)
No ‘Bike the Lights’ night at Winter Wonderland this year due to virus fears
“Social distancing from the comfort of your car.” That’s how the folks behind the annual Winter Wonderland event at Portland International Raceway are marketing this year’s event. Since 2009 organizers have set aside one night of the five-week event where bicycle riders could enjoy the lights and festive vibes without the toxic emissions, noise, or … Read more
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
