A quest to ride all of Washington County’s historic communities
History, photography, riding Washington County backroads — these are a few of my favorite things.
People
Cycling safety instructor back on the bike after road rage incident
With a new perspective and appreciation for the topic he’s devoted years of advocacy to.
Portlander creates AI-powered device to monitor street health
Once installed and set up, the device can detect just about anything that happens on a street.
Perrin Smith has walked every mile of every street in Portland
Over 2,000 miles, including alleyways.
A run-in with the ‘Armed Cyclist’
James Whelan is packing heat while pedaling — and he wants everyone to know about it.
Profile: Portland’s ‘Global Nomad’ shares high and lows of adventurous life
An injury left him paralyzed 26 hears ago, but Portlander and PBOT staffer Tom Haig didn’t stop adventuring.
Meet Ruandy “Roo” Albisurez of Warpaint Mag
Warpaint is a digital magazine and a community group.
Artist responds to angry reaction to white bike installations
We’ve been flooded with angry comments from people who think it’s selfish to appropriate a known symbol of tragedy for an art project.
Mysterious white bikes in northeast Portland are work of artist and peace activist
The mystery has been solved.
Transportation justice advocate Vivian Satterfield is city’s new chief sustainability officer
To have someone like Satterfield in this key role is a very promising bit of news.
Friday Profile: Carfree drag queen Poison Waters
“I wouldn’t be able to spend what I spend and look the way I look if I had a monthly car payment and insurance and gas and all that crap.”
Meet Joe Brown, the biking leather goods salesman with an adventure streak
Business from a bike trailer suits this carfree entrepreneur.