What bike questions should Portland political candidates answer?
Two biking advocacy groups are getting ready to ask politicians where exactly they stand.
2016 Mayoral Election
With help from development interests, Wheeler is dominating mayoral fundraising
Among his donors is Paul Romain, the local oil and gas station lobbyist.
The political arm of Portland’s biking movement is back and organizing for 2016
The political action committee Bike Walk Vote will be back at it in 2016.
New candidate for mayor, Sarah Iannarone, makes her first pitch to voters
She wants to “un-congest” downtown. Quickly.
Latest mayoral candidate is an urban planning wonk who commutes on a folding e-bike
An urban planning wonk is running for mayor.
As a big election year looms, Bike Walk Vote PAC is looking for new leaders
In 2016, Portland voters will vote on a local gas tax, a new mayor, a transportation commissioner and a governor.
Jules Bailey says he’ll run for Portland mayor
Bailey is someone many of you might already be familiar with.
If elected mayor, Ted Wheeler says he’d overhaul transportation bureau
If he wins, Wheeler says he’d take over the transportation bureau and rewrite its budget from scratch.
Six bike-related issues that might take a turn with Hales out of the race
Mayor Hales has been personally involved in a handful of subjects that matter a lot to bike transportation.
With Hales hogging headlines, Wheeler challenges him to 12 “in-depth” debates
Wheeler tries to wrest attention back to his campaign.
Mayor Hales pedals to work and makes a coffee-shop campaign stop
It’s the second of what’s expected to be a monthly ride for the mayor.
A challenger to Charlie Hales wheels into mayoral race
Biking and transportation could play a large role in this contest.