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.
adaptive bikes
Riding adaptive mountain bikes at Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park
Adaptive mountain bikes (aMTBs), are designed to allow people with disabilities to ride on rugged terrain.
Adaptive ride shows (nearly) everyone has access to ‘bike fun’
“I had never really looked into attending group rides. I never thought those rides were accessible to me.” – Cassie Wilson “Bike fun” is a colloquialism often used here in Portland to describe that thing where people get together to socialize and ride bikes, often with a theme in mind. Pedalpalooza (now in its third … Read more
Q & A with Cassie Wilson, a disabled Portlander and new bike rider
Note: This post is part of a paid promotional partnership between BikePortland and BIKETOWN, operated by Lyft. Cassie Wilson is a bright spot in Portland’s vast transportation advocacy scene. She’s part of a new guard of activists with an energy for making change that can only be rivaled by her anxiety of making none. Much … Read more
At North Portland Sunday Parkways there will be a place where everyone can ride
Making it an open street event for everyone.
Chris Billman is the only Oregonian with a disabled parking decal for his bicycle
One man’s activism led to a DMV breakthrough.
Portland’s adaptive bike rental program will return in 2018
27 people used the service last year.
Sue Stahl, accessibility advocate who pushed for Portland’s adaptive bike program, has died
Her activism forced PBOT to embrace adaptive bikes.