🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight in southeast Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will toast another successful Bike Commute Challenge. The event, which has been held every September since 1995, is a friendly competition between workplaces to see who bike to work more. All participants log their commutes online to compete for bragging rights and … Read more
BTA Policy Director Scott Bricker just sent me the letter he drafted to ODOT regarding ODOT’s proposed rule change that would ban bikes on several Metro area freeways and highways that are currently used as bike routes. Here is an excerpt: “We (the BTA) do not completely comprehend the impetus for the proposal. We feel … Read more