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Census: Portland bike commuting laid low again in year before Covid

2019 was another year with little growth in bike commuting, in Portland or elsewhere in the U.S.

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September 29, 2020

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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Census counting effort partners with Pedalpalooza to spread the word

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June 23, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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US Census: Portland bike commuting hits lowest rate in 12 years

The latest numbers from the U.S. Census bureau estimate that the number of people who bike to work in Portland is down to 5.3%. That number is down from 6.3% in 2017 and it’s the lowest we’ve seen since 2007. Portland’s bike to work number peaked at 7.2% in 2014.

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September 26, 2019

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Bike commute numbers ebb nationwide; in Portland, they’re flat

Here’s what it might mean about the future.

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September 25, 2018

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

117 Comments


Bike commuting growth slips and Portland adds 11,000 more commutes by car

Portland’s bike commute rate has slipped to its lowest level since 2011.

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September 14, 2017

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

120 Comments


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Portland’s new surge in bike commuting is real – and it’s gas-price proof

In fact, drive-alone commuting just hit another record low.

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September 15, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

234 Comments


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Multnomah County’s drop in auto ownership since 2007 would fill 287 acres of parking

That’s almost exactly the size of the entire central business district.

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June 22, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

115 Comments


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Portland is finally adding homes almost as fast as people are moving here

It comes after 10 years of falling further and further behind the number of people moving to Portland.

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May 19, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

173 Comments


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Even in suburban Oregon, drive-alone trips are a shrinking share of new commutes

The Portland metro area seems to have already discovered how to slow the growth of traffic congestion.

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May 17, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

106 Comments


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Vancouver BC doubles biking rates in four years, likely passing Portland

Vancouver has rapidly boosted biking to a rate we’ve probably never seen in a major modern North American city.

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May 6, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

60 Comments


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The lower Northwest District is Portland’s invisible capital of bike commuting

Hidden in this street is an important lesson about bike transportation in the United States.

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April 13, 2016

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

21 Comments


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In some metro areas, bike commuting is nearing the scale of transit commuting

And the strange correlation between old buildings and good transit.

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December 4, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

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