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BTA will ask members to ratify name change at annual meeting
It’ll be an up-or-down vote on the BTA leadership’s top choice.
Photos and memories from our 10th birthday celebration
Any room becomes a special place when it’s full of people you love and respect.
‘Bikes vs Cars’ film, coming to town next week, takes a global look at advocacy
The Swedish-made film draws on characters in Sao Paulo, Los Angeles, Toronto and Copenhagen.
Rudolph-lovers celebrate 50th anniversary of TV movie with sing-along on wheels
Howe rigged up a small flat-screen TV on a trailer to tow behind his bike and set up at various waypoints around downtown Portland.
Oregon Walks celebrates Vision Zero plan and honors livable-streets visionaries
After a significant grant victory, Oregon’s largest walking advocacy group had plenty to celebrate Saturday.
‘Cranksgiving’ will mix bike-racing fun with holiday charity
Laura Recker, who moved to Portland last December, said she wants to tap into the philanthropic spirit and collective love of the holiday season while introducing more local bikers to the concept of urban bike races.
Oregon Walks’ annual party celebrates an organization at a crossroads
The Portland area’s lead walking advocacy group has changed dramatically in the last four years. It’s about to find out where those changes will take it.
Portlanders prepare for Park(ing) Day party
“We’re taking all of the parking spaces on SW Stark between 10th and 11th and turning them into extra bike parking, ping-pong tables, public parklets and outdoor seating for the nearby restaurants.”
How to build the world’s longest bike touring route: 8 questions for Jean-Francois Pronovost
Portland has a network of neighborhood greenways, and they’re great. But Jean-Francois Pronovost’s is 3,100 miles long.
Bikes help ‘Pickathon’ build a city of music just outside Portland
One of the most interesting things about Pickathon is that, befitting a farm-based festival that’s so freakishly close to the big city, it makes a concert series in the countryside feel, in the best sense, urban.
Two talks bring bike smarts from Montreal and Boston
The surefire cure for Portland smugness is to get a taste of the exciting things other cities are up to.
Comment of the Week: The role of socializing and culture