“Bikes, the miracle cure”: My road to recovery after knee surgery
Cam Crowell on how bikes can cure bodies, and cities.
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Guest essay: A plan for a ‘passoire’-filled Portland
A seductive concept inspired by the simple strainer.
Guest Article: How to make Sunday Parkways better
Guest author Andrew Lindstrom compares Portland’s Sunday Parkways with the Colombian event it was modeled after.
Guest Article: My brush with an enraged driver left me shaken to the core
My disposition turned from annoyance to bone-chilling terror once I heard him say the word “gun.”
Guest Article: Teaching resilience through bike repair classes
Publisher’s note: This article was written by Riley Gabriel, a program mechanic at the Community Cycling Center.
Dispatch from Izmir, Turkey, where mobility options abound
BikePortland subscriber Timur Ender recently visited family in Turkey and shares his impressions about how people get around.
Guest article: Why I perservere on the west side’s mean streets
It’s nerve-wracking out there, but it sure beats driving.
Guest article: Want safer streets? Ask for them
Maybe we’re asking the wrong people and, perhaps, the wrong questions.
Why are they so angry? (A guest essay)
Guest contributor Sarah Gilbert delves into anger out on the road and her personal way of dealing with it.
Guest Article: An update from ODOT on the Historic Columbia River Highway
The Historic Columbia River Highway is a bicycling gem. And it just keeps getting better.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) This guest article was written by ODOT’s Region 1 Transit and Active Transportation Liaison Jessica Horning and ODOT’s Historic Columbia River Highway project coordinator Kristen Stallman. The Historic Columbia River Highway is one of Oregon’s most popular … Read more