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I have a nemesis in my neighborhood. It’s whoever keeps putting these signs up.

A guest article by northeast Portland resident Missy LeDoux.

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May 28, 2025

Guest Contributor

351 Comments


“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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April 25, 2024

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3 Comments


Guest essay: A plan for a ‘passoire’-filled Portland

A seductive concept inspired by the simple strainer.

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June 21, 2023

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86 Comments


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.

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February 23, 2023

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59 Comments


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.” 

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December 7, 2022

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49 Comments


Guest Article: Shawne Martinez on completing a 365-day ride challenge

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January 4, 2022

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4 Comments


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.

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April 22, 2020

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3 Comments


Guest opinion: We should open up neighborhood streets for social distancing

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March 16, 2020

Sam Balto (Contributor)

35 Comments


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.

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September 24, 2019

Timur Ender (Contributor)

11 Comments


Guest article: Why I perservere on the west side’s mean streets

It’s nerve-wracking out there, but it sure beats driving.

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February 21, 2017

Naomi Fast (Washington County Correspondent)

62 Comments


Guest article: Want safer streets? Ask for them

Maybe we’re asking the wrong people and, perhaps, the wrong questions.

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March 29, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

69 Comments


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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.

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July 2, 2014

Sarah Gilbert (Contributor)

135 Comments


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