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People on Bikes

Welcome to People on Bikes, a column that takes a closer look at who’s riding bikes in Portland. These pictures can tell us a lot: Who’s riding? Who’s not? What type of bikes do we ride? How do people stay cool in summer and warm in winter?

If you like bikes, bike fashion, or just have an anthropological curiosity about what people look like when they ride, you’ve come to the right place. Check the past editions below — and don’t forget to check out special editions from New York City, Copenhagen, and Colombia!

People on Bikes: Worst Day of the Year Ride

Cycling is alive and well in Portland!

People on Bikes

March 20, 2023

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

19 Comments


People on Bikes: A sunny Sunday on North Willamette Blvd

People on Bikes

January 10, 2022

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

6 Comments


People on Bikes: Miami and Key West

(Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland)

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July 9, 2021

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

11 Comments


People on Bikes: Post-lockdown edition

(Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)

People on Bikes

May 24, 2021

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

14 Comments


A dispatch from NE Going Street, where people rule and cars are guests

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May 26, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

25 Comments


People on Bikes: Inner southeast Hawthorne

I apologize. Somehow, three years have passed since I did a proper People on Bikes.

People on Bikes

February 10, 2020

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

45 Comments


Who’s riding on ‘Better Naito’? A look at how the project is going so far

What it looks like, and who’s riding it.

better naitonaito parkwayPeople on Bikes

May 10, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

33 Comments


People on Bikes – NE Broadway near Moda Center

A tiny slice of Portland’s daily bike riders.

People on Bikes

January 25, 2017

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

110 Comments


People on Bikes – NW Portland edition

Here’s what cycling — and the people who do it — look like in northwest Portland.

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April 15, 2016

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

53 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

People on Bikes: Colombia

It’s likely that more bike trips happen in Bogotá, Colombia, than any other city in the Western Hemisphere.

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September 3, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

49 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

People on Bikes: SE Clinton and 25th

(Photos © Will Vanlue) Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. I started this series in 2011 and have been doing them infrequently ever since. This time around, for the first time ever, I’m featuring someone else’s images: Will Vanlue. Will is a man about town in Portland. You might have read his … Read more

People on Bikes

July 17, 2015

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

10 Comments


Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward

People on Bikes: East Portland edition

Our People on Bikes series returns with a special edition from east Portland.

East Portland WeekPeople on Bikes

June 12, 2014

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

57 Comments


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