People on Bikes: Colombia
It’s likely that more bike trips happen in Bogotá, Colombia, than any other city in the Western Hemisphere.
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: 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: East Portland edition
Our People on Bikes series returns with a special edition from east Portland.
Photos: Cycling style in Amsterdam
An Amsterdam family dressed to ride.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland
People on Bikes: Copenhagen
Welcome to special edition of People on Bikes from Copenhagen. Please join me in thanking Pro Photo Supply for their support of BikePortland. They’re a great local business and I would be a mess without their help. As you can imagine, in a city where 36% of the trips are made by bicycle, it wasn’t … Read more
People on Bikes: North Vancouver Avenue
Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. This morning I rolled over to North Vancouver Avenue to take a closer look at who’s riding. My location was just north of Shaver and a few blocks south of the Going Street neighborhood greenway. The bikeway on this section of Vancouver is pretty nice; even … Read more
People on Bikes: In the cold in Ladd’s Circle
Welcome to our latest installment of the People on Bikes series. On Tuesday, I stood out in the very chilly early morning air to photograph folks riding through Ladd’s Circle at SE Harrison. I saw a steady flow of bike traffic, which is to be expected in this very bikey corner of southeast Portland. I … Read more
People on Bikes: Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. Our last one showed the fantastic people riding into Brooklyn via the Manhattan Bridge. That was before Sandy came to town. In the spirit of reminding the world that biking is alive and thriving here in New York City, I now present … Read more
People on Bikes: Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn
Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. Yesterday evening I had the distinct pleasure of photographing the evening bicycle rush hour near the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn. A beautiful mural that adorns a downhill off-ramp of the bridge caught my eye and I thought it’d make a nice backdrop. The mural, Fictional Landscape … Read more
People on Bikes: The Williams Ave bike corridor
Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. Yesterday on the way home from work I stopped on the bustling North Williams Avenue bikeway. The images below are just a sampling of what I saw in about 15 minutes. Not surprisingly, I noticed a lot of people riding quite fast. This location was actually … Read more
People on Bikes: The Couch curve
See them up close below.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s been way too long since the last installment of our People on Bikes column, so before this sunny and warm weather leaves us for good, I figured it was time for another one. This morning I rolled out to NE Couch (say “cooch”), where it makes … Read more
People on Bikes: Sunny and warm Waterfront Park
See them in their full glory below… Just over a week ago, Portland was given a sublime day of weather. It was sunny and warm. I didn’t even plan on doing a People on Bikes photo session; but as I rolled into Waterfront Park near the Steel Bridge and saw the amazing display of beautiful … Read more