At City Hall rally, Portlanders say bikes are still the future
Bikes are still the future in Portland, and these advocates will keep spreading the word until people at City Hall listen.
Portland’s cycling decline
The release of the 2022 City of Portland Bike Counts report in March 2023 has spurred a reckoning about a decline in cycling we identified a decade ago. This series explores the reasons for the decline and how to reverse it.
Down but not out: Bike activists plan city hall rally Friday
Local bike activists want everyone to know that the rumors of Portland’s bike decline have been greatly exaggerated.
Opinion: My thoughts on the cycling decline and a list of theories to explain it
We need to acknowledge the problems that got us here and get everything out in the open. That’s what this post is about.
PBOT hires polling firm to help understand cycling decrease
The Portland Bureau of Transportation isn’t sitting idly by while their once-heralded bike ridership numbers head in the wrong direction. As we’ve reported, a recent report from PBOT found that bicycling in Portland dropped by 34.9% between 2019 and 2022. The news was not a surprise, but finally having the data (since it was the … Read more
How Portland’s chief bike planner explains the decline in cycling
They know. The question is, are they willing to do anything about it?
Podcast: Portland’s Cycling Decline
The sooner we face the facts, the sooner we will get back on track.
Comment of the Week: Bikes count
How one reader sees the ridership decline.
City counts reveal data behind Portland’s precipitous drop in cycling
At least we know the job that lies ahead.