Daily biking in Portland
It may not be that warm or even that consistently sunny yet. But. The daffodils, camellias, and cherry blossoms all say it’s time for spring. (Not sunny. Not warm. But–flowers!! And the steel bridge) I’ll admit that I’ve been finding an excuse to bike past the waterfront cherry blossoms every …
Okay, this isn’t about biking, but it is a carfree adventure, so I think it belongs. If you’re in Portland and haven’t ever explored the 4-T Trail, it’s probably time. What is the 4-T trail, you ask? Well, it’s a multi-modal loop that takes you around some of the loveliest …
Seriously, y’all. If you ever commute by bike in Portland, rearrange your route so that on the last Friday of every month you go over either the Hawthorne or Steel bridges between 7 and 9 am. Your reward will be free coffee, donuts, bananas, treats, sometimes even bacon or oatmeal–whatever …
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m totally behind the times here, but it turns out that the Portland Bureau of Transportation hosts a lunchtime brown bag talk every month, all about bicycle issues! Apparently this has been happening since January 2007, so that will show you how behind …
