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Bike Coordinator for Portland, Oregon. Bikes are a tool for individual and collective salvation. I think about that a lot. Opinions are my own
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Have always enjoyed this
October 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#Biketown to Gateway, #Max to #PDX. Fun!
Smiling man standing at Gateway transit platform with bus in background. Suitcase backpack on his back and backpack in the front rack of a biketown bike just behind him.
October 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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FOMO? Downtown Sunday Parkways
A man standing on the Burnside Bridge. A bicycle handlebar is visible. In the background is Portland's downtown skyline. There's blue sky over the west hills
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Portland, if we can keep it
a photo of Portland's South Downtown, and South Waterfront districts along the west bank of the Willamette as seen from the east bank, on the seen from the Audrey McCall Beach. A kayaker is visible on the wide expanse of the Willamette. In the foreground is a bike on the rocky beach, leaning on its kickstand. Attached behind us a folded Burley trailer; a small speaker extends from a cup holder on the handlebars
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Getting ready for Saturday's Good Governance ride. SE 25th and Clinton at noon. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
August 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Just some kids biking to school on a #bikebus in Portland, Oregon...with the #unipiper
June 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This wouldn't have fit in a car

#tellmeagainwhyIneedacar
May 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Failing roadway buffered bike lane. If you know, you know
March 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Musk shows his supporter for federal government arrest of permanent resident accused of "anti-Semitism"

Trump Administration Seeks to Expel a Green-Card Holder Over Student Protests www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
March 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Militaristic
March 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Plastic Christmas tree
December 26, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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Kind of a big shopping load on the bike tonight. Worked fine; just rode slowly.

I've often thought that's a test of a city's biking conditions: a person with a heavy, wobbly load should feel comfortable and safe riding at a slow pace while balancing everything.

Tonight? Easy-peasy
December 5, 2024 at 3:18 AM
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4T trail; just a nice walk from Portland's downtown
November 27, 2024 at 1:24 AM