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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

And just like that we're back to climate change

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hey Portland cyclists! Bring along some rain gear this week. Seriously

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pretty sure you couldn't transport 6 (reupholstered) chairs in a car. But with a bike? No prob. #bikeswork

6 dining room chairs stacked in 2 groups of 3 in a bike trailer that's attached to a bike

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Groups of people biking east on SW Madison. One clatch after another. Coming back from the Thorns game. THAT is how we do it Portland!

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How many people get to a full parking lot and think "Ahhh, nice"!

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A small load of groceries, easily carried in a pannier and plastic bags suspended from the handlebars. Keep me and the family in fruit and breakfast and coffee for days. And the cat in wet food

A dining room table with a yellow plastic bag and black bike pannier. On the table between them are apples, bananas, an onion, a quart of half and half, a bag of coffee, a dozen eggs and 3 cans of catfiod

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

"Well sure, bikes are nice. But, how're you going to bring the defective 70 lb air conditioner to the UPS store?" (Hint, it's the vehicle in the foreground)

A black bicycle with its kickstand down on a roadway next to a parked, green pickup truck. Attached to the bike is a small trailer. On the trailer is a large cardboard box, lashed with a black strap.

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Not a great photo but this is the type of energy skating brings to PDX. Street party, celebration and vendor fair for the opening of an indoor skate park. Activating the blocks under the Morrison Bridge and on a bikeway. Just what the comp plan ordered. More of this please

A bright orange "Event Ahead" sign in front of a mesh fence. An orange barricade blocks a road. Behind it are vendor canopies and many people. It is under the intersection of two massive roadway viaducts

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Meanwhile, in other Portland non - car news... today's Ladds 500

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Continuing my reluctance to drive/ be driven when there are other options. Tonight: Biketown to Hollywood Transit to Red Line to airport. Easy peasey

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Riding on the sharrows provides a noticeable benefit to greenway operations. Highly recommended Translation. People driving drive slower (at my speed), when I'm in the middle of the lane (on the sharrow). They generally don't try to pass. That's just with me, alone. Imagine steady platoons of 10

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Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Like many have said, the gassing outside ICE today was really bad, and it impacted a huge group of people. I heard multiple people say they felt like they were going to throw up as they tried to leave the area. (I experienced similar effects.) It followed a peaceful protest led by labor groups.

A cloud of tear gas outside the Portland ICE facility. A person in a shark costume emerging from the cloud.

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Just saw some middle school kids on a bridge over the Sunset holding signs: "books not guns"; "ice out"; "release the files". They thanked me for biking. The kids are alright

A grey, bearded man with a wool cap and jacket, stands on a bike path. His bike is behind him resting on its kickstand. To the right is hwy 26. To the left is a fountain spitting water 15' high. There are green trees behind and a green verge. The man has a serious look

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Crows being active tonight as seen from the Burnside Bridge bike lane. Room for about 400 more cyclists to take in the lovely view (in addition to the 4 who just passed me).

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

N Williams and Fremont a little earlier today

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Had that very same thought today as I walked through the imperial city (DC), where there are cameras everywhere

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Many want to believe it. Some because they've been taught to hate. Some because they see it as a potent means to an end. Power. Control. Another reason to send the military to "opposition" cities.

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Getting ready for Saturday's Good Governance ride. SE 25th and Clinton at noon. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... I dunno. Seems like if you don't have a quorum, then you're not breaking the law. What's the difference between a sub-quorum group chat now versus--in prev govt--one Commissioner leaning over in Council Chambers to privately confer w another?

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Just some kids biking to school on a #bikebus in Portland, Oregon...with the #unipiper

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The United States is a diminished country with this man in charge. This is just embarrassing

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Failing roadway buffered bike lane. If you know, you know

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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...

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The message appears to be: protest early and protest often Will I?

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Did he or didn't he is no longer the point. The points are he supports people thinking that he may have he is bolstering avowed fascists and their organizations That continues until he issues a strong disavowal

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‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute

Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-right

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

From an article in The Guardian about the shooting: "America has long had an epidemic of school shootings, on a scale unlike any other country in the world but has struggled with any meaningful efforts to curb the phenomenon, especially when it comes to limiting access to powerful firearms".

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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

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why-not-bikes.bsky.social @why-not-bikes.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

4T trail; just a nice walk from Portland's downtown

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