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Readers Respond to the Case We Made For Replacing Cars With E-Bikes on Portland Streets

Last week, we made the case for replacing cars on Portland’s streets with e-bikes and suggested ways the city might make e-biking easier and more accessible (“6 Ways to Kill the Car,” WW, Oct. 16, 2019).

We Took Four of the Top-Selling E-Bikes in Portland Out For a Test Ride. Here Are Our Reviews.

First, the bad news: If you’re looking to ditch your car for an e-bike, it’s going to cost you.

E-Bikes Offer a Two-Wheeled Solution For Portland Moms

Today, there are no negotiations to get into the car. No maneuvering a wiggly child into an uncomfortable car safety seat. No waiting in the pickup line at school or day care.

I Thought an E-Bike Was an Impulse Buy. But It Changed How I Thought About Bike Commuting.

My purchase of a sleek, expensive new vehicle felt like the outgrowth of a midlife crisis. I was like a dude buying a Porsche convertible.

Six Ways Portland Can Kill the Car

Portlanders love cars. That’s not the city’s reputation.

Your Dream Car Is an E-Bike

A new invention is about to transform how Portlanders get around their city.

Portland’s Percentage of Bike Commuters is the Lowest It’s Been in Over 10 Years

According to the Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey, which was released last week, only an estimated 5.3 percent of Portlanders commuted to work by bike in 2018, BikePortland first noted. That’s the lowest it’s been since 2007.

Pending Sale of Portland’s Alpenrose Dairy Puts Oregon Bike Racing and Other Events in Danger

For the second time this year, the proposed sale of Portland’s Alpenrose Dairy has ignited a family feud among the family of the dairy’s late-founder.

Bike Farm

This volunteer-run DIY used bicycle shop is a small community that makes an enormous difference, empowering the masses to embrace cycling.

A Paved-Over Train Bed That Runs From Banks to Vernonia is One of Oregon’s Best Bike Paths

Though impossible to please everybody at once, it’s hard to imagine anyone but the most technically minded adrenaline junkies feeling anything short of amazed by the Banks-Vernonia State Trail.

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