It's 'Bike and Bus Week' in Portland, and Mayor Wilson Wants You to Celebrate

It's 'Bike and Bus Week' in Portland, and Mayor Wilson wants you to celebrate

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Mayor Keith Welson proclaimed this week as “Walk and Bike to School and Work Week,” starting Monday. The week is meant to encourage more people to walk or bike to their schools and workplaces in order to improve traffic safety, reduce emissions, and lead to better outcomes for the city. ‘Intentionally cut’ utility poles lead to crash in NE Portland Bike and Bus Week starts Monday, May 19 and rides through Friday, Ma…

Bike bus and road safety advocates take over Portland City Hall

(Check out the video above for the most important clips from the speeches and one-on-one chats with: Mayor Keith Wilson, city councilors Tiffany Koyama Lane, Olivia Clark, and Loretta Smith, and local bike bus leader Lauren McCune.) It was a big morning at City Hall for transportation reformers as elected officials and advocates came together in the City Hall atrium to renew Portland’s dedication to being a city where folks on foot and on bikes …

Local kids urged to get active during Bike to School Week

Only 43 per cent of kids five to 17 walk or bike to school, notes Sustainable Orillia

Bike To School | SUNonline/Orillia

Bike to School Week runs from May 26 to 30, encouraging students in Orillia and area to ride their bikes instead of...