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Laurie is a bicycle camping, distance riding, low-car living Portlander who camped near us in January; we finally meet face to face and talk travel, our town, and transit together.

My Bike Won’t Fit Here: Federal Edition

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Mail

Shelly and Troy are new generous donors!

Glenn from the Salish Sea says you can waterski without petrol.

Logan: NPR:Sandwich Monday – pizza paste

Tim Mooney wants to bus it to Boston, cheaply, shares “Paris to let cyclists skip red lights”, and discover’s JohnnyK’s motoshop:

JohnnyK helped us find Portland’s highest point.

Doug found the ice cream bike: ‘Mrs. Delicious’ ice cream trike

PBJ Matt shares Oregon to Patagonia.

Eric I: 99 hacks but a bike ain’t one, and his Kevin Bacon angry dancing song.

Headlines

Mychal Tetteh shares news about the uncertain and unfortunate state of federal highway funding:
Huffington Post and National Journal

BikePortland: City advisory committees oppose TriMet’s plans for swing gates on Orange Line

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