Cycling

Allowing cyclists to roll through stop signs doesn’t lead to riskier road behavior, according to a new study from researchers at Oregon State University.

Each summer for more than 30 years, over 100 volunteers spend rush hour at intersections across Portland to tally vehicles. But they’re not counting car bumpers, but bike bells — it’s the city’s annual bicycle count.

Organizers of Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride have announced that they will take a year off from programming the massive ride this year. The army of volunteers who put on the ride say they need time to make sure that the event is better, safer and easier to plan in the future.

The pandemic got more people riding bikes, but the number of cyclists hit and killed by cars is rising at an alarming rate. "We're buying materials for ghost bikes in bulk," one cycling advocate says.

When two Northwest women encountered barriers to feeling confident as cyclists, they teamed up to conquer them and help others do the same.

Regulations for e-bikes have not kept up with their popularity. Defining what they are is an important step in learning where people can ride them.

Cycle Oregon canceled it's 2017 route due to wildfires in the area. This year was the 30th anniversary of the ride.

We learn about changing attitudes toward swimming in the Willamette River and how a school in the Salem-Keizer district is handling cyberbullying. We also talk to a quadriplegic cyclist about bike-sharing for people with disabilities. 

Thousands bared it all on a bike ride through the streets of Portland in the 2017 edition of the World Naked Bike Ride.

Musician DJ Spooky was inspired by time he spent in the Western Cascades. Portland has a new plan for off-road cycling throughout the city. And jazz musician Darrell Grant performed music in Elliot State Forest.