For many, cycling is as an excellent way to get around, to get exercise, and to experience neighborhoods, parks and natural areas. But not everyone in the Portland metropolitan area feels this way about biking.
Through grant funding from Metro, the Community Cycling Center researched the cultural and socioeconomic barriers to bicycling in North and Northeast Portland communities with hopes of broadening access to bicycling. Join Alison Hill Graves, executive director of the Community Cycling Center, for a presentation and discussion at noon on Wednesday, May 26 at Metro Regional Center to understand these barriers and how they can be removed.
Along with cost and safety issues, the report reveals some surprising mental and emotional barriers as well as physical barriers that keep communities from cycling. The Community Cycling Center uncovers opportunities to bridge divides and suggests avenues to make cycling a viable travel, exercise and recreation option in North and Northeast Portland.