Bike parking outside
the Tualatin Library.

Bike parking is a little tight in Portland. There’s a wait-list for bike corrals and anyone who rides has probably locked their bike to a sign post, at least once, when all the bike parking in sight was full.

As I’ve been traveling I’ve realized, however, that Portland has it pretty good. There are staple racks on most streets where customers need to park bikes and even Portland’s suburbs, like Tigard and Tualatin, have bike racks at many businesses.

Two other “bike friendly” cities I’ve visited seem to have it much worse when it comes to bike parking. Continue reading →