By Evan Manvel of Portland, Oregon. Evan is a longtime bicycling advocate. He's a co-founder and board member of Bike. Walk. Vote. Previously, he contributed Democracy, face-to-face. This spring brings an unusually excellent crop of candidates who care about making Oregon better for people who walk and bike. Why should we care? First, transportation makes up 38% of Oregon's climate emissions, and is the fastest growing sector. Second, we have record rates of childhood obesity and diabetes, in part meaning this generation may be the first to have a shorter lifespan than our parents. Third, our roads are clogged with...

This just in, from the Bike. Walk. Vote.political action committee: Bike Walk Vote Co-Endorses Chris Smith, Jeff Bissonnette for City Commissioner District 1 Seat Bike Walk Vote PAC, the political arm of the Portland area's bicycling and walking lobby, has endorsed two of the seven candidates in the Portland City Commission District 1 race. Chris Smith and [...]

Bike Walk Vote, which bills itself as "the political arm of the Portland area's bicycling and walking movement", has announced several more endorsements. This is their second round of choices, back in January they endorsed Chris Smith and Jeff Bissonnette. For Portland City Council, they have chosen to endorse Jim Middaugh and Randy Leonard. [...]

City Council candidates have been busy filling out questions from groups like local unions, NARAL, environmental groups, and this group?Bike Walk Vote, which advocates for cyclists and pedestrians. Today, that group announced their picks for open seat Sam Adams is vacating:

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Election madness is heating up in Portland. Here's my attempt to help keep you updated on the latest happenings... Political action committee Bike Walk Vote (who counts former BTA director Evan Manvel as a board member) has come out with a few more endorsements. Following up from their previous nod to Council hopefuls Chris [...]