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Bicycling The Intertwine: Sharrows to Sparrows

Saturday, Jun 17
9:00am - 11:00am
Meet at Columbia Park
corner of N. Woolsey Ave & N. Winchell St
Portland, OR

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Greg Raisman
503-823-1052
greg.raisman@portlandoregon.gov
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As part of Pedalpalooza 2017, Mike Houck of Urban Greenspaces Institute and Greg Raisman of the Portland Bureau of Transportation will lead a reprise of their popular “Sharrows to Sparrows” bicycling/natural history bike rides of yore.


For the uninitiated, a sharrow is a 4- by 6-foot shared lane pavement marking that Portland is using to identify Neighborhood Greenways. It's a bicycle with two arrows on top of it, and is the official, national marking used by traffic engineers to identify a shared travel lane.


For non-birding cycle enthusiasts, a sparrow is a bird!


Mike will share his ability to call in and recognize all manner of birds by their call or song. Greg will share the story of Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways, a citywide network of slow-speed, residential streets that connect schools, parks and wildlife habitats while providing access to business and transit.


We will also hook up with neighborhood folks and nonprofit organizations working on active transportation and urban greenspace issues along the way.


You supply the bike (in good repair, please!) and bicycle helmet (absolutely required), and we provide a great ride on the wild side. Suitable for families. Bring binoculars, a camera and water.


The 11-mile, flat ride features city parks, Peninsula Crossing Trail, Columbia Slough, and 2,000-acre Smith and Bybee Lakes. Meet Mike and Greg in Columbia Park at the corner of N. Woolsey Avenue and N. Winchell Street promptly at 9 a.m.


For more information, contact Greg Raisman at 503-823-1052. greg.raisman@portlandoregon.gov or Mike Houck at mikehouck@urbangreenspaces.org.


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Free and open to the public
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P.O. Box 14039 
Portland, OR 97293

503-445-0991

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