IT'S BEEN A BUMPY RIDE: Racial History of Housing and Displacement in Portland PART 2
Day
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Meet
10:00 AM
Ends
1:00 PM
Where
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2025 N Marine Dr
“Portland Expo Center”
Portland, OR 97217 · Kenton
Meet in front of lobby at Exhibit Hall A. Take your bike on the Max train!
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- MAX Yellow Expo Center MAX Station · 4 min walk
- 11 293 N Marine & Pier 99 St · 4 min walk
Distance
3–8 mi
Audience
Family Friendly
NOTERacial Housing History Ride
About
This ride is a 2-part series!
This ride is for casual riders to learn about Portland's shameful history of racially-based housing discrimination, hosted by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon's Marlee Baker.
Marlee Baker (they/them) is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Nation. Since 2022, Marlee has worked with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon as an Education and Outreach Coordinator, and for the past three years, has directed FHCO’s historical bus tour, “Fasten Your Seatbelts, It’s Been a Bumpy Ride: A Bus Tour of Portland’s Hidden Discriminatory History.” They hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree from George Fox University and previously worked with adults experiencing homelessness in Washington County.
Ride Details:
Guided bike tour, relaxed pace, 4-5 miles, low stress. Please come prepared with water & snacks, as needed. This ride can accommodate cars if needed for accessibility, though the stops will require parking and walking to view sites on the tour. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
PART 1 (DOWNTOWN):
Sun, July 26th, 10 am - 1 pm
Meet at the Portland Main Post Office (745 NW Hoyt St)
~5.5 miles
PART 2 (NORTH PORTLAND):
Sun, Aug 30th, 10 am - 1 pm
Meet at the Portland Expo Center (2025 N Marine Dr)
~5-6 miles
This is a FREE ride but we will pass a hat to pay the guest speakers.
***After the Vanport historical marker, the ride will traverse some gravel as we use the Columbia Slough bike path. We will support riders who want to walk their bikes through this section if their skill and/or ability levels require adjustments.