"True, the mural is a bit swaggering, but it had also become something of a landmarkβa calling card and photo-op for people coming to experience "Portlandia.""
Yes, because we're very close to not being reminded on a thrice daily basis about Portlandia.
It's pro-bike so we should therefore give it a pass? It's some dude's private business. There'd be zero outcry if this was an unauthorized ad for a restaurant or club. I have more sympathy for well-executed graffiti. Ugh.
There is so much potential for that large canvas. Maybe RACC could commission a mural of actual forms of beings riding actual forms of bicycles through representations of our actual beautiful parks.
How is this not covered by freedom of speech? It's basically an ad for the bike tour company. If Pop Tarts can claim to offer a nutritious breakfast in their ads then certainly claiming to be the bike capital on the side of a building should not cause such a problem. Whoever's complaining about this really has too much time on their hands.
Disheartening to say the least. I love the sign! I sold my Mercedes three years ago after facing facts that global warming is real and I better do something about my own shit and bought a bike and started taking mass transit when necessary and never looked back. Thousands of miles a year in pollution savings for Portland, just from little ol me. To be a full-time cyclist in Portland year round is a personal sacrifice for the greater good. I'm not polluting the air I breathe and not contributing to the ever-growing summer haze created by the new en-masse exodus of people and their multitude of vehicles moving to MY beloved city. Yes, I can say that: born, raised, never lived anywhere else. I don't know what the bicycle malaise is, but I don't have it, I'm committed, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Cycling isn't just a hobby in Portland, it's a way of life. Why can't anyone find a picture of the old mural? There are hundreds and hundreds of old pictures of a kazillion other things from downtown.
"Who is Number One !!!??"
Are we in Jr High here? Is this a sporting event?
Yes, because we're very close to not being reminded on a thrice daily basis about Portlandia.