Biking in Gresham

Davis Park Traffic Playground Fair 

Friday, May 15, 2:30-4:30 pm

Visit Gresham’s first permanent traffic playground and practice your bike skills in a safe, low-stress setting. A traffic playground mimics elements of city streets, so kids can learn to ride away from car traffic. Bring your own wheels or borrow one of our scooters or small bikes. Enjoy hands-on activities for all ages, including the crowd favorite bike blender.

Bike ride with the Mayor

Sunday, May 17, 1:00 pm

Join Mayor Stovall and your neighbors for a fun, welcoming group bike ride exploring local streets. We will meet at Bella Vista Park playground. These rides are designed for all skill levels. 

East Portland Sunday Parkways 

Sunday, June 28, 11:00 am-4:00 pm

We’re partnering with Portland for this car-free celebration, which reaches Gresham this year. Cruise a 3.9-mile route connecting neighborhood parks with family-friendly activities along the way. Visit the East Portland Sunday Parkways page for more details, including a map.

If you’re coming from Gresham, join our “bike bus” (a group ride led by experienced riders) to the event. See the attached route map for meeting times and locations. Reach out if you have any questions!

More community events

Come see us at these other events this summer. Check out the bike obstacle course and get safety swag that can help you get walking and biking around Gresham.

• School's Out for Summer: June 12, 11:00 am-2:00 pm
• Legacy Mt. Hood Health and Safety Fair, July 25, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
• Rock the Block: August 22, 10:00 am-3:00 pm

Need a basic bike repair? Bikes for Humanity will be back to provide free, basic bike repairs near the Coho picnic shelter in Main City Park, located at 219 South Main Avenue.

You can also donate an old bike (that is in decent shape) and it will be repaired for someone new.  

2026 bike repair dates

• Saturday, July 11
• Tuesday, July 21
• Saturday, August 8
• Tuesday, August 18
• Saturday, September 12
• Tuesday, September 15

Questions? Contact Carly Rice at Carly.Rice@GreshamOregon.gov.

Community rides

Want to host a bike ride around your neighborhood? We can help with mapping routes, organizing and leading rides. 

Check out the Shift2Bikes event calendar for rides around your neighborhood, Gresham and the Portland metro region.  

Learn-to-ride events and bike fairs

The City and our community partners hold events throughout the year to get people more comfortable walking, biking and rolling.

Services we can provide:

• Safety education for pedestrians, bikers and scooter riders.  
• Scooter and bike-handling skills on our one-of-a-kind obstacle course. 
• Pop-up traffic playgrounds that mimic city streets so you can practice rules of the road away from car traffic. 

Traffic playgrounds

Traffic playgrounds are a great place to learn about bike safety. Host an event at an existing traffic playground or host a traffic playground pop-up at your school or in your neighborhood.

Learn more about Traffic Playgrounds. 

Rules of the road

• Always wear your helmet when riding. 
• Ride as far to the right side of the street as you can (on the road or the sidewalk). 
• Stop at all stop signs. 
• Use your signals when turning or stopping. 
• Yield to pedestrians. 
• Walk your bike in the crosswalk. 
• Bicycles must have a white light on the front of the bike and a red reflector or light on the back. 
• Only one person may ride a bicycle at a time. 
• Do not use headphones or mobile phones while walking. 

• Gresham bike map
• Bike works by p:ear 
• Bikes for Humanity 
• Get There Oregon 
• Getting around | Metro
• Safe Routes to School 
• Shift2Bikes