Portland officials ban mountain bikers from longtime turf at River View Natural Area
The Oregonian
3/3/15
[…] Sponsel, a 26-year-old professional mountain biker, began practicing at the River View Cemetery Association’s undeveloped 146-acre property in Southwest Portland years before the city bought the land and renamed it River View Natural Area. […] Mountain bikers say the decision eliminates one of their few options in a city whose bike-friendly reputation doesn’t always extend to the off-road crowd. […]