# @portlandmercury on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcNELVvG7SC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69172046-portlandmercury-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/68ec7056fe.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T02:00:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

## Caption

Is the cure to climate despair riding a bike?

“On my bike, I quickly developed a stronger connection to the world around me, and started to identify as part of a larger ecosystem,” writes Mercury reporter Taylor Griggs. While our personal actions may not make a big impact on global carbon emissions, our decisions do matter, especially when it comes to transportation.

🔗 Read the latest Street View at the link in bio.
✍️ Taylor Griggs

#biking #bicycle #environment #portland

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portland, bicycle, environment, biking

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