2021 Bike to Books Winners

(October 12, 2021) What do dragons, goats, and donuts have in common? According to the creative minds of Portland youth - bikes! The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Multnomah County Library are pleased to announce the winners of the annual Bike to Books Design Contest. Now in its fifth year, the contest asks Multnomah County youth to design original art for Portland bike lanes. The 2021 Bike to Books Design Contest received over 360 unique designs from young artists across the city.  

The program celebrates National Bike Month in May, inviting Multnomah County students to design art for local bike lanes. Three winners were selected from each of the three age categories: Pre-K to 2nd grade, 3rd to 6th grade, and 7th to 12th grade. Grand prize winners will have their art installed on Portland bike lanes and along low-traffic streets known as neighborhood greenways. PBOT's street striping crews do all the installations. Learn more about how the street art is installed using thermoplastic and propane torches in this video.

Second place winners received a 5-day pass to Lumberyard Indoor Bike Park that includes admissions and gear rental, while third place winners received a helmet from Nutcase Helmets. Honorable Mention winners will receive a Safe Routes to School goodie bag. All finalists will receive a certificate and a metal sign of their design from PBOT and Multnomah County Library. 

PBOT and Multnomah County Library staff reviewed and voted on all the entries.

PBOT Bike to Books 2021 Flickr Album 

View full size image of Bike to Books 2021 winning designs depict illustrations of a dragon on a bike, a goat on a bike, and a donut bike.

View full size image of Second place Bike to Books Winners depict illustrations of a dragon on a bike, Darth Vader on a bike, and a raccoon reading a book on a bike.

View full size image of Third place Bike to Books winners depict illustrations of two different protest/rally bikes, and a banana bike!