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BikePortland Podcast

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BikePortland is a daily news outlet that covers all the ways cycling and street culture impacts our lives. Our podcast features interviews with newsmakers, timely conversations about major issues, reporting from the field, and more.

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30:00

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/11/21

In this episode, host Jonathan Maus takes you to the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event that was held in Portland on Sunday, November 19th. You'll hear interviews recorded while walking from Lloyd Center to a memorial and speeches at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, speeches made at the demonstration, and an interview about safe streets funding and policy with The Street Trust Executive Director Sarah Iannarone. The event was organized by The Street Trust, Oregon Walks, and Families

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43:36

In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 3

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/11/13

Eva Frazier (Clever Cycles co-owner and BikeLoud PDX board member) and I (BikePortland founder/publisher/editor Jonathan Maus) are back with another fun episode of "In The Shed"! This one was recorded November 10th. Here's what we talked about:Our favorite musicalsMy interview with City Council candidate Steph Routh.Quiz on the new Portland City Council District Map Congressman Earl Blumenauer's retirement announcement Fashion: How we stay warm in winter.Shop news: Eva makes house calls for Clever

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50:42

City Council Candidate Steph Routh

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/11/10

Routh is running for Portland City Council District 1 (East Portland). She's well-known in local bike and transportation advocacy circles for her role as a thoughtfully wonky, yet warm and approachable leader and organizer. She's also a member of the Portland Planning Commission and has a fascinating background that includes a degree in theater performance, stints as a cannery worker in Alaska, a skin-dive team leader in Thailand as part of 2004 tsunami recovery efforts, and she's lived in northern

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40:08

In The Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep 2

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/10/27

Back for another chat in the BikePortland Shed, it's Eva Frazier and Jonathan Maus! Eva is a bike mechanic, art school grad, and bike shop co-owner. Jonathan is founder and editor of BikePortland. They sit in the shed and talk about random stuff. In this episode, they touched on:Portland city council race and candidate Angelita Morillo What's better: Fenders or rain pants?Why Eva doesn't ride an e-bike.Eva's latest "nerd overlap" Venn diagram and how it explains why Brompton riders love ponchos. A

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56:55

In The Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 1

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/10/16

I'm excited to share the inaugural episode with new co-host Eva Frazier! Eva is a co-owner of Clever Cycles, a board member of the nonprofit BikeLoud PDX, and just an all-around quality person who cares about Portland and wants to see cycling thrive.In what I hope is the first of many "In The Shed" chats to come, Eva and I chat about a wide range of topics. It's fun, free-flowing banter between two bike and urbanist nerds — a change from the more formal interviews and event recaps this podcast has

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29:30

The Annual Bike Town Hall Ride

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/10/10

In this episode, your host Jonathan Maus takes you on the 14th annual Bike Town Hall Ride that took place in southeast Portland on Sunday, October 8th. You'll hear remarks from Oregon Senator Michael Dembrow and House representatives Khanh Pham and Thuy Tran. In addition, you'll ride along and hear about community projects like the Arleta Triangle Square, 70s Greenway, and more. Jonathan Maus provides narration along the way.For a full recap and photo gallery from the ride, see this story on

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41:08

Ayleen Crotty - Filmed By Bike Founder and Portland...

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/10/03

There are very few people in Portland who've had as large an impact on our bicycle scene as Ayleen Crotty. She moved here in 2000 from central Illinois as a scrappy, artistic kid, fresh-out-of-college. Ayleen quickly found her people — and most of them were on bikes.Many of you know Ayleen as the force behind Filmed By Bike, a festival that draws filmmakers from all over the world and has shown over 1,200 films since it started in a small theater on Northeast Alberta Street 21 years ago. But before

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37:33

City Commissioner Mingus Mapps on Broadway Bike Lane...

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/09/22

In this episode, I share a video call I had with PBOT Commissioner Mingus Mapps about the Broadway Bike Lane Scandal. His office set up this 30-minute interview to respond to our stories about Mapps' involvement in a push from his PBOT Director Millicent Williams to make significant changes to the protected bike lane on NW/SW Broadway. Williams' email to PBOT staff on September 14th made it clear she was ready to move forward — with what she claims was Mapps' approval — on reversing the protected

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34:43

Billy Sinkford and the MADE Bike Show

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/06/14

In this episode, host Jonathan Maus talks with Billy Sinkford, a bicycle industry insider and VP of PR and marketing firm, Echos Communications. Billy lives in Portland and is the man behind MADE, a major bike show coming to Zidell Yards in the South Waterfront August 24th-27th that will feature over 200 custom bike builders and other companies in what he calls the largest handmade bike show North America has ever seen. I've known Billy for years, but have never been able to sit down and have a

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37:27

Protestors Take Over TriMet Board Meeting

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/05/29

Get a front seat to all the wild drama at the TriMet Board Meeting on May 24th where they voted to increase transit fares for the first time in 11 years. Activists stormed into the meeting and made the board so uncomfortable they retreated to a private meeting room. In this episode, host Jonathan Maus takes us through the meeting and the protest rally organized by OPAL Environment Justice Oregon. You've read the headlines, now go into the meeting with exclusive audio footage!***Links:BikePortland

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36:58

The Fight For a 'Right Sized' Interstate Bridge Project

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/04/19

Your host Jonathan Maus (Editor & Publisher, BikePortland) went to the State Capitol in Salem on April 13th to cover the Transportation Future Day of Action. The event was a lobbying day organized by Just Crossing Alliance (a coalition of environmental and transportation nonprofits) as part of their "Right Size, Right Now" campaign that seeks to reduce the cost and footprint of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program project.In this episode, you'll hear a range of interviews including:Adah

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25:34

Live from the Ladds 500!

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/04/18

Take a journey into the heart of Portland's amazing cycling community in this episode where host Jonathan Maus and BikePortland reporter Taylor Griggs wade into the thick crowds at Ladds 500 to chat with the assembled characters.Links:BikePortland coverage of Ladds 500Ladds 500 page on the Shift website

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33:35

Royal Johnson and Timberwolves Cycle Recovery

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/03/31

In this episode, host Jonathan Maus welcomes members of Timberwolves Cycle Recovery into he Shed. Also known as the Sith Lord Vader Squadron Timberwolves, they're a grassroots group of Portlanders who are taking the law into their own hands to recover stolen bicycles. They are led by Royal Johnson, who is the main voice you'll hear in the episode. Royal and Jonathan were joined by Laura Dallago, the group's treasurer, and Rich Baker, who coordinates their events and rides. Royal started the group in

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41:54

TriMet Bus Driver Dan Christensen

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/03/28

In this episode you'll get to know TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen. Known as "bus driver dan" to his many Twitter followers, Dan is more than just bus driver — he's a storyteller, a community builder and a big part of what makes Portland so special. And from his seat behind the windshield, watching what he calls "Portland on the big screen" — he's seen a lot since he started driving for TriMet 16 years ago.Host Jonathan Maus wanted to talk with Dan not just because of what he's seen on his bus

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13:41

Why Reading Names of Crash Victims Matters

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/03/23

In this episode, host Jonathan Maus shares clips from a recent meeting of the Metro Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT). He highlights an exchange between county commissioners that was spurred by the "reading the of the names" - an increasingly common practice at meetings where someone reads names of people killed in traffic crashes at the outset of a meeting in order to add urgency to road safety efforts.Jonathan shares why he thinks this practice is so important — and how it

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01:04:29

Portland's Cycling Decline

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/03/22

This episode is all about the headlines I'm sure all of you've seen — that the number of people riding bikes in portland has fallen sharply in recent years. It's a decline that started long before Covid, and it's something we've been stewing about around here for many years now. But now we've got hard numbers from the City of Portland, so it's time to dig in and confront this unfortunate reality.So sit back and hang out with BikePortland Editor Jonathan Maus and Staff Writer Taylor Griggs to hear

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34:44

Behind the Scenes With B-Line Urban Delivery

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/03/08

In this episode, host Jonathan Maus will take you on a tour and ride with Tegan Valo from B-Line Urban Delivery. B-Line is a Portland company that was founded in 2008 and they have carved out a great little niche for their innovative approach to last mile freight logistics.If you're a BikePortland reader, you'll recall several stories we've written about them over the years because of this simple fact: they use pedal-powered electric cargo trikes for their delivery fleet. B-Line has replaced well

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53:17

Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/03/06

For this episode, host Jonathan Maus rode down to City Hall and recorded an interview with Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps. Mapps has served as one of Portland's five council members since 2020, and was recently named the commissioner-in-charge of the transportation bureau. Mapps is a graduate of Reed College, he has a PhD in government from Cornell and is a former political science professor. Prior to ousting former Commissioner Chloe Eudaly from her seat in 2019, Mapps worked for the City

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54:30

Former Metro President & Transit Center ED David Bragdon

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/02/14

As a veteran of Metro Council (our elected regional planning authority) — including a seven-year stint as president from 2003 to 2010 — David Bragdon has been around the block when it comes to Oregon transportation politics. And for the past decade he's been executive director of TransitCenter, a nonprofit foundation that funds and conducts research and advocacy to improve public transit across the U.S. Before that he led a planning office for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.Suffice it

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52:17

PBOT & The Search For a New Leader

BikePortland Podcast ·

2023/02/10

In this episode, host Jonathan Maus (BikePortland's publisher and editor) sat down for a chat about the Portland Bureau of Transportation with Kiel Johnson, a Portland bike advocacy veteran and current chair of the nonprofit BikeLoud PDX.PBOT is currently looking to hire a new director of the agency and Jonathan and Kiel have some thoughts about it! They share insights on the state of PBOT in general, why they feel this is a pivotal moment for the agency, what traits they'd like to see in a new

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