BikePortland Podcast
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago -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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Mayoral Candidate Marshall Runkel
June 17, 2024 19:18 - 57 minutes - 105 MBMarshall Runkel is a Portland city hall veteran who has worked for three former city commissioners, most recently Commissioner Chloe Eudaly. He announced his bid for Portland mayor last week and visited the BikePortland Shed for his first in-depth interview on Friday, June 14th. Marshall and BikePortland Founder/Editor/Publisher Jonathan Maus talked about Marshall's approach to politics, his love of riding the bus, how he rode with Critical Mass as an advisory for Commissioner Erik Sten in...
In the Shed Ep. 20
June 07, 2024 23:51 - 44 minutes - 82.1 MBIn the Shed and chill with retired bike shop owner and BikeLoud PDX Board Member Eva Frazier and I — BikePortland publisher and me editor Jonathan Maus. We had a wonderful chat and I debuted our first News Quiz. Eva shared about her cross-town box truck adventure, we talked about the big stories of the past week, Eva's ride downtown for First Thursday, we Googled Shaquille O'Neal's massive bike, dished on the bike bus, NY Gov Hochul's horrible decision on congestion pricing, and more.
City Council Candidate Marnie Glickman
May 29, 2024 16:50 - 54 minutes - 99.8 MBMarnie Glickman thinks she has the recipe for progressive political success in Portland. Glickman is a leading candidate for City Council District 2 (North/Northeast) and met up with her Tuesday for a bike ride and an interview to learn more about what we can expect if she's elected. Glickman has lived in Portland off-and-on since 1992 when she paid $175 a month for rent on SE 28th and Steele and biked all over the city. Now 53, and after three decades working in politics and organizing, Gl...
In The Shed, Ep 19
May 17, 2024 23:29 - 44 minutes - 80.8 MBHappy Friday and Welcome back to The Shed. Retired bike shop co-owner and BikeLoud PDX Board Member Eva Frazier and I (BikePortland Publisher & Editor Jonathan Maus) had a wonderful chat and I can't wait to share it with you. Here's what we talked about: That awful bumpy section on NE Tillamook between Rodney and MLK. How I keep track of so many meetings. Why Mayor Wheeler is a PCEF superfan (related BikePortland story) Eva's report back from Future Sandy open house (related BikePort...
Megan Ramey, Hood River County Bicycling Advocate
May 13, 2024 19:44 - 32 minutes - 59.5 MBMegan Ramey is doing so many cool things to make bicycling better in Hood River it was hard to decide on just one way to introduce her when we connected for an online interview this past Thursday. The main hat she wears is Safe Routes to School program manager for Hood River County. But if you’ve followed her on X or Instagram, you’ll know she’s up to all sorts of cool stuff — from lobbying for e-bike legislation and donating free used bikes, to leading afterschool bike clubs and getting gr...
In the Shed (Ep. 18)
May 11, 2024 00:16 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MBEva Frazier and I (BikePortland Publisher & Editor Jonathan Maus) are back after a one-month hiatus. Here are links to some of the stuff you'll hear about on this week's show: Joshua and his amazing worldwide bike tour - @ukodus.8 on IG Shawn Granton of Urban Adventure League Bike overnights and touring stories Bike buses in Portland PPB bike squad expanding Mitchell Point Tunnel section of Historic Columbia River Hwy State Trail opening soon ODOT funding story I was ranting about ...
Eva, Armando, and Shawne Talk Pedalpalooza
May 01, 2024 05:01 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBWith me (BikePortland founder and publisher Jonathan Maus) being unexpectedly away from Portland for two weeks helping my dad in the hospital (he'll be fine), my In the Shed co-host Eva Frazier got antsy and decided to record a conversation with our friends Armando Luna and Shawne Martinez. This trio packs a whollop of bike fun between them and this fun chat will have you smiling and looking forward to summer. Here's a taste of what they talked about... Why Armando insists he's the Bike F...
Eva, Armando, and Shawne Talk Bike Summer
May 01, 2024 05:01 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBWith me (BikePortland founder and publisher Jonathan Maus) being unexpectedly away from Portland for two weeks helping my dad in the hospital (he'll be fine), my In the Shed co-host Eva Frazier got antsy and decided to record a conversation with our friends Armando Luna and Shawne Martinez. This trio packs a whollop of bike fun between them and this fun chat will have you smiling and looking forward to summer. Here's a taste of what they talked about... Why Armando insists he's the Bike F...
Ray "CityNerd" Delahanty Live in Portland
April 16, 2024 18:47 - 1 hour - 181 MBThis is a recording from the Places for People: A Conversation with CityNerd event that took place April 9th at the Aladdin Theater in Portland. The event was the 2024 Ann Niles Active Transportation Lecture sponsored by Portland State University Transportation Research and Education Center. PSU Professor, noted researcher and TREC Director Jennifer Dill introduces interview host Lilian Karabaic (OPB Weekend Edition host) and guest Ray Delahanty, who has shot to urbanist fame for his popul...
In The Shed - Ep. 17
April 12, 2024 22:46 - 49 minutes - 90.6 MBEva Frazier and I (Jonathan Maus) are back on our regular schedule. Yay! This was a really fun episode and it's the perfect listen for the weekend. There's even sound effects of sandhill cranes. Here's a taste of what we talked about: PDX Sidewalk Joy map Eva's report from her trip to Nebraska to see sandhill crane migration Bike Happy Hour Anniversary Party Eva's old commute route on Barbur from southeast Portland to Tualatin My ride with Chad Lykins Nails in the bike lane story fro...
Ride Along With City Council Candidate Chad Lykins
April 12, 2024 02:50 - 1 hour - 149 MBI met up with Portland City Council (D4) candidate Chad Lykins in Hillsdale today and we biked around southwest. In this episode you'll hear an interview-by-bike as we survey various bits of bike infrastructure and make several stops along the way. We talk about a lot more than just bike stuff! At a stop at a Safe Rest Village we talk about housing and homelessness and we talked about development and Portland politics while standing at the Alpenrose Dairy Site. Lykins is a leading candida...
Linda "Gravel Girl" English of Dirty Freehub
April 09, 2024 23:37 - 22 minutes - 41.1 MBBend, Oregon-based nonprofit Dirty Freehub has become one of the best route resources on the web with its over 300 detailed ride guides. Its founder, Linda English talked to BikePortland founder Jonathan Maus about why she created the site over a decade ago, what Dirty Freehub offers, and the cool projects she's working on to make it even better. In this episode you'll learn how Dirty Freehub has become not just a great place to find gravel route information, but an economic development too...
Police Officer and City Council Candidate Eli Arnold
April 02, 2024 00:10 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBSellwood neighborhood resident Eli Arnold is running for Portland City Council District 4 (Sellwood, Eastmoreland, West of Willamette). His day job is a Portland Police Officer on the Central City Bike Squad. He and BikePortland founder Jonathan Maus talked about a wide range of issues, including: His experience on the bike squad. Why he started a community garden in his Savannah, GA neighborhood in 2014. How he can be trusted to lead with only Army and police experience. What he thinks ...
In The Shed - Ep. 16
March 22, 2024 21:41 - 55 minutes - 101 MBIn this episode: Eva's wife's Robitussin-induced fever dream. What is Eva's favorite place to ride? Albina Vision Trust and the highway caps. Eva's idea to charge property tax for on-street parking spots. Sunday Parkways: The good, the bad, and the should. Weekend lanes and automated bollards are the Next Big Thing. Our big ideas for that sweet, sweet PCEF grant funding. Thoughts about Jonathan's upcoming interview with Portland Police officer and city council candidate Eli Arnold....
In the Shed Ep. 15
March 15, 2024 22:59 - 48 minutes - 89 MBEva's back from Italy! She shares a bit about her magical time in the land of small cars, ancient roads, and wine tasting in Tuscany. Get this: Eva walked 98 miles in two weeks. That either sounds like a dream or a nightmare depending on if you have comfortable shoes. We talk about the latest Portland Bike Count report and I share the top 10 (actually 11) busiest bike intersections in the city. Eva shares her dream of operating bicycle vending machines on high traffic corridors and things...
Participatory Budgeting With Maria Sipin
March 15, 2024 15:42 - 32 minutes - 58.9 MBLet's talk about a new way to allocate resources for Portland. Maria Sipin is working with the Community Budgeting for All campaign and they just launched a petition drive to get participatory budgeting (PB) on the November 2024 ballot in Portland. They want to take 2% of the city's General Fund (about $15.6 million) and put it in the hands of everyday people. In this conversation, you'll learn what PB is and how it's different than the traditional, top-down budgeting process. Links: htt...
Bike Parking Policy Update With Chris Smith
March 08, 2024 13:33 - 32 minutes - 59.5 MBFew people in Portland know more about our city's bicycle parking policy than Chris Smith. In this conversation he shares a brief history of the issue and then explains why recent efforts by leaders in both Portland and Salem have rolled back recent bike parking code requirements. In this episode, you'll learn about the development of Portland's bike parking requirements from the inside, and we also talk about Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's big housing bills that passed just this week by the...
In the Shed With Michael Andersen
March 02, 2024 05:22 - 50 minutes - 92.2 MBFormer BikePortland News Editor Michael Andersen returns! I have such fond memories of working with Michael. We broke lots of new ground as a "bike blog" together, we launched our subscription program, we won two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists together. OK, I'll stop. Now Michael is the senior researcher and transportation lead at Sightline, a well-respected think tank. He rolled over to the Shed and we had a wonderful chat about housing (of course!) and other fun stu...
Why Housing Policy Matters With Michael Andersen
March 02, 2024 04:22 - 50 minutes - 92.2 MBFormer BikePortland News Editor Michael Andersen returns! I have such fond memories of working with Michael. We broke lots of new ground as a "bike blog" together, we launched our subscription program, we won two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists together. OK, I'll stop. Now Michael is the senior researcher and transportation lead at Sightline, a well-respected think tank. He rolled over to the Shed and we had a wonderful chat about housing (of course!) and other fun stu...
Road Safety Advocate Sarah Risser
February 29, 2024 23:06 - 20 minutes - 37.7 MBSarah Risser is working on a project to erect memorial signs at the location of every fatal traffic crash in Portland. In this interview, she talks about that project and shares the story about how a 2019 car crash where she survived but her teenager son didn't, radicalized her into the world of road safety activism. Link: Article by Sarah for Grappling With Grief (September 2023) Sarah featured in BikePortland for her work on a ghost bike installation (February 2024) Photo of the memor...
City Council Candidate Nat West
February 23, 2024 21:47 - 1 hour - 116 MBNat West is known as "Reverend Nat", the name of the successful cider business he built over the past 12 years. Now a part-time TriMet bus driver, West wants to represent City Council District 2 (N/NE) on Portland's new 12-member city council. In this episode, we talked about: All the bikes Nat has owned throughout his life. His adventures collecting apples for his ciders by bike. How defending a friend's business trademark against the City of Portland lit his fire for political activi...
In the Shed With Business Advocate Stephen Green
February 19, 2024 16:36 - 47 minutes - 86.6 MBWith regular co-host Eva Frazier on vacation (have fun in Italy Eva!), I (Jonathan Maus) welcomed a guest into the shed the week: Business for a Better Portland (BBPDX) Exec Director and founder of Pitch Black, Stephen Green. Stephen is an amazing dude who truly "gets it" when it comes to building community that makes Portland better. In this episode, we talk local business and politics, how transportation plays a role in both, Stephen shares a bit of Portland's Black history, and much mor...
Portland Mayoral Candidate Keith Wilson
February 15, 2024 22:47 - 50 minutes - 92.7 MBKeith Wilson is a trucking company CEO, homeless services nonprofit founder, and a lifelong Portlander who grew up poor in north Portland. He came to Bike Happy Hour on February 14th, so I gave him a mic and let him share his stump speech. Afterward, I asked him a few questions and then did some Q&A with the crowd. In this episode, you'll get to know what Wilson is all about and whether he's someone you can support in the race for Portland mayor. He talks about his passion and ideas for h...
Salmonberry Trail Exec Dir Caroline Fitchett
February 15, 2024 18:51 - 24 minutes - 44.7 MBThis episode features Salmonberry Trail Foundation Executive Director Caroline Fitchett, who shares an introduction to what she calls, "the most difficult and most ambitious rail to trail project in the nation." The Salmonberry would connect Washington County (just west of Portland) with the Oregon Coast via an 82-mile, carfree trail open to bicycle riders, hikers, and horseback. Get an introduction to the trail, learn how the idea first came about, get updates, and find out how you can ge...
In The Shed Ep. 12
February 10, 2024 03:11 - 45 minutes - 82.8 MBDon't miss this week's fun chat with BikePortland Founder/Editor/Publisher Jonathan Maus and BikeLoud PDX Board Member (and former co-owner of Clever Cycles bike shop) Eva Frazier. Here's just a taste of what you'll hear about this episode: Reflections on our attendance at the Jason Ruhmshottel ghost bike installation event BikeLoud's Squeaky Wheel project PBOT budget update Commissioner Mingus Mapps goes full Shoupian East Portland bike tour with Timur Ender Riding alleyways and t...
City Council Candidate Timur Ender
February 08, 2024 15:25 - 51 minutes - 93.9 MBTimur Ender is a leading candidate for Portland City Council District 1 (East). He invited me on a 12-mile bike ride around his district to show me projects he helped implement in his previous job at the Portland Bureau of Transportation, to share why he's running for city council, and to explain his vision for how transportation infrastructure can be a vital part of making east Portland an even greater part of our city. This episode was recorded almost entirely as we pedaled on a loop fro...
In The Shed Ep. 11
February 02, 2024 23:16 - 46 minutes - 84.8 MBJonathan and Eva did it again! Don't miss this week's fun chat. Here's just a taste of what you'll hear about this episode: Office hours chat with City Council candidate Chris Flanary (D3-SE) Bike parking and access at Belmont Public Library remodel Everyone in Portland is running (as in, jogging) right now and we should enlist them in the war on cars Southerly Ladies ride Caddyshack ride and the new Ghostbusters movie Why we need a Shift Calendar for basketball in Portland (aka Jon...
In the Shed Ep. 10
January 26, 2024 23:25 - 44 minutes - 81.8 MBEva Frazier and Jonathan Maus are back. This episode was recorded January 26th in the BikePortland Shed in the beautiful Piedmont neighborhood of north Portland as rain tapped on the roof and Eva dried out from her ride over. As per usual, we had a fun chat about a wide range of stuff: New Bike Fun app in development by Aaron Corsi We have the technology to offer listener call-ins! Gravel clean-up gossip Eva's fascination with traffic signals Diversion on greenways and propagandizing...
Warpaint Founder Roo Albisurez
January 26, 2024 17:12 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBNote: This episode was recorded as a video and I'm trying something new by just sharing it here on the pod as well. I'm in the middle of tweaking some of my work-flows so I can create things more efficiently and share more voices from our community on our various platforms. - Roo (real name is Ruandy) is a community advocate who works to increase access to MTB riding for Black, Indigenous, and all people of color. He's the founder of the nonprofit media org Warpaint and he's community ma...
In the Shed - Ep. 9
January 20, 2024 01:36 - 48 minutes - 89.2 MBEva Frazier and Jonathan Maus are back. This episode was recorded January 19th in the BikePortland Shed, as we just barely began to thaw from the Big Deep Freeze of the past week. As per usual, we had a fun chat about a wide range of stuff: The Deep Freeze of 2024 Why are people still on the roads? Eva brought me an amazing beer she and a friend made (dubbed the "Overlooked") with hops and barley grown in their backyards! Jonathan has started reading the famous book on Robert Moses, T...
Portland City Council (Dist. 3) Candidate Jesse Cornett
January 19, 2024 20:33 - 43 minutes - 79.2 MBBikePortland's Jonathan Maus sits down in The Shed with Jesse Cornett to learn more about this intriguing candidate. Cornett worked with US Senator Bernie Sanders for two years, including one as his personal assistant. He's also held leadership positions at local nonprofits, was head of government relations for Portland State University, and was once almost elected to the Oregon State Senate. Links: 2010 BikePortland interview with Jesse during his previous run for council. Jesse Cornet...
In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 8
January 13, 2024 00:14 - 46 minutes - 84.7 MBWe're back! Here's what we talked about in #8. How to say my last name (Maus, like paws but with an "m") Cargo Bike Webinar with Eva and friends coming Feb 4th. Eva wore spandex, a puffy, and clicky shoes on a long bike ride... and there's proof! Brentwood-Darlington project I hosted the first-ever BikePortland Office Hours, and a guy named Matt showed up. Talking to strangers and "single-serving" friends Will's book recommendation: Building and Dwelling by Richard Sennett Paris, Rai...
Every Single Streeter Perrin Smith
January 09, 2024 17:08 - 31 minutes - 58 MBNorth Portland resident Perrin Smith has done something extraordinary. In a quest that was part of his life for nearly three years, he walked every single street and alleyway in the City of Portland. That's about 2,100 miles of pavement, gravel, grass, mud, and sidewalks. In this episode, BikePortland's Jonathan Maus sits down with Smith in The Shed for a chat about this extraordinary accomplishment. Links: Perrin's Instagram More about the Every Single Street movement @Slipoker on In...
Bike Bus Leader Rob Galanakis
January 08, 2024 23:45 - 23 minutes - 43.5 MBLast Wednesday Glencoe Bike Bus leader was assaulted by a driver who was outraged that he had to drive behind Rob and a group of kids biking to school. I know, right?! Who does that? In this episode, Jonathan Maus and Rob talk about what happened on SE 61st & Burnside, and more importantly, how Rob de-escalated the situation. You'll learn what goes into leading a bike bus and why training for leaders is so important to making sure kids have a good experience. Rob's insights, advice, and gen...
In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 7
January 06, 2024 00:38 - 44 minutes - 81.3 MBJonathan Maus and Eva Frazier are back with another fun chat. Topics and links: Book: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York Snow is coming?! The legendary Devin Bailley, the guy who biked on Hwy 26 in a snowstorm De Ronde PDX Lightning Round questions thanks to listener Paige! Jonathan on riding MTB trails at night Eva on riding in the city on july 4th All types of Bike Happy Hour gossip and news Bike Loud looking to hire a bike lane ambassador? All 64 of BikePo...
In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 6
December 29, 2023 23:27 - 59 minutes - 108 MBWe're back with one last episode of 2023. I think you'll love this one. Eva Frazier and I talk about all types of stuff, including: Historic photos of Joe Brown's Bicycle Shop and his Lloyd Center Field Day event BikePortland's 1896 Bike Map Eva's Book Recommendation: Two Wheels North Should Bike Happy Hour have a book club? Review of BikePortland's Top Stories of 2023 Jonathan's ride with City Council candidate Angelita Morillo People camping on bike paths Jonathan's family Christm...
City Council Candidate Angelita Morillo
December 28, 2023 20:28 - 41 minutes - 76 MBSpend some time with City Council District 3 (inner SE) candidate Angelita Morillo and BikePortland Editor/Publisher Jonathan Maus as they ride together and then sit down for an interview at Bike Happy Hour. This episode was recorded on December 27th while we biked through Angelita's district (SE 7th, MLK/Grand, Central Eastside, Hawthorne, Ladds, Clinton, 34th, 20s, Ankeny). After the ride, you'll hear Jonathan's interview with Angelita, followed by some audience Q&A. Links: Angelita'...
In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 5
December 19, 2023 19:45 - 46 minutes - 84.2 MBSit back and chill with Eva and Jonathan as they ruminate on various topics. This episode was recorded December 7th in The Shed (BikePortland HQ). Sorry for the uncharacteristically slow turnaround, but I think you'll love this one. In this episode: Eva shares the big news about her involvement with Clever Cycles. Jonathan shares some behind-the-scenes of BikePortland. A rapid-fire gift-giving quiz game. What would you get a PBOT employee for Christmas? Jonathan and Eva share a memora...
William Henderson, Founder of Ride Report
December 09, 2023 00:14 - 50 minutes - 93.4 MBWill Henderson founded Ride Report in Portland in 2015 as a startup with a vision to revolutionize how cities count cycling trips. After eight years of building the company into with over $14 million in venture capital funding and partnerships with nearly 80 cities around the globe, Ride Report was sold to Inrix last month. Will is a thoughtful leader whose advocacy and love for cycling informs his perspectives on urban planning and systemic reform of our transportation politics and system...
In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 4
November 24, 2023 20:38 - 44 minutes - 80.7 MBEva Frazier (Clever Cycles co-owner and BikeLoud PDX board member) and Jonathan Maus (BikePortland founder/editor) are back with another episode of "In The Shed." This episode was recorded November 22nd (day before Thanksgiving) in the BikePortland Shed a few blocks from Peninsula Park in north Portland. Thanks to everyone who's told us how much you like this series! It's nice to know folks like hearing it as much as we like putting it together. As per usual, Eva and I had a fun, informal c...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 21, 2023 15:17 - 30 minutes - 54.9 MBIn 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...
In the Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 3
November 13, 2023 16:02 - 43 minutes - 79.8 MBEva 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 musicals My 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 h...
City Council Candidate Steph Routh
November 10, 2023 15:34 - 50 minutes - 92.8 MBRouth 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 n...
In The Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep 2
October 27, 2023 21:14 - 40 minutes - 73.5 MBBack 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...
In The Shed w Eva & Jonathan - Ep. 1
October 16, 2023 18:04 - 56 minutes - 104 MBI'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 pod...
The Annual Bike Town Hall Ride
October 10, 2023 19:41 - 29 minutes - 54 MBIn 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 ...
Ayleen Crotty - Filmed By Bike Founder and Portland Bike Culture Creator
October 03, 2023 16:16 - 41 minutes - 75.3 MBThere 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. B...
City Commissioner Mingus Mapps on Broadway Bike Lane Scandal
September 21, 2023 23:11 - 37 minutes - 68.8 MBIn 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 prot...
Billy Sinkford and the MADE Bike Show
June 14, 2023 15:29 - 34 minutes - 63.6 MBIn 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 ...
Protestors Take Over TriMet Board Meeting
May 29, 2023 22:54 - 37 minutes - 68.6 MBGet 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: ...