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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The Fight For a 'Right Sized' Interstate Bridge Project
April 19, 2023 00:18 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MBYour 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: ...
Live from the Ladds 500!
April 18, 2023 21:26 - 25 minutes - 46.8 MBTake 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 500 Ladds 500 page on the Shift website
Royal Johnson and Timberwolves Cycle Recovery
March 31, 2023 13:59 - 33 minutes - 61.5 MBIn 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 th...
TriMet Bus Driver Dan Christensen
March 28, 2023 15:48 - 41 minutes - 76.7 MBIn 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 o...
Why Reading Names of Crash Victims Matters
March 23, 2023 18:06 - 13 minutes - 25 MBIn 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 — a...
Portland's Cycling Decline
March 22, 2023 18:59 - 1 hour - 118 MBThis 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...
Behind the Scenes With B-Line Urban Delivery
March 08, 2023 20:28 - 34 minutes - 63.6 MBIn 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 repl...
Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps
March 06, 2023 19:22 - 53 minutes - 97.6 MBFor 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...
Former Metro President & Transit Center ED David Bragdon
February 14, 2023 15:08 - 54 minutes - 99.8 MBAs 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. S...
PBOT & The Search For a New Leader
February 10, 2023 14:25 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBIn 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 ...
Car Culture Researcher Tara Goddard
February 07, 2023 15:07 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MBWhen it comes to the goal of safer streets and "Vision Zero," how much of a focus should we put on individual driver behaviors and infrastructure design? The "systems versus people" debate is raging as cities and advocates grapple with record traffic fatalities. Tara Goddard, PhD, is an assistant professor at the School of Urban Planning at Texas A & M University. She earned her doctorate in urban planning from Portland State University and she's led several studies about car culture, "wi...
Voices from the PBOT Maintenance Workers Picket Line
February 03, 2023 17:04 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBPBOT workers are on strike. Host Jonathan Maus visited the picket line outside PBOT's Maintenance Operations headquarters on the first day of the walkout and talked to a few workers — the same folks who sweep our bike lanes, patch the roads, replace signs, and so on. In this episode you'll hear those interviews, learn a bit about why the strike is happening, and hear what PBOT says the impacts will be. Links from the episode: City of Portland Strike Impacts Page BikePortland Strike Covera...
Voices from the Picket Line
February 03, 2023 17:04 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBPBOT workers are on strike. Host Jonathan Maus visited the picket line outside PBOT's Maintenance Operations headquarters on the first day of the walkout and talked to a few workers — the same folks who sweep our bike lanes, patch the roads, replace signs, and so on. In this episode you'll hear those interviews, learn a bit about why the strike is happening, and hear what PBOT says the impacts will be. Links from the episode: City of Portland Strike Impacts Page BikePortland Strike Covera...
BikePOC PNW Co-Founder Will Cortez
December 09, 2022 14:43 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBIn this episode we welcomed BikePOC PNW Co-Founder Will Cortez into the Shed. Host Jonathan Maus wanted to check in with Will about Portland's progress on welcoming more Black, Indigenous and people of color into the local cycling and transportation advocacy scene — nearly three years after the George Floyd protests. Will and Jonathan touch on a number of topics including: Will's concerns on how BikeLoud PDX tokenizes "equity" in the framing of their new lawsuit against the City of Portland...
Lawyer Scott Kocher on the Bike Bill Lawsuit
November 21, 2022 17:55 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBGo deeper into the lawsuit filed Friday (11/18) by BikeLoud PDX against the City of Portland in this informative conversation between host Jonathan Maus and Oregon lawyer Scott Kocher of Forum Law Group. *** LINKS: Coverage of the lawsuit on BikePortland Official complaint filed filed in Multnomah County 11/18/22 (PDF) ODOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Bill Screening Process (PDF) ORS 366.514 (the "Bike Bill") BikePortland stories written by Scott Kocher Our Podcast music was provided by Th...
What Charter Reform Means for Bike Advocacy in Portland
November 17, 2022 17:35 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBPortland voted for a new form of government. It's a huge deal and bike advocates need to understand why — and more importantly — how to take advantage of it. In this episode, host Jonathan Maus talks to two people with important insights into what lies ahead: former policy advisor for City Commissioner Mingus Mapps Matt Glazewski (who was interviewed in ep. 18), and researcher/writer at Sightline Institute and former BikeLoud PDX leader Catie Gould. *** LINKS: Charter reform coverage on...
Voices from the SE Powell Blvd Community Forum
November 01, 2022 14:54 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBHost Jonathan Maus attended the Powell Blvd Community Forum at Cleveland High School on October 20th. For this episode, he has pulled out several powerful remarks from attendees. It's a rare opportunity to hear advocates speak out about the tragic collision that killed Sarah Pliner on October 4th just a few hundred yards from where the Forum took place. Among the voices you'll hear from in this episode is Bike Loud PDX Chair Kiel Johnson, who starts things off with a moving speech delivered...
Live From the World Naked Bike Ride
August 02, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes - 60.4 MBHost Jonathan Maus put on his headphones and took off his clothes to bring you the first-ever podcast episode recording by a naked person riding a bike. Seriously! Join him for a full episode of interviews with attendees of Portland's 18th annual World Naked Bike Ride. You'll hear from a wide variety of people — from professional nudists to people who have never shown their bare bodies in public — and you'll hear why this ride is so meaningful to so many people. *** LINKS: PDX WNBR, of...
Metro Council Candidate Ashton Simpson
March 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBThis week you'll get to know a rising star in local political and advocacy circles, Ashton Simpson. At just 34 years old Simpson is running for Metro Council, and with no challengers for his east Portland district seat, he's now Metro Councilor-elect Ashton Simpson. Simpson will be just the 2nd Black man to ever sit on Metro Council, following in the footsteps of Ed Washington in the early 1990s. It will be the start of his career as an elected official and the culmination of a whirlwind ...
Oregon Walks Leader and Metro Candidate Ashton Simpson
March 22, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBThis week you'll get to know a rising star in local political and advocacy circles, Ashton Simpson. At just 34 years old Simpson is running for Metro Council, and with no challengers for his east Portland district seat, he's now Metro Councilor-elect Ashton Simpson. Simpson will be just the 2nd Black man to ever sit on Metro Council, following in the footsteps of Ed Washington in the early 1990s. It will be the start of his career as an elected official and the culmination of a whirlwind lif...
Metro Councilor-elect Ashton Simpson
March 22, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBThis week you'll get to know a rising star in local political and advocacy circles, Ashton Simpson. At just 34 years old Simpson is running for Metro Council, and with no challengers for his east Portland district seat, he's now Metro Councilor-elect Ashton Simpson. Simpson will be just the 2nd Black man to ever sit on Metro Council, following in the footsteps of Ed Washington in the early 1990s. It will be the start of his career as an elected official and the culmination of a whirlwind lif...
Portland's Carfree Plaza Moment
March 16, 2022 18:10 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBThis week we delve into the topic of carfree streets, plazas and great public spaces in Portland. You might have read our recent story about the big announcement Monday morning from the City of Portland that https://bikeportland.org/2022/03/14/pbot-wants-to-make-carfree-healthy-business-plaza-program-permanent-350236 (they want to double down on their outdoor dining patios, plazas and carfree public space programs). In this episode, host Jonathan Maus shares clips from remarks made at the ...
Voices From Portland's Carfree Plaza Movement
March 16, 2022 18:10 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBThis week we delve into the topic of carfree streets, plazas and great public spaces in Portland. You might have read our recent story about the big announcement Monday morning from the City of Portland that they want to double down on their outdoor dining patios, plazas and carfree public space programs. In this episode, host Jonathan Maus shares clips from remarks made at the press conference (which was held on Pride Plaza, a 2-block section of carfree street on SW Harvey Milk Street)...
Women of the E-bike Revolution
March 09, 2022 15:52 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBIt was International Women's Day when I edited this episode and what better subject to explore than the impact the e-bike revolution is having on women. In historical terms, the skyrocketing popularity of e-bikes among women feels a bit like a deja vu. At the turn of the 20th century, as the and price and safety of these magical, human-powered machines improved and the bicycling craze swept Europe and America, it had a profound effect on women. Bicycles leveled the mobility playing fiel...
The People Behind Oregon's Best Bike Rides
March 01, 2022 16:03 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBAs I edited this episode and I work on our stories I often think that bicycling doesn't really matter right now. I mean, I know that riding bikes always matters to some people in some ways... But with so many more serious things going on it can feel not just less important, but talking and creating content about bicycling can even feel insensitive given all the other more serious things going in people's lives right now. But for many of us who are lucky enough enough to be able to do so, kn...
Shop Talk: Joel and Barb Grover of Splendid Cycles
February 22, 2022 22:07 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBThis week we've got another installment in our Shop Talk series and I'm excited to welcome Splendid Cycles co-owners Barb and Joel Grover. This duo has been working in the local bike scene since the 1980s and came up through the ranks as employees of Bike Gallery, which was one of the largest bicycle retail chains in the country. Joel was a product analyst and buyer for many years at Bike Gallery and when cargo bikes first came on the scene in the U.S. in the mid to late aughts, he and Barb ...
Bike Theft Superhero Bryan Hance
February 15, 2022 22:16 - 56 minutes - 78 MBThis week's guest is Bike Index co-founder Bryan Hance. Bike Index has listed over 730,000 bikes since it was founded in 2013 and has become a formidable force in the battle against bike thieves — and Hance is its heart and soul. In December 2021 Hance and the Bike Index team published a report on a case they'd spent 10 months working on that involved 100s of bike thefts in Colorado and a Facebook marketplace store based in Mexico named Alexander's Bikes. In our interview, you'll learn ...
Shop Talk: Tom Martin of TomCat Bikes
February 08, 2022 22:45 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBHost Jonathan Maus: Ever since I got seriously into cycling in my freshman year of college or so, I've loved hanging out at bike shops. My friends and I were huge shop rats back in the day, and as I record more of these Shop Talk episodes, I'm realizing how much I've missed it. Getting to know and chat with people like my guest this week, Tom Martin of TomCat Bikes on SE Milwaukie and Powell, is a big reason why. So much of what we think of as "local bike culture" exists in and/or comes...
Oregon State Representative Khanh Pham
February 02, 2022 22:35 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBAfter a short break I'm really happy to be back at the mic and cannot wait to share this interview with Oregon State Rep Khanh Pham. Rep Pham is a former community organizer who's worked with OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon and the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO). Most recently she was a founding member of the coalition that created the Portland Clean Energy Fund and she continued that momentum by playing a major role in passing three clean energy bills in her first sessi...
Veteran Advocate and New Portlander Cathy Tuttle
January 12, 2022 18:37 - 1 hour - 84 MBFor this episode, host Jonathan Maus caught up with veteran advocate and recent Portland transplant Cathy Tuttle. Cathy has been an activist for climate change, transportation, and healthy cities for over 30 years and has long list of accomplishments and awards for her work as a community organizer, nonprofit founder (Seattle Neighborhood Greenways) and city staffer. In 2019 she ran for a seat on Seattle City Council and tied for third in a crowded race. Last summer, this 65-year-old, self-d...
Sellwood Cycle Repair Owner Erik Tonkin
January 05, 2022 14:30 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this episode we hear from Erik Tonkin, the owner of Sellwood Cycle Repair who celebrates his 30th anniversary with the shop this year. We first wanted to have Erik on the show as part of our Shop Talk series, but then realized there was much more to talk about than just running a business. In this interview, you’ll learn how he got his start in the local bike industry, why he seriously considered running for a seat on Portland City Council in 2015, and you’ll even hear him say there’s a...
Shop Talk: Community Cycling Center and Bikes for Humanity
December 22, 2021 20:33 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBWe're just about to sign off for the week to enjoy the holiday (and my daughter turns 19 tomorrow!), but before we take a break I wanted to share the work of people and organizations who are making the season brighter for people in need. I loved talking to shop owners last month for our first Shop Talk series episode. This time I talked to two local nonprofits — Bikes for Humanity and Community Cycling Center — that provide bikes for the community, but have a much different approach. They ...
City Council Candidate Vadim Mozyrsky
December 13, 2021 16:24 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBShow notes: Last week we shared an interview with Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. This week we hear from one of the candidates who wants her seat: Vadim Mozyrsky. Mozyrsky is an administrative law judge who specializes in disability law (and sees improving city policy for people with disabilities as one of his top priorities if elected). He lives in the Goose Hollow neighborhood and, while he's a relative newcomer to local politics, he's well-known in civic circles for his ser...
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
December 06, 2021 18:39 - 1 hour - 88 MBIn this episode, we hear from Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. Hardesty was elected in 2018 and became the first Black woman to ever sit on Portland's five-member city council. In January of this year Mayor Ted Wheeler put her in charge of the transportation bureau. It was a surprising choice, given that Hardesty had never expressed an interest in the bureau and up until that time was mostly known for her politics and activism around policing, government accountability, and racial...
From Trauma to Triumph: The Story of Felipe Nystrom
December 01, 2021 23:43 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn this episode, we hear the story of Portlander Felipe Nystrom. Please be advised of this content warning: This episode includes mentions of physical and sexual abuse, suicide, and descriptions of excessive drug and alcohol use. We first first heard about Felipe's story in fall of 2019 and he and our host, BikePortland founder and editor Jonathan Maus, got together for an interview in July of that year. For various reasons, we never shared the story on BikePortland and it's been naggin...
What are Portland Bike Riders Grateful For?
November 22, 2021 23:27 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBFor this short and sweet episode, host Jonathan Maus (founder and editor of BikePortland) tried something new: On-the-bike interviews with random riders. He grabbed his recorder and a mic, hopped on his trusty Tern HSD e-bike and rode up alongside complete strangers to ask one basic question: What about biking in Portland are you grateful for? Almost every person stopped and smiled and was happy to chat. He talked to people of all ages and riding styles. "I've gotten pretty cynical from my...
Casey Kulla: Yamhill County Commissioner and Candidate for Governor
November 16, 2021 14:53 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBFor this episode, host Jonathan Maus (BikePortland Founder and Editor) sat down with Yamhill County Commissioner and candidate for Oregon Governor, Casey Kulla. We first met commissioner Kulla in December 2020 when he was embroiled in a debate about the Yamhelas Westsider Trail, a rail-trail project he pushed for strongly, only to see it stopped in February of this year when he found himself on the losing end of a 2-1 vote, with his fellow commissioners fueled by the opposition of dozens of ...
Shop Talk: Surviving Covid and the Boom
November 12, 2021 00:42 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBIn this episode, I'll share conversations I had this week with two Portland bike shop owners. The first is Brad Parker from Metropolis Cycles on North Williams Avenue and the second is Cassie Hidalgo, the owner of Gladys Bikes on NE Alberta. As we move further away from the peak of the pandemic, I wanted to circle back with shop owners who've been at the front lines of a tumultuous 20 months. First Covid hit and they had no idea what the future would hold. Then before they coucatch their br...
Shop Talk: Surviving Covid and the Boom (Part 1)
November 12, 2021 00:42 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBIn this episode, I'll share conversations I had this week with two Portland bike shop owners. The first is Brad Parker from Metropolis Cycles on North Williams Avenue and the second is Cassie Hidalgo, the owner of Gladys Bikes on NE Alberta. As we move further away from the peak of the pandemic, I wanted to circle back with shop owners who've been at the front lines of a tumultuous 20 months. First Covid hit and they had no idea what the future would hold. Then before they coucatch their brea...
Catching Up With Vivian Satterfield
October 27, 2021 16:44 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBIn this episode, our host (BikePortland Editor and Publisher Jonathan Maus) talks with Vivian Satterfield, one of Portland's busiest advocates whose work happens mostly behind the scenes as a member of many of the key committees, coalitions and task forces that shape local and regional transportation policies. Vivian is director of strategic partnerships at Verde NW, a nonprofit based in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood that "builds environmental wealth through social enterprise, o...
Matt Glazewski and Portland Climate Change Politics
October 21, 2021 20:18 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBIn this episode, BikePortland editor and publisher Jonathan Maus talks with Matt Glazewski about the politics of climate change in Portland. Matt is a climate expert with 15 years of government experience who's worked on disaster resiliency projects at the local, regional and federal levels. He's worked with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and the National Weather Service where he once briefed a U.S. cabinet secretary. He also helped draft the first Climate Action Pla...
Journalist Ryan Packer and the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project
October 18, 2021 18:45 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBIn this episode I spoke to Ryan Packer, a journalist based in Seattle who covers transportation issues for The Urbanist. Their name might sound familiar, because Ryan is also BikePortland's special correspondent on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project, or what we often refer to around here as Columbia River Crossing 2.0. Ryan recently visited Portland, so I thought it'd be fun to sit down, talk a little shop about what it's like to be an advocacy journalist in the transportation space...
Michelle DuBarry Lost Her Child to Traffic Violence
October 12, 2021 18:51 - 44 minutes - 61 MBIn this episode host Jonathan Maus (BikePortland's editor and publisher) talks to north Portland resident and Families for Safe Streets volunteer Michelle DuBarry. Michelle and her family have endured the ultimate sacrifice in the War Against Cars. In 2010, Michelle's husband Eric and her son Seamus were walking across the intersection of North Interstate and North Lombard when a man driving a car struck both of them. Eric sustained minor injuries, but Seamus died in the hospital a day late...
Marley Blonsky and Kailey Kornhauser on Fat Phobia, Feminism, and How Not to Heckle
October 05, 2021 13:30 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBIn this episode, BikePortland's Maritza Arango takes over the mic for a conversation with Marley Blonsky and Kailey Kornhauser. Marley and Kailey are building a platform around All Bodies on Bikes, which is not only the name of their Shimano-sponsored documentary film that's been viewed over 230,000 times on YouTube, it's also the name of the nationwide nonprofit devoted to making the cycling world more inclusive of big-bodied bikers. Marley and Kailey are leading a "revolution of inclusion...
Pedalpalooza Memories
September 27, 2021 20:20 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBBikePortland Editor & Publisher Jonathan Maus attended the Pedalpalooza Ride Leader and Volunteer Appreciation party and asked seven ride leaders — Maria Schur, Madi Carlson, Shawne Martinez, Sumi Malik, Michael Mann, Eric Martinez, and Armando Luna — for their fondest memories. For the uninitiated, Pedalpalooza is an annual festival of free bike rides that's been held in Portland since 2004. The 2021 version was three months long and had a whopping 615 rides! Music for this episode is by...
Tom Flood vs Big Auto
September 21, 2021 21:15 - 30 minutes - 42 MBThis week we talk about the all-powerful car lobby, from someone who's on the front lines of the all powerful bike lobby. Tom Flood (@TomFlood1 on Twitter) used to work in the advertising industry and helped car companies sell their products. Then he started biking with his kids and a light bulb went off. These days he entertains a massive online audience with ads of his own — short videos that focus on what he calls the absurdity of the everyday dangers and sacrifices our children and all...
Portland's 2030 Bike Plan With Activist Catie Gould
September 15, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this episode we take stock of the Portland Bike Plan for 2030. Haven't heard of it? Well, that's not your fault. While it took a huge multi-year effort from hundreds of advocates, dozens of city staff, and several key elected officials to create it and get it adopted at City Council back in 2010, it hasn't lived up to its promise. Instead of making Portland a quote, "Healthy Community with vibrant neighborhoods and bicycles everywhere!" as proclaimed across the cover of the plan, it h...
Behind the Scenes with the Cast of Bike Play
September 09, 2021 07:35 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBBike Play is one of the most amazing events of Pedalpalooza. It's been a part of the summer bike festival every year since 2009 and has become a favorite to many. It's open-air theater, a group bike ride, and public space activism all wrapped up into one very entertaining, community-building event. BikePortland's Maritza Arango sat down with three members of the cast; Kristopher Mahoney-Watson, Nick Fenster, and Noelle Eaton. They shared how the play comes together, their best memories, big...
State Rep Khanh Pham at Youth vs ODOT Rally
September 03, 2021 20:07 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode we hear from Oregon State Representative Khanh Pham. Pham was just elected to office back in November and represents House District 46 which stretches from Interstate 84 to Mt. Scott and from about Laurelhurst Park to just east of I-205. She's garnered several headlines on BikePortland recently for her leadership in calling on the state of Oregon to invest more in 82nd Avenue. Pham lives in the Jade District and brings a lot of personal understanding and urgency around 82nd ...
Ride Organizer and School Principal Nichole Watson
September 01, 2021 05:20 - 15 minutes - 21 MBThis episode is a conversation with Prescott Elementary School Principal Nichole Watson. I first met Nichole in June 2020, during the height of the racial justice protests and just a few months into the Covid outbreak. I was on the Black Girls Do Bike Ride and Nichole was one of the co-organizers of the event. When I first met Nichole at that ride we had a great chat and I loved what she said about why it was so important for Black people — and especially Black women and especially "curvy...