BikePortland

Rode out to in Gresham today to see our Bike Happy Pale Ale being made! 🍺. and I met up w Migration co-founder Colin Rath for a tour and peek inside the vats. Getting hyped for the big release on May 13th at our 20th anniversary party!

Hi everyone! As part of my hiatus-ing, I’ve been thinking a lot about the past. All the cool stories and people I’ve met doing this weird job for so long. The other day while hanging in the Shed, I looked at my stack of old notebooks and thought, “What if I just opened one and started reading?” Then I thought, “What if I shared that in a video and told some stories about what I found?”. So I did.

I think this is a fun way to share some history and it helps my brain to recall these stories.

As you watch this one (which touches on a few weeks of October-November 2009), keep in mind this is just a few weeks of stories. From a panel of Europeans visiting Portland, to farmers in Washington County, local businesses, and handmade bike builders — it really shows the wide editorial scope of BikePortland. That was part of what I loved about the job back in the day.

If folks like this, I could do tons more. This is just a few pages from one notebook... and I’ve got about 30 more on the shelf! It feels good to recall the past right now as I try to figure out my future.

Thanks for all your support. Stay tuned and I’ll see you on the streets. 😎❤️💪🏻🙏🏻

The City of Portland’s annual tally of bike riders just came out today. Here’s a brief rundown of what and their 150 trained volunteers found after counting bike traffic at 342 locations citywide.

New interview with D3 City Council Candidate Brandon Mullen is now available on YouTube and wherever you get podcasts.

Mullen biked over to the BP Shed Yesterday and we talked about everything from basketball (we’re both huge fans) to budgets.

Don’t miss this conversation as you decide how to rank the candidates.

The new feature film, A Simple Machine, is an adaptation of a 2011 book written by Evan P Schneider. I sat down with Evan and the film’s director, Mark Alan Hoffman, to learn more about this very exciting project that puts Portland and a bicycle on the big screen!

The book and film are excellent and I cannot wait for the big premiere at Hollywood Theater on April 16th!

Catch full interview on YouTube.

Just a quick FYI FWIW: For the first time in history, every state on the West Coast of the United States has a department of transportation that is led by a woman. LFG!!

Happy International Women’s Month. 😁😎

Big news on the today. Project officials announced a phasing plan along with new cost estimates. Full story and links on the blog. Also a longer version of this video is on YouTube.

Don’t miss latest podcast episode featuring an interview with Exec Director Chuck Kenlan. I talked to Chuck this morning about the health of bike racing, their new transgender policy rule, big races to look forward to this season, and more.

Full interview available now on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

New podcast out now features my interview with Board Member and organizer Cameron Bennett.

We talked about the big legislative win they scored last session with passage of HB 4007 - a bill that changed legal e-bike riding age, makes it illegal to sell e-motos as e-bikes, and defines “micromobility device” in Oregon law for the first time.

Watch or listen to full episode on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.