About BikePortland
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The Story
“A focal point for Portland cyclists.”
— The New York Times
BikePortland.org is a daily news source that covers the Portland bike scene. From street-level activism to the backrooms of City Hall — we cover the culture, personalities, businesses, breaking news, and important advocacy issues that define America’s most bike-friendly city.
Ollerenshaw at the 2008 Twilight Criterium.
(Photo © Ethan Jewett)
The site was created by Jonathan Maus as the “Bike Fun” blog on OregonLive.com (the website for the Oregonian newspaper) in April 2005. Jonathan is a self-trained journalist and photographer who formerly worked as a PR and media relations consultant for a variety of individuals, organizations, and businesses.
The “Bike Fun” blog began as an informal way for Jonathan to share his daily experiences in the dynamic Portland bike scene. As his interest for local bike culture grew, Jonathan left OregonLive.com after three months and launched his own site, BikePortland.org.
BikePortland.org was a labor of love until 2007, when Jonathan decided to quit his consulting business and devote himself to to the site full-time. Now, with thousands of daily subscribers and visitors, the site has grown into one of the most influential and authoritative bike news sites in the country.
“An excellent independent site for cycling information.”
— The Oregonian
Our Team
24 hours news tip hotline: (503) 706-8804
Jonathan Maus (Founder / Editor-in-Chief)
Contact: jonathan at bikeportland dot org
Elly Blue (Managing Editor)
Contact: elly at bikeportland dot org
BikePortland.org is a team effort. Managing Editor Elly Blue was hired in November 2008 to assist in the daily operation of the business, organize events, edit contributor articles, and write stories of her own.
Several other people in the community help make BikePortland possible, including:
- Freelance journalist Libby Tucker writes for our In-Depth section.
- Marion Rice writes a Family Biking column and assists with business development.
- Brad Nelson is our events coordinator.
- Other contributors include Jessica Roberts, Robert Pickett, and others.
- Business intern J.R. Reed and news intern Dan Liu work tirelessly on stories, photos, research, merchandise, and the many other details that make this business run. We’re always on the lookout for good interns — details here.
- Our advertisers, subscribers, and individual contributors make the site possible through their financial support. Thank you!
BikePortland.org is the business name of Pedaltown Media, Inc., a private corporation registered in the state of Oregon.
BikePortland in the News
Photo by: Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian
BikePortland.org is regularly featured in media outlets in Portland and beyond. Here are a few (before we stopped keeping track!):
- BikePortland earns strong praise in Oregon Business Magazine’s January 2009 cover story on Portland’s “Bicycle Industrial Complex”.
- (5/16/08) BikePortland.org gets a nice mention in an article about National Bike Month in The USA Today.
- Mentioned in the New York Times Newspaper and linked to from NYTimes.com. Read it here (reg. required)
- Justin Berger with Momentum Magazine (from Vancouver BC), did a nice profile of me in their August 2007 issue.
- I got Pez’d! Pez Cycling News is one of the top pro bike racing news websites. Check out the interview.
- Cover story in the June ‘07 issue of Oregon Cycling Magazine: “The Hub Bub About BikePortland.org”“
- Front page story in the Oregonian newspaper: Blogger rallies the biking faithful, and City Hall Blinks - 5/10/07 (PDF, 900 KB)
- In March of 2007, I was honored to receive an Alice B. Toeclips Award from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Here’s the video of my introduction and acceptance speech.
- BikePortland.org was named “Site of the Day” by VeloNews magazine on 3/22/07 (screenshot, 380 KB JPEG)
- BikePortland.org was named “Site of the Month” by U.K.-based Cycling Plus magazine (download, 31 KB JPEG)
We Need Your Support
We rely on support from readers, businesses, and organizations to maintain and improve the quality of this site. We have had a major impact on biking in Portland, Oregon, and beyond and we need your support to keep it going. Contrary to what you might think, we cannot support our work solely on advertisements (nor do we want to keep adding banner ads to make ends meet).
Thank you for your support.
