Hard to believe it’s been a year since my first post.
740 posts later I want to say thanks to all of you for your support and feedback.
Because of your participation, this site has had a real impact on the bike scene. Here are just some of things we’ve accomplished in the past 12 months:
- Helped the city design new bike signs.
- Engaged the City and Police in the bike theft issue.
- Recovered several stolen bikes.
- Encouraged more bike friendly policies from ODOT.
- Made it safer and more convenient to park your bike at the airport.
- Remembered and paid respects to a fallen friend.
We’ve also managed to have a lot of fun! From Breakfast on the Bridges to bike moves and the Chunkathalon, I’ve throroughly enjoyed sharing our creative and whacky bike culture and spreading our infectious brand of bike fun far and wide.
Thanks again and here’s to another great year…
If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter.
Yay, you, Jonathan! You’ve put so much heart and hard work into this. Thank *you*!
Happy Birfday BikePortland.org!
Grazie Jonathan for this great service.
I met you just before you started this and I remember telling you I was reading Bicycle Retailer news and you found that funny since I am not working in the industry, well you gave me something else to read and now it is local, so even better.
Thanks
Paolo
Jonathan:
Congratulations! Thank you for putting together a supurb site that supports the thriving cycling community in your city. Bravo!
Donna
Kryptonite
hurrah! i’ve been amazed at the energy and love you put into this site; you’re a great asset to the community. you even inspired me to start blogging, and that’s turned out to be a good thing even though you scoop me right and left!
Congratulations, Jonathon. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations Jonathan! And I echo the thanks for all the hard work and enthusiasm that you have put into the site. I find it simply remarkable that you can cover a puppet parade/bike move AND take on an ODOT bike ban all on the same page.
Maybe you should change your tag line to: “Kickin’ Ass Since 2005”
Keep up the great work.
i love bikeportland! my favorite was/is the craft fair!
Happy Birthday! The second website i visit everyday (after my email) is this one. You’ve done a great job with it and I look forward to seeing what you do in the future. Thanks for being one more piece of what makes portland bike culture so cool.
maybe another craft fair?!?
Congrats from Toronto Jonathan!
HappyBirthday BikePortland!
Woohoo!
Congratulations. Your hard work seems to be paying off for Portland cyclists.
Awesome. Here’s to many more!
Kudos for a job well-done.
Hey, Jonathan, what a great site. It’s my first visit and I’m impressed with the job you’re doing…it’s going on to my favorites list…
Jonathan,
Congratulations to you and the website…it is a great resource and conduit of information on one of the best things about Portland/Oregon life–biking!!!
Here’s to many more.
JB
Wow. Only a year? BikePortland has become such a staple in my life and the surrounding community that I don’t remember how we got along without it.
Thank you for giving the Portland bike scene an intelligent, cohesive voice. Here’s to a bright future!
Your work has become a transformational force in our city. I check the site daily and am continually impressed with the breadth and depth of the coverage, the balanced reporting, and the hard work that must be required to make BikePortland what it has become.
I also applaud you efforts to address the issue of bike theft, a topic near and dear to many who have lost their beloved steeds.
A great inspiration all over the world! Happy birthday…
Happy Birthday bikeportland.org & congrats Jonathan! I used the PAYPAL button to send a donation – keep it up!
Aww shucks, you guys are making me blush…really though, thanks for the kind words. I’m glad that you all read the site and take time to participate and add your voice to the issues.
We’re just getting started and there are great things ahead…
Jonathan has single handedly changed my opinion about blogs. They aren’t just for self-indulgant whiners anymore! (I kid).
Grats on a year, and here’s to the next five.
Hurray for bikeportland! It’s only right that the Best Real City for Bikes has the best bike blog in the universe. Thanks for moving here, Jonathan, and for your tireless, enthusiastic, fun-loving voice and presence in the bike scene!
Thank you for an excellent year of leading our focus and chronicling our community during one of our most exciting years since the year date had an 18 in the front of it.