I’m throwing in the towel.
After four years of writing for BikePortland, and almost as long moderating your comments, I’m pretty worn out. That’s about 150 stories, and a hundred or so “Comment of the Week” posts.
And I’ve loved it. Writing for BikePortland is not something I ever planned for or expected to do, or even knew I wanted to do, but I so appreciate that Jonathan took a risk and gave me this opportunity.
The timing is right for me to step back. I’ve covered the Southwest in Motion roll-out, Capitol Highway and other southwest projects, active transportation policy, the rose lanes, TriMet’s Forward Together plan, charter reform, the election results, and land use. To be honest, I don’t expect much more to be happening, transportation-wise, in the near to medium future in southwest Portland. (Probably some big announcement will come out next week just to put a point on me not knowing what I am talking about.)
Last year I joined the board of SWTrails and I plan to step up my involvement with that group. So I’ll still be around, and might even contribute a post or two — just like other occasional contributors.
A couple words about Jonathan. It’s been a pleasure for me to work with him. He’s an excellent editor, and I was surprised to discover how much I like being edited. I have also learned a lot from him about how to put together a news story. Thank you Jonathan, and here’s to spending time with you in the queues.
And to all you commenters, I really did read all your comments, and enjoyed it for the most part. BikePortland has a good thing going with our comments sections and I think BP is one of the few places on internet where commenters can have meaningful conversations with people they might not completely agree with. Keep it up, and go easy on JM, moderating well is a lot of work.
Adios!
Come and hang out with Lisa at Bike Happy Hour tonight! 3:00 – 6:00 pm at Migration Brewing on N Williams Ave.
Thanks for reading.
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Inspiring work over the years! Best wishes with your upcoming projects.
We’ll miss you!
Lisa, Aloha and Aloha!
I have enjoyed your deeper planning issues analysis, and will miss it.
I will miss your writing, your tolerant and patient views and your contributions to the comments A LOT! I really enjoyed your perspective as you are so involved in local affairs, your extensive literary knowledge led me to some great reads and the fascinating tidbits of information of your world travels would always have me dreaming of cafes and civilized conversation. Good luck and best wishes with all you will be doing!
Many thanks to Lisa for her moderation skills, professionalism, and thorough explanations of complex issues – and mostly, thank you for throwing light on SW ped/bike issues. The details might be different, but the issue is the same as other neighborhoods: getting somewhere safely without a car.
A sad day for the readers, Lisa. Thanks for all the hard work you’ve put in on your stories and your other activities for BikePortland. As someone embedded in the agency world, I’m going to miss your in-depth coverage of issues that really matter to those of us traveling around by bike and also looking to make transportation improvements a reality. All the best to you!
Sorry to hear that you are stepping down from BikePortland. You provided great coverage on complicated topics. I appreciate that you understand the unique issues of SW Portland. Thanks!
Thanks Lisa! I have really learned a lot from your excellent writing and I have enjoyed your dedication to the BikePortland enterprise!
I’ve only been following on this site for a while, but I’ve always appreciated your views and contributions. Best of luck going forward!
Thanks for the work and the time, you’ll be missed!