Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Seeking a national legal standard to ensure traffic justice
Rep. Jim Oberstar, speakingat the opening night dinner.(Photo © J. Maus) Representative Jim Oberstar (D-MN) — the man whose passion for Safe Routes to Schools helped establish it as a national priority in America — is now throwing his energy behind a new idea. And, as Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that … Read more
Sec. LaHood: “You have a full partner at the US DOT”
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood addressed the National Bike Summit this morning.(Photos © J. Maus) Ray LaHood, President Obama’s Transportation Secretary kicked off the opening plenary at the National Bike Summit this morning. LaHood, sporting the ubiquitous bike pin, made it clear that he symbolizes a new era of cooperation between the U.S. Department … Read more
LaHood and the potential for livable communities
We’ll hear from TransportationSecretary Ray LaHood tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, President Obama’s Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will address the 2009 National Bike Summit. When LaHood was announced as Obama’s pick back in December, many in the bike movement didn’t really have much to say about him. He’s been a strong supporter of rail, but … Read more
Kids will take Safe Routes message to City Hall
A politician’s worst nightmare. Kidical Mass storming City Hall.(Photos © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) plans to use their monthly “Kidical Mass” ride as way to send a clear message to City Council about their upcoming budget: Find more money for the city’s Safer Routes to Schools program. Hoping it is seen as, … Read more
Summit starts with lessons from Copenhagen
Roger Geller (L) and the bike program manager for the City of Copenhagen, Andreas Rohl.(Photos © J. Maus) The 2009 National Bike Summit kicked off tonight with a pep rally of sorts, and the head cheerleader was Andreas Rohl, bike program manager for the city of Copenhagen. For the uninitiated, Copenhagen is the world class … Read more
BTA issues formal opposition to bike registration bill
“The costs of providing facilities to accommodate and encourage bicycling are minimal in comparison to the value derived by reducing the impacts of our present reliance on motor vehicles for transportation.”— from the BTA’s statement The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) issued a press release today stating their formal opposition to a proposal that would require … Read more
Alice Awards red carpet photos and recap
An estimated 750 came out to toast the BTA.(Photos © J. Maus) Saturday’s Alice Awards gala had all the glitz, glamour, and inspiration you’d expect when 750 of Oregon’s biking superstars get together to toast their collective success. Since most of the crowd are used to meeting up at bike events and work meetings, many … Read more
Headed to DC for the National Bike Summit
A self-portrait while walking the halls on Capitol Hill last year. Tonight (at midnight, love those red-eyes) I’ll get on my Bike Friday Tikit and ride to the airport for my annual pilgrimage to Washington D.C. for the National Bike Summit. This will be my fourth year in a row attending the event and I’m … Read more
Bike parking, smoother bike lanes, and more; a federal stimulus funding wrap-up
TriMet requested (and received) $1 million in federal stimulus funds to build secure bike parking facilities (like the one shown above) at their Beaverton and Sunset Transit Centers.(Drawing: Steve Durrant/Alta Planning + Design)
Weekend Open Thread
Does this qualify as awesome Alberta architecture?(Photo © J. Maus) There’s a ton of fun bike stuff to do this weekend. I’m too tired to list it all right now, but if you check the Shift Calendar you’ll be off to a good start. I’ll be escorting my lady to the BTA’s Alice Awards Saturday … Read more
A conversation with Rep. Krieger about his bike registration bill
“This is an opportunity for the bicyclists to start contributing to our roads… everybody needs to contribute to what’s there… if there were not bicycles we wouldn’t need bicycle lanes.” — Rep. Wayne Krieger Representative Wayne Krieger (R-Gold Beach) wants everyone who owns a bicycle in the state of Oregon to pay a mandatory, $54 … Read more