Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Washington County Commissioner gets bike stolen from MAX
Washington CountyCommisionerDick Schouten.Photo: Wash. Co. Last November, Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten boarded the Blue Line MAX train at the Hatfield Government Center in Hillsboro. He hung his bike on a hook, sat down, and dozed off for just a few stops. By the time he opened his eyes, his bike was gone. Schouten filed … Read more
Oregon Bicycle Summit ends on poignant note
“We can’t leave this conference and go back to our silos.”–Tom Jefferson, husband of the late Jane Higdon, in a speech at the Oregon Bicycle Summit. Tom Jefferson, a soft-spoken and thoughtful cyclist from Eugene, was the final speaker at the Oregon Bicycle Summit. Jefferson is the husband of the late Jane Higdon, who was … Read more
Weekend recap: It’s Bike Season in Portland
Portland’s “Step it Up Ride” was part of a nationwide demonstration.Photo: Aaron Tarfman Bike Season has officially started in Portland. This past weekend was full of interesting and fun bike events for nearly every type of cyclist. Friday night kicked off with Filmed by Bike. I couldn’t make it this year so I’d love to … Read more
State Bicycle Recreation position faces cut
Iris Riggs at theOregon Bicycle Summit.File photo: 4/14/07 Important news from the Oregon Bicycle Summit… Iris Riggs (in photo) is Oregon’s first ever Bicycle Recreation Coordinator. She was hired last summer by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to help communities develop bicycle recreation resources, promote bicycle tourism, and more. According to the BTA, the … Read more
Oregon Handmade Bike Show coming in November
Andy Newlands, the man behind the recently founded Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association has announced the first annual Oregon Handmade Bike Show. The event will be invitation-only and is set for November 10, 2007 and it will be held at the Multnomah Athletic Club in the Goose Hollow area of southwest Portland. Newlands says he pitched … Read more
New York Times goes on a ride in Portland
It’s not very often that the venerable New York Times (third largest circulation newspaper in the U.S.) features Portland. And it’s even more rare that they ride bikes when they get here.