Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)
Portland’s freeway fight gets its due with major story in The New York Times
It’s a huge day for Portland transportation reformers who want Oregon to more quickly adapt to a future where freeway expansions don’t happen and we finally break off our dysfunctional relationship with cars. Activists who’ve spent years fighting against the negative impacts of our region’s car overuse problem woke up to a major story in … Read more
County Sheriff Mike Reese calls for more traffic enforcement to stem tide of violence
“I would hope [the Portland Police Bureau] would reconstitute their traffic division and focus those resources in high crash corridors.”— Mike Reese, Multnomah County Sheriff
The City of Tigard really wants you to try an e-bike
There are a bunch of great events planned next month in Tigard as part of that city’s “Move 4 May” initiative, which they’re hosting in cahoots with their parks department and safe routes to school program. Among the events are several opportunities to test ride electric bikes. It’s yet another illustration that local governments see … Read more
A few of the faces and voices from YIMBYtown
There are a lot of interesting people here at YIMBYtown. We wish we could meet them all and share all their stories with you. Since that’s not possible, we wanted to share a few of the voices we’ve bumped into…
