Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, contact me 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 paying subscriber.

BikePortland Articles by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Re-paving project will bring more traffic to Lincoln/Clinton bike streets

Be advised and expect increased motor vehicle traffic on SE Clinton (shown here) and Lincoln due to a construction detour.(Photo © J. Maus) A re-paving project will close two blocks of SE Division for two weeks beginning this Monday (12/6) later this month. The work, which the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced today, means … Read more


New anti-theft GPS bike tracker: What does our expert think?

Watch out thieves, there’s a GPS in there.(Photos: GPS Track This) [Via BikeBiz] Word is quickly spreading on the Interwebs tonight about what many have considered the Holy Grail of bike theft — a GPS tracker for bicycles. UK-based GPS Track This now offers (wholesale only at this point it seems) the “Spylamp Bicycle GPS … Read more


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Pedaling propaganda in new ‘Green Patriot Posters’ book

Artist: Jason Hardy(See more below) According to artist and founder of The Canary Project Edward Morris, the Green Patriot Posters project was launched to “create stronger, more broadly appealing imagery for the sustainability movement”. When he and his partners set up a website and asked designers to submit posters, they were intrigued by how many … Read more


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Metro wins national award from EPA for smart growth

Two Metro councilors — Kathryn Harrington and Robert Liberty — traveled to Washington D.C. yesterday to accept a National Award for Smart Growth Achievement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Metro was one of five communities to be recognized. They received the award in the “Policies, Programs, and Regulations” category specifically for their 2009 Making … Read more