Details emerge on two fatal crashes
New information about what happened, and old news about how local media covers this stuff.
Media
Portland bike theft expert takes down international crime ring
Hance worked four years on this one and gets his due with major media coverage.
PBOT director responds to record fatalities, budget woes, trust issues in radio interview
When the PBOT Director gets interviewed on Oregon Public Broadcasting, we should all pay attention.
The morning after: A look at media coverage of 33rd Avenue
Local media loves a trend story. And unfortunately PBOT’s trend isn’t great for bikes.
An opinion on ‘vehicular violence’ published in The Oregonian
“I’m fed up with having my safety threatened every time I leave my home.”
Bike safety 101: Let’s help folks feel better on their bikes
Help add to my responses in a recent interview where I was asked about bike safety in Portland.
Let’s set the record straight on Portland’s new ‘zero emission delivery zone’
So let’s get it straight: The sky isn’t falling, it’s just getting less toxic.
Media Critique: KGW’s take on driving at night
Surprisingly, the segment wasn’t really that bad
KGW’s lopsided, fear-mongering story about new bike lanes on Broadway
Our local media and business leaders should move past this tired and false narrative that bike lanes and bike riders are the source of their problems.
Cleveland High students satirize ODOT over handling of SE Powell Blvd
This post is an indictment of ODOT and shows how their reputation has transcended the realm of transportation advocates and is now part of popular culture.
Metro Council president has written a book on ‘Roadways for People’
The book, published by Island Press, is due out in December.
Portland’s bike bus featured on NBC Nightly News
After years of terrible national headlines that (inaccurately and unfairly in my opinion) portrayed Portland as a dysfunctional war-zone wasteland, last night there was a story that will help shift that narrative. The mighty Alameda Elementary School bike bus that Portlander Sam Balto launched back in April, was featured on NBC Nightly News, one of … Read more