4/16: Quick update on my condition: After posting the Monday Roundup yesterday, things went downhill. Had a really bad day. Feeling better today, but I don't think Bike Happy Hour is a good idea. I'll miss everyone and will definitely see you next week. Thanks for all your support 🙏. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor

Podcast: Former Metro President and TransitCenter ED David Bragdon

As a veteran of Metro Council (Portland’s regional planning authority) — including a seven-year stint as president from 2003 to 2010 — David Bragdon has been around the block when it comes to Oregon transportation politics. And for the past decade he’s been executive director of TransitCenter, a nonprofit foundation that funds and conducts research … Read more


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Metro’s Bragdon to take job in New York City

Bragdon was an active supporter of active transportation projects and initiatives.(Photos © J. Maus) [via The Oregonian] Metro announced this morning that Council President David Bragdon has been hired as Sustainability Director for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Here’s a snip from a statement just released by Metro: “Beginning in mid-September, Bragdon will serve … Read more


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Metro’s ‘Connecting Green’ trail effort off and running

Metro Council president David Bragdon addressing members of his Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails at their inaugural meeting earlier this month.(All photos © J. Maus) With an impressive first meeting of their Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails and a new video (watch it below) for their Connecting Green initiative, Metro’s ambitious effort to “create the … Read more