Podcast: TriMet bus driver Dan Christensen
He’s watched “the Portland channel on the big screen” from his bus seat for 16 years
interviews
Podcast: Why reading names of crash victims matters
Ever been to a transportation-related government committee meeting where someone reads the names of recent traffic victims? It’s a practice that has become more common in Portland in recent years as agencies have adopted Vision Zero campaigns. I’m at meetings where this happens relatively often. It’s done at the outset of a meeting and I … Read more
Podcast: Portland’s Cycling Decline
The sooner we face the facts, the sooner we will get back on track.
Keith Liden reflects on 30 years of bike advocacy in Portland
Keith Liden is a southwest Portland-based active transportation advocate and land use planner who has been a regular participant in local transportation circles ever since he caught the bug on the advisory committee for the city’s first Bicycle Master Plan, adopted in 1996. More recently, he has served on several advisory committees: the Portland Bicycle … Read more
Interview-by-bike with Breakfast on the Bridge volunteer Lily Karabaic
For the past 15 years, Hollywood neighborhood resident Lily Karabaic has woken up around 4:00 am on the last Friday of every month. Like you, the first thing she does is make coffee. Unlike you, she makes 42 cups. And then she straps a percolator, a few dozen donuts (a vegan sampler from Doe Donuts), … Read more
An interview with Metro Council candidate Terry Preeg Riggsby
“I think it’s a responsibility for Metro to do as much as it can to bring in federal dollars rather than continuing to go back to voters for another ballot measure.”
