The Friday Profile: Brandon Rhodes, Lents’ new bike-powered grocer
By 2020, Brandon Rhodes predicts and hopes, Lents will finally have a grocery store. For now, it’s got him and his bike trailer.
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The Friday Profile: Shelley Oylear, Washington County’s eye on biking
Shelley Oylear, the only public employee in Washington County with the word bicycle in her job title, is the 36-year-old queen of having feet in two worlds.
The Friday Profile: Craftsman Jeff Lauten, maker of unicycles and cargo bike boxes
You wouldn’t think anybody would spend $750 on a hand-built box, he said. But people like what they like.
The Friday Profile: Portland’s idea man has a big plan for eastside biking
Two months before his 80th birthday, volunteer architect Jim Howell has designed his first transportation concept that features bikes.
Cyclocross interview series: OBRA Executive Director Kenji Sugahara
OBRA Executive Director Kenji Sugahara in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley in March 2012.(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the fourth installment in our series audio interviews with local cyclocross personalities. We’ve partnered with the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) to broadcast these interviews in advance of their 2013 Cyclocross Championship event coming … Read more
Cyclocross interview series episode three: Tina Brubaker
Tina Brubaker on the run-up at Alpenrose during the 2011 Cross Crusade.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Cyclocross interview series episode two: Brad Ross
It’s a dirty job, but Brad Ross likes to do it.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the second of six audio interviews with local cyclocross personalities and promoters that we’ll be sharing in the coming weeks. We’ve partnered with the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association to broadcast these interviews in advance of their 2013 Cyclocross Championship … Read more
Cyclocross interview series episode one: Molly Cameron
Molly Cameron, shown here racing in 2010, is a fixture on the local cyclocross scene. In addition to being an elite-level racer, she also owns Portland Bicycle Studio.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Interview with ODOT Director Matt Garrett (Part 2)
ODOT Director Matt Garrett, photographed in Salem.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
An interview with ODOT Director Matt Garrett (Part 1)
The director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Matt Garrett, in his office in Salem.(Photos © J. Maus)
An interview with mayoral candidate Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady, photographed in BikePortland’s downtown office.
An interview with mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith making a point during an interview in our downtown office.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project