really wonderful reflections here from a local organizer I have a ton of respect for! Thank you Jessica.

thanks for being there Brandon! Such a great night and feeling grateful for all the love and support. And the beer! So good. They sold 10 cases and 2 kegs in 5 hours!

Really hope you can make it on Wednesday! bikeportland.org/2026/05/11/o...

going through old photos.. Can you believe this was just normal evening bike traffic on N Williams Ave in 2016? And look how full the bike parking at New Seasons was! work from home really changed so much about our streets.

Our 20 year party is coming together! It's 8 days away (Weds, 5/13). Meet folks from: Bike Farm, The Street Trust, NW Trail Alliance, Bike Loud PDX, Cycle Oregon, Oregon Trails Coalition, Strong Towns. Food, drinks, speakers, bike culture museum, BP photo gallery.... bikeportland.org/20years

Picking up my 4 year old neighbor from school on my bike today and i'm so excited about it!

Well, well, well if it isn’t Portland Metro Chamber caught red handed with a sloppy attempt at an anti-DSA red scare. Excellent investigative reporting by Alex Baumhardt to track the $ and make sure the culprits were clearly identified. Dirty politics is what we all know to expect from the PMC.

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Getting good feedback to my post yesterday. Spent my morning so far responding to all the commenters. bikeportland.org/2026/04/28/w...

It's Bike Happy Hour Day! (Weds, 4/29). I'll be hosting at Migration Brewing on N Williams Ave from 3-6 pm. Come out and tell me how BikePortland can help our city be better. Or just hang. I'm buying food for everyone at 4:30. Mic opens at 5:30 for announcements, speeches, etc. See you soon!

Been thinking a lot about what BikePortland might look like in the future and figured this was a good question to spur some feedback. What do you think? I don't want to do it all anymore, so what pieces should I pick back up? What pieces should I let others do? Any/all feedback welcome.

Yesterday I biked out to Migration Brewery in Gresham w @kielbybike.bsky.social to see our new Bike Happy Pale Ale being made 🍺. It’ll be released at our 20th anniversary party on May 13th at Migration on N Williams Ave! youtu.be/lJHVu078YtA

very cool. I'm a player support volunteer for this event, so I'll be out there making sure Councilor Avalos stays hydrated and comfy.

Comments on this reddit post were actually a lot less painful than I expected. Still rife with incorrect assumptions and things I completely disagree with, but also lots of folks standing up with facts and sentiments to support me and BP. www.reddit.com/r/Portland/c...

Some great context here for where I'm at right now. Thanks to Lily and OPB for putting it together.

Today's Portland postcard:

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Thinking a lot about the past lately. The other day I was starting at my old reporter notebooks in the Shed and thought of a fun way to share some Portland bike history.. Let's dive into one of them... www.instagram.com/reel/DXhy0pz...

That was fun. Had an online office hours guest just now who wasn't even born when I started BikePortland! And then the next person dropped into my virtual office while sitting in a kayak on the lake out at Smith & Bybee wetlands. 😎

And this Friday night, come join a conversation hosted by Oregon Humanities. I’ll share the stage w some amazing folks as we delve into the Big Questions. tomorrowtheater.org/movies/tough...

Beer is being brewed on Monday. 😲

Just wrapped a fun chat w @opb.org Weekend Edition host Lily Karabaic… We talked BikePortland past and future. And water skiing. 🤣🤣 Listen for it Saturday morning.

My 2022 photos of Sam Balto and his Alameda Bike Bus are easily the most reproduced images I've ever taken. Latest place I see it is in this ABC News video thumbnail. (and BTW my photos are free if used to help our community 😎) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsTj...

Here’s how I spent my weekend 🏀❤️😎

Just wrapped four great conversations with folks during my weekly virtual office hours. I'm so grateful for all the supportive words and thoughts from people who've read BP over the years!! Next week I'll open more office hour times and will encourage more folks to drop in. stay tuned.

Looking forward to hosting Bike Happy Hour next week (Weds 4/22). I'll post on the blog about it on Monday, but I'm hoping folks will show up and be ready to share thoughts about what the next chapter of BikePortland should look like. And/or just show up to chat and hang out as per usual. 😎

Someone just asked me if they should delete their BikePortland web shortcut. "Heck no!" I said. I am not shutting the site down or making it dormant. BikePortland will absolutely live on and publish again. What form that takes is what I'm working on. Stay tuned! 🙏

I've been thinking a lot about what comes next for me and BikePortland. Not sure yet, but feels good (and weird!) to get this out into the world.

hoping to have an epic open mic at this one. Maybe some of our legendary commenters will even come out of the shadows 🤣

Councilor Koyama Lane wants 25% of new revenue for Vision Zero. Councilor Zimmerman wants 12.5% for Vision Zero and 12.5% for a sidewalk-specific program. But almost everyone on council (only "no" so far being Ryan) wants the same thing: More funding for PBOT.

Note: I took this post down over the weekend. I'll share more when I can. Thanks for understanding.

Your turn @mayorkwilson.bsky.social. We have Sunday Parkways... now let's do more of them!

Good clip. Let’s ged rid of I-5 on the east bank and take our city back! Full interview here youtu.be/oFSUzEyCPH8?...

Orban has conceded! Magyar wins!! A victory for the world. A loss for authoritarians and MAGA.

Had to do it

PBOT included a section in the report to remind folks that there's still a lot of "energy and enthusiasm" around bikes in our city... especially around bike buses! Where would we be without the bike bus bright spot?!!

Great point. "Crash" to me is a loaded term. It connotes a mistake by the operator. And Suzette is right that this headline focuses on an innocent person who was killed by a driver that made a huge error. Imagine instead: "Driver kills vulnerable road user while making illegal u-turn"

Notable that police have cited the driver in this fatal collision with a scooter rider with Illegal U-Turn Contributing to an Accident and Careless Driving Causing Significant Injury Or Death To A Vulnerable Road User. Good to see VRU/Careless driving law used. www.portland.gov/police/news/...

Fingers crossed for Hungary. Best chance yet to get rid of Orban. 🤞

Tis the season when the Weekend Event Guide really shows off. Check out this amazing selection of options for the weekend... bikeportland.org/2026/04/09/w...

In 2022, PBOT blamed a motor failure and supply-chain issues in trying to replace it. Now the problem is recurring vandalism and the solutions are not easy. bikeportland.org/2026/04/08/e...

A clip from the Brandon Mullen interview where he shares why transportation is such a big part of his city council campaign platform. youtube.com/shorts/C70bW...

Now available on YouTube and our podcast feed. This was a fun conversation! If you want help wading through the D3 candidates, this is a must watch/listen.

Wouldn't it be cool of Google/Apple maps learned your trip time history so they could give accurate ETAs? Not everyone bikes the same speed, so why couldn't they figure out my typical biking speed and customize my results? Or if not, they should offer "slow/med/fast" options.

Don't miss the article about me and @bikeportland.org in the Portland Mercury!! Thanks to @taylorgriggs.bsky.social for putting it together and to @aaronkuehn.bsky.social for the amazing lead photo. 🙏🏻 www.portlandmercury.com/transportati...

Sure is odd how often a bicycle rider just happens to fall right as a driver comes past them. Every time I see a headline like this I think about how biased toward drivers our system is and how we can never ask the victim what happened. www.koin.com/local/marion...

On April 15, Portland City Council will consider a resolution focused on keeping the Inner Eastside Area Planning project moving forward. This is the resolution passed out of committee on March 12th (unanimously!) with huge support from our membership and coalition in the form of written testimony.

The @portlandmercury.com transportation issue is out today, in print and online! I edited this one (with the help of my amazing colleagues) and am very proud of it. Check it out for important transpo news, features on bike racing and skateboarding, and much more!! 🚲🚊🛹🛼

This is one of those things that I've reported on several times already and I've got a growing sense that something's gotta give re: advocates and pressure on the city to do something more substantial.

Prepping for interview in the Shed today with D3 City Council Candidate Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.bsky.social @mullen4pdx.com. He's got a pretty legit safe streets platform...