Olivia Clark was the top vote getter in Council District 4 (everything west of Willamette River and small portion of Southeast including Sellwood). She's also a possible pick for City Council President. No matter how you slice it, her impressive background in and out of government means she will likely be a consequential member of the new, 12-member Council.

In this interview (recorded in the BikePortland Shed on Friday, December 20th), you'll learn about her background (she's toured by bike with Adventure Cycling and has done several Cycle Oregon rides), and her her policy and political perspectives.

Olivia Clark Campaign Website

Happy Friday everyone. It sure was nice to have Eva back in The Shed after a few week holiday hiatus. This episode was meaty! Here are a few of the things we talked about:

• "How'd She Get There?" segment was Sellwood to Lake Oswego (including some very scary options).
• Why Eva is creeped out by lobster-style bike gloves (something about the devil).
• Michael Reiss and his amazing leaf sweeping work.
• Why I think it's time for PBOT to privatize bike lane maintenance
• I went on a huge rant about all the Vision Zero drama going on with PBOT, the PPB, and so on.
• The 82nd Ave Plan that was just adopted at City Council and why some transportation advocates don't like it.
• Why pitting bikes against transit (like PBOT is doing on 82nd) is a no good, very bad idea.
• The new Bike Happy Hour location on N Williams Ave.
• Closure of Cynergy E-Bikes
• And more.

Thanks for listening!

Get cozy and listen and/or watch the latest chat between BikePortland Editor and Publisher Jonathan Maus (hi, that's me!) and Bike Loud Board Chair and former bike shop owner Eva Frazier.

Here's a taste of this week's banter and helpful links:

• What's up with all the leaves in bike lanes and why the issue is challenging for advocates.
• How'd She Get There? OMSI to Gateway Green: Eva and I discuss the best bike route from Central Eastside to Gateway.
• Cranksgiving is this Sunday! Eva will be there helping organize.
• My impressions of TriMet's new ramp at Hollywood Transit Center — which is not a "bike ramp" because that is "ableist ideology".
• Bike Happy Hour promo - And yes we're meeting next week 11/27 even though it's a "blacked out" holiday week.
• Bike shop news updates and the new "Secret" bike shop on Hawthorne from the inimitable Starmichael Bowman.
• How the Tillamook/Hancock neighborhood greenway works through a plaza in Hollywood
• Our frustration with the new signal on NE Going and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
• What's up with the bumpy pavement on Tillamook and Ankeny greenways?!
• KGW called out drivers parking in bike lanes!

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I already did a story, video and photo gallery from the World Day of Remembrance event that took place in front of Portland City HAll this past Sunday, but there were some things said by incoming city council members and by a Portland Bureau of Transportation staffer that I really wanted to underscore.

This episode includes audio clips from four speakers at that event with my takeaways interspersed in between.

You'll hear from:

• Clay Veka, PBOT Vision Zero Coordinator
• Mitch Green, District 4 Councilor-elect
• Tiffany Koyama Lane, D3 Councilor-elect
• Angelita Morillo, D3 Councilor-elect
• Steve Novick, D3 Councilor-elect

Links:

• World Day of Remembrance event coverage on BikePortland (11/18/24)
• Portlands new city council bodes well for bicycling (BikePortland 11/12/24)

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Notable bike bus leader and co-founder of nonprofit Bike Bus World Sam "Coach" Balto is our guest this episode. He and BikePortland's Jonathan Maus talked all things bike bus, including: Sam's motivation to get into this work, how his background as a camp counselor is such an asset to leading kids on bike rides, barriers faced by some bike bus leaders, how to respond to concerns about equity, the path toward bike bus global domination, and more.

Links:

• Balto's "Red Cup Project" tactical urbanism work in Portland (BikePortland 2019)
• Video and recap of his first-ever bike bus in Portland on Earth Day 2022 (BikePortland)
• Bike Bus World
• Federal grant for bike buses in north Portland (BikePortland, 11/15/24)

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Eva Frazier and Jonathan Maus are back with another fun and illuminating weekly chat. This week:

• Eva shared her experience leading a vigil and meeting the mother of Damon Cousins, who was killed while bicycling on October 21st in northeast Portland.
• We talk a little about the election and my intention to lean into local.
• I share my experience at Mayor-elect Keith Wilson's acceptance speech
• Why it's OK to critique memes about old white men winning Portland elections.
• "How'd She Get There?" segment - Peninsula Park to Roosevelt HS and how I got there in just 12 minutes!
• I rode to Hillsdale and lived to tell about it.
• Update on BikeLoud's Bike Lane Sweeper and why we both think bike lane sweeping should be privatized. Come on someone, make it a business!
• I get mad about Forest Park and how terrible it is for biking and how it should be better.

Thanks for listening!

We need more butts on bikes! It's a big problem that folks aren't seeing our bike lanes full of happy people cycling. Eva Frazier and I (Jonathan Maus) get into how we can get folks to stop driving so much and several other topics in this week's episode.

The "How'd She Get There?" segment is all about NoPo and Kelley Point Park. And Eva and I share what type of rainy weather rider we are.

Thanks for listening!

*Note: The audio on this episode sounds different than usual because I'm exploring wireless mics to make the chats in The Shed more comfortable. Thanks for your patience as I iron out various audio/visual issues in our new recording space!*

Eva Frazier and I (Jonathan Maus) are back on our Friday thing. I tried to stump Eva with a route and we had fun talking about the best way to get from Slabtown (NW 21st and Thurman) to Lone Fir Cemetery (SE Stark and 22nd or so).

We also talked about a disturbing set of videos I've received from someone who lives on NE Glisan and documented Monday's fatal collision in addition to many others of drivers behaving badly on that same few blocks.

What will it take to get drivers and the general public to wake the-fuck up about the need to drive safely?

And we share the lowdown on some fun and spooky Halloween-themed rides this weekend and on Hallow's Eve Thursday.

Have a great weekend and we'll see you back here next week.

If you are filling out your ballot this week and want some help getting to know the candidates, here's all the BikePortland election coverage so far.

Welcome to Ballot Banter! A new series where we talk about each city council district (and the Mayor's race) in depth with me, your BikePortland Podcast host Jonathan Maus, and a special guest.

For District 3, I welcomed none other than author, CEO, bike planner, and community leader Mia Birk into the Shed. Mia put Portland on the map as a cycling city with her work at the City of Portland in the 1990s, then went on to found Alta Planning, Alta Bike Share and now works as coach and consultant for founders. Mia has lived in D3 for over 30 years.

Mia is also part of 12 For PDX, a group of advocates who vetted city council candidates and produced a voters guide and made endorsements that appear in the official Multnomah County Voters Pamphlet. Mia and I talked about all the viable candidates in D3 and she shared who they endorsed in the race.

Remember this is now a video podcast, so you can watch it on our YouTube channel or in your podcast player if it supports video.

Links:

• Rose City Reform D3 Candidate Page
• D3 endorsements from The Oregonian
• D3 endorsements from The Willamette Week
• D3 endorsements from The Portland Mercury
• Small Donor Elections D3 funding and contributions database
• BikePortland 2024 Election Coverage

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Welcome to Ballot Banter! A new series of episodes where we talk about each city council district (and the Mayor's race) in depth with me, your BikePortland Podcast host Jonathan Maus, and a special guest.

For District 2, I invited business owner and cycling advocate Kiel Johnson into the Shed to talk about this intriguing district. We recorded this episode October 23rd.

Remember this is now a video podcast, so you can watch it on our YouTube channel or in your podcast player if it supports video.

Links:

• Small Donor Elections D2 database
• Rose City Reform D2 Candidate Page
• D2 endorsements from The Oregonian
• D2 endorsements from The Willamette Week
• D2 endorsements from The Portland Mercury
• BikePortland 2024 Election Coverage

BikePortland is community journalism. We need community support to survive. Please become a paid subscriber today!