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.

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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

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BikePortland Editor & Publisher Jonathan Maus and former bike shop owner and cycling advocate Eva Frazier talk the latest news and random bits of banter in this weekly show. Note that this is our first-ever episode recorded to video as well, so if you'd like the video version go see it on our BikePortland YouTube channel or watch it in your podcast player if it supports video.

In this episode:

• Two fatal cycling collisions in the same morning.
• Eva's East Portland ride.
• Why business is tough for small bike shops.
• Jonathan explains why people who use "e-bike" to describe e-mopeds/motorcycles is such a concern.
• BikeLoud's new Bike Buddy Program
• Where you can (and can't) bike on sidewalks — and why riding on sidewalks can be cool.

And much more!

Recorded Monday, 10/21/24

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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 4, I invited Lisa Caballero into the Shed to dish and debate about this intriguing district. We recorded this episode October 17th.

Links:

• Small Donor Elections D4 database
• Rose City Reform D4 Candidate Page
• D4 endorsements from The Oregonian
• D4 endorsements from The Willamette Week
• D4 endorsements from The Portland Mercury
• BikePortland 2024 Election Coverage

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Liv Osthus (also known as Viva Las Vegas) has surprised a lot of people with her campaign for mayor of Portland. She's a single mom, an author, a speaker, a singer, and she's held her current job as a professional stripper for the past 28 years.

In this interview she ranks her mayoral candidates, shares more about why she believes now is the right time for the Osthus Era to begin in Portland, tells us her personal mobility story, what she'd do to improve transportation in Portland, and much more.

Links:

• Liv Osthus campaign website
• Osthus on Rose City Reform Candidate Tracker
• Her Wikipedia page
• Her professional page

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