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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Damn. Of all people, Kiel really understands what all the work was about. 🥹🥹🥹 Reading stuff like this makes me want to get bikeportland rolling again 🥰

BikeLoud without BikePortland
A letter from BikeLoud Vice Chair Kiel Johnson

It has been two and a half months since one of Portland's greatest bicycle advocates stepped away. If someone ever builds a museum about bicycling in Portland, Jonathan Maus deserves a statue.

BikeLoud began 12 years ago in the BikePortland comments section, and of course Jonathan was there to cover that very first meeting. For more than two decades, BikePortland has documented, amplified, and shaped the story of bicycling in Portland in a way that few, if any, transportation publications or advocacy organizations anywhere in the country have. I still remember sitting in my college dorm room 20 years ago, feeling both informed and inspired by what Jonathan was writing and photographing. He didn't just report on the movement; he empowered all of us to become better advocates.

The story Jonathan has been telling for the past 20 years is a remarkable one. It's the story of neighbors and strangers coming together around a simple idea: that bicycling makes Portland a better place. With this century-old technology, we have the opportunity to become better neighbors, build stronger communities, and create a city that is healthier, happier, and more equitable. Those streets, and that future, are ours if we choose to build them. Jonathan helped us see that we have the power to make that change.

I hope Jonathan finds a way to continue his work. But no matter what comes next, the movement he helped nurture will continue, because it belongs to all of us. We will keep showing up, keep organizing, and keep fighting for the vision of Portland that he helped so many of us believe was possible.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Here’s how I spent my weekend 🏀❤️😎

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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! 🙏

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Did you know that in 2010, the City of Portland Office of Finance did an audit to find out which news local news sources did the most work to "stimulate citizen discussion about local gov't"? Guess which outlet came out on top? 😁

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Not here for work so didn’t observe much, but super impressed w bike infra in San Francisco. And best part was how many people (and very diverse people!) were using it.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The TUF proposal says at least 75% of revenue generated (estimated $46M/yr) must be spent on maintenance. The remaining funds must be spent on Vision Zero-related stuff like bike/ped crossings, and so on.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

What a thrill to interview author Evan P Schneider and filmmaker Mark Alan Hoffman. Mark’s film, “A Simple Machine” is an adaptation of Evan’s book. A bicycle plays a central role in the film, and it was shot entirely in Portland. Full interview up soon.

Two men sitting on a green couch. They are both smiling and laughing.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Prepping for an interview in The Shed with "A Simple Machine" Director/Writer Mark Alan Hoffman and author Evan P Schneider (whose 2011 book was adapted into the film). The film makes its Oregon premiere April 16th at Panorama Film Fest (tickets sold out already!). www.imdb.com/title/tt2960...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

omg we are so back 🤣 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/r...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Occurred to me just now that Washington, Oregon and California currently have women DOT directors. Pretty sure this is the 1st time in history these 3 DOTs have been led by a woman at the same time. Maybe something will change? Happy International Women's Month!

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Sort of buried in all of today's big IBR project news is that officials have confirmed the @oregonjournalism.bsky.social and @cityobservatory.bsky.social reporting about the massive new cost estimate. They now admit that the full project will likely cost $14.4 BILLION

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Update: Bike paths are definitely still in the phase 1 scope!

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"First thing I'm going to say is we're going to build this bridge. It's going to happen." - WA Gov Bob Ferguson

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It's so sad that we even still allow studded tires in Oregon -- or that we don't tax the hell out of them! Seriously. They are totally unnecessary and cost taxpayers many millions of dollars each year in road damage. Now... please get them off by April 1.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

great conversation. We touched on a ton of topics including: the health of OBRA and their membership numbers, how OBRA encourages new folks to participate, their transgender policy, and more. coming to youtube/podcast platforms later today

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Got my questions all prepped and headed into interview with Oregon Bicycle Racing Association Executive Director Chuck Kenlan. We'll talk all things racing as OBRA heads into the season.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Hillsboro is one of 30 or so Oregon cities that already has a transportation utility fee. They offer a 30% discount for households that don't have a registered motor vehicle or a 30% discount for households where at least one person has an annual transit pass.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Kind of interesting to see all the pieces of the bike network PBOT has built since 2020. All the lines in yellow. (slide shown by PBOT Bike Coordinator Roger Geller at Bike Advisory Committee meeting just now.)

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Another sign of the thaw in police relations in Portland... a PPB officer is in attendance at the PBOT Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting tonight.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Just found out that ODOT plans to build an extension to the path network along the Sandy River. The new path will be 8-feet wide and stretch about 1100 feet from the existing path under I-84 to the Sandy River Delta/Thousand Acres area. I think alignment of new path is the blue line below...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

exactly. And haha look how right after these were installed on Pike in Seattle, there were a bunch that went missing

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Just noticing that the photo from Seattle PBOT shows as an example of new upgrades they plan to make on NW/SW Broadway (adding planters in bike lane protection buffer zone) are behind Seattle since they've already upgraded the planters to full medians!

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

"I am very moved by what I've heard in all the community feedback." - Councilor Olivia Clark Clark puts a proposal on the table: - a Transpo Utility Fee (TUF) at $12 per household/$9.50 for multifamily. - a Street Damage Restoration Fee at $10.30 per square foot Both together = $68M per year

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Gotta love how Portlanders are like, “yeah we want to pay as much as everyone else” when asked how high the transportation utility fee should be.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Portland City Council transportation committee is hearing presentation from PBOT right now abt what people said about new funding mechanisms at recent open houses and surveys. PBOT needs to fill $25 million budget deficit www.youtube.com/live/iP0l4qR...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

"This budget does not impact service for Amtrak. That was something that we were very, very cautious in making sure that it did not do." - Kate Lieber, state senator

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

"I'm testifying remotely because I couldn't get work off on such short notice. I didn't expect you to defund Amtrak and Safe Routes to School on a Tuesday morning with hours of notice." - Jordan Lewis in testimony at OR Leg just now

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

whenever i feel sad i just look at illustrations of the PBOT N Willamette Blvd project that will be done later this fall. 😍

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Dear business owners, Please, we're begging you: Stop with the artsy bike racks. We don't want them. They don't work. Thanks but not thanks. Just get those basic, city-issued, blue staple racks from PBOT and we'll love you and spend more money at your store. 🙏🏻 - Your bike riding customers.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

20 years ago today, PBOT had just unveiled those nice bikeway network signs you see all over the city. bikeportland.org/2006/02/26/c...

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Today I saw the future of urban cargo delivery. These Honda Fastports could be on Portland streets soon. 😲😲 super cool.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

So... after making a huge deal about a sidewalk improvement and crossing project on NE MLK Jr. Blvd - he cared about it so much his questioning led to a PBOT staffer breaking down in tears (bikeportland.org/2026/02/11/p...) - Councilor Eric Zimmerman left prior to vote for the project just now

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

no surprise that the most walkable city in america (according to Walk Score) is the city that is also most famous for achieving several years of zero traffic deaths.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Just wrapped an interview with D3 City Council candidate Tom Sollitt. Check him out - www.tomforpdx.com

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

"The reason [the IBR] is stalled and is so expensive is because you're not transportation and for some you're claiming that you are. Every social justice group wants to be part of transportation and they just aren't." - OR House Rep Shelly Boshart Davis speaking on the IBR project on DOGE Podcast

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

TIL that D4 city council candidate Eli Arnold wants to use PCEF to fund fareless transit www.eliforportland.com/issues

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A proposal from Republican House Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis (who also owns a trucking company) to roll back Oregon Low Carbon Fuels Standard - which she calls a "hidden gas tax" - was voted down in committee and will not move forward.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New from The Oregonian: Water is wet 😂

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Oregon DMV employee Michelle Godin when confronted by a customer who says how much they love the excellent service the DMV provides but still signed the "No Taxes for ODOT" referendum. Michelle is all of us.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is an Oregon House Rep asking a DMV employee (and DMV union rep) abt the impacts of funding crisis. She tells a story abt what some customers do when she sees them at the service counter. Really shows the disconnect w some folks & effectiveness of Republican "no taxes ever" messaging. #orleg

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Rep. Boshart Davis also wants to limit state transit funding only to transit agencies that can prove they have a farebox recovery ratio of 50% or more. Looks like a clear ploy to freeze out TriMet, since their current ratio is about 7%.

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Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Republican OR House Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis introduced a bill that prevents DEQ from enforcing Clean Truck Rule & says ODOT cannot require automakers to sell more lower emission vehicles. Boshart Davis also owns a trucking company. www.bosharttrucking.com/boshart-truc...

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