BikePortland Podcast: Recent Episodes
Portland Afoot
We're back from hiatus with an introspective episode. This month we discuss blogs and podcasts for bikers by bikers, bikes in the mainstream media, and our favorite bike media. [Music Clips are "On My Bike" from Trash Mountain Boys]
We're back from our hiatus with a special live show at Simple to answer your questions about tech & transportation with guests William Henderson, Noel Mickelberry, Mychal Tetteh and Chris Smith.
With Mychal Tetteh, CEO of the Community Cycling Center, we talk about how to make new bicycling advocates from everyday non-wonks.
The BikePortland.org podcast explores various unlikely hypothetical scenerios: what if there was no public process for transportation? what if gas was $20/gallon? what if all parking was turned into cycletracks?
With Cycle Oregon Executive Director Alison Graves, we talk about differences between urban and rural Oregon, and how biking can help bridge those gaps.
[EXPLICIT] A margarita- and whiskey-fueled look back at the pilot episode of the Portland Afoot podcast, 3 years later. Just something special for our listeners. Lower your expectations, open a drink, have fun.
We're joined by Halley Weaver of Bikeleptic.com to talk about bike lights- regulations, science, new technologies, and blinking lights & epilesy. [Song: Let's Get Visible with VACC, Momentum Magazine and the B:C:Clettes]
Bike Fun Expert Carl Larson joins us for a lively discussion of the usefulness, importance, and mechanics of creating a bike fun culture. [Song: "Shift2Bikes" by the Trash Mountain Boys]
With guest Peter Koonce, Portland's head traffic signal master, we talk about why and how traffic signals can make life better for all modes.
With special guest Meghan Sinnott, the BikePortland podcast tackles the topic of fashion on bikes while riding in this tip-filled podcast.
We discuss both the changing face and the stalemate of national and Oregon bike advocacy, including a brief discussion of the National Bike Summit in DC. [Bumper music: "My White Bicycle" by Tomorrow]
We talk with Cory Poole and Tessa Walker about skateboarding as a form of transportation, how skateboards are legally the same as horse-and-buggy, and how the all-powerful bicycle lobby can help.
We answered listener questions about the year 2013 - about bikes, transportation wonkery, Bike Snob, the podcast, and even particle physics. [Produced at Sprocket Studios, music "Joe Metro" by Blue Scholars and "Questions" by Emmanuel Hudson.
Since 2006, Portland has been trying to get a public bike share program. Despite federal money secured, it still doesn't exist. Why don't we have it yet? Will we ever?
An entire episode devoted the safety, economics, and fun of riding bikes on rural roads. How can we support it? How can we make it safe?
Lillian and Michael talk about the future of bicycle-based retail development, how to create affordable bike-friendly housing, and if bicycle infrastructure raises your rent.
Talking about something that kills an Oregonian every day - our roads. How much death on our roadways is expected? Acceptable? Should the media cover every roadway death?
We celebrate the merging of BikePortland.org and Portland Afoot with talk about the death of a bridge, new faces at the City and law-abiding cyclists. [Leon Rosselson- "They're Going to Build a Motorway"]
Michael and Lily opinionate on Portland's bike complacency, the Campaign for a Fare Transfer to extend TriMet's transfer times, and the ingredients for successful transit advocacy. [Intro Music: Light Rail by Jeremy Messersmith]
With Portland Afoot's mobile app expert reviewer Alexis Grant, we look at what makes a great transit app. We discuss TransitSherpa (TriMet's forthcoming ticket app), Uber, Lyft, Car2Go, Zipcar, and our wishlist of future apps.
With special guest Joseph Rose of the Oregonian Hard Drive blog, we update you on sleepy TriMet drivers, the Columbia River Crossing, and Portland's biggest bike move ever.
We start off 2013 with an in-depth discussion of local politics with guest Jonathan Maus of the essential BikePortland.org. Covering the Portland city hall changeover, sleepy TriMet drivers, and the acquisition of carsharing service Zipcar by rental g
We welcome planning commissioner Chris Smith for a (surprisingly?) riveting talk about Portland's comprehensive plan and how citizens can change the future of the city by helping sprinkle "magic density planning commission fairy dust". Also: getting arou
Your low-car and transit guide to the local candidates in the November 2012 Portland election, featuring Portland Afoot election master Aaron Brown. Also, Justin Beiber references.
This month, Michael and Lily team up with the Sprocket podcast for a crossover episode. Mixing the beer-fueled looseness of Portland's favorite bike podcasters with the wonky Portland Afoot commentary ensures that SOMETHING interesting will result in this supersized episode.
Michael and Lily ask and answer some age-old questions, such as "Why not turn street parking spots into cafes?", "Can you be too bad of a driver to be Mayor?" and "How do I get free pizza and beer for biking to work?" Discussion of the Bike Commute Challenge, Jefferson Smith's abysmal driving record, and the new Street Seats program. [Intro/Outro Song: LDN by Lily Allen]
The technology episode! We're joined by Bicycle Transportation Alliance Executive Director Rob Sadowsky to talk (and argue) about bikesharing, self-driving cars, and buying TriMet fare with your phone. All while drinking the first-ever batch of "Transportinis."
We discuss the history of pedalpalooza with the infamous Ken Southerland and Timo Forsberg. Also, how to get to Seattle for 7$, the top 5 small ways Europe is more walkable than the US, and the wonderful mini bike summer song by Trash Mountain Boys.
This month on Portland Afoot's monthly transit podcast we discuss the low-car politics of Portland's local elections, getting your employer to pay for your transit pass, and Casper the Commuting Cat. And the requisite Sleater-Kinney reference. [Intro Music: The Bus Stop by The Hollies]
This month's podcast gives the update from Europe's most famous carfree city, discusses the benefits of point-to-point carsharing, solves TriMet's budget crises with poetry charges and stripper MAXes and discusses beer as Portland's next pedestrian innovation.
On this episode, we talk about Berlin- all about the bicycles, bahns, and buses over in Germany's "poor but sexy" city. Oh yea, we also talk about TriMet's proposed budget cuts and renting out your driveway.
This month's Money episode makes budgets exciting. We talk about TriMet's sweet balance-the-budget tool (and it's not-so-sweet proposed cuts), the city of Portland's transportation cuts and Getaround, the peer-to-peer carsharing service which is coming to Portland.
This month's podcast features twitter transit celebrity Dr. Jeff Guardalabene. We discuss his holiday transit fare project to get TriMet tickets to those in need, why some TriMet drivers clearly need counseling, and where to see people doing prison chin-ups on the MAX.
One of the best parts of this episode is the intro music, "On the Bus (No. 1 Bus)" by Sue Palmer & Joff Winterhart with musician Simon Roberts, all about riding the bus in the OTHER Portland (no, not that one, the one in England.)
Enjoy your holiday!
Portland Afoot's monthly dose of low-car and transit news goes multimodal this month, in honor of TriMet's new Regional Trip Planner. Michael and Lillian discuss Trimet's Bike N Rides, the hassle of a full MAX car, and debate whether bikes are good for TriMet at all.
Portland Afoot's monthly dose of low-car news shares news from Guadalajara, Mexico's Carfree Cities Conference, of citizen activists creating their own bike share system, teenagers leading 70-person bike trains to school, and a group that wants transit to be free.
Portland Afoot's monthly dose of transit news discusses the impending death of the Free Rail Zone for streetcar, LIFT fare increases, the new carfree plaza on Ankeny street, and, of course, TriMet tweets.
Portland Afoot's monthly dose of transit news involves crosstown races, bus germs, Amtrak tips, unexpected flights, and old men in ladies' swimsuits.