The Bike Show

Whether you haven't pushed a pedal since you were a kid or logged thousands of miles in the past year, we present something for every listener.

We take an in-depth look at cycling and transportation as they affect our everyday lives, with live interviews of newsmakers in recreation, transportation, politics, business and finance, equity, public health, economic development, and the very special culture of bike fun that thrives in Portland.

Join us live the first Wednesday of every month from 11:00 am to noon, or listen anytime at BikeShow.PortlandTransport.com.

Other ways to join us:

Facebook: http://tiny.cc/bikeshowfb
Twitter: @KBOObike
iTunes (podcast!): http://bit.ly/NzxJGr

Homepage URL

http://bikeshow.portlandtransport.com/

Hosted by

Tori Bortman

Michelle Poyourow

stephrouth

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Episode Archive

The Bike Show on 08/01/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 08/01/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Traffic Engineer Magic: The Men Behind the Curtain directing us all.

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The Bike Show is on vacation! Hope you enjoy a re-broadcast of one of our most popular shows, "The Mad Men Behind How Our Streets Get Made". Traffic engineers Rob Burchfield and Peter Koonce from the City of Portland and Jim Peters from DKS Associates visit with Tori and Michelle to discuss how our streets are being designed for bikes, motor vehicles, pedestrians and the crazy goal to have us all just get along.

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The Bike Show on 07/04/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 07/04/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Disaster strikes! How can we be prepared, and how can bicycles help us manage in a time of crisis?

Disaster strikes! How can we be prepared, and how can bicycles help us manage in a time of crisis? Start July 4th with a bang and join us 11am for a show about disaster relief and bikes. Our guests:

The Bike Show on 06/06/12

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 06/06/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Get your adventure on! Join us to explore the joys of cycletouring.

Wanderlust, Adventures and Two Wheels

This month the bike show hosts Ellee Thalheiner, author of Cycling Sojourner, the first cycle-tour guide to the state of Oregon, as well as Matt Picio, founder of Cycle Wild, a group whose mission is "to connect people with nature via the bicycle" and who organize free cycle trips in the Portland "rideshed." We'll be talking with them about how you can start your own bike adventures this summer, and possibly be getting some reports in from tourists on the road right now!

The Bike Show on 05/02/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 05/02/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Congressman Earl Blumenauer, a founder of bike actvism and leader of bike-partisanship on the hill.

This month we're joined by one of the founders of cycling advocacy, Congressman Earl Blumenauer. Our coversation will examine his role as an advocate, his history as a Portland City Councilman, his views on the current state of transportation and his agenda for cycling in Oregon's 3rd District, from Northwest Portland to Government Camp.

The Bike Show on 04/04/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

The Bike Show is interviewing a taxi driver, a bus driver and a truck driver this week.

This Wednesday on the KBOO Bike Show we are interviewing professional drivers.

A TriMet bus operator, a US Postal Service truck driver, and a taxi driver are joining us in the studio. We'll ask them what it's like to drive every day for work in a city with so many people walking and biking, and what they've learned over their years of experience.

Tune in live between 11 am and noon, or find the podcast after the show at http://bikeshow.portlandtransport.com/.

The Bike Show on 03/07/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Safe Routes to School and neighbors, immigrants, and refugees.

Portland Safe Routes to School program is working to make walking and biking around our neighborhoods fun, easy, safe and healthy for students and families. But is it always so simple as kids riding bikes?

The recent ENRICH (Engaging Neighbors, Refugees, Immigrants, in Community Health) study by Catholic Charities' El Programa Hispano and IRCO (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization) looks at perceptions of walking and biking within communities of color. Join us for a conversation with Portland's Safe Routes to School program, IRCO, and El Programa Hispano to explore what walking and biking mean for our neighbors, particularly immigrants and refugees.

The Bike Show on 02/01/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Digging back into Transportation Funding in the Budget Crisis and The Active Transportation Summit

A transportation bill is being on the floor right now that would cut all federal money for bike and ped programs and roll back almost 20 years of bike and ped improvements. We'll look into what that could mean for the future of funding at the federal, state and local levels with Gerik Kransky from the BTA and Chris Rall from Transportation for America. Then at 11:30am Tara Corbin from Cycle Oregon will be joining us to talk about the upcoming Oregon Active Transportation Summit (April 16-17) and the state outlook for cycling and active transportation.

The Bike Show on 01/04/12

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 01/04/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Portland Mayoral candidate Eileen Brady; CRC critic and economist Joe Cortwright.

In the first half of this month's Bike Show we'll be interviewing Portland Mayoral candidate Eileen Brady.

In the second half economist Joe Cortright is joining us to talk about the financial assumptions underpinning the Columbia River Crossing.

Listen live, or download the archived episode soon after it airs at http://bikeshow.portlandtransport.com.

We'll be taking questions off of Facebook, so join the KBOO Bike Show group there and post one there!

The Bike Show on 12/07/11

Categories:

Transportation

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 12/07/2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Bike Sharing: Does it work? Is it as simple as it seems, or too good to be true?

Bike Sharing! Since December is the month of giving and receiving, we're looking at what it takes have a city with bike sharing facilities. Bike sharing systems allow paying members to pick up a bike from one station and return it to another close to their destination. Essentially, cycling without having to own a bike. We'll be joined by Jocelyn Gaudi, a main player in NYC's new system, Mitch Vars from Nice Ride of Minneaplois, and Ricky Rios of Caribbean Green Bikes in Puerto Rico to talk about different systems, different cities, the triumphs and pitfalls of the system and if bike sharing has a real future in Portland. This Wednesday @ 11am!

The Bike Show on 11/02/11

Categories:

Politics

Program:

The Bike Show

Air date:

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Short Description:

Jefferson Smith wants to be Portland's next Mayor. Also, bikes and streetcar tracks, ouch!

Join us on Wednesday, November 2nd, for a talk about bike crashes and streetcar tracks, and in the second half of the show for a conversation with Portland Mayoral candidate (and Oregon State Representative) Jefferson Smith.

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The Holiday Show

Categories:

Transportation

program:

The Bike Show

program date:

Tue, 12/02/2008

Welcome to our holiday show! It's better to give than receive so with that in mind we'll be interviewing the Community Cycling Center about the Holiday Bike Drive, taking a sneak peak with Elly Blue at the upcoming BikeCraft, and talking with our very first guest host, Janis McDonald, about how to pick out a great bike or cycling stocking stuffer for your favorite cyclist.

Artist: Elly Blue
Title: BKS-2008-12-03
Album: KBOO Bike Show
Track: 12
Year: 2008
Length: 57:17 minutes (26.31 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 22kHz 64Kbps (CBR)

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Post-Election Analysis

Categories:

Transportation

program:

The Bike Show

program date:

Tue, 11/04/2008

Post election woes and victories. Guest Karl Rohde from the BTA discusses current pro-bicycle legislation, what passed, what didn't pass and what's coming down the bike lane.

Artist: Karl Rohde
Title: BKS-2008-11-05
Album: KBOO Bike Show
Track: 11
Year: 2008
Length: 55:35 minutes (19.17 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 16kHz 48Kbps (CBR)

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The Bike Economy

Categories:

Transportation

program:

The Bike Show

program date:

Tue, 09/30/2008

Portland's bike economy is surging. Tori and Carl talk about the bike industry in our region with guests Jennifer Nolfi (Portland Development Commission), Jessica Roberts (Alta Planning), and Matt Cardinal from Signal Cycles.

Artist: Jennifer Nolfi, Jessica Roberts and Matt Cardinal
Title: BKS-2008-10-01
Album: KBOO Bike Show
Track: 10
Year: 2008
Length: 57:55 minutes (19.97 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 16kHz 48Kbps (CBR)

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Car Free Challenge and Cyclocross

Categories:

Transportation

program:

The Bike Show

program date:

Tue, 09/02/2008

Hosts Tori and Ayleen interview Karol Collymore, a participant in the Low-Car Diet program, a program that encourages people to reduce their dependence on the personal car. They will also talk about the opening of Cyclocross season with Kris Schamp.

Artist: Karol Collymore, Kris Schamp
Title: BKS-2008-09-03
Album: KBOO Bike Show
Year: 2008
Length: 9:32 minutes (3.36 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 16kHz 48Kbps (CBR)

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War on Wheels?

Categories:

Transportation

program:

The Bike Show

program date:

Tue, 08/05/2008

Is there a war on wheels? Is there any difference between a "crash" and an "accident?" The August KBOO Bike Show will address recent media coverage of bike-related issues in Portland. Guests Amy Ruiz, Portland Mercury News Editor, and Jonathan Maus of BikePortland.org join hosts Ayleen Crotty and Carl Larson to analyze recent incidents, the resulting media coverage, and its influence on public perceptions. Portland's streets are famously friendly to bicyclists. Can the same be said about Portland's news sources?

Artist: Amy Ruiz, Jonathan Maus
Title: BKS-2008-08-06
Album: KBOO Bike Show
Track: 8
Year: 2008
Length: 53:58 minutes (9.35 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 8kHz 24Kbps (CBR)

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Women for Bikes

Categories:

Environment

program:

The Bike Show

program date:

Tue, 12/04/2007

Hosts Ayleen and Tori spoke with guests Alison Hill-Braves from the Community Cycling Center, Janis McDonald from the City of Portland, Transportation Options and Barb Grover from the Bike Gallery about a variety of issues related to women who ride bikes.

Artist: Barb Grover, Alison Hill-Graves, Janis MacDonald
Title: BKS-2007-12-05
Length: 56:06 minutes (22.55 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 22kHz 56Kbps (CBR)

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Hey! I am fan of cars and

Submitted by giftofgod01 on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 3:17am.

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Biking with Kids

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:28pm.

In 2007, I was privileged to bicycle 4500 miles with 11-yr-old Tala, her two-yr-old twin sisters, and their mother. We rode from Corvallis, OR, to Washington, DC, by way of San Bernadino, New Orleans, and St. Louis for peace and sustainability. It was wonderful fun.

Prior to that I raised my own daughter with a kid stoker kit on a Burley tandem. Biking with kids is ideal.

Granny Gets it!!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 5:36am.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090618/od_nm/us_bicycle_thief_1

Go, Granny!!!

Human Electric Hybrid Bikes

Submitted by John Degenhardt (not verified) on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 10:21am.

I'm a bike commuter and I ride an Optibike, an electric assist bicycle. My bike is only one of two in Oregon but it is only one of many types being used here in Portland . In fact, Portland has its own Ebike industry and the number of E bikes stores is expanding, including Bike Gallery. I think this technology will expand the bike community and should be addressed by the KBOO Bike Show. Take a look at the Optibike web site and if you'd like to see one, contact me.