Jonathan Maus
@jonathanmaus.bsky.social
Father of four: 3 kids and BikePortland.org - https://bsky.app/profile/bikeportland.org 🚲 - North Portlander.
Gawd please stop being reasonable w these people.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Gawd please stop being reasonable w these people.
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Recap from two big hearings on HB 4085 - a bill sponsored by people who don't live in Portland and that would open the floodgates for robotaxis in Portland, despite it being opposed by the City of Portland.
bikeportland.org/2026/02/09/c...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/09/c...
City Council cold on robotaxi bill as lawmakers set vote for next week
Portland worries about lack of regulation.
bikeportland.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Recap from two big hearings on HB 4085 - a bill sponsored by people who don't live in Portland and that would open the floodgates for robotaxis in Portland, despite it being opposed by the City of Portland.
bikeportland.org/2026/02/09/c...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/09/c...
This is House Rep. Paul Evans asking HB 4085 (AV) bill sponsor Shelly Boshart Davis a simple question about how we'd hold robotaxis accountable for crashes.
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This is House Rep. Paul Evans asking HB 4085 (AV) bill sponsor Shelly Boshart Davis a simple question about how we'd hold robotaxis accountable for crashes.
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
...long awkward silence...
Then she has no answer other than to say, "Other states allow them so it must be fine."
Just off a call w Jeffrey Tumlin, who was the Director of Transportation of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency 2019-2024... when robotaxis came to town.
He says Oregon is at risk of copying CA's failure by letting Waymo come in w/o local regulations.
HB 4085 is really bad folks!!
He says Oregon is at risk of copying CA's failure by letting Waymo come in w/o local regulations.
HB 4085 is really bad folks!!
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Just off a call w Jeffrey Tumlin, who was the Director of Transportation of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency 2019-2024... when robotaxis came to town.
He says Oregon is at risk of copying CA's failure by letting Waymo come in w/o local regulations.
HB 4085 is really bad folks!!
He says Oregon is at risk of copying CA's failure by letting Waymo come in w/o local regulations.
HB 4085 is really bad folks!!
Waymo wants to operate in Portland.
This AV bill being pushed by the legislature, HB 4085, has 8 sponsors. None of them represent Portland.
City of Portland opposes the bill.
Tell me again why it's time for this bill?
This AV bill being pushed by the legislature, HB 4085, has 8 sponsors. None of them represent Portland.
City of Portland opposes the bill.
Tell me again why it's time for this bill?
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Waymo wants to operate in Portland.
This AV bill being pushed by the legislature, HB 4085, has 8 sponsors. None of them represent Portland.
City of Portland opposes the bill.
Tell me again why it's time for this bill?
This AV bill being pushed by the legislature, HB 4085, has 8 sponsors. None of them represent Portland.
City of Portland opposes the bill.
Tell me again why it's time for this bill?
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Big day for automated vehicles. This morning the AV bill got a hearing at the legislature and right now the Portland Council Transpo & Infra committee is having an informational briefing about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZn...
Portland City Council Transportation & Infrastructure Committee 02/09/26
YouTube video by eGov PDX
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Big day for automated vehicles. This morning the AV bill got a hearing at the legislature and right now the Portland Council Transpo & Infra committee is having an informational briefing about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZn...
Very unfortunate Nextdoor post from Dem Oregon House Rep. Travis Nelson (N/NE Portland). Doing the classic "No one told me about it!" schtick on the N Willamette Blvd project, then when folks called him out on it, he says it was just an innocent post to gauge opinion.
February 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Very unfortunate Nextdoor post from Dem Oregon House Rep. Travis Nelson (N/NE Portland). Doing the classic "No one told me about it!" schtick on the N Willamette Blvd project, then when folks called him out on it, he says it was just an innocent post to gauge opinion.
See, the thing is... when you have a history of walking out of the capitol when you don't get your way and holding the legislative process hostage to your whims, you sort of lose the high ground when it comes to political stunt allegations 😂
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
See, the thing is... when you have a history of walking out of the capitol when you don't get your way and holding the legislative process hostage to your whims, you sort of lose the high ground when it comes to political stunt allegations 😂
Yeah these things will never get 7 votes from council.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Yeah these things will never get 7 votes from council.
E-bikes, ODOT governance, transportation debt, transit funding, and more.
Buckle up!
Buckle up!
Pretty packed for a short session, and the fireworks should start flying early next week.
bikeportland.org/2026/02/06/t...
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The bills I'm tracking this legislative session
12 bills worth watching.
bikeportland.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
E-bikes, ODOT governance, transportation debt, transit funding, and more.
Buckle up!
Buckle up!
I think we're way beyond writing letters.
Letters dignify and legitimize the Trump admin. I'd like my elected leaders to ignore them & communicate directly with the people abt what you're doing to fight back.
Why communicate w/ this fascist, lying, pathetic regime?
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Letters dignify and legitimize the Trump admin. I'd like my elected leaders to ignore them & communicate directly with the people abt what you're doing to fight back.
Why communicate w/ this fascist, lying, pathetic regime?
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Gov. Tina Kotek, 31 Oregon mayors call for ICE to halt immigration enforcement actions immediately
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the mayors of 31 Oregon cities sent a letter to Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan, criticizing ICE tactics and citing use-of-force incidents in Mi...
www.opb.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I think we're way beyond writing letters.
Letters dignify and legitimize the Trump admin. I'd like my elected leaders to ignore them & communicate directly with the people abt what you're doing to fight back.
Why communicate w/ this fascist, lying, pathetic regime?
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Letters dignify and legitimize the Trump admin. I'd like my elected leaders to ignore them & communicate directly with the people abt what you're doing to fight back.
Why communicate w/ this fascist, lying, pathetic regime?
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Not opposed to considering this. But onus is on Moda Center folks to prove how the investment will benefit the climate and align with PCEF goals.
Also.. if it does happen, it better damn well include bikeway upgrades and a big upgrade to the bike parking.
Also.. if it does happen, it better damn well include bikeway upgrades and a big upgrade to the bike parking.
A key city councilor expressed skepticism about the proposal to use clean energy fund money for Moda Center renovations, saying those dollars are supposed to reduce carbon emissions, not finance arena deals.
Portland leaders look to city’s cash-rich climate fund to help keep Trail Blazers in town
A key city councilor expressed skepticism about the proposal to use clean energy fund money for Moda Center renovations, saying those dollars are supposed to reduce carbon emissions, not finance arena deals.
www.oregonlive.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Not opposed to considering this. But onus is on Moda Center folks to prove how the investment will benefit the climate and align with PCEF goals.
Also.. if it does happen, it better damn well include bikeway upgrades and a big upgrade to the bike parking.
Also.. if it does happen, it better damn well include bikeway upgrades and a big upgrade to the bike parking.
i could definitely see this being copied if/when Portland is targeted with a bigger ICE operation.
In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
i could definitely see this being copied if/when Portland is targeted with a bigger ICE operation.
Waymo is owned by Google's parent company. In the past few months, Google's lobbying firm has given thousands of dollars to key Oregon lawmakers, including two members of the committee where the bill is being considered.
In a statement to BikePortland this morning, Councilor Mitch Green called a bill in the legislature that aims to preempt local regulation of robotaxis, "appalling."
bikeportland.org/2026/02/05/a...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/05/a...
A showdown looms over robotaxis on Portland streets
It might not be a smooth ride for Waymo.
bikeportland.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Waymo is owned by Google's parent company. In the past few months, Google's lobbying firm has given thousands of dollars to key Oregon lawmakers, including two members of the committee where the bill is being considered.
So the leading Dem just comes out and admits that moving the vote on the transportation funding referendum from November to May is political. I like the honesty, but doesn't look good in terms of Dem messaging coordination (everyone else, including Governor, saying it's for funding clarity).
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
So the leading Dem just comes out and admits that moving the vote on the transportation funding referendum from November to May is political. I like the honesty, but doesn't look good in terms of Dem messaging coordination (everyone else, including Governor, saying it's for funding clarity).
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Get caught up in this roundup of transportation stories from around the web
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Monday Roundup: Medford's mistake, why tolls are good for suburbia, and more
The most notable stories from the past seven days.
bikeportland.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Get caught up in this roundup of transportation stories from around the web
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Another thing this bill would do is make it illegal to sell an "impostor vehicle" — which is when a retailer sells an e-motorcycle but the label says "e-bike".
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/o...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/o...
Oregon bill would lower legal e-bike riding age to 14
OneWheels and electric unicycles would be defined as "powered micromobility devices."
bikeportland.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Another thing this bill would do is make it illegal to sell an "impostor vehicle" — which is when a retailer sells an e-motorcycle but the label says "e-bike".
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/o...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/o...
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Featuring accounts of several folks who biked to the event and photographs from Geoffrey Hiller.
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/j...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/j...
'Joyful' bike ride turned terrible as Trump thugs tear-gassed innocent marchers
"I saw people holding their crying kids, running away from the gas. It was awful."
bikeportland.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Featuring accounts of several folks who biked to the event and photographs from Geoffrey Hiller.
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/j...
bikeportland.org/2026/02/03/j...
Do local orgs/nonprofits ever stop and consider how their media and comms strategies have hurt local media since the dawn of the Social Media Age?
The new normal is to blast info out to org social channels & then talk w the journo on your beat. But by then, a lot of the news value is gone.
The new normal is to blast info out to org social channels & then talk w the journo on your beat. But by then, a lot of the news value is gone.
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Do local orgs/nonprofits ever stop and consider how their media and comms strategies have hurt local media since the dawn of the Social Media Age?
The new normal is to blast info out to org social channels & then talk w the journo on your beat. But by then, a lot of the news value is gone.
The new normal is to blast info out to org social channels & then talk w the journo on your beat. But by then, a lot of the news value is gone.
Republicans are kicking off the 2026 #orleg short session by introducing bills to make gas cheaper and to make sure fossil fuel companies can store gas in as large of tanks as they want.
Tell me again why Rs should be leading the state transportation policy discussion?
Tell me again why Rs should be leading the state transportation policy discussion?
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Republicans are kicking off the 2026 #orleg short session by introducing bills to make gas cheaper and to make sure fossil fuel companies can store gas in as large of tanks as they want.
Tell me again why Rs should be leading the state transportation policy discussion?
Tell me again why Rs should be leading the state transportation policy discussion?
Sorry to toot my own horn, but I guarantee you this would not happen in Portland in large part because BikePortland exists...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
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Medford removing controversial bike lanes on Main Street
The Medford City Council voted this week to abandon its controversial bike lanes on Main Street, just three years after installing them.
www.opb.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Sorry to toot my own horn, but I guarantee you this would not happen in Portland in large part because BikePortland exists...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Looks like ODOT just completed an administrative rule change that adds key flexibility to state transit funding so that a big pot of discretionary grant funds can now be used for ongoing operations costs and not just capital improvements.
www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Inv...
www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Inv...
February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Looks like ODOT just completed an administrative rule change that adds key flexibility to state transit funding so that a big pot of discretionary grant funds can now be used for ongoing operations costs and not just capital improvements.
www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Inv...
www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Inv...
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Have we ever had a TriMet board that was this good?? youtu.be/0kOM0dFcFUU?...
ODOT Called Out for Putting Cars Over People
YouTube video by BikePortland
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February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Have we ever had a TriMet board that was this good?? youtu.be/0kOM0dFcFUU?...
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Video from Saturday’s ride now posted youtu.be/Nuwda-PjAwE?...
Thousands Ride in Portland Anti ICE/Alex Pretti Vigil and Protest
YouTube video by BikePortland
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February 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Video from Saturday’s ride now posted youtu.be/Nuwda-PjAwE?...