In this episode, host Jonathan Maus (BikePortland's publisher and editor) sat down for a chat about the Portland Bureau of Transportation with Kiel Johnson, a Portland bike advocacy veteran and current chair of the nonprofit BikeLoud PDX.

PBOT is currently looking to hire a new director of the agency and Jonathan and Kiel have some thoughts about it! They share insights on the state of PBOT in general, why they feel this is a pivotal moment for the agency, what traits they'd like to see in a new director, and much more.

Links from the show:

• BikePortland story about departure of former PBOT Director Chris Warner
• On paving vs bike routes, The Oregonian got it wrong (2012 BikePortland story about former PBOT Director Tom Miller's controversial attempt to reduce the paving budget)