Portland Mayoral Candidate Keith Wilson

BikePortland Podcast

Keith Wilson is a trucking company CEO, homeless services nonprofit founder, and a lifelong Portlander who grew up poor in north Portland.

He came to Bike Happy Hour on February 14th, so I gave him a mic and let him share his stump speech. Afterward, I asked him a few questions and then did some Q&A with the crowd.

In this episode, you'll get to know what Wilson is all about and whether he's someone you can support in the race for Portland mayor. He talks about his passion and ideas for how to get all of Portland's homeless population under shelter within his first 12 months. You'll also hear what he learned on recent trips to Amsterdam and other European cities and how it dovetails into his work to bring Oregon our first high speed rail line. Wilson also explains how he implemented anti-distraction devices in his cabs and how he pushed past driver objections and dramatically improved the number of crashes.

Links:

• Keith Wilson campaign website
• BikePortland story featuring Keith Wilson
• BikePortland email interview with Wilson during 2020 city council campaign

Thanks to Brock Dittus of Sprocket Podcast fame for our theme music. And thanks for listening.