- Mia, Alta Planning + Design and Alta Bicycle Share has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered
- Mia was interviewed about Joyride, and the Active Transportation Summit in Philadelphia, at which she gave the keynote speech. Read the article at montgomerynews.com.
- Mia takes Canada by storm! Read about it here from the Calgary Herald.
- Watch Mia's speech at Simon Frasier University, Vancouver BC.
- Hear Mia's TEDx Portland Talk
- Mia is a regular columnist for Momentum Magazine. Enjoy two of her most recent columns:
The Mistake of Ticketing Cyclists and
The Big Idea. - See Mia's insightful interview with Momentum Magazine.
- Eugene Weekly article about Mia's recent Eugene presentation.
- Pulitzer Prize winning weekly newspaper Willamette Week book review of Joyride
- Sellwood Bridge project in the Bee News
- Mia featured in the Jewish Review
- Alaska Airlines Magazine highlighting great outdoor activities, including bicycling in Portland, Oregon.
- Joyride featured in the Portland State University Vanguard
- Mia featured in the Oregon Field Guide on OPB
- Read the Huffington Post on Joyride.
- Trail Voices. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, September 2010
- Joe Kurmaskie collaborates with Mia Birk's 'Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet'. The Oregonian, August 2010
- CBC Radio's Go! featured Mia Birk in their latest program, "The Bicycle Show". Birk and other guests explore what it will take to make Canada's cities more bicycle friendly.
- Sundance Channel's original series Big Ideas for a Small Planet. Episode: "Transport." Original Air Date: May 29, 2008
- CBS Sunday Morning News Interview, "Pedal Power." Original Air Date: July 27, 2008
- Mia Birk: A key spoke in Portland's bike culture, The Oregonian, August 2007
- Portland, Bike City, USA, Cultural Odyssey, Voice of America. Airing in select cities worldwide, Fall 2008
- In Portland, cultivating a Culture of Two Wheels, The New York Times, November 2007
- Mia Birk talks about Lance Armstrong, The Oregonian Video, July 2009
- "All About the Bike," Portland City Club, May 2009
- Portland Bicycle Related Business Study Interview, KGW TV news. Original Air Date: September 11, 2008
- Portland 'bike queen' finds worldwide niche, Portland Tribune, February 12, 2009
- Driving the Portland economy with pedals and two wheels, William Yardley, International Herald Tribune, November 5, 2007
- Mia Birk Talks About Being Bicycle Friendly, Interview with Mia Birk, Alta Planning + Design, BicycleCity.com, September 10, 2008
- Pedal Power vs. Car Culture, John Hopkins Magazine Alumni News, February 2009
- Best Bicycle Communities in Europe, Interview with Mia Birk, Alta Planning + Design, BicycleCity.com, September 10, 2008
- Bicycle Community Projects Popularity Growing, Interview with Mia Birk, Alta Planning + Design, BicycleCity.com, September 10, 2008
- On the path to viability, The Dallas Morning News, June 21st 2008
- Towards Carfree Cities: "We're not doing enough," Steven T. Jones, San Franscisco Bay Guardian Online, June 18, 2008
- Spandex: Yielding to new cycling styles, The Oregonian, May 2008
- Bike Frame Builders Portland Airport Exhibit, by John Cardenas, Blip.tv, April 21, 2008. Mia appears at 3:56,
- Bike Walk Streets in the Twin Cities!, Transit for Livable Communities, April 18, 2008
- Seattle Takes Its First Step Towards Platinum, Brittany Schooley, BicyclePaper.com, March 2008
- Developers, others discuss extending Katy Trail to Uptown, downtown Dallas, The Dallas Morning News, April 24, 2008
- Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, Daniel Lerch, Post Carbon Institute, 2007 (pgs. 30, 32)
- Portland's Bicycle Brilliance, The Tyee, August 2009
- Vicious Cycle, Corey Pein, Willamette Week, October 31st, 2007
- Carless commute in the 'burbs? Yes. Really. The Oregonian, September 13, 2007.
- Outlook Portland with Nick Fish, KRCW, August 2007
- Portland: Celebrating America's Most Livable City, Streetfilms.org. Original air date: August 17, 2007
- Making Bozeman More Bike-Friendly, By David Nolt, NewWest Bozeman, May 11, 2007
- Columbia's PedNet wants to be the model for a new way to get around town, Dwayne Mamo, Missourian, May 5, 2007
- Going for gold? That's so last week, The Oregonian, April 13, 2007
- Cycle City, USA, The Oregonian, December 2006
- How bike friendly will Austin become?, Austin American Statesman, December 11th 2006
- Forging a new path: Austin will need action, leadership and money to reach its potential as a bicycle city, Pamela Leblanc, Austin American-Statesman, December 11, 2006
- Bicycle History with an Eye on Portland, by Scott Cohen, Portland Transportation History Blog, November, 2006
- Hub of the action, The Oregonian, November 2006
- Transportation planners show road to success, Libby Tucker, Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR), June 20, 2006
- Portland Oregon begins Preparing for Peak Oil, Energy Preparedness, June 13, 2006
- Transportation planners discuss better urban planning for pedestrians due to increasing fuel prices, Libby Tucker, Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR), June 2006
- LIVING GREEN: These Roads Were Made for Biking, by Linda Baker, OnEarth, Summer 2006
- It's all about THE BIKE, By Jeff Mapes, Monday, September 26, 2005
- 'Sharrows' aim to help cars and bikes share roads, Linda Baker, The Christian Science Monitor, August 31, 2005
- Austin cycling community embraces commuter rails-with-trail plans, Southwest Cycling News, September 2004
- KBOO Bike Show: Former Portland Bike Coordinator Mia Birk, Portland Transport, December 3, 2003
- Super Hot Wheels, Mary Spicuzza, Metro Santa Cruz, featured in January 29-February 4, 1998 issue
- 'Cycle Zones' will help plan future bikeways, Jonathan Maus (Editor), BikePortland.org, October 23rd, 2008
- The 'Tour de Ladd'; Portland's first bike-a-thon, Jonathan Maus (Editor), BikePortland.org, October 3rd, 2008
- Exercise: Cyclists push hardest for change, The Oregonian, August 1997
- Big on Bikes, The Oregonian, November 1996
- Necessity was mother of a passion for city bike chief, The Oregonian, November 1993
- Urban Cycling: Portland, OR, Sustain Lane: People-Powered Sustainability Guide
Mia appeared on KGW TV in Portland, OR for a Bicycle Related Business Study Interview. Click to view the interview.
Mia was featured for her leadership on the "Transport" episode on Sundance Channel's THE GREEN: BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET series. Click to view the episode. Mia appears at 11:40.
Mia was featured in The Oregonian's article, "Spandex: Yielding to new cycling styles." Click to read the article. (photo by Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian)
Mia appeared on a CBS News Sunday Morning segment titled "Pedal Power." Click to view the entire video.