9,767 took the Bike Commute Challenge

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This is what happens when you
throw a bike party during rush-hour
on Hawthorne Blvd.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

The BTA hosted an awards party for their Bike Commute Challenge last night: luckily not everyone who participated showed up.

Even though attendance at the party was double what organizers expected (over 400 people packed the inner-Southeast venue), the BTA revealed that nearly 10,000 Oregonians (and some Washingtonians) from 889 registered companies logged at least one trip as part of this year’s Challenge.

Those numbers are fantastic, but the most exciting statistic of the night was that this year around 2,000 of the participants were newbies; as in, they had never commuted to work by bike before.

Everyone’s a winner in the Bike Commute Challenge, but not everyone can claim supreme victory (and get a cool little trophy).

Some of the winners (from a variety of categories and based on number of trips taken, % of days ridden, and other factors) included; Metro, New Seasons Market – Arbor Lodge, and the Community Cycling Center.

Click here for the full results.

Kudos to the BTA staff (especially Events Director Michelle Poyourow) and all the coordinators from each company who go the extra mile to make this program a success.

Now, let’s make sure all those folks keep riding into the cold, dark, wet, winter!

Check out the slideshow below with more photos from the party:

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car owner and driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter.

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Spanky
Spanky
16 years ago

PBR? How predictable. Hamm\’s is twice the beer PBR will ever be.

Todd B
Todd B
16 years ago

Jonathan…please correct. Thanks 😉

\”the BTA revealed that nearly 10,000 Oregonians [and Washingtonians] from 889 registered companies logged at least one trip as part of this year’s Challenge.\”