Remember local citizen activist Kiel Johnson? Back in August he organized a conference to educate parents and school administrators about the concept of bike trains (where folks meet up in the neighborhood and ride into school together). About three weeks later Kiel created a website and had six schools signed up for bike trains. His … Read more
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance announced today that following a vote last month, their Board of Directors now has eight new members. The BTA received a record number of ballots with 486 people weighing in. The new board members will be seated officially on October 26th and they join six existing members who were re-elected. Here … Read more
[Portland-based off-road cycling advocacy group, the Northwest Trail Alliance, has a long legacy in Forest Park. In fact, they came onto the scene over 20 years ago (as PUMP, the Portland United Mountain Pedalers) in order to make sure cycling wasn’t completely prohibited from the park. That history gives you some idea of how long … Read more
Thanks to a $75,000 grant, the Portland-based Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) will purchase a new machine that will enable them to build more trails more easily. The grant is from the federal government’s Recreational Trails Program (which is funded through the gas tax) and it was administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Allow … Read more
Kiel Johnson.(Photos © J. Maus) Few things excite me more than being able to introduce a new activism effort and then see it take off. A few weeks ago, we shared the news that 24 year-old Portlander Kiel Johnson (pronounced “Kyle”) was coordinating a conference on bike trains. (Bike trains are simply group rides where … Read more
The team from the Portland City Attorneys Office.(Photo: BTA) If you’ve noticed that the roads are a bit more full of bikes than usual, it’s because the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge is underway. The month-long event is in its 16th year and if last year’s record-breaking participation is any indicator, there are likely to be … Read more
Ryan Hashagen chats with a man working on the Cully Boulevard reconstruction project (site of city’s first cycle track).(Photos: Steve Bozzone/Intersection 911)
New faces nominated for BTA board*: Martina Fahrner Randy Miller Rick Potestio Susan Remmers Cecil Reniche-Smith Kenji Sugahara David Forman David Kottkamp *View full list of nominees and ballot statements below. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has unveiled their slate of board nominees. With eight new faces up for election and six current members up … Read more
Mr. Sadowsky is settling in.(Photo © J. Maus) The BTA’s new executive director Rob Sadowsky has been at the helm for about two months now. Between getting to know a new city and state (he moved here with his family from Chicago), setting the BTA’s course for the future, and trying to build an effective … Read more
Rep. Earl Blumenauer U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer will kick off Interbike in Las Vegas next month. His presence will put advocacy front and center at North America’s largest bike trade show. Blumenauer will be joined by Interbike Show Director Andy Tompkins and Bikes Belong Coalition President Tim Blumenthal at a press conference to open the … Read more
Drawing of the ‘Ped Plaza’ as it would look on N. Mississippi Ave.(Illustration by Joshua Cohen/Fat Pencil Studio)
A stretch of SW Lombard in Beaverton where there is no designated bikway.(Photo: Jim Parsons/BikePortland) Tonight the Beaverton City Council will vote on whether or not to stripe bike lanes on a 1.5 mile stretch of SW Lombard Ave between 1st Street and Denney Road. In addition to striping the road for bike lanes, the … Read more