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Karl Rohde(Photo) The changes keep coming at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). According to the BTA’s Interim Executive Director Scott Bricker they’re set to hire former Lake Oswego City Councilor Karl Rohde to the newly created position of Interim Governmental/Public Affairs Director. Rohde will become the BTA’s main lobbyist in Salem, taking over the role … Read more
The crowd at the “Bikes vs. Cars” debate last night.(Photo: Garrett Downen/Bus Project)
The other day an email came in from a reader at a local company who was working with his admin department to develop benefits for bike commuters. He figured since his company gave perks for using TriMet or carpooling, bicyclists shouldn’t be left out. I forwarded his message to Michellle Poyourow at the BTA and … Read more
As part of their monthly Debate Club series, the Bus Project and the Portland Mercury will host a bikes versus cars debate next Tuesday. The debate will include interim BTA director Scott Bricker, me, Sreya Sarkar of the Cascade Policy Institute’s Wheels to Wealth Program and Mel Zucker of the Oregon Transportation Institute. The debate … Read more
Former Mayors Bud Clark and Vera Katz.(File photo) The meaning of last Friday’s Tour of Tomorrow bike ride can be summed up by one simple fact: a majority of the Metro Council (4 of 7 members) rode the entire 40 mile, bi-state route. The ride — which was created by Oregonian columnist and Cycle Oregon … Read more
[Updated at 12:39pm] Women compete at PIR series.(File photo) The local road racing community is worried about the decline in the number of women racers. To reverse the trend, they’ve stepped up their outreach efforts and launched an online survey find out the cause. The number of women racers has dwindled so much in recent … Read more
Evan Manvel(File photo) The BTA just announced that Evan Manvel is leaving the organization. Manvel served two years as the Executive Director and oversaw considerable growth and change during his tenure. From the BTA Blog: “It’s been a thrill to see the BTA grow, and biking in Portland and around the state grow with it,” … Read more
The panel included Police, Parks and PDOT.(Photo: Police Bureau/SE Precinct) On Wednesday nights the paved roads through Mt. Tabor Park in southeast Portland are closed to motor vehicle traffic and due to its urban location and natural beauty, it becomes flooded with many different types of users. Dog walkers, skateboarders, and pedestrians all compete for … Read more
A stream of bike commuters roll by an awareness action on the approach to the Hawthorne Bridge. (File photo)
(File photo) The Transportation Options division within PDOT is taking a proactive approach to promote courtesy between users of crowded paths like the Eastbank Esplanade and the Hawthorne Bridge. They’ve planned a series of events designed to,
Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder on last year’s ride.(File photo) For the third year, a who’s-who list of regional bigwigs and policy makers from Portland and Vancouver will escape from their cubicles for an up-close look at the highs-and-lows of our regional bikeway network. The “Visionaries Voyage” was the brainchild of … Read more
Detail of graphics from PDOT’s new Share the Path brochure.Download full version (PDF)