The BTA’s biggest new idea: a Tualatin Valley Highway bikeway across Washington County
If Washington County has an aorta, it’s the Tualatin Valley Highway.
2014 BTA advocacy campaigns
BTA throws weight behind five new greenways east of 205
Of the five new advocacy campaigns we’re examining this week, the only one that’s almost certain to succeed is east of Interstate 205.
BTA looks to revive plan for protected bike lanes through downtown
Even though downtown is far and away the most popular destination for bike-commuting, it’s a yawning gap in the city’s network of low-stress bike routes.
As Congress drops Safe Routes to School, advocates ask Metro to step in
A Safe Routes to School ride in Portland in 2010. A new BTA campaign suggests tapping federal funding allocated to the Metro regional government to offer the program in suburban schools, too.(Photo: J.Maus/BikePortland) Second in a week-long series about the BTA’s five new advocacy campaigns. Over the last two years, people trying to reverse the … Read more
Advocates work to build retailers’ consensus around a big city investment in NE Broadway
More than anything else in central Portland’s bike network, commercial corridors are the missing links.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project