Doug Parrow speaking for the BTA at the 2010 Oregon Bike Summit.(Photos © J. Maus) Doug Parrow has resigned from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board of Directors after 13 years. Parrow was the longest serving board member in the organization’s history and also served as Chair of the BTA’s Legislative Committee.
You’ve got to have a lot of bike parking at a Bike Commute Challenge pary.(Photos © J. Maus) At a packed party in the Central Eastside last night, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance announced results and gave out awards for winners of their annual Bike Commute Challenge. The month-long event that took place in September pitted … 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
Roopal Patel(Photos: Elly Blue) Roopal Patel, who was hired as the first ever Finance Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance back in April 2009, has decided to leave the organization. Patel becomes the fourth BTA director-level staffer to have either resigned or be fired in the past year. Rob Sadowsky, the BTA’s new Executive Director, … Read more
Mayor Sam Adams addressed the crowd.– Slideshow below/Gallery –(Photos © J. Maus) About 500 people turned out in their bike-chic best last night for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s 15th annual fundraising gala, the Alice Awards. In marvelous outfits (see them in the slideshow below), bike lovers from around the state rubbed shoulders with fellow activists, … Read more
“Budget cuts on this scale would be a major setback to bicycling in Vancouver.” — BTA Advocacy Manager Gerik Kransky As reported yesterday, the City of Vancouver has put its Bike Program on the chopping block. In response, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is mobilizing its forces in Southwest Washington in an effort to save it. … Read more
Eileen Trudeau(Photo: Elly Blue) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s development director, Eileen Trudeau, has resigned. Incoming Executive Director Rob Sadowsky confirmed Trudeau’s decision today, saying “She felt it was a good time to move on.” Trudeau joined the BTA in April 2009 and is the second of three directors to resign from the organization this year. … Read more
Stephen Gomez, Vice-Chair of the BTA board, is managing the elections process.(Photo: Adams Carroll) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is currently accepting applications to be evaluated for election to their Board of Directors. These elections are important because the board has significant sway and oversight into the policies and direction of the organization. We have … Read more
Rob Sadowsky, photographed in Washington D.C. last week.(Photo © J Maus) It’s been a big day for bikes in Portland. This morning City Council unanimously passed a funding plan that will give a $20 million “kickstart” to building bike boulevards identified in the 2030 Bike Plan. A few hours later, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) … Read more
Rob Sadowsky, the new leader of Oregon’s largest bike advocacy organization.(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has announced that Rob Sadowsky will be their new executive director. Sadowsky comes to the BTA from Chicago, where he is currently the executive director of the Active Transportation Alliance (formerly known as the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation).
BTA Advocacy DirectorMichelle Poyouorow at thecampaign launch.(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has launched a new campaign to hasten progress on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. The campaign is called “Build It,” and with an emphasis on social media and a new blog at PortlandBikeNetwork.org, the BTA hopes it will put … Read more
[Publisher’s note: This op-ed was written the staff and board of directors of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance to kick off their new “Build It” campaign that was launched this morning in downtown Portland (stay tuned for more coverage).] Official campaign logo For years the momentum has been growing. There have been more bikes on the … Read more
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