Yesterday we shared some names of folks who might be a good fit for the top job at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). Now, the organization has announced two meetings where they’ll ask members what qualities and attributes they want in their next executive director. Former ED Scott Bricker was let go in November and … Read more
Biking and walking are good for business.(Photo © J. Maus) The fledgling Bicycle Business League (BBL) and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) have joined forces to garner support from local businesses for the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030. The BBL has drafted a letter of support for the plan and the group hopes to get … Read more
The door is open. Who will walk in?(Photos © J. Maus) As the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) readies to launch a national search for a leader to replace Scott Bricker, we thought it’d be fun to make a few guesses as to who might take the reins. So far, we don’t have many specifics about … Read more
Bicycling in Washington County presentsissues very different from Portland’s.(Photo © J. Maus) This past year has involved many transitions at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Staffing has been particularly affected — over the course of 2009, nine full time staff left and six new staff were hired (some at less than full time). These transitions culminated … Read more
“This new position proved to be my most challenging professional venture.” — Scott Bricker On November 18th, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced that Scott Bricker would no longer be their leader. The firing was effective immediately, and it caught some in the community off guard. After all, Bricker had the longest tenure of any … Read more
[This story was co-written by Elly Blue and Jonathan Maus] Scott Bricker(Photos © J. Maus) Last week the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) — Oregon’s largest bicycle advocacy organization — fired Scott Bricker after he served just two years as the organization’s executive director. “What’s going on down there?” we were … Read more
Scott Bricker.(Photo © J. Maus) Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts has announced that Scott Bricker has “left his post” as Executive Director of the organization. Here’s the intro to the statement just released by the BTA: “The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts announced today the need for a change … Read more
“We ask that an immediate analysis, reevaluation and reallocation of transportation dollars spent by the City of Portland become an action item in this Plan.” — The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, in a letter to PBOT In their official comments on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) says the City is … Read more
Graph from BTA survey results.
[UPDATE, 12:28pm: We’ve just published a separate story with more results from this survey that were not initially released.] Results have been released from a survey conducted by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) last August. The intent of the survey, titled Bicycling Perceptions and Experiences in Oregon and Southwest Washington, was to garner feedback and … Read more
The women of Gladrags were one of five small businesses with 2-4 employees who commuted by bike every day of the month.(Photos © J. Maus) The BTA announced results of their 15th annual Bike Commute Challenge tonight. The event, which pitted workplaces against each other in a friendly competition to see how took more bike … Read more
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Oregon’s largest nonprofit bicycle advocacy and education organization, has been undergoing substantial internal changes in the past year and a half. These changes were thrown into stark relief with the release of the organization’s Annual Report for the fiscal year of January 1 through December 31, 2008. The report — scheduled … Read more