BTA announces 2014 Alice Award winners and ‘People’s Choice’ finalists
The BTA has named the winners of their coveted 2014 Alice Awards.
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Council agenda doesn’t include Barbur; BTA will rally – UPDATED
UPDATE, 10/8: The BTA is no longer holding a rally, but they still encourage folks to show up and testify. More on their blog here. Next week’s Portland City Council agenda has been published and it doesn’t include a key amendment on the SW Corridor Plan resolution that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) was hoping … Read more
Bike stars shine at BTA Alice Awards
Alice Award winners Kristen Warren (L) and Alison Hill Graves with former Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves and the BTA’s Rob Sadowsky. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Saturday night, the stars of bike advocacy from around the region aligned in northwest Portland for the 18th annual Alice Awards benefit auction. Known as “Alice,” it’s the … Read more
Former NFL quarterback inspires fifth-graders to ride safely
Former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington with fifth-graders at Roseway Heights School this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
BTA announces Alice Award winners
The BTA’s Alice Awards event isn’t until May 4th; but the winners have already been announced. See the press release below for details: March 14th, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is excited to announce the winners of the 2013 Alice Awards & Auction, to be held on May 4th. This … Read more
As CRC rumbles forward, major advocacy groups sit on the sidelines
“I heard from a number of people who have expressed concerns about their [legislative] priorities if they were to speak against the bill.”— Mara Gross, interim director of Coalition for a Livable Future The Columbia River Crossing project took a big step forward when HB 2800 easily passed the Oregon House this week. But while … Read more
BTA plans new ‘BikeSwap’ event at PDX Bicycle Show
There’s always cool new stuff at the show; now there will be cool used stuff too!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The PDX Bicycle Show is coming up on March 23-24 and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has something big in store. They’re set to debut a new event dubbed BTA BikeSwap. The event, which they’ll publicly announce … Read more
BTA-led coalition seeks to restore active transportation cuts in City budget
BTA’s Gerik Kransky (L) and freight advocate Corky Collier after the PBOT Budget BAC meeting yesterday.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) In the face of severe cuts to active transportation in the PBOT budget that came to light last month, a coalition led by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) presented a proposal yesterday to restore nearly half … Read more
What projects matter to you? The BTA wants to know
Time to roll out the maps!(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) In case you haven’t heard, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance is working on an update to their Blueprint for Better Bicycling. The last one was published in 2005, and the map of potential projects they can put on the list has changed considerably since then. The problem … Read more
BTA adds five board members to “move beyond ‘preaching to the choir'”
Earlier this month, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) welcomed five new members to their Board of Directors. This brings the total up to 22 people on this important advisory body. You may not realize it, but the BTA Board has a major influence on the organization’s tone, focus, and direction. As the BTA gears up … Read more
BTA hears top project ideas for ‘Blueprint’ effort
Steve Hoyt-McBeth jots down his group’s ideas at yesterday’s event in City Hall.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) At City Hall during the lunch hour yesterday, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) enlisted the help of Portland’s brightest biking minds to prioritize the “world-class bikeways” that will act as the organization’s ‘Blueprint‘ for the future. The event was … Read more
BTA celebrates 1.25 million miles logged in ‘Commute Challenge’
Jeff Capizzi (L) — shown here with BTA Director Rob Sadowsky — logged 1,524 miles during September.(Photo: Will Vanlue/BTA) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) hosted a party in the Rose Quarter Wednesday night to congratulate riders and celebrate another successful Bike Commute Challenge. In the month of September, the event’s 11,745 participants (split into 1,395 … Read more