The BTA is rounding out the third and final phase of our Bike Boulevards Campaign as we look forward to the Boulevard improvements coming to Portland in 2010. The advocacy begun by then-BTA advocates Jessica Roberts and Scott Bricker in 2006, and continued by Emily Gardner, has borne fruit.
Here [...]
Dr. Stephen Schneider was holding a press conference in Copenhagen yesterday when a journalist had the temerity to ask forbidden questions. Phelim McAleer began asking questions regarding files obtained from the CRU (what some are now referring to as climategate), and the good doctor became incensed. Armed guards were [...]
Join the BTA on January 1 for an easy and fun bike ride around town. This 50-year tradition is perfect for recovering from the previous night's activities, and the whole family is invited. This year's ride is all about the Best and Worst of 2009.
Biking in [...]
The BTA Board of Directors has initiated the process of selecting the next executive director by organizing a search committee and retaining a professional search firm. Now, the board would like member input on shaping the criteria for the recruitment and selection of the organization's next leader. You are invited [...]
As we do every second Saturday of the month throughout the year, this weekend we're due to get out another round of letters to encourage folks to renew their BTA membership, even in weather like this!
Sure, Snowpocalypse, this isn't, but the weather forecast calls for snow/freezing rain this [...]
The Bike Based Business League and the BTA are asking 100 local business owners to sign on to a letter of support for adoption and implementation of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, which will be delivered to Mayor Adams and the rest of the City Council prior to the [...]
By John Ballard
Crof points to a post at the Virology Blog about this question.
The 1968 pandemic began with the emergence of a novel H3N2 influenza virus in Hong Kong in July 1968. First isolates... were obtained globally throughout the summer. The previous seasonal H2N2 strain was last isolated [...]
On Wednesday of this week BTA Advocacy Manager Michelle Poyourow and City of Portland Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller were interviewed on the monthly KBOO Bike Show.
Bike show hosts Tori Bortman and Sara Stout asked the pair for their perspectives on the draft Portland [...]
The BTA needs skilled mechanics to help with basic bike maintenance and repair for our Bike Safety Education fleet. Donate your time and skills and help us teach bike safety education to over 5,000 kids around Oregon.
BSE Fleet Maintenance
Saturday December 19th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
NE 21st and [...]
Donate to the BTA through the Willamette Week Give!Guide before December 15 to be entered in a special drawing at our Annual Meeting in Portland.
We're giving away three pairs of tickets to Cirque de Soleil and a Timbuk2 bag from TeamEstrogen.com. Anyone who donates through the Give!Guide' [...]
Below are the three documents we’ve been able to obtain that OSPIRG has turned in: a benchmark memo, a budget packet and their spreadsheet that maps out their entire forecasted budget.
OSPIRG Benchmark Memo OSPIRG Budget Packet OSPIRG Contract BudgetI’m sure all the interested parties will read the documents themselves, [...]
The BTA has asked Portland to identify more funding for biking and walking to build out the vision in the the Bike Master Plan. We've asked residents to attend Portland Plan workshops and demand more funding for active transportation.
But what does "more funding" really mean?
It means pedestrian crossings, stormwater' [...]
Message from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance Board of Directors:
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Board Chair Mary Roberts announced today the need for a change of leadership at the BTA and that Scott Bricker has left his post as Executive Director.
Bricker served in several capacities since joining the BTA in 1998, [...]
Members are invited to join the BTA Board of Directors and staff for our Annual Meeting in Portland on December 15.
Tuesday, December 15th
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby, Portland, OR 97209
The Annual Meeting is an opportunity to meet our members, share information about [...]
We've all heard someone say "We've been doing it this way for longer than I can remember."
The BTA's Volunteer Saturday has that legacy status for many of us: every month we pack the office with a dozen or more volunteers and we stuff envelopes with reminder [...]
Are there any questions or concerns that are keeping you off your bike this winter? Or are your riding but would like to learn more? The BTA and partners are presenting three opportunities this week in Portland, whether your top questions are about winter riding skills, laws, or gear.
Wednesday, November [...]
