On Saturday, March 9th, before a crowd of 750 people from around Oregon, five nominees were honored for their great bicycle advocacy, hard work and leadership. They were:

Salem Mayor Janet Taylor

Portland Police Officer Robert Pickett

Eugene Safe Routes to School Coordinator Shane Rhodes

The Rose Quarter Transit Center Bike Lane Team

Wyatt Baldwin, creator of bycycle.org

See the complete list of nominees and their profiles on the BTA blog.

The Alice Awards Committee, comprised of community members and BTA board members, met in February to select the five Alice Award winners for 2009.