KOIN-TV covered the BTA's Senate Bill 299 yesterday. They do a decent job of mentioning the fatal consequences of not giving bicyclists enough room. Watch the video.

Our own Robert Ping, according to Oregon PTA President Anita Olsen's blog…

BTA Policy Director Scott Bricker, Board Member Doug Parrow (left), and Legislative Committee member and bicycle lawyer Ray Thomas (below) presented the BTA’s bicycle safety bill yesterday.
The BTA was generally well received by the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator � Ginny Burdick, a bicycler and walker from SW Portland. (The Senator is also [...]

If you know of a good space in central Portland that's about 2000 square feet (and has good secure bike parking), let us know!

Last Saturday, Commissioner Leonard (left) braved the cold to join several neighborhood activists, a couple of PDOT folks, and two BTA staff members as we surveyed the planned route for a bike alternative to SE Foster Road.

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the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on SB 299, the BTA's omnibus bike law bill that would require drivers to give at least 3 feet

In the recent effort to figure out how to spend one-time funds, Portland produced maps that identify where most crashes happen (pedestrian, motor vehicle, bikes). Here's my favorite map.

"I was planning a trip to Seattle …. Now, I'm not sure it is appropriate to move forward for the time being."

The costs of transportation are becoming a huge issue for lower and middle-income households