You may have already heard the hubbub, that US DOT Secretary Mary Peters was quoted on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer saying that bicycle projects are not really transportation projects.
“… there's about probably some 10 percent to 20 percent of the current [transportation] spending that is going to projects that really are not transportation, directly [...]

This is our first monthly installment of an advocacy newsletter. Provided by mobile reporter/info-diva, Alicia Crain.
Bike Master Plan Rides
PDOT is updating its Bicycle Master Plan and Roger Geller, PDOT’s Bike Man, is leading rides the 1st Tuesday of the month to various quadrants of the city. The rides focus on the good, bad, [...]

Lake Oswego to Portland Advisory Committee
www.metro-region.org/lakeoswego
This Committee is currently in the beginning of the planning stages of developing a transit and bicycle/pedestrian route between Portland’s South Waterfront and downtown Lake Oswego. In July, the Committee drafted a recommendation of two options to forward to Metro for further study.
These alternatives were chosen from [...]

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Group has been meeting once or twice a month to discuss and determine the best way to move forward with the ped/bike path on the new or refurbished I-5 Bridge.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Bicycle Safety Education (BSE) Program Instructor (Portland - Metro Region)
$14/hr. (Seasonal employee without benefits)

Yeeeeee haw! Ride them bikes.

This morning The Oregonian published an interesting story about transit service in Clackamas County being woefully behind the rest of the tri-county region.
As a long-time resident of Clackamas County, in my two weeks at the BTA I have discovered a secret for Clackamas County residents who want a faster commute: go by bike!
Despite experimenting with [...]

As anyone who rides in North or Northeast Portland knows already, this area is severely lacking in designated bicycle streets. Update provided by Info Diva Alicia Crain.

This event brought in more than $8,000 for the BTA's ongoing bike advocacy and education work. Thanks to everyone who bought a beer for the BTA!

Cyclists deserve respect and must command it with their actions.