Bicycle Transportation Alliance

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit bicycle advocacy organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The BTA's mission is to advocate for healthy and thriving communities where it is safe and easy for people to bike, walk and ride public transit. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance was formed in 1990. The BTA does legislative work at the statewide and national level and endorses legislation and ballot measures. The BTA successfully lobbied Portland's mass transit company, TriMet, to accommodate bicycles on buses and prevailed in a lawsuit to uphold Oregon's Bicycle Bill.

The organization agreed to change its name to The Street Trust in August of 2016 to take effect January 2017.[1]

Advocacy

BTA's bicycle boulevards campaign is working to create and promote a comprehensive network of low-traffic streets in order to improve safety and increase bicycle ridership. It has led other key campaigns in recent years including the For Every Kid Campaign that fought for dedicated funding for safe routes to school in the Metropolitan Portland region.[2]

Programs

Safe Routes to School is a collaboration with the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) that seeks to increase the number of children walking and bicycling to school. The partnership provides technical advice and assistance for Oregon communities. The BTA, along with the WPC received a pedestrian safety grant in 2008 from the Oregon Department of Transportation.[3]

The Bike Safety Education Program brings courses in bicycle safety to 4th-7th grade classrooms. The BTA donates bicycles to cities holding the program so that they may reach more students.[4]

Annual events

The top deck of the Fremont Bridge during the 2006 Bridge Pedal

The Bike More Challenge is an annual challenge to workplaces and individual cyclists to bicycle to work during the month of September. The Challenge started in 1995 and now attracts over 1200 participant businesses and more than 11,000 participants.[5]

Alice Awards are presented to individuals, businesses, and organizations in Oregon and southwest Washington whose work has promoted the use of bicycles and increased the livability of their communities.

Among the 2008 Alice Award honorees were State Senator Floyd Prozanski, and the Central Point Police Department Bike Team.[6]

Live the Revolution is an annual live story telling event that raises funds for Safe Routes to School.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The BTA has changed its name to "The Street Trust"". BikePortland.org. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Highway amendment fails, Metro committee adopts spending plan". BikePortland.org. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Sheriff's office receives pedestrian safety grant". News-Times. March 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  4. ↑ Pollock, Buffy (March 15, 2008). "Central Point kick starts bike safety plan for kids". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Over 11,000 people took the 'Bike More Challenge' last month". BikePortland.org. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  6. ↑ "News Briefs: Police bike team wins 'Alice B. Toe Clips' award". Mail Tribune. March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-03.

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