The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit bicycle advocacy organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States. 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Cycling advocacy consists of activities that defend the rights of cyclists to use the public right-of-way roads for travel to improve the conditions for cycling and to make cycling more Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The BTA promotes bicycling and the improvement of bicycling conditions in Oregon and southwest Washington through advocacy,[1] programs and events. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The BTA has a membership of 4500 who elect a nine-member board of directors each October.
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. TriMet, more formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that The BTA produces a bimonthly newsletter, the Cycletter and works to ensure that road projects in the Portland Metro area accommodate bicycles. For the metropolitan area in Maine see Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
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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. A bicycle boulevard is a shared roadway which has been optimized for bicycle traffic
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. The Oregon Department of Transportation ( ODOT) is a department of the state government of the U [2]
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. [3]
Annual events
The Bike Commute 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 700 participant businesses.
Alice B. Toeclips 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. The Oregon State Senate is the Upper house of the state-wide legislature for the U Floyd F Prozanski Jr is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing the 4th District since his appointment in 2003. Central Point is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. [4]
The Providence Bridge Pedal is an annual bicycle ride across the ten Willamette River bridges in Portland. This is a list of Bridges and other crossings of the Willamette River in the U Thousands of cyclists participate in this ride every year.
References
- ^ Dirt Rag (2006-04-07). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Tidbits.
- ^ "Sheriff's office receives pedestrian safety grant", News-Times, March 19, 2008. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
- ^ Pollock, Buffy. "Central Point kick starts bike safety plan for kids", Mail Tribune, March 15, 2008. The Mail Tribune is a seven-day Daily newspaper based in Medford, Oregon, United States that serves Jackson County Oregon Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
- ^ "News Briefs: Police bike team wins 'Alice B. Toe Clips' award", Mail Tribune, March 26, 2008. The Mail Tribune is a seven-day Daily newspaper based in Medford, Oregon, United States that serves Jackson County Oregon Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
External links
- Bicycle Transportation Alliance (official website)
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