Dear City Council: A prescription for healthy streets By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist I write this letter to the Portland City Council as it seats two new members: Mayor Charlie Hales and Commissioner Steve Novick. As you sit down over the next fe ...
29 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
BTA: Beyond the presidential race, your vote can change Oregon By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist First, I’d like to pause and say goodbye to Margaux Mennesson. Margaux has served as The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Communications Director for t ...
8 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
Portland’s famous free rail zones — going, going, gone By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist In just a few short weeks, the Portland’s free rail zone for both TriMet light rail and the streetcar will end its more than 37 year history. The concept was ad ...
14 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
BTA: The winter of our studded-tire discontent continues By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist Every time I hear the sound of a car bearing studded tires, I cringe. Part of it is the sound for me, and part of it is the wonder of why. Why use them? There ...
26 Mar 2012 - Street Roots
BTA: Transportation equity? Bring it on By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist Metro, our region’s elected government charged with helping us make the region an extraordinary place to live, work and play, recently had a bit of a kerfuffle at a recent sub ...
5 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
BTA: Finding philosophers and storytellers in the back of the bus By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist This is part two of a story “One bad accident puts healthy streets in a whole new light” that first appeared in Street Roots in July about Rob’s expe ...
3 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
BTA: One bad accident puts healthy streets in a whole new light By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist I broke my collarbone and three ribs two months ago. I needed to make significant adjustments to my regular commute to work as a daily bicyclist. Walki ...
15 Jul 2011 - Street Roots
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance: A healthy vision By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist We’re excited to introduce you to Healthy Streetbeat, a new monthly column for Street Roots written by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA). Our contributor ...
2 Feb 2011 - Street Roots
That’s what she said — a look back on some notable quotables from Street Roots interviews in 2010 What’s more important — losing the lawsuit, or saving someone’s life down the road? And their reaction, historically, is always the same: Let’s worry about t ...
12 Jan 2011 - Street Roots
BTA: Rolling forward Rob Sadowsky, Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s new director, looks ahead to the organization’s next 20 years By Israel Bayer Staff Writer The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is 20 years old this year. The organization has helped fost ...
2 Sep 2010 - Street Roots