BTA Column: On North Williams, build a movement, not just infrastructure By Rob Sadowsky Contributing Columnist If you ride a bike, you probably spend a lot of time telling people about the value of bicycling. You describe the benefits for individuals and ...
15 Aug 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
BTA: Bike sharing could be coming to Portland: Do you believe? By Margaux Mennesson, Contributing Columnist Anyone can ride a bike in Portland. That’s the idea behind the proposal for a new bike sharing program aimed at increasing the number of bicycle tr ...
21 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
BTA Column: By remembering one we lost, we celebrate those we have By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist On May 12th, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and community partners held a special tree planting ceremony to remember loved ones lost on the roa ...
23 May 2011 - Street Roots
BTA: Welcome to Portland — the Portland of North America By Margaux Mennesson, Contributing Writer Portland is the most successful North American city at implementing policies to promote bicycling, according to a new study just published by researchers at ...
22 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
BTA: Fix the mismatch between development, transportation By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist Transportation is not an isolated issue. Like the roads we travel on, transportation is essentially linked to our starting and ending points. Typically those ...
29 Mar 2011 - Street Roots
Healthy Streetbeat: Older adult mobility crisis requires solutions, not denial By Margaux Mennesson, Contributing Columnist In March 2008 Peter, age 80, and his wife Nancy were walking from their car to a doctor’s appointment at Legacy Emmanuel Hospital w ...
2 Mar 2011 - Street Roots