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A Blueprint for
World-Class Bicycling
Three Year Status Update and Annual Report
August 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For over 25 years, Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) members and supporters like you
have made it possible for us to do vital, effective work around active transportation in Oregon.
Safe bicycling infrastructure has been funded and built, thousands of new riders have been
encouraged to bike, bills and policies that create barriers for bicyclists have been knocked
down, and thousands of elementary school students have been taught bicycle and walking
safety. As a result, our air is cleaner, our roads are safer, and we’re a healthier, more connected
community. Thank you!
2015 marked the 25th anniversary for the BTA. From humble beginnings grew a passionate
organization dedicated to fostering healthy, sustainable communities by making bicycling safe
and accessible for all. We are proud of how far we’ve come, and excited about where we’re
going. You, along with thousands of other supporters throughout the past 25+ years, have
built an organization poised to take on the challenges of the next 25 years.
It’s time to invest. Our region is growing dramatically and we need bigger
investments in active transportation options to keep pace with this growth. Our region
is one of the best places to get around without a car and we intend to keep it that way.
We’re in this together. We believe we must advocate for all vulnerable road users
and that includes people biking, walking and accessing public transit. We have shared
interests and can be more effective together.
When we join together with a united voice, we can better move policy changes forward
that prioritize investments in biking, walking and transit.
This is why we’ve updated our mission to formalize walking and transit advocacy into our work.
Our new mission is: We advocate for healthy, thriving communities where it is safe and easy
for people to bike, walk and ride public transit. We envision a region where walking, biking and
riding transit are embraced by all those who call our community home.
We don’t do this work in a silo, it takes great partners and allies such as: Oregon Walks,
BikePortland.org, Friends of Barbur, Cycle Oregon, Northwest Trails Alliance, and many others
who are helping to make biking in Portland great again.
We are so grateful to have supporters like you pushing this important work forward. We would
not be where we are today without you!
Thank you,
Rob Sadowsky
Executive Director
Table of Contents
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Introduction
Status Report: Our Blueprint Projects
Make Big Streets Safe
N/NE Broadway
Downtown Portland
TV Highway
SE Foster Road
Powell-Division Bus Rapid Transit
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Let’s Fix It
Barbur
Highway 26 Crossings
Sullivans Gulch Crossings
I-205 Path Gap
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Create Neighborhood Greenways
Monroe
NE 7th / SE 9th
Washington County
East Portland
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Build Inspiring Trails
North Portland Greenway
Portland to Lake Oswego
Gresham / Fairview Trail
Westside Trail
BTA’s 2016 Goals and Vision for the Future
Thank you to all our supporters
Financials
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
In 2013, we launched a campaign across the Portland-Metro region to build the safest,
most accessible, and forward-thinking bicycle network in North America. This campaign, the
Blueprint for World-Class Bicycling, outlined the following key areas for action:
Make Big Streets Safe
We want our large, arterial streets to have safe space for all types of traffic, both
motorized and non-motorized.
Let’s Fix It
We want our aging infrastructure replaced with the safest options for our children,
parents, coworkers, neighbors, and friends.
Create Neighborhood Greenways
We want to see 50% of our urban population living less than a half-mile from a lowtraffic, low-stress neighborhood greenway.
Build Inspiring Trails.
We want accessible, inspiring trails connecting our town centers.
HOW DO WE TRACK PROGRESS?
How a bicycle project gets built
The following list of project elements serves as a guide for some of the things we know we
must have in place to successfully develop new transportation infrastructure projects.
Community Support – Formal letters of support from neighborhood associations and
community groups, supportive letters to the editor, active personal lobbying by coalition
partners and volunteers, and general goodwill among the community.
Political Support – A majority vote of the governing body charged with making the decision
about a given transportation project’s funding and construction.
Dedicated Funding – Capital improvement funds that are identified and allocated towards
the completion of project planning, engineering, and construction.
Planning and Engineering – Tracking bicycle friendly vs. dangerous components of project
design and advocating accordingly.
Construction – Monitor construction to ensure that no bicycle friendly elements are ‘value
engineered’ out of the project. Successful construction provides an opportunity for ribbon
cutting events with community leaders and political supporters.
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STATUS Report
Three year update of BTA’s Blueprint Projects
MAKE BIG STREETS SAFE
Most destinations, particularly for work and shopping, tend to be on big busy streets – the same streets on
which people walking and bicycling often feel unsafe. As a result, people riding bicycles tend to detour around
our most vibrant commercial areas. Studies have shown that customers traveling on bikes and on foot tend to
visit bars, restaurants, and shops more frequently and spend as much or more money overall than those arriving
by any other mode.
Wide roads with high volumes of speeding traffic necessitate more space, physical separation, and dedicated
signals at intersections for people riding bicycles. This type of robust, protected facility is the only way to
provide safe bicycle access to destinations on big streets. Physically protected bike lanes also give guidance to
people on bicycles, helping them ride more predictably with other traffic.
N/NE Broadway
Northeast Broadway (and its eastbound couplet NE Weidler) is full of destinations that benefit from customers
who shop there despite poor bicycle access. Because many of these customers tend to ride on quiet nearby
NE Tillamook, they do not always notice new businesses open, “SALE” signs in windows, and other business
advertisements. The 2.5 mile NE Broadway/Weidler couplet between the Broadway Bridge and the Hollywood
District is one of the eastside’s most frequented retail corridors. Building physically separated bike lanes with
dedicated signals on both streets will finally make this corridor a safe and popular destination for everyone,
and will increase visibility of businesses in the neighborhood. Our design recommendations for the street also
include clear boarding locations for buses along the route that help protect transit riders from traffic.
STATUS: NE Broadway is now scheduled to become a “Major City Bikeway” in the City of Portland’s
upcoming Transportation System Plan. We’ve met and worked with dozens of business owners and
stakeholders in the neighborhood to build support for a safe street that serves all of its users. The resounding
message we’ve heard is that people want visitors, customers, and residents to be able to cross the street
safely. Safe streets make our communities and neighborhoods more livable by ensuring all people can get to
where they need to go – work, school, grocery stores, or parks - all of which are on Broadway.
In May of 2016, Better Blocks PDX temporarily transformed a section of NE Broadway into a more complete
street with a protected bike lane, transit islands, and more space for people to enjoy outdoor seating in front of
the various shops and restaurants. This pop-up provided an experience of a reimagined Broadway that prioritized people instead of cars. Better Blocks PDX collected feedback from the experiment and is in the process
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of compiling survey results to produce and share a report.
We still have more work to do to make Broadway a safe, complete street. The City of Portland has not included safety improvements for Broadway in the five-year Capital Improvement Program budget. That means we
have only the existing sidewalks, crosswalks, transit service, and painted bike lane until our City leaders act and
provide the necessary funding. We must keep talking with friends and neighbors, organizing, and advocating for
new protected bike lanes on NE Broadway.
Currently, support for this project includes:
Downtown Portland
In Downtown Portland, the region’s primary travel destination, the streets are busy and there is little physicallyprotected space for bicycles. With its high density, limited parking, and newly-launched public bike share
program, Downtown Portland cannot afford to be intimidating for people riding bikes, walking, or riding public
transit. To match the safety and comfort levels of the eastside’s network, there must be significant changes
made to downtown’s traffic signals and streetscape, including bus islands to ensure safe pedestrian and transit
access, as well as physically separated bike lanes.
STATUS: The BTA’s Downtown Portland campaign is poised to be a huge success in the near future. First,
we successfully advocated for a major investment of federal flexible funds in downtown safety projects, winning
a $6.6 million grant for this project. Second, we led the charge for the City of Portland’s first major investment
in a new bike sharing program, BIKETOWN, winning an initial $2 million grant to buy bikes and stations. Third,
we wholeheartedly endorsed and successfully campaigned for the City of Portland’s new local gas tax, raising
an additional $2.8 million for downtown safety projects. Our strong advocacy combined with private sponsorship
and additional resources are bringing to fruition necessary investments in safety for our central city roads.
Since these funding victories, we have recruited hundreds of supporters to call on the City of Portland to
build protected bike lanes and make downtown a safe place to walk and bike. We are currently working with
business owners and managers to empower them to get involved so we can build stronger support for this
campaign. We will continue to fight for physically protected bike lanes that run north/south through Downtown
Portland.
In the meantime, thanks to Better Blocks PDX, a few significant improvements have emerged downtown: A
new public plaza on SW 3rd, and buffered bike lanes on SW 2nd and SW 3rd. These developments moved
forward after Better Blocks PDX piloted a temporary transformation that created space for people to sit outside
and made it safer for people to walk and bike. Currently the public plaza and buffered bike lanes on SW 3rd are
built and buffered bike lanes on SW 2nd have been funded, and construction began in August 2016.
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Tualatin-Valley Highway
The Tualatin-Valley (TV) Highway, with five to seven lanes of motor vehicle traffic, is one of the few east-west
connectors between Beaverton and Forest Grove. TV Highway is also a key commercial corridor without safe
space for people to walk and ride bicycles. As a result, many businesses miss out on many of the customers
that help support the local economy. A bike lane exists along some of the corridor, but it is inadequate for
even some of the strongest and most fearless of bicycle riders due to unsafe intersections, key gaps in the
bike lane, and frequent driveways to large developments. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic on this corridor is
currently low because most people choose to go far out of their way to avoid compromising their safety on TV
Highway. There are many opportunities to transition this auto-focused road into a multi-modal corridor that
safely accommodates all types of traffic. Separated bicycle facilities, better street lighting, more crossings for
pedestrians, and improved access to bus stops will reduce congestion while improving safety.
STATUS: We have built a movement of more than 1,500 people who demand a safer TV Highway, with
complete sidewalks, safe and frequent crossings, slower speeds, and protected bike lanes or a multi-use trail
along the entire length of the highway. As a result of BTA’s organizing, Washington County applied for funding
to construct crossings, sidewalks, and buffered or protected bike lanes in the Beaverton and Aloha area and
is refining plans for more improvements in the future such as better transit service and preserving affordable
housing in the Aloha Town Center. In March of this year, Washington County kicked off a Transportation Safety
Action Plan and quickly identified TV Highway as a priority corridor for safety improvements like reduced
speeds.
We also celebrated the completion of the Council Creek Regional Trail Master Plan. This trail will provide a
family-friendly connection between Hillsboro, Cornelius, Forest Grove, and Banks. Thanks to BTA’s advocacy,
the east-west segment will follow an old rail corridor and provide a direct commuting route for Western
Washington County communities, who today have only one option: riding on TV Highway. We will continue to
fight for protected (not just painted) bikeways that are safe for all riders.
Currently, support for this project includes*:
*The various segments of TV Highway are
at different stages of progress. Currently, all
portions of the corridor have community support. There is political support for most goals,
planning for most of the corridor, and funding
for portions in Beaverton and Aloha.
Foster Road
Southeast Foster Road is a desirable route for travel because it is one of the few diagonal streets in Portland
and has multiple commercial areas that serve the surrounding neighborhoods. As popular as it is, Foster has
also been designated as a High Crash Corridor by the City of Portland.
The width of Foster Road currently encourages speeding in motor vehicles but it also allows room for many
creative street designs which would improve the street for people walking and bicycling. Physically separated
bicycle facilities, improved lighting, enhanced crossings, and access to transit on this high capacity corridor are
critical to improve safety and grow the local economy.
STATUS: Through dedicated advocacy and a long public process, the City of Portland has committed to
adding wider sidewalks and bike lanes to Foster Road which will more safely connect people to businesses,
public transportation, and neighborhoods. This project is ready to build and soon Foster Road will accommodate
all people and encourage active transportation options.
Additional information: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/569815
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*NEW* Powell/Division Bus Rapid Transit
The progress made on Foster Road has allowed us to shift our advocacy efforts to another emerging and
promising project in outer east Portland—Bus Rapid Transit on Powell/Division.
Metro and TriMet are working on a transit project to bring a more rapid, reliable service to both Portland and
Gresham. This project will be the region’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system of its kind. We envision a
complete corridor where pedestrians and bicyclists can access transit safely and conveniently along the entire
corridor. Today, the BRT corridor is currently one of the busiest transit corridors and is central to some of the
region’s most diverse neighborhoods.
The Powell-Division Transit Project can be a transformative project for the neighborhoods through which it will
pass. We want to make sure that these communities continue to thrive, and want to see a project that does
not create or increase involuntary displacement throughout these neighborhoods. We envision a project that
provides dedicated bus lanes for fast, reliable services to communities it seeks to serve as well as physically
protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements throughout the entire corridor.
STATUS: Over the last few months we have been meeting with steering committee members from the
Powell-Division Project and partners to discuss ways this project can bring fast and reliable transit service
without displacing communities it seeks to serve. We are also advocating for the inclusion of affordable
housing, pedestrian safety, and physically protected bike lanes throughout the entire corridor.
Additional information: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/powell-division-transit-and-development-project.
LET’S FIX IT
LET’S FIX IT
It is time to fix the bike lane that goes nowhere, or suddenly sends people into unsafe conditions. The route
between two locations is only as safe as its weakest link, or its most dangerous intersection. No one would
accept an uncontrolled intersection on a freeway, a dead-end travel lane for motor vehicles, or a major street
that was too narrow for opposing directions of car traffic. All types of transportation deserve the same “basic”
considerations that motor vehicle traffic already enjoys. Throughout the Portland-Metro region we have narrow
bicycle lanes and neighborhood streets that lack sidewalks. These roads used to be considered adequate, but
with more and more people using a bicycle for daily transportation, some areas carry a volume of bicycle traffic
that warrants larger, safer infrastructure.
We need to redefine our basic expectations for our streets. Everyone deserves a safe and direct route to where
they’re traveling. We want to improve on the work that’s already been started by making our existing street
network safe for everyone.
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Barbur Boulevard
Barbur Boulevard, home to fast-moving motor vehicle traffic, has many characteristics of a great route for
bicycle traffic: a direct route to important destinations, a gentle grade, and a wide right-of-way. Barbur has also
been the focus of energy and frustration by residents, institutions, and businesses who have been clamoring
for a safe route to and through the SW Portland metropolitan region for years. Re-purposing underused
motor vehicle lanes at the northern end of Barbur will allow for safe, protected bike lanes. The commerce and
freeway-oriented southern end, stretching five miles into Tigard, will require a combination of buffered and
physically separated bicycle lanes, as well as bicycle-specific signals.
STATUS: Through years of tireless advocacy and community organizing we, in partnership with Friends of
Barbur, successfully pressured the Oregon Department of Transportation to agree to re-purpose one motor
vehicle lane to create safe space to walk and ride bikes over the Newbury and Vermont Bridges on Barbur
Boulevard. At this point, with a commitment but no project plan or budget, we are focused on winning ~$4
million in dedicated funding to begin construction on new sidewalks and bike lanes. It has taken an incredible
amount of work to get this far and we won’t quit until the project is complete.
Additional information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/Pages/OR99WBarburSafetyAudit.aspx/ODOT/HWY/
REGION1/Pages/OR99WBarburSafetyAudit.aspx
LET’S FIX IT
Highway 26 Crossings
Highway 26 is a significant barrier for people bicycling in Washington County. Even where there are rudimentary
bicycle lanes on roads to the side of Highway 26, crossing over the limited-access freeway is harrowing. The
dangerous and intimidating crossings over Highway 26 are critical gaps that keep people from accessing the
beautiful rural roads of Washington County and, more importantly, their jobs, homes, and other key destinations.
Key crossings over Highway 26 that need to be immediately addressed include 185th, Cornelius Pass Road,
Bethany Boulevard, and Glencoe Road.
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STATUS: Bethany Boulevard and Glencoe Road, two Highway 26 crossings that once lacked bikeways, were
both reconstructed with improved bike facilities. Glencoe has wide, buffered bike lanes and Bethany has basic
bike lanes plus a multi-use path in some sections. Cornelius Pass Road is also being rebuilt with a two-way
protected bikeway, but this bikeway will dead-end at the freeway interchange. BTA is continuing to advocate for
a bicycle-and-pedestrian bridge over the highway at Cornelius Pass, which would connect to future trails to the
north and west. 185th Avenue is identified by Washington County as a priority corridor for safety improvements
and we will continue pushing for those improvements to include protected places to bike and walk.
*Additional funding and
construction is still needed for
the crossings at the Westside
Trail and Cornelius Pass
Sullivan’s Gulch Crossings
With I-84, heavy rail, and MAX light rail running through it, Sullivan’s Gulch is impossible to cross without
a bridge. Some bridges across the gulch accommodate bicycle traffic but the ones that do vary in quality.
Improvements to these crossings fall into two categories: improvements to the bridges themselves and
improvements to streets connecting to the bridges. Providing dedicated space for people on bicycles or adding
signals to freeway on and off ramps, such as at NE 33rd, will help create safe access for people walking and
riding bicycles. Other crossings, like NE 28th, provide comfortable bicycle lanes over Sullivan’s Gulch but
connect to narrow neighborhood collectors on either end.
STATUS: Unfortunately, the City of Portland has not improved any of the existing. We are in the midst of early
conversations among community members and city staff about a potential new bridge for people walking and
biking on either 7th or 9th avenue. We will campaign to make the effort a success. We will have to redouble our
organizing efforts with community members and advocacy with decision makers to improve conditions on the
other major bridges connecting north and south across Sullivan’s Gulch.
I-205 Path Gap
LET’S FIX IT
The I-205 Path runs 15 miles from the Marine Drive Path along the Columbia River south to Gladstone, near
Oregon City. It is continuous except for a one-mile gap south of the Clackamas Regional Center. The “I-205
Gap” cuts most Clackamas County residents off from this valuable transportation and recreation facility.
STATUS: After the Blueprint of World-Class Bicycling was published, ODOT completed the Sunrise Corridor
path that helped to close some of the I-205 path gap. ODOT has extended the I-205 path and it will now
connect to 82nd avenue bike lane south. Some noticeable improvements include grade separated crossings
at HWY 224 and the I-205 ramp. The I-205 Gap still exists despite community support, and we will continue
looking for opportunities to improve the path.
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CREATE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS
Imagine streets where people have first priority. Walking and playing, talking and strolling with bicycles passing
by and motor vehicles traveling safely. Now imagine a network of these safe neighborhood streets that provide
low-stress, efficient connectivity between neighborhoods and destinations. We want to build on the success
of Portland’s neighborhood greenway network that creates streets with a mix of traffic control such as speed
bumps, bulb outs, and traffic diverters.
Monroe
Monroe Street is parallel to busy SE King Street in Milwaukie and connects with 82nd Ave, MAX, and the
I-205 path. With neighborhood greenway treatments, Monroe could become the much needed east-west route
for families and less-experienced riders. Connecting residential Milwaukie to the businesses, schools, trails and
trains of downtown Milwaukie is common sense.
STATUS: BTA collaborated with a new local group, Bike Milwaukie, to run a successful advocacy campaign
to get this project adopted by Milwaukie City Council. We expect the City of Milwaukie to conduct further
modeling and analysis of impacts as a result of diverting automobile traffic to make Monroe a safer place to
walk and bike. The City of Milwaukie will be pursuing grant funding from available sources to invest in this
project. In the next year, the City will install temporary diverters on Monroe to further understand the impact this
traffic change will have. BTA will continue to support Milwaukie as they move forward with this planned project,
and we look forward to a fully funded and built project in the next couple years.
Additional information: http://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/planning/monroe-street-neighborhood-greenway-concept-plan
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NE 7th & SE 9th Corridor
A bicycle and pedestrian bridge across I-84 could provide the continuous north-south route that inner Portland
needs. NE 7th Avenue would provide a safe route north from the highway and NE/SE 9th Avenue would
provide a safe, low-traffic route to the south.
We predict that this corridor — connecting the Lloyd District, a burgeoning inner eastside industrial district,
neighborhoods like Powell and Brooklyn, and recently built streetcar and light-rail stations — would quickly
become one of Portland’s most heavily used and important neighborhood greenways.
STATUS: We are thrilled to report that the NE 7th/9th Greenway Project from Lloyd to Woodlawn
Neighborhood received over $550K from the new City of Portland Gas Tax. While much more funding will be
required, BTA’s advocacy in support of the gas tax will provide a key starting point for planning and building this
future project. Staff at the Portland Bureau of Transportation are currently planning the project and discussing it
with key stakeholders. With an estimated price tag of $12 million, it will take some significant work to move this
project forward with full funding and community support.
Washington County
According to the 2009 National Household Travel Survey, 41% of Washington County trips are under three
miles. With a neighborhood greenway network, many of these trips could easily be made by bicycle rather than
in a motor vehicle.
Many of the neighborhoods in Washington County can be connected through neighborhood greenway-style
improvements, connections through cul-de-sacs, and wayfinding signage in neighborhoods. Such facilities are
an inexpensive way to compensate for the gaps in the non-motorized transportation network on major streets in
Washington County. We want to see Washington County build at least 15 miles of neighborhood greenways by
2018.
STATUS: Thanks to BTA’s advocacy, the City of Beaverton is creating neighborhood bikeways on Broadway
and Millikan. These two low-traffic streets in the heart of downtown provide access to City Hall, local shops,
and the Beaverton Transit Center. Washington County completed a neighborhood bikeways plan identifying
30 miles of neighborhood bikeway routes but so far is only building one of them -- a route to PCC’s Rock
Creek Campus, near Springville and 185th. Beaverton and Hillsboro are kicking off plans to identify potential
neighborhood bikeways, and BTA will remain focused on advocating for funding for these popular, familyfriendly routes.
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East Portland
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is planning nearly 30 miles of neighborhood greenways in East Portland,
but this will not achieve the goal of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 which calls for 80% of Portland’s
population to live within ½ mile of a low-stress street.
East Portland is home to over a quarter of the population of Portland but the rates of walking, bicycling, and
transit use in East Portland are far lower than the city average. Many places in Portland east of 82nd Avenue
lack features that make walking and bicycling an option. We must prioritize building neighborhood greenways in
East Portland to provide transportation options that are desirable and affordable.
STATUS: The BTA advocated in support of the newly passed City of Portland Gas Tax that will now fund two
of the high priority projects listed for East Portland Neighborhood Greenways. These include the 4M (SE Mill,
Market, Main and Millmain) and HOP (NE Holladay, Oregon and Pacific) greenways. We also partnered with
EPAP Bike to hold a Policy Makers Ride to highlight the need to fund and construct this project.
BUILD INSPIRING TRAILS
Most of us are familiar with the Springwater Trail. It is both a recreational destination and daily transportation
corridor. The trail helps people get from their homes and through the southern part of Portland to jobs
downtown and destinations across the city. The Springwater Trail, and trails like it, are very popular with
residents and tourists. We need to learn from this type of trail. We need to recognize their popularity and
potential and plan accordingly by offering dedicated space for people walking or rolling more slowly.
An inspiring network of trails will connect town centers, residential neighborhoods, and outdoor destinations
with smooth, paved space for everyone including daily commuters, families headed to the park, and senior
citizens on a stroll.
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North Portland Greenway
A safe, flat, scenic, direct route between St. Johns and Downtown Portland would serve thousands of
commuters and connect residents throughout the area with jobs in Downtown and on Swan Island. The Swan
Island Industrial District alone is home to over 11,000 jobs, yet bicycle access to the area is currently restricted
to one narrow sidewalk and a steep climb up N Going St.
Construction of the North Portland Greenway Trail, including an alignment with the Ash Grove Cement Road,
will continue the popular eastside waterfront trail from Kelly Point Park and St. Johns down to the Steel Bridge
and the Eastbank Esplanade, creating a regional trail over 12 miles long.
STATUS: Trail projects can take decades to complete and so it is hard to evaluate the short term progress.
Fortunately, a great group, npGREENWAY has emerged as a true champion for this trail.
Plans are moving on the North Portland Greenway Trail and large portions of the trail will soon be a reality.
Recently, two small, but important connections have been built—the bridge from Pier Park to Chimney Park
and a beautiful new segment in front of Daimler’s new headquarters on Swan Island. Another important
connector, the bridge from Chimney Park over Columbia Blvd and into the St Johns Prairie, has entered the
planning and design phase and will be built by 2018.
Portland Parks and Recreation is in the process of applying for a Regional Flex Funds Active Transportation
grant to complete design work and fully build out the entire trail segment from Pier Park to Cathedral Park.
If funded, the completion of this segment will mean a contiguous trail all the way from Kelley Point Park to
Cathedral Park, nearly half of the trail! Public support will be crucial in the competitive grant process, so stay
tuned for ways you can help. Follow along at http://npgreenway.org/.
Portland to Lake Oswego
Less than four miles south of the Sellwood bridge, Lake Oswego is Portland’s most difficult suburb to reach by
bike. The most direct route, Hwy 43, is so unpleasant that many people opt to ride further and climb twice as
high on SW Terwilliger Blvd. There is a 3.5-mile route that would allow easy, flat access from Lake Oswego to
the Sellwood Bridge. By converting the old Lake Oswego Trolley line and tunnel into a multi-use path, the trip
between the Sellwood Bridge and Lake Oswego would turn from a grueling climb to a safe, pleasant, familyfriendly trip by bicycle or a mere hour-long walk.
North of the Sellwood Bridge, there is also work to be done on the existing Willamette Greenway trail. Sharp
turns, narrow paths, and rough pavement will not safely accommodate the high volumes of bicycle and foot
traffic expected after the new Sellwood Bridge is complete.
STATUS: BTA has been working with one of our most talented and dedicated volunteers, Patty Freeman,
for the last few years trying to find a way to build this trail. While we are not yet ready to say if it will or will not
happen, building this trail is an incredibly complex and interwoven set of legal, financial, and political challenges.
The existing public right of way, held in trust by eight regional jurisdictions known as the Willamette Shore Line,
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is subject to federal, state, and local regulations regarding maintaining existing rail use. Additionally, several
access easements across private property include clauses to revoke the easement if the alignment falls out of
rail use. To date, BTA staff, volunteers, jurisdictional partners, and independent experts from groups such as
Rails to Trails have not been able to find a way to convert this amazing public space into a future trail. We will
continue looking for options in the years to come but this is a long-term project.
Gresham-Fairview Trail
As a key north-south connector in east Multnomah County, the five mile trail will ultimately connect the
Springwater Trail and the Marine Drive Trail, two existing trails with regional significance. Three miles of the
Gresham-Fairview Trail have already been built and only an additional two miles, north of the existing trail, need
to be constructed. Once this missing gap is completed, people will be able to ride a 40-mile loop around east
Multnomah County, providing access to the natural areas along Johnson Creek, Fairview Creek, the Columbia
Slough, and the Columbia River.
STATUS: Currently, The City of Gresham is in the process of identifying funding for the remaining two miles
of the trail that exist between NW Halsey Street and Sandy Boulevard and Sandy Boulevard /Marine Drive.
Westside Trail
Washington County residents are hungry for off-street opportunities to ride bikes for transportation and
recreation. There is a plan for a much-needed off-street, north-south connector in Washington County known
as the Westside Trail. Nine non-consecutive miles of the 24-mile trail have been constructed but the plan is to
extend the existing trail segments to connect the Tualatin River to the Willamette River at the St. John’s Bridge.
The completed trail will connect nearly 120,000 residents to jobs, services, schools, natural areas, and public
transit hubs.
We need to build all 24 planned miles of the trail and anticipate its wild popularity by building separate bicycle
and pedestrian paths and safe mid-block crossings.
STATUS: In 2014, the BTA rallied critical support for the Westside Trail Master Plan. More than 400 of
our members spoke up in support of the trail, leading to unanimous adoption of the plan by all of the cities,
counties, and park districts involved. The trail is now complete between Barrows Road and the Tualatin Hills
Nature Park, and we continue to help identify funding for the remaining segments to the north and south. We
celebrated new segments of the Westside Trail at Sunday Trailways in Beaverton in 2014, and have led many
great rides along the trail. Washington County and Nike recently announced a ground-breaking agreement to
construct another link in the trail along 158th Avenue, by the Nike campus.
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*Dedicated funding is still
needed to construct the trail
segments north of Jenkins
Rd. and south of Barrows Rd.
An inspiring long term trail vision: Hood to Coast Trail Network
In 2011, the Portland metro area welcomed close to 8 million visitors who generated nearly $4 billion in direct
spending. Portland’s bicycle-friendliness is a well-known part of its identity and many tourists visiting Portland
ride bicycles during their visit.
While a Hood to Coast train network is not specifically one of our Blueprint projects, because of its broader
scope and timeline, we offer the following bold vision for trails: We envision a trail network where people can
ride bikes the 130 miles from Government Camp to the Oregon Coast. By linking existing trails and building out
the missing pieces, people will travel to Oregon for this destination trail as they do for Missouri’s Katy Trail or
Quebec’s Route Vert.
STATUS: The Salmonberry Trail will link the Banks-Vernonia Trail to the Oregon Coast. When combined with
the future Council Creek Trail and TV Highway Trail, you’ll one day be able to bike from the Portland area to
the coast riding completely on off-street paths. The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency is hard at
work adopting the trail into local city plans, identifying funding sources, and conducting needed environmental
assessments. The BTA educated our members of Congress about the Salmonberry Trail at the 2015 and 2016
National Bike Summits in Washington, D.C.
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WHERE WE’RE GOING
2016 and beyond...
We need a safer TV Highway in Washington County. We need protected bike lanes in
Downtown Portland. We need a complete corridor with the Powell-Division Bus Rapid Transit
that provides reliable and fast bus services, physically protected bike lanes, and pedestrian
safety improvements in East Portland and Gresham. We need Vision Zero policies adopted at
every level of government to eliminate all road fatalities across our region and state. We need to
bring Safe Routes to School to EVERY KID in Oregon. This is where we’re going.
Vision Zero
In conjunction with Oregon Walks, we will continue to support Families for Safe Streets’ campaigns and push
for policies at the state and local levels.
A few highlights of BTA’s Vision Zero Work include:
The BTA is serving on the newly formed City of
Portland Vision Zero Task Force committee along with
a host of other community partners shaping the plan
that will be out late summer / early fall 2016.
In partnership with Oregon Walks, the BTA supported
the launch of Oregon and SW Washington Families
for Safe Streets, a group of families of crash victims
calling for rapid implementation of Vision Zero.
Members of Oregon and SW Washington Families for
Safe Streets placed over 130 memorials for World Day of
Remembrance on Sunday, November 15, 2015.
After years of advocacy and a Vision Zero
#WorkZoneWTF social media campaign championed
by Oregon Walks and the BTA, the city of Portland
has finally passed a new work zone policy.
A year after BTA and Oregon Walks released our
Vision Zero Report, the BTA thanks our members and
other City of Portland voters for passing Measure 26173 to provide critical funding for street maintenance
and safety projects in the neighborhoods that need
them most.
Women Bike
WHERE WE’RE GOING
Our new female and female identifying focused program will empower new riders and increase awareness of
our work through rides, meet-ups, and an online forum.
During its first year Women Bike held monthly rides,
education events, coffee clubs, and happy hours and
tracked nearly 400 event attendees over the year.
We also built an engaged online community of over
800 women who use the platform to ask questions,
share knowledge, plan meet-ups and rides, and simply
connect. Women Bike also launched a Roll Model
program which will support eight Roll Models to inspire
more women in their community riding bikes through
peer-to-peer mentorship.
Women Bike Ride in the Rain Ride, February 2016
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For Every Kid: Expand Safe Routes to School
The BTA, as part of the For Every Kid Coalition, fought and won $3.5 M in dedicated funds for school-based,
region-wide walking and biking programs including encouragement, education, and engineering. For the 2016
and 2017 legislative seasons, the BTA and our partners will focus on statewide expansion.
Members of the For Every Kid Coalition attended JPACT
meetings to demand dedicated funding for Safe Routes to
School.
The BTA and over 89 partners in the Metro Area
joined the For Every Kid Coalition to urge Metro
Council to dedicate Regional Flexible Funds to Safe
Routes to School. We worked with city, county,
and Metro staff, local elected officials, businesses,
and individuals to show how Safe Routes to School
can increase walking and biking to school by 40%,
and be a regional solution to problems around rising
health issues, safety concerns on local streets,
and inequitable health and safety investments in
communities of concern. We engaged and activated
For Every Kid Coalition partners and thousands of
individuals in writing postcards, sending emails,
making phone calls, attending rallies, testifying at
public meetings, and much more. Ultimately we were
able to win $3.5M for Safe Routes to School and
over $25M for active transportation projects. Because
of this win, hundreds of kids, families, and elders in
the Metro-area will be able to safely walk, bike, and
access transit in their neighborhoods!
Bike Commute Challenge: Revamp and Relaunch
WHERE WE’RE GOING
2015 saw 10,500 riders compete in the September Bike Commute Challenge, but we want to reach a new,
larger audience. We reinvented the event by holding it in May and adding more advocacy opportunities for
participants.
The Bike Commute Challenge was reinvented into
the Bike More Challenge. The program moved to
May to encourage people to try biking and stick with
it through the summer biking season. Another major
change to the program included opening up the
Challenge to recognize all trips made my bike and
not solely focusing on the commute. The 2016 Bike
More Challenge saw 11,741 riders bike 1,656,098
miles, the equivalent of circling the Earth 66 times!
This marked participation of 1,000 more riders than
last year. Almost 2,000 of them identified as new to
biking, and these new riders logged over 100,000
miles.
Team Quantum Spatial won 1st place for their size
category (200-499 staff) in the May 2016 Bike More
Challenge!
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Bike the Vote
All signs point to an exciting election season. We will have a governor’s race, a mayoral race, two key council
member races and important state legislative races. While we cannot endorse candidates, our “Bike the Vote”
campaign will inform voters, influence candidates, and get out the vote.
In the beginning of 2016, the BTA released a
Bicycle Platform that we asked Candidates to use
in their campaigns, sent a Candidate Questionnaire
and publicly displayed candidates’ responses, and
published a Voter Action Toolkit to keep voters
informed of BTA’s priorities when speaking with
candidates. The BTA is excited to focus on adding a
501(c)4 advocacy arm in the next year to allow us to
become even more involved in upcoming elections and
directly influence candidates and issues.
BTA Member at the 2015 Member Holiday Party excited to
get involved in Bike the Vote!
Safe Routes to School: Bike and Pedestrian Safety Education
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) Safe Routes to School programs are the best bicycle and walking
safety programs in the country. We offer several program models designed to bring education services to your
students, to train your teachers, and to encourage students and families to walk and bike to school.
WHERE
WHERE
WE’RE
WE’RE
GOING
GOING
A few highlights of BTA’s Safe Routes to School
education program include:
Every year, BTA’s Education Team works in public
schools throughout the Portland metro region to teach
Safe Routes to School bike and pedestrian safety
eduction to youth.
Our Safe Routes to School education program
reached over 5,000 students in the past school year.
The BTA prioritizes providing Safe Routes to School
education at Title 1 (low-income) schools and is
currently teaching at 21 out of 24 Title 1 schools
within the Portland Public School System.
Students from Ockley Green School out on their Friday
Community Ride after two weeks of Bike Safety Education.
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
$5,000+
$2,500+
Jay and Allison Graves
Rosanna and William Henderson
Betsy Platt
Dwayne King
Jennifer Dill
Justin and Katrina Yuen
Mark Edlen
Ray Thomas
Stephen Gomez and Shannon Holt
$1,000+
Andrew Mason
Anthony Carlton
Cecil Reniche-Smith
Christi and Ben McKinley
Courtney Martin and Jen Dederich
David and Cassie Kottkamp
David Forman and Julie Robinson
Deena Grossman
Doug Morris
Jennifer Heldmann and McPherson
Beall
Jim and Lisa Peters
Kathleen Swift
Kenji and Tess Sugahara
Kristen Connor
Leah Treat
Marjin Wall and Kate LaGrand
Mel Birge and Janet Morgan
Steve Swanson
Michael Morrow and Miriam Berman Susan and Don Moote
Peter and Janet Bonafede
Susan Marks
Phoebe Rich
Susan Otcenas
Randy Miller
Tal Johnson
Rob Sadowsky and Stacey
Theresa Carr and Edward Hansen
Schubert
Sarah Lazzaro
Scott Kocher
Galen Seitz and Jacqueline Villnave
Gene and Vicki Henschel
Greg Hatton
Hau Hagedorn
James Allard
Jason Blackwell
Jeff Lang
Jim Piper and Roberta Lampert
John and Melissa Davies
John Beaston and Susan Hayden
Johnna Wells
Josh Capps
JS and Robin May
Karly Ritter and Brad Will
Ken Dennis
Kevin and Kysa Vassily
Krista Rider
Leslie Carlson
Mark and Mary Roberts
Michelle Blackwood
Nathan Donley
Nicholas Hengen Fox
Nick John
Peter and Susan Koonce
Phil and Debbie Richman
Randy Greb
Richard Ray and Anne Philipsborn
Richard Schubert
Robert Spurlock
Scott and Deena Fredricks
Syd and Joan Smith
Tom and Ann Usher
Dennis Moran and Betsy Hayford
Derek Feltham
Edna and David VanGundy
Eric Abrams and Abby Solomon
Erik and Karyn Goodfriend
Eve and Denis Heidtmann
Gil Wistar
Greg and Beth Raisman
Gregory Gohman
Gregory Taylor
Heidi Nielsen
Hugh and Ann Bynum
Ian Yolles and Irene Parihal
Ira Ryan
James Bohem and Johanna Nelson
Jeff Mendenhall
Jennifer Lyons
Jerome Fulton
Jim Cavanaugh
Jim Middaugh and Anna Goldrich
Jody Rose
John and Lisa Lynch
John Bauer and Mary Lee Baker
John Thoren
Jonathan and Jamie Caulley
Jonathan Lindgren
Jonathan Rettmann and Alison Edelman
Joseph Greulich
Judith Becher and Jeff Wallace
Karen Garber and John Desmarais
Katherine Atkins
Kathleen and Chip Masarie
Kevin Blair
Kevin Turner
Kimberlee Stafford
Lee Taylor
Lindsay Selser
Lisa Farley
Lisa Nilsson
Lou Stagnitto
Marc San Soucie and Kathryn
Harrington
Mark Fischl
Mark Garzotto
Mark Hand
Mark Poling
Marti Frank
Mary Fetsch
Matthew Denton
Michael Phillips
Michelle Gardner
Michelle Poyourow
Nancy and Howard Bales
Pamela Kane
Patrick Blanchard
Peter Beyer
Peter Jacobs and Elizabeth O’Neill
Peter Warton
Philippa Ribbink
Renata Hahn
Rex Burkholder and Lydia Rich
Richard and Elizabeth Marantz
Richard Walker
Robby Russell
Robert Kline
Robert Ludemann
Roger and Shelley Tragesser
Sarah and Roger Friedel
Scott Urbatsch and Jessica Duke
Sean Farrell
Stefan Bussey
Stephanie Leikas-Homolya
Stephen Frenkel and Judy Walton
Stephen Upchurch
Steven Kimble
Steven Martine
Susan Kubota and Jim Lundblad
Suzanne Horst
Suzanne Savell
Terry Rudd
Thomas Gewecke
Tonya Davis
Toshihiko Murata
Wade Lange
$500+
Alenka and Scott Grealish
Bill Chin
Bob Oxford
Brad Ross
Brian Sallay
Bryce and Christina Bederka
Chris Smith and Staci Paley
Christoph Franklin
David Weber
Denna Stempler
Emily Rimas
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS
$250+
Adam Moore
Adnan Kadir and Stacey Royce
AJ Zelada and Martine Sacks
Alan Hamilton
Allison and Alan Zimmerman
Andrea Matsumura
Augusto and Carissa Carneiro
Barb Stark
Barbara Jennings and Dick Teutsch
Benjamin and Kristan Sias
Bill Blosser
Bob and Adrienne Stacey
Bob and Ellen Currey-Wilson
Bob Cortright
Brendon and Melissa Haggerty
Brian Walker and Sandra Fredericksen
Bruce and Susan Kilgore
Chad Davis
Charles Brabenac
Christopher, Ginny and Mandy
Achterman
Clint and Kristin Culpepper
Dan Colley
David Backes and Jenny Trygg
David Baumgarten
David Paul and Barb Hutchinson
Debbie Meisinger and Barry Buchanan
Dennis Gilbert
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR BUSINESS SUPPORTERS
$10,000+
$5,000+
Kaiser Permanente
Metro
NORTH
Car2go
Castelli & Sportful America
EarthShare of Oregon
Gyroscope Creative
Michaelson Foundation
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Health & Science University
Pinpoint Logic LLC
Portland Design Works
Quantum Spatial
River City Bicycles
Spinlister
Swanson, Thomas, Coon & Newton
TeamEstrogen.com
Travel Oregon
$2,500+
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell &
Tuttle, LLP
American Assets Trust
BicycleAttorney.com
Bike Gallery
Cable Huston
CH2M - Portland
Chipotle
Chris King Precision Components
FMYI
KIND Healthy Snacks
Kittelson & Associates, Inc
Melvin Mark Companies
MetroMile
New Seasons Market
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Portland General Electric
Portland Pedal Power
Puppet Labs
Rack Attack
Showers Pass
GlobeSherpa
Hotlips Pizza
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of
the Northwest Community Giving
Campaign
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Kristin Lensen Consulting
NW Auction Support Inc.
NW Natural
Oregon Health Authority
Pacific Continental Bank
Pacificorp
Portland Wheelmen Touring Club
REN Cycles
The Standard Insurance
TMT Development
Tonkon Torp LLP
TREC
Trillium Transit
TriMet
Wells Fargo - Oregon
Yuba Bicycles
Zipcar Portland
$1,000+
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS
Alta Planning + Design
Birk-Coblens Family Fund of
the Oregon Jewish Community
Foundation
Con-way Enterprise Services
Cynergy E-Bikes
Dero
DK Whitaker Engineering
DKS Associates
$500+
$250+
Abraham Fixes Bikes
Beneficial State Bank
Brink Communications
Cambia Health Solutions
Levi’s
Nike Employee Matching Gift
Program
Patagonia
Timbuk2
Visual Aid
Washington County Commission
Cascade Locks Ale House
Chrome Industries
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Hunt & Gather
Iberdrola Renewables
Nike, Inc.
Orp
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
United Health Group
BECOME A BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE
BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE
by visiting btaoregon.org/join/#businessmembership
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2015 - 2016 FINANCIALS
FINANCIALS
REVENUE
2015
2016
Government Grants & Contracts
Private Grants & Contributions
In-Kind Contributions
Program Events & Fees
Special Events
Merchandise Sales
Other
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
397,991
505,100
78,489
103,355
178,754
3,436
20,272
$ 376,277
$ 498,660
$ 16,889
$ 93,018
$ 185,407
$
2,330
$ 15,534
Total Revenue
$1,287,397
$1,188,115
EXPENSES
Advocacy
Education
Encouragement
Administration
Fundraising
Total Expenses
$ 516,806
$ 236,724
$ 179,108
$ 166,634
$ 234,754
$1,334,026
$ 339,690
$ 245,180
$ 163,715
$ 158,644
$ 207,863
$1,115,092
NET INCOME
$
$
46,629
73,023
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CONCLUSION
For the coming weeks, months, and years, our job as residents and advocates is to share our vision for a
network of safe streets where everyone can get to where they need to go safely. We will build a bigger
movement with members and other supporters to create a safer and more comprehensive network of safe
streets, trails and transit opportunities, and encourage increasingly dynamic and healthy activity throughout
the region. Our expanded work will improve your total transportation environment by creating safer and fewer
drivers because more people will be biking, walking, and riding transit. To build safe, complete streets, we must
continue to push for the design, policy funding, and political support required to make our vision a reality. The
goals of reducing our health care costs, reducing our carbon footprint, and eliminating fatalities on the road are
too important to wait; we must get to work now in order to achieve these benefits in the future.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Now is the time to join us as a member, volunteer, or supporter. Now is the time to share these ideas with your
neighbors and friends, city counselors, and county commissioners. Now is the time to talk with people about
how important it is that we reduce the amount of money we spend on transportation while we increase the
amount of physical activity in our daily lives.
By ensuring that people who want to ride a bicycle can do so safely and easily wherever they want to go,
whatever their comfort level, we can build the future we want to create.
We need your help as we make this vision a reality.
CONCLUSION
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE
BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE
by visiting btaoregon.org/join
Board
Staff
Dr. Chris Achterman
Leslie Carlson
David Forman
Jude Gerace
Stephen Gomez
Diane Goodwin
Hau Hagedorn
Rep. Val Hoyle
Adnan Kadir
Dwayne King
Peter Koonce
Susan Marks
Ben McKinley
Randy Miller
Stewart Yaguda
Justin Yuen
Jordan Bailey
Nicole Davenport
LeeAnne Fergason
William Francis
Lisa Frank
Brittani Garner
Sheilagh Griffin
Lauren Hugel
Amanda Judkins
Gerik Kransky
Carl Larson
Anne Lee
Sarah Newsum
Stephanie Noll
Elizabeth Quiroz
Rob Sadowsky
Greg Sutliff
Kate Walker
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