The Latest BTA Digest

BTA Friends-

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It’s supposed to be sunny this weekend. I hope you get a chance to take a ride somewhere beautiful! And that’s not hard to do where we live.

Michelle

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There are 21 Topics in this Digest:

1. SW Trails meeting – help determine SW Bike Boulevards – tonight!
2. Support the 70′s Bike Boulevard and the S Waterfront Trail at Metro hearing – 2/13
3. Comment on the proposal for an expanded I-5 bridge – plus, meetings tonight and 1/30
3.5. Alice Awards nominees finalized! Check them out.
4. Latest Alice Auction items: a Trek Travel bike trip, Dutch “newsboy” panniers, massages…
5. Call for volunteers: Please help with the Alice Awards & Auction fundraiser! – 3/10
6. Volunteer Saturday at the BTA – 2/3
7. Gravel in the bike lane? numbers for Metro area and Clark County
8. Open house on Powell Blvd. redesign – 1/31
9. Lloyd Bike Committee planning session wants input from Lloyd bicyclists – 2/7
10. Bicycle Brown Bag series – third Thursdays – 2/15
11. Speed Dating the City Budget: give feedback on Portland bureaus’ budgets – 2/22
12. Citybikes starts a women-only bike maintenance class
13. Grants for pedestrian safety stings – applications due 1/31
14. Bike Commuting Workshop – 3/13
15. Filmed by Bike: all entries due March 1st
16. Lance Armstrong and the LiveStrong Challenge return to Portland in ’07
17. FlexCar now in Hillsdale!
18. BTA discount at new Bike-Thru Coffeshop Window
19. “We Still Ride” and “The Good German” reviewed by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
20. BTA blog highlights: snow, Cleveland HS biking school bus, map of dangerous intersections
21. Bike shop discounts for BTA members

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Topic 1: SW Trails meeting – help determine SW Bike Boulevards – tonight!

Meeting Thursday, Jan 25th, 2007
7:00 pm, St. Luke Lutheran Church upper level conference room
46th & SW California, 1 block west and 1 block south of 45th & Vermont
Contact Don Baack for more information at Baack@pacifier.com or 503-246-2088

Agenda:

1. Bring any marked up maps with ideas for bike boulevards you could not deliver last month. Our draftsman has not yet completed the integrated map for us to decide on our specific routes for review. We should have that next month. Meanwhile we can lay out our ideas of how to organize our review process so everyone one can get out and see what the various alternative routes look and feel like. Maybe we can select a few criteria by which we can evaluate our routes.

Join us even though you have not yet marked up a map with your ideas, we want you to join in the effort to identify the key streets to use as a bike boulevards in SW Portland. We plan to have the integrated map by mid to late February, but we should be able to add additional ideas to the mix if you mark up a walking map with yours.

Feel free to mark up the maps for all of the streets you feel should be considered as bike boulevards even if they are not in your neighborhood, especially if you ride them frequently.

We will need a few volunteers to help set up the rides to evaluate the routes. After the rides, we will have a meeting to agree on the bike boulevard routes we want to recommend to the greater SW Community. We will schedule an open house to discuss the proposals some time after March 2007. We will take the input we get from our citizens and shape our recommended network and submit it to PDOT for inclusion in their Bike Boulevard Plan.

2. No further update on our effort to make sure any changes to the drainage on our streets results in streets that are more walkable and safer for bicyclists.

3. We will review a revised, more jolly, draft of a community effort to improve our sidewalks. Draft is below.

4. Maplewood neighborhood April Hill Park trails effort. Jill

5. Arnold Creek Trail Activity Kirk Morganson

6. Progress on Stephens Creek walkway. Don Baack Enviro permits are complete, next is bldg permit. We still need to get the signs made.

7. Walking Schedule – Phyllis Towne

8. “Progress?????” on Easement for Presbyterian Church – Latest from Sam Adams office.

9. Progress on SWTrails Signage. More than half of trail 7 is in the PDOT hopper.

10. SW Walking Map reprinting status

11. Update on LOPAC trail routes to Lake Oswego.

12. Bicycle Advisory Committee is seeking new member(s), see contact information below. It would be good if a SWTrail member could participate on this committee and bring SW issues to the table.

13. Other business

13. Adjourn

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Topic 2: Support the 70′s Bike Boulevard and the S Waterfront Trail at Metro hearing – 2/13

Thanks to strong comments by BTA Digest readers, the 70′s Bike Boulevard and the S Waterfront Trail made it into the first cut list in the MTIP process last fall. Now it’s time to get them into the final list.

A draft final list of funding recommendations is scheduled for release on Feb. 3, 2007. We need to make sure that the 70′s Bike Boulevard (they call it a “Bikeway”) and the S Waterfront Trail are on it! So check the bottom of this page before you go to the hearing. If your favorite projects didn’t make the cut, make sure and tell Metro that you want to see them put back on.

The hearing will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. The Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) and the Metro Council will hear public testimony on the draft final list of transportation priorities for the flexible funding portion of the 2008-11 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP).

5:30 pm
Metro Council Chambers
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland
Tri-Met bus route 6 or MAX to the Oregon Convention Center stop.

To ensure the accuracy of your testimony, please bring a written version to the hearing. Make sure your contact information and affiliation (if any) are included. You may also submit your testimony by email, U.S. mail, fax, or over the website as long as it is received after the final draft list is released and before midnight on February 13.

Read more about the MTIP funding process.

For technical questions about the transportation priorities process, programs or projects, call Ted Leybold, MTIP project manager, 503-797-1759. For questions about public involvement, call Pat Emmerson, 503-797-1551.

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Topic 3: Comment on the proposal for an expanded I-5 bridge – plus, meetings tonight and 1/30

It is decision time. The Columbia River Crossing staff is looking for your input on a for a new expanded I-5 bridge for cars and improved public transportation between Clark County and Portland. Attend one of these open houses to learn more, talk with project staff, and share your comments.

The staff recommendation has been contested and discussed. It includes the possibility of tolling on the bridge, and assumes a freeway expansion that will encourage more traffic between and within Portland and Clark County. The Coalition for a Liveable Future recently held a forum to discuss the cost effectiveness of the staff proposals. Check out a report from that forum, and come to the Open Houses to learn more:

Thursday, January 25, 2007
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)
4134 N Vancouver Ave. (at Skidmore St.)
Portland, OR
TriMet Bus #40 Mocks Crest

Tuesday, January 30, 2007
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Across from Hayden Island Safeway
12050 N. Jantzen Dr.
Portland, OR
TriMet Bus #6 M.L. King Jr Blvd

They want to hear from you! Submit comments at the open houses or send them to feedback@columbiarivercrossing.org. If received by February 16th, your comments will be included in the Task Force comment report one week prior to their Feb. 27th decision meeting.

Fun for the whole family! Hands-on bridge building activities for kids will be led by Sharon Wood Wortman on January 20, 25, and 30. Local storyteller Maureen Pedone will share river and bridge stories on January 20 in Vancouver.

Visit the Columbia Crossing Website for more info.

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Topic 3.5: Alice Awards nominees finalized. Check them out!

January 20th was the deadline to nominate people for the Alice Awards, the BTA’s awards for great bike advocates, educators, volunteers, elected officials, business people, and others who go above and beyond the call of duty to make this a better place to ride a bicycle.

This year’s nominees are:

Candi Murray, Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Jonathan Maus, BikePortland.org
Amelia Schaaf, Ashland Community Hospital
Tony Brown and Dan Colley, Kaiser Permanente
Bicycle Repair Collective
Savannah Teller-Brown, for her research on diesel exhaust
Mark Ginsberg, Attorney-at-Law
Steven Kung, Exchange Cycle Tours
Jason Gately, Port of Portland
Santiam Bicycle
Catherine Rund, XO Communications
Eleanor Blue
Brad Ross, Cross Crusade Cyclocross Series
John “Dabby” Campbell
Liesl Lackaff, GreenWorks PC
Wayne Naillon, Portland Urban Mountain Pedalers
Sara Stout
The Community Cycling Center’s Create A Commuter program
Graham Berg, Resource Revival
Mike Morrison, Legacy Emanuel Health System
Greg, Antonia and Curtis MacNaughton
Nathan Hobson
Kelly Punteney, Vancouver, WA
Greg Raisman, City of Portland
Ian Stude and the Portland State University Bicycle Coop
Peter Jacobsen, SE Portland neighborhood mechanic
Paul Siemeinziek
Janis McDonald
Ranier Farmer, Oregon State University
Kevin Chudy, Bike N’ Hike
Oregon State Senator Ginny Burdick

We’ll be posting more information about them here in the next few weeks, and they’ll all be honored at the 13th Annual Alice Awards and Auction on March 10th, where five of them will receive Alice Awards.

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Topic 4: Latest Alice Auction items: a Trek Travel bike trip, Dutch “newsboy” panniers, ukelele lessons…

You’ve always wanted to play the ukelele (and it’s so easy to carry on a bike)! March 10th is your chance to make it happen, and donate to the BTA and bike advocacy at the same time.

We have more than 100 auction items already in for the Alice Awards & Auction, including:

* Ukelele lessons
* Be a Vintner for a Day
* A Bike Friday trailer
* A year of Stumptown Coffee
* A Private Tour for Four of the Oregon Zoo
* A Deluxe Dog Bath
* Landscape Design
* Breadboards and Coatracks from The Joinery
* Registrations for the Harvest Century
* A gift certificate to Saint Honore Boulangerie
* Two nights for Two at the Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport (in the Gertrude Stein Room, no less!)
* Craniosacral massage (mmmmm…..)
* A Cycle Motion analysis
* A behind-the-scenes tour of the Grand Central Bakery
* and more!

You can reserve your tickets for the Alice Awards and Auction online today.

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Topic 5: Call for volunteers: Please help with the Alice Awards & Auction fundraiser! – 3/10

On March 10th, hundreds of bicyclists and bike supporters will gather at the Oregon Convention Center for a fundraising party, auction and awards ceremony. All proceeds from the event go towards our work to make Oregon and SW Washington more bike friendly. We hope you’ll all come!

You can also help us by volunteering at the party (and volunteers come for half price!). This is also a lot of fun (I did it last year, before I worked for the BTA, and had a blast) and it is a way to come to the party and donate to the cause even if the $65 ticket price is a little steep for you.

If you’re interested, we’d love to have your help! We need help in the morning and the evening of March 10th, and in the weeks beforehand as we assemble and organize all of the displays and auction items.

If you’d like to help, let me know by emailing me directly or by filling out our Alice Volunteer form. Thanks!

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Topic 6: Volunteer Saturday at the BTA – 2/3

If you’d like to lend the BTA a hand but are always busy during the week, stop by on Saturday, February 3rd between 9:30 and 11:30 am and help out with some of our mailing projects.

Our office is at 1979 SW 5th Ave. in Portland, near PSU.

Coffee and snacks provided. Good conversation assured.

RSVP to info@bta4bikes.org. Hope to see you there!

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Topic 7: Gravel in the bike lane? numbers for Metro area and Clark County

If your commute is now plagued by the gravel-drifts that are leftover from last weeks snows, call it in! The city of Portland has prioritzed clean up on common bike routes, but they could still use help pinpointing trouble spots. Be specific when you leave a message – tell them what stretch of road, on what side of the street, and any other details that are important.

Below are all the numbers we have for local jurisdictions’ maintenance departments and bike coordinators.

If you get a better number, please let us know and we’ll add to or update our list. (This list is kept in the Commuter Resources section of our website).

And for everything you ever wanted to know about gravel and other snow treatments, check out the great BikePortland.org thread on the topic.

Portland

503-823-SAFE or safe@pdxtrans.org (traffic safety concerns)
503-823-5195 (parking enforcement – is someone parked in the bike lane?)
503-823-1700 (maintenance problems, like dangerous grates, gravel or obstructions in the bike lane, or light sensors that don’t read bikes)

Beaverton

Operations Department: Gary Brentano, Operations Director
Phone: 503-526-2220
Fax: 503-526-2535
TTY/TDD: 503-526-2534

Clackamas County

Debris/bike lane complaint line: 503-557-6391

Gresham

Jonathan David, Senior Planner
503-618-2321
jonathan.david@ci.gresham.or.us

Happy Valley

Rich Bellum, Public Works Director
503-760-3325

Lake Oswego

Maintenance Services: Jim Bateman, Street Superintendent
503-635-0280

Milwaukie

Kelly Sommers, Public Works Operations Director
503-786-7614

Multnomah County

Karen Schilling, Planning Manager
503-988-5050 ext. 29635

Alison Winter, Bike/Ped Program Director
503-988-5050 ext. 29637

Tigard

Vance Walker, Street Supervisor
503-639-4171
vance@tigard-or.gov

Washington County

Land Use and Transportation Department
Phone: 503-846-7623
Fax:503-846-7620
lutops@co.washington.or.us

West Linn

Gary Parkin, Engineering Department
503-722-5518

Sam Foxworthy, Transportation Division
503-742-8616

Vancouver, WA

CoV Operations Center
360-696-8177 (M-F)
24 Hour: 360-693-9302 (for emergencies)
Email: Kelly.Butler@ci.vancouver.wa.us

Todd Boulanger, Senior Planner
360-696-8290 ext. 8657
www.cityofvancouver.us.bike

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Topic 8: Open house on Powell Blvd. redesign – 1/31

Public Open House
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Drop by anytime between 5:30 PM and 8 PM
Kellogg Middle School Cafeteria
3330 SE 69th Avenue (SE 69th Ave and Powell Blvd)
TriMet bus line #9

The City of Portland Office of Transportation, in coordination with ODOT, is developing a conceptual streetscape plan for Inner Powell Blvd from the Ross Island Bridge to 92nd Avenue. The streetscape plan will identify improvements within the existing right-of-way that will continue to allow SE Powell Boulevard to serve vehicle traffic movement while also improving the safety, accessibility and the aesthetic environment for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders.

Please join us for an Open House to review project information and provide input.The Open House will be a “self-guided” tour with opportunities to provide input. Staff will be available to discuss the materials at stations. No formal presentation will be given. Adults and children are encouraged to converse with staff, write comments and draw on maps to be provided.

Next Steps… Your input will help the City develop streetscape alternatives, evaluate them and select a preferred streetscape plan. Alternative Streetscape plans will be presented at a future Open House to receive community input. Then, the alternatives will be analyzed, evaluated and presented at a third Open House. A preferred plan will be selected and completed by July 2007.

For more information, please contact April Bertelsen at 503-823-6177 or email april.bertelsen@pdxtrans.org.

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Topic 9: Lloyd Bike Committee planning session wants input from Lloyd bicyclists – 2/7

Lloyd Bike Committee planning session
Tuesday, Feb. 13th
noon-1:30 pm
700 NE Multnomah, 3rd floor, rooms A & B

Reserve your spot by Feb. 7th by calling 503-236-6441 or emailing Moira@lloydtma.com

If you bike to, from or around the Lloyd District, the Lloyd Bike Committee wants to hear your thoughts about how to shape its 2007 bike strategy, and where to spend its money.

Come to this planning session, enjoy a free lunch, and help shape the future of the Lloyd District.

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Topic 10: Bicycle Brown Bag series – third Thursdays – 2/15

The City of Portland Office of Transportation has started up a series of Brown Bag lunches, held every third Thursday from noon – 1 pm at the Portland Building at 1120 SW 5th Ave, on the second floor.

The next one is on February 15th, and will be all about bicycle legislative issues. Staffers from legislators offices and the BTA will be on hand to answer questions and take feedback.

These seminars will cover a variety of topics over the next year:

–Why People Aren’t Cycling (and How to Help Them Start) – A look at
the focus group information on barriers to cycling
–Portland’s Bike Master Plan Update – After 10 years, Portland’s plan
for going Platinum
–Celebrating Bike to Work Week, plus other bike fun -
–Bike Tourism in Oregon – Trends in the state, plus tips on planning
your bike vacation
–I Share the Multi-use Path – Pedestrians and cyclists can coexist
happily – ask me how!
–Gear up for the Bike Commute Challenge – Advice and support for
advocates who want to help their colleagues get on bikes
–Innovative Designs in Bikeways and Parking
–Bicycling Business Forum
–See and Be Seen Campaign

For more information, please contact Timo Forsberg at
timothy.forsberg@pdxtrans.org or 503-823-7699.

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Topic 11: Speed Dating the City Budget – your comments wanted! 2/22

The city of Portland is nearly ready to post its budget – it’ll go up on the Community Budgeting page by February 9th – at which point residents are encouraged to come to workshops and forums to learn more and give feedback. Commissioner Sam Adams has been holding his own forums as part of the process for developing budgets for his bureaus. You can learn more about those discussions on his blog.

At this Feb. 22nd Forum, below, you’ll have an opportunity to talk with all of the commissioners and bureaus about their budgets, including Sam Adams’ Safe Streets Initiative.

Thursday, February 22
Community Budget Forum
Cleveland High School Cafeteria
3400 SE 26th St. (at Powell Blvd.)
6:00-8:30 PM

6:00-6:30 – Community Fair featuring community groups and agencies at work in the local community

6:30-8:30 – You could call this Budget Forum “Speed Dating the City Budget!” They will have 10 or more tables set up; each representing different service areas, initiatives, and perhaps one Spanish speaking table. Commissioners, along with bureau directors, will participate in discussions at the various tables. Community members will move among the tables (about 15 minutes per table) to learn what is being proposed for the budget and provide comments, share priorities, note any concerns, and ask questions. All input will be recorded and shared back with the community, the Council, and Bureau directors following the forum. Again, community members will have the opportunity to provide input about how it wants to be involved in budget development in future years.

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Topic 12: Citybikes starts a women-only bike maintenance class

Citybikes, a local, co-operatively run bike shop, is offering a comprehensive overhaul class this winter. Participants will learn the ins and outs of bike maintanence and will gain an understanding of what keeps bikes running smoothly. The class is open to all women and trans folks. There will be 10 classes in the session (at $20 a piece/$200 for the class) every Friday evening from 7:30pm-9:30pm. It started January 12th but if you ask nicely maybe they’ll let you start late.

If you’re interested, visit the Citybikes Annex at SE 8th and Ankeny or call 503.239.6951

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Topic 13: Grants for pedestrian safety stings – applications due 1/31

Have you ever had a difficult time crossing a street on foot, with cars failing to yield to you even in a crosswalk? BTA, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) team up to manage a federally funded mini-grant program to address this problem. The goal of the program is to raise awareness of crosswalk laws. Enforcement agencies can apply for up to $5000 to fund overtime enforcement actions at crosswalks. But beware- they can also use the funds to enforce crosswalk laws as they relate to pedestrians! Applications are due by January 31st.

For more information, contact Anna Scalera, PSE Grant Coordinator, 503.226.0676 x19; anna@bta4bikes.org

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Topic 14: Bike Commuting Workshop – 3/13

I know this is very advanced notice, but mark your calendars and let your non-biking friends know: we’re offering the first Bike Commuting Workshop of 2007 on Tuesday, March 13th, from 6 to 7 pm at the BTA office (1979 SW 5th Ave.).

We’ll go over easy ways to be safe on your bike, cheap ways to stay warm and dry, minimum gear necessary for carrying groceries, how to pick a good bike route, how to look good at work, and more! Lots of questions encouraged. Free maps distributed.

RSVP to info@bta4bikes.org.

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Topic 15: Filmed by Bike: all entries due March 1st

The 2007 Filmed By Bike festival, a huge success last year, with hundreds of people attending and hundreds turned away at the doors, is accepting films until March 1st of this year. Get your camera out and get to work!

And mark your calendars (and show up early!) – the festival will be April 13th, at 7 and 9 pm, with additional screenings on April 14th and 15th.

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Topic 16: Lance Armstrong and the LiveStrong Challenge return to Portland in ’07

This just in: the LiveStrong Challenge series dropped two of the five cities it visited last year, but is still coming to the Portland area this September. For more information, go to http://www.livestrong.org.

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Topic 17: FlexCar now in Hillsdale!

A couple of avid Hillsdale Walkers, Holly Zimmerman and Peter DeCrescenzo spotted a new Flexcar service in Hillsdale. Check out the web site below to use this innovative service and avoid the hassle of owning your own car.

It is a sedan, parked at SW 18th Dr. & SW Capitol Hwy.

If you bike to Hillsdale but sometimes need a car, this might help!

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Topic 18: BTA discount at new Bike-Thru Coffeshop Window

If you pass through the Central Eastside on your bike and need a bit of a lift, stop by the new Black Sheep Bakery at 833 SE Main Street.

Makers of “vegan treats that don’t suck,” they also serve great coffee. And BTA members get a free size upgrade on coffee.

If you’ve ever tried to get food at a Drive-Thru window and been refused, this might make you feel vindicated!

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Topic 19: “We Still Ride” and “The Good German” reviewed by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation

The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation proudly presents Roll Film!, a monthly online feature of movie reviews that focuses on films promoting bicycle-related themes or key moments showcasing our favorite form of transportation. From classics and popcorn flicks to independent and foreign films, you’ll learn about bike films and whether they are worth your time and money. In January, Critics Greg Borzo and Brad Strauss review “Still We Ride” (2005) and “The Good German” (2006).

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Topic 20: BTA blog highlights: snow, Cleveland HS biking school bus, map of dangerous intersections

BTA office manager braves the snow

We were all very impressed when BTA office manager Chris Duran showed up on his bike last Tuesday (we all walked or took the bus). And even more impressed when Jonathan Maus of BikePortland.org published a picture of him coming over the Broadway Bridge that morning. Check it out at

Cleveland High School students start their own Biking School Bus

We like to think that Safe Routes to Schools invented the Biking School Bus, but clearly it didn’t. A group of Cleveland HS students has started their own. They bike a predetermined route from Mt Tabor to school every day, picking up riders as they go. If you have a Cleveland student who wants to join, check it out!

Portland produces crash data maps to help steer money to traffic safety

The City of Portland recently agreed to spend some one-time-funds on more traffic safety improvements, and they’ll be using maps of reported crashes to shape their plan for spending it.

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Topic 21: Bike shop discounts for BTA members

These are the bike shops around the state that offer a 10% discount on everything but labor to BTA members.

Albany

Bike N Hike
424 W 1st Ave
541-928-2143

Ashland

Ashland Cycle Sport
191 Oak St
541-488-0581

Siskiyou Cyclery Inc
1729 Siskiyou Blvd
541-482-1997

Astoria

Bikes and Beyond
1089 Marine Dr
503-325-2961

Hauer’s Cyclery
1606 Marine Dr
503-325-7334

Beaverton

Bike Gallery
12345 SW Canyon Rd
503-641-2580

Bike N Hike
10120 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
503-646-6363

Kissler’s Cyclery
10030 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
503-644-5008

Bend

Century Cycle
1135 NW Galveston
541-389-4224

Hutch’s Bicycles-East
820 NE 3rd
541-382-6248

Hutch’s Bicycles-West
725 NW Columbia St.
541-382-9253

Sunnyside Sports
930 Newport Ave
541-382-8018

Canby

Bikes N More
200 NW 1st Ave
503-266-9535

Corvallis

Bike N Hike
401 SW 3rd Ave
541-753-2912

Corvallis Cyclery
344 SW Second St
541-752-5952

Cyclotopia
435 SW 2nd St
541-757-9694

Full Cycles
111 NW 16th St
541-730-1513

Peak Sports
135 NW Second St
541-754-6444

Eugene

Bike Barn
1020 Green Acres Rd #9
541-342-5757

Blue Heron Bicycles
877 East 13th Ave
541-343-2488

Revolution Cycles
296 Blair Blvd
541-302-8049

Wheelworks
407 West 11th Ave
541-431-7300

Forest Grove

Olson’s Bike Shop
104 Elm St
503-359-4010

Grants Pass

Bill’s Bike Kraft
785 Rogue River Hwy
541-476-4935

Hermiston

Scott’s Cycle & Sports
110 E Highland Ave
541-567-1848

Hillsboro

Bike N Hike
156 SE 4th
503-681-0594

Joseph

Crosstown Traffic
102 W McCully
541-432-2453

Klamath Falls

Hutch’s Bicycles
808 Klamath Ave
541-850-2453

Lake Oswego

Bike Gallery
200 SW B Ave
503-636-1600

Medford

Medford Cycle Sport
1390 Biddle Road
541-857-0819

Sims Cycle & Fitness
727 Medford Center
541-772-9220

Milwaukie

Bike N Hike
15080 SE McLoughlin Blvd
503-653-2742

North Bend

Moe’s Bike Shop
1397 Sherman Ave
541-756-7536

Portland

Bike Central Co-Op
113 SW Naito Pkwy
503-227-4439

Bike Gallery
5329 NE Sandy Blvd
503-282-3455

Bike Gallery
1001 SW Salmon St
503-222-3821

Bike Gallery
4235 SE Woodstock
503-774-3531

Bike Gallery
10950 SE Division St
503-254-2663

Bike N Hike
400 SE Grand Ave
503-736-1074

Coventry Cycle Works
2025 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503-230-7723

Cycle Path
2808 NE MLK Jr Blvd Suite J
503-281-0485

Multnomah Bicycle Shop
7845 SW Capitol Highway
503-245-5615

Revolver Bikes
6509 N Interstate
503-285-1084

River City Bicycles
706 SE MLK Jr Blvd
503-233-5973

Seven Corners Cycle and Fitness
3218 SE 21st Ave
503-230-0317

Terra Cycle Inc.
3450 SE Alder St
503-231-9798

Veloce Bicycles
3202 SE Hawthorne Blvd
503-234-8400

Veloshop
211 SW 9th
503-335-VELO

Waterfront Bicycle Rentals
0315 SW Montgomery #360
503-227-1719

Weir’s Cyclery
8621 N Lombard
503-283-3883

Roseburg

The Bicycle Shop
1217 NE Walnut
541-957-1020

Salem

The Bike Peddler
174 Commercial St NE
503-399-7741

Santiam Bicycle
388 Commerical St
503-363-6602

South Salem Cycleworks
4071 Liberty Rd S
503-399-9848

Sisters

Eurosports
182 East Hood Ave
541-549-2471

Springfield

Hutch’s Springfield Cyclery
2100 Main St
541-741-2453

Sunriver

4 Seasons Recreational Outfitters
#2 Country Mall Suite D
541-593-2255

Village Bike & Ski
Building 21 Sunriver Mall
541-593-2453

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RIDE AND EVENT RESOURCES

NOON TIME RIDES – Portland noon time bike rides — short fast rides with hills. Meet at SW corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square (Yamhill & Broadway) between Noon and 12:10 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays, Contact: Ray Thomas – 503.228.5222 with questions, or meet at start.

WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S/LGBT MECHANIC NIGHT at North Portland Bikeworks – a donation-based workshop for women and LGBT adults to learn how to work on bikes in a safe and comfortable environment. Stop by any Wednesday from 6 to 8 PM: 3951 N Mississippi Ave; 503.287.1098.

For a list of rides, events and transportation-related happenings in the Portland metro area, try these useful links:

http://www.bikegallery.com

http://bikeportland.org – non-denominational bike blog

http://www.blueberryrides.com

http://www.commissionersam.com-

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ExchangeCycleTours/

http://www.news4neighbors.net/index.pl?section=Transportation

http://www.obra.org

http://www.ohpv.org

http://www.orbike.com/

http://www.portlandcycling.net

http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation

http://portlandtransport.com

http://www.portlandvelo.net

http://www.pumpclub.org/pumpcal.html

http://www.pwtc.com

http://www.rivercitybicycles.com – click on “Happenin’s”

http://www.shifttobikes.org

http://www.slugvelo.com

http://www.cityofvancouver.us

http://www.vancouverbicycleclub.com

http://washcobtc.org – Washington County rides and events

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