[ORRando] BTA Blueprint Input Sessions - Have an Impact on Cycling in the Portland Metro Area

[Susan Otcenas]

I'm on the Board of Directors for the BTA & will be at the WashCo
session at the Fanno Creek Brew Pub on the 4th.  
 
I'd love to see some randos there getting their voices heard!
 
As an aside, I also sit on the Citizen's Advisory Committee for
Washington County's 2035 Transportation System Plan Update (say *that*
ten times fast!).     A number of committee members are strongly focused
on bike/ped issues on both the urban and rural roadways.   As such, I'll
be very interested to listen and observe during the BTA session on the
4th, and will be taking that information back to the CAC as well.  So,
if you want to be heard, I'd strongly encourage you to turn up at a
meeting, this one in particular if you care about WashCo issues.
 
Chat me up at the meeting if you have an area of particular concern.
:-)
 
Susan
 
 
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From: orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org
[mailto:orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org] On Behalf Of Theo Elliot
Roffe
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:16 PM
To: OrRando
Subject: [ORRando] BTA Blueprint Input Sessions - Have an Impact on
Cycling in the Portland Metro Area



Hey Fellow Randonneurs,

Please consider attending one of the BTA Blueprint Input Sessions if you
live or ride in Washington County, Clackamas County, and/or Multnomah
County.  Many of us live in these areas and even more of us ride there,
so this is a good opportunity for the cyclotouring voice to be heard in
the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's Blueprint for Better Biking.

I've pasted their call for input below and I hope folks can find a break
in their accumulation of wintery RUSA Km to attend at least one session.


Thanks!

-Theo Roffe
Portland, OR
RUSA 5988




Over the next four or five years, what should the tri-county area do to
make bicycling safer and more inviting?


Portland's Bike Plan for 2030 has a tremendous list of ambitious
projects that would improve bicycling in the city of Portland. It's a
great long-term City of Portland plan but we need a plan-of-attack for
the entire tri-county Metro area - a plan that helps us prioritize the
next few years worth of advocacy work. We are currently updating our
Blueprint for Better Biking
<http://btaoregon.org/get-involved/blueprint-for-a-world-class-network-t
ake-the-survey/>  to serve that important role and we need your input. 

In 2005, we heard loud and clear that N/NE Portland needed major
east-west bike boulevards, that low traffic neighborhood routes were
in-demand citywide, and that the Sellwood Bridge was a huge barrier.

What are your top 3 picks for projects that need to happen in the next
few years - projects sure to improve safety and increase ridership?

In a few weeks, the BTA will be hosting input sessions in Clackamas,
Multnomah, and Washington Counties. Please join us!

*	12/4, 6-8pm: Washington County Input Session
<http://btaoregon.org/events/washington-county-project-priority-input-se
ssion/>  at Fanno Creek Brew Pub, 12562 Southwest Main Street, Tigard 
*	12/5, 6-8pm: Clackamas County Input Session
<http://btaoregon.org/events/clackamas-county-project-priority-input-ses
sion/>  at First City Bikes, 916 Main Street, Oregon City 
*	12/6, 6-8pm: Multnomah County Input Session
<http://btaoregon.org/events/multnomah-county-project-priority-input-ses
sion/>  at BTA office, 618 NW Glisan Street, Suite 401, Portland 

(Updated: all meetings are scheduled for 6-8pm.)

If you can't attend an input session, visit our website for other means
of input
<http://btaoregon.org/get-involved/blueprint-for-a-world-class-network-t
ake-the-survey/> .




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