Bike Heroes
January 24, 2008
The Alice B. Toeclips is the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's way to award bike heroes across Oregon who are doing amazing work on behalf of cyclists. This year, 39 people were nominated, including Mark Ginsberg, who is nominated every year and has yet to win. We're rooting for Mark. He's a dad, an attorney specializing in bike law, a long-time local advocate and BTA supporter and in 2007 he won the Men's Masters series at the Portland Twilight Criterium.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Sam Adams, Portland City Commissioner
Hal Ballard, Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition founder
Bill Barber, Planner
Eleanor Blue, Advocate, activist and organizer*
Jim Bombardier, Inventor
Kacia Brockman, EnergyTrust workplace organizer
Bruce Buffington, NW Bicycle Safety Council founder
Cross Crusade, Race organizers
Kim Curley, Commute Options (Bend) outreach coordinator
Cycle Oregon
Jay Dean, Community Cycling Center teacher and volunteer
Karl Dinkelspiel, Portland Development Commission workplace organizer
Ann Donaca-Sullivan and Patty Verzani, "Lose the Training Wheels" founders
Mary Fellows, Bike commuter and activist
Jim Fox, Bike commuting coach
Susan France, leader of Oregon Randonneurs
Roger Geller, City of Portland Bicycle Program Manager
Mark Ginsberg, Attorney-at-Law
Norrene Godfrey, Team Rubicon captain, cancer and bicycling activist
Paul Gribbon, Willamette River CSO Tunnel Program Manager
Don & Sally Hopkins; Bill & Gail Bonniksen; Scott's Cycle & Fitness, sponsors of bike giveaways in Salem schools
Mel Huie, Metro parks planner
Steve Jorgensen, Bend Parks and Recreation planning manager
John Joy, Scappose trail advocate and volunteer
Greg, Antonia and Curtis MacNaughton, model biking family
Brian Manning, Youth bike instructor
Jonathan Maus, Reporter**
Robert Pickett, Portland Police Officer
Floyd Prozanski, Oregon State Senator
Tom Ralley, Volunteer for youth bike programs
Teri Redwolf, Bike commuting coach
Susan Remmers, Executive Director, Community Cycling Center
Stephanie Routh, president of Umbrella, Portland bicycle activist
Bill Stites, Advocate, activist and organizer
Sara Stout, Bicycle and car-free activist
Scott Weber, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center workplace organizer
Margaret Weddell, Bicycle advocate, educator and attorney
Jon Zeliff, Central Point Police Department Chief
* Eleanor Blue sits on the Alice Awards Committee and is therefore not eligible to win an award this year.
**Jonathan Maus won an Alice Award in 2007 and is not eligible to win again.
The awards dinner is in March. For more information see the BTA website.
Posted by orbike at January 24, 2008 9:07 PM
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