5/30/08 - Alta accepted the Employer of the Year award from the
Portland Chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar at the May 28th Annual Chapter Awards. WTS states "Alta has created a flexible, caring work environment to accommodate the needs of all employees, is family friendly, supports their employees’ continuing education and provides multiple internship opportunities every year." See the complete list of winners in the WTS Portland's
Summer Newsletter.
5/30/08 - The Solano Transportation Authority's
Countywide Safe Routes to School Plan, developed by Alta, won the Grassroots Initiative Award from the
Northern Section of the
California Chapter of the American Planning Association.
STA was recognized at the May 16th NSCCAPA 2008 Awards Program in San Francisco. This SR2S program is now a candidate for the statewide award.
See the press release.
5/23/08 - The League of American Bicyclists launched its
Bicycle Friendly States program website today. The program will include ranking of bicycle-friendliness of all 50 states and will offer award recognition opportunities to applying states. Alta staff worked with the LAB and a committee of six State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinators to develop the ranking criteria for the first part of the program and to develop the scoring system for the program. Additionally, Alta staff gave input for the award application process. For more information about LAB and their programs visit
their website.
5/19/08 - Mayor Michael Coleman delivered the City of Columbus Bicentennial Bikeways Master Plan by bike last week as part of the city's
Bike to Work Week events. Alta has been engaged with the city and local groups to develop the plan since last summer. The final plan is available
on the project website. The Columbus Messenger had
this to say about the event and the city's new bike plan:
Link.
5/16/08 - Sierra Sun
published a story on the Tahoe Vista to Tahoe City trail being planned by Alta.
Senior Associate Philip Sales recently presented three trail alignment options and the benefits and challenges associated with each option. Alta
Planner Mike Rose, ASLA and
Designer Karen Vitkay are also on the project team and worked to develop and illustrate the alignment options.
5/16/08 - Alta is proud to be part of
Sasaki Associates, Inc. team charged with enhancing Cedar Rapid Iowa's waterfront. The Cedar Rapids Gazette ran
this story about the selection as a follow up to their
previous article about the city's hopes for improvements. Alta
Senior Associate Steve Durrant will head Alta's team on the project. We look forward to working with the City of Cedar Rapids and all our partners on Sasaki's team.
5/7/08 - A new Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition
blog post highlight's Bicycling.com's
"A Future Best City: Los Angeles" in which they mention the city's hiring of Alta as "part of a sea [of] change" in L.A.'s approach to transportation. Alta
Planner Matt Benjamin heads up Alta's new Los Angeles office and has been working closely with the public through meetings and the website
www.labikeplan.org .
5/7/08 - The Pacific Sun recently published
this article on the debate over proposed bike and pedestrian infrastructure on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Alta conducted a study of the effectiveness of promoting alternative transportation for Marin County, CA showing their bicycling rates up 66% since 1999. The article explains the disagreement between Caltrans and local
Marin County Bicycle Coalition over access to the bridge as well as the area's efforts to promote biking and walking.
5/7/08 - In preparation for the Big Ideas for a Small Planet - Transportation episode premiering May 27th, the Sundance Channel is hosting
this promo featuring Alta
Principal Mia Birk and
Transportation Options' Timo Forsberg. Learn more about
Move by Bike on the Shift website and mark your calendars for the Big Ideas Transportation episode on May 27th at 9pm. See the
Big Ideas for a Small Planet website for listing details.
Direct link to video:
http://www.sundancechannel.com/videos/230318497 5/6/08 - The Oregonian ran
this article about what to wear when bike commuting. The article features Alta
Planner Jessica Roberts and
Principal Mia Birk as well as several other Portland riders.
Here's a link to the article as well as
the complete guide to what to wear to work when bike commuting.
4/30/08 - Alta has been selected to create the
City of Albuquerque 's Bicycle Master Plan. Project team includes
Principal Mia Birk and
Senior Planner Mike Rose .
4/29/08 - Portland, Oregon earns Platinum Status in the League of American Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly Communities Campaign . Alta helped update the city's Bicycle Master Plan for Platinum consideration and assisted with the process including public forums and the steering committee. See LAB's list of Portland's bicycling highlights .
4/28/08 - Alta has been chosen by Clackamas County, OR to plan improvements to the Madrone Wall. The park is a 44-acre forested area near Carver, Oregon. Alta's team includes Senior Associate Chris Bernhardt and Designer Robin Wilcox, ASLA . See the Oregonian article about this project here .
4/24/08 - The Dallas Morning News ran this story about a recent stakeholder meeting Alta conducted for our Katy Trail Feasibility Study.
4/22/08 - Alta is seeking a summer intern for Marin County, California.
Requirements: Excellent bicycling skills and strength; good organization; ability to self motivate and work independently; experience working with the public is required -
excellent public speaking and community relations skills. Learn More >
4/16/08 - Alta is proud to sponsor the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation's intensive course "Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Design and Planning" this summer (August 3rd-8th). This week-long course will provide practitioners with the fundamentals of pedestrian and bicycle planning and design through an intensive week of classroom, field, and project experience. Registration is currently open. For more information visit the summer workshop website .
4/14/08 - Alta is offering an exciting opportunity to gain hands on experience
through a summer internship with our Portland, OR office. As an intern, you will assist
professional staff with: feasibility studies, site analysis, conceptual and schematic design generation, production of presentation graphics, and development of construction documents. Learn More >
4/10/08 - Alta Principal Mia Birk's recent presentation in Minneapolis on how cyslist-pedestrian oriented development has transformed Portland, Oregon, and how Minneapolis could best utilize its $21.5 million federal grant money for future bike/walk projects was covered by KFAI Radio and is available for download .
4/10/08 - Alta selected as the Portland Chapter of Women in Transportation's Employer of the Year and will be accepting the award at the May 28th WTS Reception.
4/1/08 - BicyclePaper.com's recent article on Seattle's goals to reach Platinum Status with their Bicycle Master Plan mentions the City of Portland's efforts partnering with Alta.
3/16/08 - Alta planner Kim Voros' work published in "Factors Affecting Bicycling Demand: Initial Survey Findings from the Portland Region" (AN: 01044003)
3/24/08 - Alta wins the Culver City, CA Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Project.
3/24/08 - Two Alta clients are awarded grants in California's Safe Routes to School program. Santa Clarita, CA and Santa Rosa, CA have will each receive their requested funds to construct pedestrian improvements and traffic signals to improve travel safety.
3/17/08 - Alta to proceed on Connecticut Statewide Bicycle Plan update
3/14/08 - Dayton Daily News outlines regionwide bikeways plan created by Alta.
3/10/08 - Alta, teaming with with Mark Fenton, selected for the Hawaii Statewide Active Living Training.
11/13/07 - Alta's Lafayette, CA Bike Plan selected for an Honorable Mention for San Francisco Institute of Transportation Engineer’s Transportation Project of the Year.
11/5/07 - New York Times mentions Mia Birk and Alta in their their feature on Portland's two-wheeled culture.