 The first project of the BTA was persuading TriMet, the regional transit agency, to carry bicycles on its buses and light rail trains.BTA gathered over 7000 signatures and the support of numerous local city councils, prompting TriMet to conduct a one-year trial on a few bus lines.After a year of no significant problems and an increase in transit ridership by cyclists, TriMet instituted the first 100% bicycle accessible major transit system in the U.S.