PBOT to face reality of record traffic death toll at City Council today
Another city council meeting to talk about the road safety crisis. Will anything be different this time?
Vision Zero
PBOT releases crash report, will bring Vision Zero to City Council next week
Given that we have just two years to get to zero and we are coming off our highest tally of fatals in three decades, the council discussion could get spicy.
PBOT joins the fight against big trucks and SUVs
Oversized trucks and SUVs are now a key part of PBOT’s “Safe Systems” approach to road safety.
Portland Vision Zero speed study shows limited results
Vision Zero and speed limit reduction were the topics of presentations at a Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) Friday Transportation Seminar at Portland State University last week. Clay Veka, Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero program coordinator introduced the bureau’s “Safe Systems” approach to speed management, and Portland State University Research Associate and Adjunct … Read more
Opinion: We’ll never have safe streets if we continue to make safe choices
Late Thursday night someone died while using 122nd Avenue. They were the 46th person whose life ended while traveling on a Portland road so far this year, putting us on the same grim pace as 2019 despite a major reduction in travel due to the pandemic. There have been four fatal crashes in a one … Read more
Grieving moms make traffic deaths real as Portland proclaims ‘Day of Remembrance’
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced at today’s City Council meeting that Portland will join a global movement by marking November 17th as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
ODOT staffer raises eyebrows with series of tweets – UPDATED
Comments about transportation safety made on Twitter last week by Portlander Tiana Tozer have raised eyebrows. While her Twitter account is not an official ODOT communications channel (her profile says, “Opinions are my own”), Tozer is ODOT’s Region 1 transportation safety coordinator and she sits on the Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero Task Force. … Read more
“Slow down!” Neighbors fight back against speeders with signs and cheers
“I’m sick and tired of people speeding around here.”
PBOT hopes ‘Thank You Crew’ cheerleaders will slow drivers down
Portland is desperate for anything that will shake drivers out of their speeding stupor.