Leading the march: 10 questions for Noel Mickelberry of Oregon Walks
We caught up with the group’s new executive director to talk about the differences between walking and biking advocacy and the new vision she’s been hired to execute.
Oregon Walks
Novick wants $1 million from general fund for beacons at 15 crosswalks
The City of Portland’s general fund has a few million dollars to spare, and Commissioner Steve Novick is mounting an unusual campaign to spend some of it on safer street crossings.
Oregon Walks’ annual party celebrates an organization at a crossroads
The Portland area’s lead walking advocacy group has changed dramatically in the last four years. It’s about to find out where those changes will take it.
Steph Routh announces resignation from Oregon Walks
Steph Routh in November 2012.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Walks, a non-profit advocacy group that works to improve walking conditions around the state, has announced that Executive Director Steph Routh will resign in October. Routh became the organization’s first full-time staffer when she was named to the position in May 2009. In the ensuing years, … Read more
Willamette Pedestrian Coalition changes name to Oregon Walks
Leader of Oregon Walks, Steph Routh, is stepping boldly into the future.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As I hinted back on Friday, Portland’s walking advocates unveiled a new name and logo over the weekend. The group that was formed 21 years ago as the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition is now known as Oregon Walks. The tagline, which … Read more
Advocacy group unveils ‘Action Plan’ for a more walkable region
Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Executive Director Stephanie Routh speaking at a 2009 event.(Photo © J. Maus) On the heels of recent media attention on the need for safer streets and news of an 80% increase in walking-involved fatalities and injury crashes in Oregon this year, the non-profit Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) unveiled their Getting Around on … Read more
Portland non-profit will move offices with only foot power
Moving by bike is one thing… but by foot?!(Photo © J. Maus) Bike moves are old hat in Portland. A quick check of the BikePortland archives shows that I first wrote about them way back in April of 2005. Since then there have been hundreds of bike moves in this town, so many that they’ve … Read more
Newswire: Pedestrian Advocacy Organization Calls for Caution, Safety Improvements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steph Routh Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Office: (503) 223-1597 steph@wpcwalks.org PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR CAUTION, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS A Number of Recent Crashes Involving Pedestrians Indicate the Need for Immediate Response and Change PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 5, 2009 – It has been a deeply troubling week . On Saturday morning, Oct. 31, Benjamin … Read more
Mayor visits dangerous crosswalk; will recommend “immediate changes”
A woman crossing SE Foster at 80th. (Still taken from Oregonian video — watch it below). Responding to a week where several Portlanders were injured and one woman was killed while walking across SE Foster Blvd, Portland Mayor Sam Adams visited the site this morning. His visit comes on the eve of an awareness action … Read more
After tragic week, pedestrian advocates call for “immediate response and change”
“The sheer number of serious collisions between pedestrians and cars this past week demonstrates that our traffic safety deficit is not found in one person’s error.” — Steph Routh, Director of Willamette Pedestrian Coalition On Sunday night, two young women were struck by a car while attempting to cross the street at SE 80th and … Read more
Pedestrian advocates hold annual meeting tonight: Thoughts on the state of the movement
Did you know Portland had an advocacy group devoted to pedestrians? Portland is renown for its bike scene and the strong, vibrant advocacy movement that exists around it. But what about our non-motorized friends who use their feet to get around? Where is Portland’s ‘pedestrian community’? The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition wants to find out. The … Read more
BTA, partners re-launch ‘Eye-to-Eye’ safety campaign
Steph Routh, executive director of the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, speaks at the event this morning.– More images –(Photos © J. Maus) With the summer cycling season in full swing, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) and a host of partners kicked of another year of their Eye to Eye safety campaign at a press conference near … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project