Join me March 19th for a ‘Policy Talks’ panel on safe streets
Should be a great conversation. Hope you’ll tune in!
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Podcast: Council Candidate Steph Routh at Bike Happy Hour
A few dozen Portlanders sat and stood in the crisp, cold night in a plaza on a public street for an interview with a candidate for local elected office.
Transportation reform advocate Steph Routh announces city council bid
Routh says east Portland is, “the home of my birth and the home of my heart.”
Interview: Samantha Taylor on e-bikes, helmets and looking good by bike
“I can’t afford to already have the deck stacked against me and then contribute to that by showing up to work disheveled.”
Nine questions for Sumi Malik, planning consultant and mentorship advocate
“I think of myself as having a personal board of directors whom I consult at various times for a variety of career and personal reasons.”
11 questions for Keyonda McQuarters of Portland’s Black Girls Do Bike chapter
“I love to ride in the city, and don’t want to just ride bike trails.”
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
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
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
Comment of the Week: What the police say (and don’t say) in crash statements