Interview with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty: Vision Zero, enforcement, distracted walkers, and more
The first-year councilor looks to put her stamp on transportation policy.
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PBOT gets council support for Vision Zero, except from Commissioner Hardesty
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is making steady progress on their march toward safer streets. They’ve queued up an impressive slate of capital projects, worked the legislature to gain authority for speed limits and enforcement cameras, and have passed important plans with the policy backbone that enables them to do things like remove auto parking … Read more
PBOT installing ‘left turn calming’ treatments at 29 intersections
Pilot program funded by cannabis tax could be expanded to 40 intersections.
During Vision Zero presentation, Commissioner Hardesty says distracted walkers are ‘huge issue’
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants the transportation bureau to do more about distracted walking.
City lowers speed limits in latest effort to control the insanity on Marine Drive
Every bit helps. This street is a beast.
Injuries mount as Portland fails to fix dangerous potholes
Fill them faster and tally their victims.
PBOT: 18 ‘High Crash’ streets will get updates next year
We have seven years to end traffic violence.
We can’t fix what we don’t know: Why access to information is key to Vision Zero
Public access to crash information is a piece to the Vision Zero puzzle.
Despite need for “safe systems” approach, crash reports still put responsibility on victims
To reach zero deaths, we can’t keep blaming only ourselves.
Someone defaced dozens of “20 is Plenty” signs in north Portland
Not surprising as culture shifts.
City Council hears Yoana Molina’s powerful testimony for a safer SE Stark
She told them exactly what they needed to hear.
Portland debuts new ‘Struck’ road safety PSA campaign
“We stripped the car away… because this is a collision of two lives.”