[This guest article was written by Elly Blue]

“Regardless of the law, general politeness — and relative vulnerability — should dictate who yields to whom.”–Elly Blue

Oregon has a law that defines every intersection, marked or unmarked, as a crosswalk, and requires that all vehicles yield immediately to pedestrians wanting to cross at any of them. There’s […]

[Trying out the new sign at NW 23rd and Marshall]

This morning, PDOT officially debuted a new crosswalk sign on 23rd and Marshall in Northwest Portland.

The signs, which I previously wrote about here, are meant to remind motorists that the law requires them to stop and stay stopped at all intersections, regardless of whether or not […]

[Robert Ping]

Robert Ping, the BTA’s Safe Routes to School Program Director, has been named to the national Safe Routes to School Task Force.
This task force is made up of representatives from various Federal agencies and leaders in health, transportation, and education and reports directly to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
This select group […]

A Walk and Bike School Bus works just like a regular yellow school bus…but without the bus! Parents and/or other adult volunteer ‘drivers’ lead a group of students to and from school on foot or bike. The “Bus” travels along a predetermined route, picking up participants along the way at designated “bus stops.”
Sounds like fun […]