Robert Ping, the director of the BTA’s Safe Routes to School program has been busy with his “walk and bike school bus” concept.
He recently met with the president of the Oregon Parent Teachers Association (PTA), Anita Olsen. She thought the idea (and Robert) was “interesting”. Here’s an excerpt from comments she made on […]

National Child Passenger Safety Week is coming up on February 11 - 17. During this week, health and safety specialists will be stepping up education efforts and special activities including, expanded access to child safety seat checkup events, press conferences, and distribution of free educational materials throughout Oregon.
The Alliance for Community Traffic Safety […]

This information just released from PDOT:

Winter Storm Day 3
ROAD CLOSURES UPDATE
(Portland, OR) - The City of Portland Transportation Maintenance Bureau advises motorists that the following road closures are still in effect. The Transportation Maintenance Dispatch Office updates them as soon as they are notified of a change in status.
Road Closures (as of 10:45 am Thursday, […]

The following is from the Portland Office of Transportation:

Warmer Temperatures Help Clear Roads
(Portland, OR) - The City of Portland Transportation Maintenance Bureau remained in full callout through Wednesday night, continuing to plow, sand, and de-ice emergency response routes, transit routes, major arterials, bridges, overpasses, and some side-streets. At the end of today’s morning commute, staff […]

The Portland Office of Transportation has just issued the following statement:
(Portland, OR) - The storm front that unexpectedly moved in directly over the city resulted in a lot of snow very quickly, including the valley floor as well as higher elevations. “While this storm proved unpredictable,” said Transportation Commissioner Sam Adams, “our crews are working […]

As part of a federal Safe Community Grant, the Portland Office of Transportation has been able to fund Police Bureau Traffic Division Sargeant Mark Fort and his work on various pedestrian safety issues. The main focus of of his work is improving safety on SE and NE 82nd Ave.
He recently conducted a Crosswalk […]

A group of Portland cyclists have created a new safety information card as part of a campaign to educate motorists about bicycles and increase traffic safety. Below are graphics on the new card:

[Front (larger version here)]

[Back (larger version here)]

“So far I think the only money spent on this project was for the food we […]

[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 […]