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 […]

[James Oberstar at theNational Bike Summit]

[From the League of American Bicyclists Newsletter]
The National Center for Safe Routes to School has announced it will establish an annual award in the name of Congressman James L. Oberstar.
Oberstar has fought for transportation issues for over 30 years and has been a major champion for Safe Routes to School. […]

[New sign will improve pedestrian safety]

Last night, pedestrian advocates, interested citizens and PDOT staffers met at City Hall for the monthly meeting of the Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC). This committee provides a forum for citizens to get involved in establishing goals and policies within the city that relate to walking.
City Traffic Engineer […]

[An article in Spanish]

I’m happy to announce that this site is now available in ten languages.
Thanks to a nifty Wordpress plug-in that uses Google and Alta Vista’s Babelfish software, you can now easily read this site in any of the following languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Russian […]

At a meeting last night of the Community and Schools Traffic Safety Partnership Coordination Council, PDOT announced three exciting new programs within their Share the Road campaign; a Speed Reader Board program, a Yard Sign Lender program, and an “I Share the Road Pledge” program.

Neighborhood Speed Reader Board Program
These “smart” signs show a passing vehicle’s […]