Transportation options. Safe streets.
Walkable Neighorhoods. For Everyone.
BEST stands for Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation. We’re a nonprofit that advocates for better public transit and other transportation options, safe streets, walkable neighborhoods, accessible bicycle infrastructure, and more.
We believe everyone in our community has a right to get where they need to go safely and efficiently. We also believe it is important to speak and act together. We partner with private, nonprofit and governmental organizations to work toward a Triple Bottom Line of prosperity, people and planet.
How you can get involved
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Current priorities
Better Transit
Consultant Jarrett Walker talks about transit that is “useful” and “abundant” — service that maximizes access for the greatest number and diversity of people. We are working towards this ideal with our own Lane Transit District.
Safe Routes for All
Building on Oregon’s landmark “Bike Bill,” we are working with partners statewide to pass Senate Bill 395 to invest more state funding in safety for people walking or bicycling.
Climate Change
In Oregon, 40% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. BEST is working for federal and state policies and funding to support local efforts to slow climate change linked to recent tragic wildfires.
Latest news
Tell the Oregon Legislature your transportation priorities
On July 17, BEST urges you to comment to the Joint Committee on Transportation about who benefits, who pays, and who decides.
BEST argues for increasing investments in transportation safety statewide
You can’t measure the cost of each lost life. Except we can and do, every time we make choices about how to invest transportation dollars.
Bridge Seismic Resilience in Lane County
An ODOT engineer talked about protecting bridges along state highways but a city councilor asked about keeping critical lifeline routes open.
Summer social with the Cycle of Change on Monday, June 17
After work, join fellow transportation folks for a fun picnic dinner. The Cycle of Change (CoC) is a growing group of…