Transportation options. Safe streets.
Walkable neighborhoods. 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.
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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
3 openings on LTD board of directors: Governor Kate Brown seeks interested leaders to apply by July 15
By Friday, July 15, Oregon Governor Kate Brown is seeking candidates to fill three positions on the Lane Transit District board of directors expiring in December 2022: Subdistrict 3 (Don Nordin), Subdistrict 4 (Emily Secord), and Subdistrict 6 (Caitlin Vargas).
To successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities facing LTD, BEST urges the Governor to appoint community leaders with oversight experience and committed to serving the public interest.
Transit plans better when we make them together
We are republishing this guest viewpoint, which originally appeared in The Register-Guard on June 10, 2014, on page A9.
LTD board questionnaire about key issues receives one response
EUGENE (May 26, 2022) — On May 5, Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation (BEST) invited the Lane Transit District (LTD) board of directors to introduce themselves to the public they represent and provide insight into the needs of LTD via an online questionnaire. Only one board member, vice-president Don Nordin from Cottage Grove, chose to do so.
BEST questionnaire asks LTD board members about key issues, receives one response
The Lane Transit Board of Directors is about to select a new general manager, arguably their most important responsibility. To gain insight into the needs of LTD, BEST invited each board member to complete a questionnaire asking about issues they see. 1 out of 7 board members chose to do so.