Posts tagged: Safety
City of Eugene Moves Forward with Bike Lanes on Polk Street
At a meeting on Tuesday, July 14, City of Eugene staff will explain how they made the design decision and preview the upcoming changes.
City of Eugene Planning to Improve Safety at Multilane Crossings
The City of Eugene is working to improve safety on streets with multilane crosswalks, beginning with a pilot project on Patterson Street.
UO student groups launch Patterson Street safety initiatives in honor of classmates lost
On May 27, ASUO, GTFF, and LiveMove held a news conference to honor those we have lost, to install signs urging safe driving, and to unveil a proposed street redesign aimed at improving safety. BEST and others joined in support.
RSVP for UO student street safety initiatives on May 27
Join in solidarity to honor those we’ve lost and to learn what the ASUO + GTFF and LiveMove student groups are doing in response.
RSVP for news conference, celebration of life group ride on May 20
Join in solidarity to honor those we’ve lost and to call for safe and welcoming streets for people from all walks of life.
Join GTFF in telling the Eugene City Council we need safe streets for all!
Before more tragedies occur, advocate for improvements to protect everyone, especially people walking, biking, or rolling.
Ten years after 3 kids were killed, we must prioritize safety over speed
A decade later, the best way to honor those we lost is to redesign Main Street to protect the people we have.
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.
ODOT changing Main Street intersection where three kids were killed, more is needed
The Oregon Department of Transportation will be changing the intersection of 54th Street and Main Street in Springfield. In 2015, a driver ran a red light there, injuring a mother and killing all three of her kids crossing legally in a crosswalk. BEST sees a need to redesign all of Main Street to encourage slower travel speeds.
Oregon to spend at least 15% of federal safety funds for vulnerable road users
Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), a.k.a. the Infrastructure Investment and Investment Act (IIJA), states—including Oregon—where 15% or more of traffic deaths are people outside vehicles are required to spend 15% or more of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds on vulnerable road user safety.