Advocacy

Oregon lawmakers are deeply immersed in significant transportation legislation that will shape the state’s transportation infrastructure for decades. The legislation is expected to allocate billions for road maintenance, road building, public transit, and walking/biking transportation projects. The key question: Will the legislature prioritize investments in sustainable, multimodal transportation, or will funding continue to favor the […]

Trees in the Curb Zone: PBOTs Innovative Pilot Program to Enhance Portland’s Tree Canopy  As summer approaches and temperatures rise, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is launching a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming our city’s streetscape: the “Trees in the Curb Zone” pilot project. This innovative project, supported by a $500,000 grant from the

As May is National Bike Month, we at Oregon Walks wanted to take time to highlight BikeLoud PDX and their work, and also show how the work of advocating for people riding bikes and pedestrians has more in common than not. We sat down with BikeLoud’s board chair Aaron Kuehn and our own board chair

Oregon Walks Celebrates Arbor Day     As Oregonians, we are so fortunate to have the beauty of the Pacific Northwest just outside of our doorsteps. At the end of the month of April, we honor the natural world around us by observing Arbor Day. Arbor day was established in Nebraska in 1872 when Senator

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Over the years, Oregon Walks programming has been made possible by incredible partners who put their time, energy, and passion for community into everything they do. When we reached out to the Multnomah County Library on Belmont last year as our Black to Nature Walking Series launched, Jeanie Diaz responded with excitement to engage. As

Over the course of a few months, Portland Community College students Robbie Ippolito and Donovan Murphy partnered with Oregon Walks to address the 181 recent sidewalk closures that ODOT announced in February of this year. In one of their spring Geographic Information Systems (GIS) courses, these two students created a phenomenal database that lets users

The Latest – June 26, 2023 We are thrilled to share that our first round of community conversations was a great success! We had a fantastic turnout and engaging discussions with our neighbors. We have covered three sections of 82nd Ave: from Cully down to Lents and in between. A big thank you to everyone

The 82nd Avenue Coalition and Metro are thrilled to host a series of neighborhood-specific conversations along 82nd Avenue, and we want YOU there We know 82nd Avenue is changing. We aim to convene interested neighbors to discuss their current views about 82nd Avenue and their hopes for the future. It is also an opportunity to