OREGON WALKS

Oregon Walks is dedicated to promoting walking and making the conditions for walking safe, convenient and attractive throughout Oregon.

Walkstars Is Here!

Each year, members and supporters of Oregon Walks gather to break bread, celebrate, honor, and raise funds for the organization. This is the Walkstars.

This year we are gathering on Saturday, September 30th at Zenger Farms from 5-7:30pm.

We are incredibly excited to come together, in person, for the first time in years and we hope you will join us! If you want to support Oregon Walks, enjoy the company of other safe streets advocates, or just have a good time, click here, to buy tickets.

This event is made possible by the generous support of sponsors. Thank you to:

Platinum Sponsors: Multnomah County Health Department and REACH Program

Gold Sponsors: Thomas, Coon, Newton, & Frost and Forum Law Group

Bronze Sponsors: NW Natural, Beneficial State Bank, and AARP of Oregon

 
Portland Public Schools Safe Routes to School walk at Scott Elementary

How Do We Make Our Streets Safer?

We partner with community-based groups and organizations to listen and learn what walking issues are important to them.

 

We advocate with our partners for better laws, more sidewalks and signed crosswalks, education programs, community improvements designed for pedestrians, and increased funding to support these activities.

Looking for a Walk?

Look no further! Explore our calendar of events that includes not only walks but other walking-related events happening in the Portland area. 

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Weston Winners 2019

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PedPDX Team

2019 Weston Winner: PedPDX Walking While Black Team

By Izzy | October 23, 2019

2019 Weston Winner: PedPDX Walking While Black Team PedPDX is Portland’s new Citywide Pedestrian Plan, adopted by City Council in June 2019. PedPDX prioritizes sidewalk and crossing improvements along with other initiatives to make walking safer and more comfortable across the city. In the early work developing the work plan for PedPDX, project staff struggled …

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Sam Thompson Weston Winner 2019

2019 Weston Winner: Samuel Thompson

By Izzy | October 16, 2019

2019 Weston Winner: Samuel Thompson Samuel Thompson is a longtime community leader who created a walking event in the heart of Northeast Portland focused specifically on Black and African American health called “Next Level Health Walk”. Using Northeast Sunday Parkways’ walking-only segment provided an opportunity to connect people to culturally specific healthcare providers, vendors, community …

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