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Brake for People
WPC supports the City of Portland I Break for People Campaign. This
campaign seeks to increase awareness of Oregon's crosswalk law.
Recently
USA Today had an article on how this programplays in important role in improving pedestrian safety.
WPC representatvies serve as pedestrian advocates on communities around the region
This is a sample of the committees, working groups, and coalitions Willamette Pedestrian Coalition representatives have participated in to create positive change for pedestrians:
- Statewide Walk to School Committee
- Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee
- Portland Mall Revitalization Project Citizen Advisory Committee
- Burnside Transportation and Urban Design Plan Phase II Stakeholder
- Advisory Committee
- Naito Parkway Reconstruction Project Advisory Committee
- Portland Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership (CSTSP) Coordination Council
- Portland Pedestrian Safety Education Campaign (CSTSP Committee)
- Portland Safe Routes to School Technical Advisory Committee (CSTSP Committee)
- Columbia River Crossing
- Sellwood Bridge Community Task Force
- Coalition for a Livable Future - Regional Equity Atlas
- Oregon Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
- Sunday Parkways
- Share the Road Safety Class
- Streetcar System Plan
- Pedestrian Advisory Committee, City of Portland
- 82nd Ave of Roses Crash Corridor Action Plan
State Legislation - Stop and Stay
Stopped Law
The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition was
instrumental in passing the Stop and Stay Stopped law under Senate Bill
315 in 2003 (link to it
here).
In July 2005, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 591, amending
the Stop and Stay Stopped law (link to it
here).
WPC and the City of Portland worked together to identify amendments to
the law that were acceptable to both parties and then jointly supported
amendments at the State Legislature. WPC requested that the original
reference to “marked and unmarked crosswalks” be
retained in the new bill. Retaining this language clarifies and
reinforces the fact that both marked and unmarked intersections are
legal crosswalks. In exchange for increased enforcement and public
education about the law, WPC was willing to accept the City of
Portland’s proposal to reduce how long drivers must remain
stopped for pedestrians when vehicles are stopped at a red
light. In these instances, drivers must remain stopped when a
pedestrian is in the lane in front of them plus six feet on either
side. This amendment only applies at signalized intersections
where a vehicle is stopped at a stop light and stopping for pedestrians
in the crosswalk in front of the vehicle before turning. In
all other circumstances, drivers must still stop and remained stopped
as long as a pedestrian is in the lane in front of the vehicle plus one
lane on either side of the driver.
The law is further described
here in a news release from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
