4 results for author: Kristopher Fortin Grijalva
The Toll of Climate Change on Oregon’s Transportation Infrastructure
Oregon's transportation system is at a crossroads. While the state recently passed emergency funding to address an immediate budget shortfall, the larger challenge remains: climate change is fundamentally altering how we must think about transportation infrastructure. At the same time, a potential referendum threatens to suspend the very funding needed to maintain safe roads and bridges. As Oregon looks toward long-term solutions, the stakes have never been higher.
Climate Change Is Rewriting the Rules for Infrastructure
Across the country, extreme weather is damaging infrastructure at an alarming rate. According to a recent Bloomberg analysis, ...
Special Session Update: The Path Ahead for Transportation
Editor's note: On Monday, September 29, 2o25, the transportation stopgap passed out of special session.
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A lot has happened in transportation the past few months: the transportation package met its demise during the Oregon legislature’s long session, then was revived as a budget band-aid during the special session to keep the lights on at the Oregon Department of Transportation, cities, counties, and transit agencies. The bill was delayed, but ultimately was passed in the House, and then was delayed again in the Senate. (We wish Senator Gorsek well on his road to recovery). We ...
Bikes, Trains, Buses, and Walkable Streets: The Future Oregonians Want
Today, 100+ Oregonians are rallying in Salem to deliver a message shared by more than a thousand during a legislative listening tour last summer – public and active transportation is equally important no matter where you live in Oregon.
The rally, hosted by an OEC partner coalition Move Oregon Forward, will focus on the state’s newly proposed transportation package while uplifting data collected during the legislative listening tour. That data paints a clear picture: 64% of Oregonians support more investments in public transportation.
The report by Move Oregon Forward found that “transit agencies across the state need investments to ...
Move Oregon Forward: A Coalition and Vision for Our Transportation Future
There’s a big problem happening in our transportation system today, and it’s been decades in the making. The Oregon Department of Transportation is facing a $1.8 billion deficit. If this is not met, ODOT staff have said they will need to eliminate more than 1,000 jobs, and that basic services that help to keep the state moving – including snow plowing, road repair, and bridge maintenance – will be halted or delayed dramatically.
What is being left out of this conversation is what will happen to the state’s commitments to reduce traffic violence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve community health, economic resilience, and ...