2 results for tag: infrastructure
Oregon’s Transportation Crossroads: How to Protect What Works While Building for Tomorrow
The 2026 legislative session is underway, and transportation is front and center. Right now, legislators are making decisions that will shape how Oregonians get around for years to come – whether that’s driving on safe roads and bridges, riding transit to get to work or school, or walking and biking around neighborhoods.
OEC is a founder and steering committee member of Move Oregon Forward, a coalition fighting to protect the transportation programs that thousands of Oregonians rely on daily. Together, we pushed for policies that will bring greater accountability and transparency to the way our state manages transportation dollars.
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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, ...