In this episode, host Jonathan Maus takes you to the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event that was held in Portland on Sunday, November 19th. You'll hear interviews recorded while walking from Lloyd Center to a memorial and speeches at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, speeches made at the demonstration, and an interview about safe streets funding and policy with The Street Trust Executive Director Sarah Iannarone.
The event was organized by The Street Trust, Oregon Walks, and Families for Safe Streets OR/WA.
People in this episode (in order of appearance):
- Jonathan Maus (host), founder/editor/publisher, BikePortland
- Lena Wiley (unnamed in the episode, sorry!), pedestrian and march participant
- Brendon Haggerty, Healthy Homes and Communities Manager, Multnomah County
- Claire Vlach, Oregon Walks
- Jackie Yerby, bike advocate and member of the board, The Street Trust and Cycle Oregon
- Sarah Iannarone, executive director, The Street Trust
- Michelle DuBarry, member, Families for Safe Streets OR/WA (also interviewed in episode 16)
- Wendy Serrano, equity and inclusion manager, Portland Bureau of Transportation
- Charlene McGee, director of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Multnomah County
- Sarah Iannarone, executive director, The Street Trust executive director
Links:
- BikePortland recap and photo gallery from event
- BikePortland coverage of Multnomah County Public Health report on traffic crash deaths and Safe Systems approach (August 2023)
- PBOT Safe Systems webpage
- Families for Safe Streets OR/WA
- Oregon Walks
- The Street Trust
- World Day of Remembrance national site
- BikePortland Fatality Tracker