Listen for the trains tomorrow

Our own Amtrak Cascades is teaming up with transportation partners across the country to #SoundTheHorn to honor all essential workers. At noon Pacific tomorrow (Thursday) you’ll hear two horn blasts from trains. “I’m grateful for this opportunity to recognize and thank essential employees working throughout Oregon’s transportation system,” said Director Kris Strickler. “These individuals are on the front-line, providing critical services to help us get through the COVID-19 challenges. By joining with others across the country in this campaign, we’re making our message loud and clear: ‘We couldn’t do it without you.’”

OTC meets tomorrow

The Oregon Transportation Commission hosts the second all-telephone meeting on Thursday. The telephone audio is live-streamed on our YouTube channel with PowerPoint slides as visuals. On the agenda is a review of ODOT and OTC actions to implement findings from the McKinsey Management Review among other topics.

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Staying connected with Procurement

The latest Procurement newsletter offers an update on all available training, a guide on using price agreements and much more.

Inside ODOT with a twist As we continue with social distancing, we’re producing our agency newsletter Inside ODOT in a slightly different way. Instead of the monthly emailed newsletter, we’ll share a few stories each week in the News Brief. The printed version of Inside ODOT will still go once a month to crews who have limited access to email. Essentially ODOT: Sharing the benefits of mindfulness Photo of the day Got a story idea? Send it to us.

April 15, 2020

Quick Hits

• ODOT seeks Rose Quarter contractor (The Columbian, Vancouver)
• Under-21 position open on Oregon bike-pedestrian panel (KTVZ)
• Here’s how Oregon’s traffic has changed since COVID response (KOIN)
• Delays expected on Santiam Pass this week (Register Guard, Eugene)
• Despite Columbia Gorge closures, officials still turning people away from scenic areas (Oregonian)
• Oregon, Washington airports set to receive millions in CARES Act funding (KPTV)
• ODOT: Roundabout design for Cairo Junction ‘in early stages’ (Argus Observer, Ontario)
• Suit: TriMet's no-cash bus fare policy violates Oregon law (Portland Tribune)
• ReVision Florence enters final stage (Siuslaw News, Florence)
• Pandemic or no pandemic, Portland, Oregon, wants a future with fewer cars (U.S. News & World Report)
• Oregon joins Washington, California in pledge to coordinate reopening from coronavirus shutdown (Oregonian)

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Non-trivial transportation trivia

Today’s question is about social media. ODOT has several different social media accounts. We use them to do two-way communication with key audiences. Which of our accounts has the most followers?

1. OregonDOT Twitter
2. OregonDOT Facebook
3. OregonDOT YouTube
4. OregonDOT Traffic Incident Management Facebook

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