Follow eight different Portlanders with different abilities, from different parts of the city as they narrated what walking means to them, the challenges they face walking in Portland, and their hopes for Portland as a great walking city for everyone.
(March 21, 2018) How do you walk in Portland? That was the question that graduate students in the University of Oregon’s Multimedia Journalism Master’s program asked eight Portlanders. The answers, made into a series of eight short videos, are surprisingly diverse and profoundly poignant. The video series was introduced last night at the public screening: PedPDX: Pedestrian Stories at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication’s (UOSOJC) Portland campus in the White Stag Building. The videos can be viewed online at www.pedpdx.com.
The co-hosted
event with the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication and
the Portland Bureau of Transportation, marked the beginning of the public
conversation and dialogue about the many ways that Portlanders navigate their
city as pedestrians. PBOT invites Portlanders to
share their own walking stories in photos, videos, and text on Facebook,
Instagram, or Twitter by tagging the bureau at
@PBOTInfo and using #PedPDX.
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Why do you care about walking?
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What do you experience walking where or how
you walk?
- What are your hopes for Portland as a great
walking city for everyone?
We want to hear from you!
These
stories will be an important source of input into PedPDX, Portland's Citywide Pedestrian
Plan. The plan will prioritize sidewalks, crossing
improvements, and other investments to make walking safer and more comfortable
across the city. In service of this work, PBOT aims to elevate public
understanding of the range and diversity of needs that Portlanders have when it
comes to walking.
We look
forward to continuing this important conversation. In May, PBOT will release a
citywide survey about walking in Portland as we continue the 20-year updated of
Portland’s citywide pedestrian master plan. Sign up for updates about PedPDX at
pedpdx.com.
To discuss
more, please contact the PedPDX team at pedpdx@portlandoregon.gov
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is the steward of the City’s transportation system, and a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides access and mobility. Learn more at www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation
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