Slowly Driving Change: Is Traffic a Public Health Emergency?
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Resources Mentioned & Further Reading:
- Portland 2022 Deadly Traffic Crash Report [Vision Zero/PBOT, February 2023]
- Portland City Budget Office Analysis on PBOT Budget [Portland Bureau of Transportation, March 2023}
- The Street Trust (local advocacy organization interviewed for piece)
The Effects of Speed on Roadway Fatalities [U.S. Dept of Transportation, October 2022]
2021 Oregon Traffic Crash Summary [OR Dept of Transportation, June 2023]
Reporting on 2022 Pedestrian Fatalities [Jayati Ramakrishnan, The Oregonian, July 2022]
U.S. Dept of Transportation Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2022 [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, April 2023]
Episode Credits:
This interview featured reporting from Jeremiah Hayden, who just joined Street Roots' team! Read more of Jeremiah's reporting or follow his work.
This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Station Director, Chase Spross, and edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio.