Impact
Our 30 year legacy of success in advocacy and education
2023-2024 Impact Report
The past year has been pivotal for The Street Trust, full of the achievements you see reflected in our latest impact report. Powered by generous supporters and partners like you, our work towards safe, complete streets is helping transform lives and transportation systems. However, the past ten years have seen Oregon’s traffic fatalities increase by a staggering 88 percent. Pedestrian deaths continue to rise, disproportionately harming BIPOC, low-income, and unhoused Oregonians. In the year ahead, we are determined to continue making safe, complete streets the top priority for Oregon. Read more about our impact here.
The Street Trust is the only organization building advocacy power among street users of all modes from across the region, bringing together unlikely partnerships to break the political gridlock and save lives. We maintain low overhead, pay livable wages, and get the most out our limited budget.
Fixing our Streets (2024)
Voter-passed gas tax renewal for City of Portland.
The Street Trust supported the City of Portland’s renewal of the 10-cent-per-gallon tax which funds street and sidewalk maintenance and safety projects.
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Great Streets (2022-23)
We want streets to be safe, accessible, equitable, and low carbon.
The Street Trust advocated for increased investments in complete streets, winning $50 million allocation toward Great Streets from Biden’s BIL and $1 million additional in the 2023 Oregon Legislative Session via HB 3113.
Get Moving (2020)
In 2017, The Street Trust co-founded the Getting There Together Coalition with the generous support of the Bullitt and Oregon Community Foundations and Meyer Memorial Trust. In 2019-2020, #TST served on task force advising Metro Council on the T2020 regional investment ballot measure.
Proposed Update to OR’s Historic Bike Bill (2021)
We built the Safe Routes for All Coalition for the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session to try to pass SB 395, to expand investments improve accessibility and safety statewide for road users by increasing the share of state highway funds invested in walking and biking from 1% to 5%.