THE STREET TRUST COMMUNITY FUND

EDUCATION: THE STREET TRUST EDUCATES CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES TO USE SAFE, PUBLIC AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND WORK, AND THROUGHOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES.THE STREET TRUST EDUCATES STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO THE MISSION OF THE STREET TRUST AND TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND PRIORITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES HOSTING THE ANNUAL OREGON ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)THROUGH THE OREGON FRIENDLY DRIVER PROGRAM THE STREET TRUST EDUCATES PEOPLE WHO DRIVE ON HOW TO BE SAFE AND FRIENDLY WHILE DRIVING AROUND PEOPLE WHO WALK AND RIDE BIKES. THE 90 MINUTE CLASS COVERS LAWS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMMON MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM. CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE IN PERSON, THROUGH LIVE WEBINARS, AND VIA A RECORDED WEBINAR.THE STREET TRUST COORDINATES OREGON'S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, INCLUDING EVENTS AND INCENTIVES FOR SCHOOLS. WE HOST YEARLY EVENTS WITH WALK+ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY, RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY, WINTER WALK+ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY, EARTH MONTH, AND THE WALK+ROLL MAY CHALLENGE. WE ALSO LEAD THE CLACKAMAS COUNTY SAFE ROUTES PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE PORTLAND-AREA SRTS HUB FOR LOCAL SRTS PRACTITIONERS, CREATING A SPACE FOR SRTS COORDINATORS IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA TO MEET MONTHLY AND LEARN ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THEIR PROGRAMS STRONGER.THE STREET TRUST ALSO CREATED THE STATEWIDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM TEACHING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EDUCATION TO YOUTH VIA A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL WHERE STREET TRUST STAFF TEACH PE TEACHERS ACROSS ODOT REGION 1 THE MATERIAL SO THEY CAN INTEGRATE IT INTO THEIR CLASSES. IN 2025 WE ALSO ADDED A SCOOTER VERSION OF THE PEDESTRIAN CURRICULUM. WE ALSO SUPPORT OTHER OREGON SRTS EFFORTS INCLUDING MONTHLY WEBINARS, QUARTERLY MEETINGS, AND AN ANNUAL MEETING.

ADVOCACY: THE STREET TRUST ADVOCATES FOR WALKING, BIKING, ROLLING, MICROMOBILITY, AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. WE WORK WITH GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT SAFE, ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION.WE PARTNER WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND BUSINESSES ACROSS OREGON TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR INCREASED FUNDING. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ADVANCE SAFETY STRATEGIES THAT AIM TO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE CHAMPION LAWS THAT PROTECT VULNERABLE ROAD USERS, IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR DRIVERS AND BICYCLISTS, SUPPORT WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL, AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR TRANSIT AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. REGIONALLY, WE WORK TO INTEGRATE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INTO PLANNING PROCESSES AND EXPAND MULTIMODAL NETWORKS. NATIONALLY, WE ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS.