1. ODOT Region 1 Lents Neighborhood
Tiana Tozer Region 1 Transportation Safety Coordinator
Oregon Department of Transportation
May 22, 2019

2. Goal – Get everyone home safely
We want everyone to get home safely at the end of the day whether on the bus or biking, behind the wheel or hiking, driving a truck driving a car on board the train or the streetcar all modes, all the time We want everyone to get home safely at the end of the day

4. Life changing injuries
Injury Crashes
Life changing injuries
Fatalities
14,734 Region 1
610 Region 1
122 Region 1
7,406 Multnomah County
330 Multnomah County
55 Multnomah County
343 Lents
19 Lents
6 Lents
In 2016 in Region 1, 122 people died in car crashes, 55 of them were in Multnomah County. 330 people became permanently disabled.
One of those fatalities was in the Lents neighborhood.
There were 20 homocides in Portland in

5. 2016 815 Crashes 633 Lents 2016 Crashes SE Foster – 104 SE 82nd – 58
SE Holgate – 57
SE Woodstock - 31
Intersections
- SE Powell/82nd – 38
SE Flavel/82nd – 21
SE Foster/82nd – 20
SE Powell/92nd – 17
- SE Holgate/92nd - 15

6. Crime vs. Crashes in Lents
2016
CRASHES
CRIME
4 vehicular homicides
6 fatalities
4 homicides
277 assaults
343 crash injuries
Property crimes included arson, burglary, motor vehicle theft, robbery, stolen property, (left out vandalism, larceny, embezzlement, fraud, counterfeiting)
524 property crimes
284 property damage
1,720 property crimes
633 car crashes

7. What is causing all these crashes?
Speed %
Alcohol %
Drugs %
13% of 2016 crashes were caused by poor choices. BTW 45 hit and runs in 2016,
Drugs & Alcohol 4 3%

8. What is causing all these crashes?
Failed to avoid the vehicle ahead %
Did not yield right-of-way %
Improper lane change %
Speed %
Disregarded Traffic Signal %
90% of Crashes in Lents
Improper turn %
90% of crashes in Lents are caused by these nine mistakes/behaviors. 57% are caused by two things.
Passed stop sign/flasher 20 3%
Other improper driving 20 3%
Inattention %

9. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge
Work continues on 2 new northbound auxiliary lanes.
Install ODOT RealTime Signs.
Finishing paving northbound.
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10. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge
Construction impacts
A weekend full closure of I-205 northbound between Foster and I-84 from 10 p.m. Friday, August 2 to 5 a.m. on Monday, August 4.
Detours on 122nd and 82nd Avenues.
Periodic full closures of I-205 in both directions for sign bridge installation from Sundays to Thursdays midnight to 5 a.m.
Glenn Jackson Bridge closed for up to several nights.
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11. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge
Construction impacts (continued)
The Division on-ramp to northbound I-205 is closed through May.
Two-week closure of the northbound Killingsworth Street/U.S. 30 Bypass off-ramp (exit 32B).
Continued nighttime lane and ramp closures.
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12. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge
Contact: Katelyn Jackson
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14. Benefits of the Outer Powell Project:
Crosswalks so people can cross the road safely
Sidewalks for pedestrians and wheelchair users
Dedicated bicycle facilities
Center turn lanes so that cars, buses and trucks can move through the corridor more safely and efficiently
Storm drains to keep water from pooling on the road when it rains
Center turn lanes so that cars, buses and trucks can move through the corridor more safely and efficiently
Lighting for improved visibility
Rapid Flash Beacons (which alert drivers that people are crossing the street
with flashing lights) to increase safety at the busiest crosswalks
Improved signals for better safety and traffic flow at intersections

15. There were two fatalities at SE Holgate and 92nd in 2016
SE 92nd and SE Crystal Springs Blvd.

16. Speed & Drugs 2 33% Speed 1 16% Alcohol & Speed 1 16%
Lents Fatal Crashes
Speed & Drugs %
Speed %
Alcohol & Speed 1 16%
13% of 2016 crashes were caused by poor choices. BTW 45 hit and runs in 2016,
Crossed center line 1 16%

17. Serious Injury Crashes
Speed & Alcohol %
Speed %
Alcohol %
Did not yield ROW %
Inattention %
Failed to avoid vehicle ahead %
Speed & Drugs 1
Other improper driving 1
Improper turn 1

18. Lents Crashes 2016 Human 99.4% Vehicle .2% Physical Illiness .2%
What we know:
More than 99% of fatal and serious injury crashes in Region 1 involve human behavior choices.
79% human behavior is the only cause.
20% involve human behavior and environmental factors
1% involve human behavior and the vehicle
.3% environment is the only factor
.1% involve vehicle and environmental factors
0 are solely caused by the vehicle
Vehicle .2%
Physical Illiness .2%
Environmental
.1%

19. Thank you. Tiana Tozer Region 1 Transportation Safety Coordinator
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20. Questions?

21. The most time saved on a trip shorter than 500 miles long is about 12 minutes – however, that is on a trip that is almost an hour long. If you take into account traffic lights and congestion that time savings decreases significantly. Also the higher the speed limit the less time you save by exceeding it.
If the speed limit is 35mph and you are doing 45 mph, your traveling 30% faster, if the speed limit is 65 mph and you are going 75 that is only about a 15% increase.
The truth is during high traffic hours or in heavily populated areas the hypothetical time savings go out the window, because constant speed is what gets you where you are going fastest. Speed is only one of the factors that determine how long your trip will take and the majority of the factors that determine how long your trip takes are out of your control.
Speeding save you a marginal amount of time, if any. If you really want to save time you should
Plan out multi-stop trips efficiently, so if you have multiple stops to make plan your route before you leave, avoiding back-tracking will save more time than speeding.
Avoid left turns, choosing a right turn instead of a left turn will save you time and gas.