Join us for Our First Right Size. Right Now. Day of Action!

We are grateful for your interest in joining our Right Size. Right Now. Day of Action on Thursday, April 13th, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Help us educate legislators and key political staff on our S.A.F.E.R. Platform and win a right size I-5 Bridge, right now.

This is open to supporters of our Right Size. Right Now. campaign. Our key concerns are ensuring an I-5 Bridge size that does not threaten to jeopardize our transportation future and has a funded mandate for public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure.

We’ll be meeting legislators between 8 am and noon on Thursday. Wear Yellow Safety Vests, Bike helmets or your bus pass lanyard to Highlight our Message! Our campaign will offer lobby training and orientation, especially to those who register by Sunday, April 9th. We will also be coordinating transportation.

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Right Size. Right Now.
  • For Fiscal Responsibility with our Tax Dollars
  • For Oregon’s Green New Deal based on Good Union Jobs
  • For Safe Streets & Safe Routes to School
  • For Roadway Maintenance Improvements not Freeway Expansion
  • For Climate Action & Transit to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Oregon legislature is at a major decision point with a legislative proposal to allocate $1 billion towards the replacement of the Interstate Bridge and expansion of the nearby freeway interchanges. The design as currently proposed could cost as much as $7.5 billion, a price tag that will overwhelm our state’s transportation funds for the next couple of decades and leave us without dollars to fill potholes, invest in crosswalks and safe routes to school, or prioritize investments in transit and passenger rails. As currently proposed, the bridge is a five-mile freeway expansion substantially larger and more expensive than a basic design that fulfills our needs for an earthquake-proof bridge that reduces traffic congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. We can’t let this behemoth bankrupt our state and our children’s climate future.

The Right Size. Right Now. Day of Action uplifts a vision for our transportation future that is safe, green, equitable, and fiscally responsible. Now is the time to let our legislators know we want a right-sized bridge replacement with a right-sized price tag that right-sizes the investments in the transportation future we need and demand. Join us today!

Right Size, Right Now is a campaign of the Just Crossing Alliance, a partnership of Environmental, Environmental Justice, and Sustainable Transportation organizations from across Oregon and Washington. Want more info? Join a campaign briefing here.