Update: Gresham Police pedestrian safety mission

9/20/24

On September 18, Gresham Police Department officers conducted a crosswalk safety mission near NE 172nd Avenue and NE Halsey Street. The results of that mission are as follows: Officers made 36 traffic stops and issued 33 citations for failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Some stops involved multiple violations. Two drivers were cited for using a cellular phone, four were cited for speeding, and six were cited for driving without a license or with a suspended license.

Additional missions will take place later this fall.

9/19/24

The Gresham Police Department conducted a pedestrian safety mission on September 18, near NE Halsey Street and NE 172nd Avenue. Officers used education and enforcement actions to increase safety awareness for drivers and pedestrians.

With children returning to school, drivers should expect to see additional pedestrian traffic on our roadways, particularly near local schools. Education for drivers and pedestrians is vital to keeping our roads safe. Motorists must stop and yield to pedestrians who are waiting to cross, or who are in the process of crossing, the roadway. Motorists are also required to stop at all crosswalks when a vehicle is already stopped in a lane next to the one they are traveling in.

Funding for this pedestrian safety operation is made possible through a grant from Oregon Impact and Oregon's Department of Transportation.