Statewide Stories

In winter 2021, we filmed interviews with 14 people around Oregon, including in Cannon Beach, Astoria, Heppner, Bend, Eagle Point, Eugene, Salem and Portland. The film team set out to capture an array of voices, explore how transportation shapes our lives and communities and highlight the deeper, personal meaning behind movement. Some interviewees are involved in transportation planning on local or regional levels. Others are new to transportation planning but were able to speak about the role transportation plays in their lives and communities. These interviews show diverse transportation experiences and hopes for improving the system. In the videos, you will hear differing opinions about where transportation improvements are most urgently needed. You will also hear many shared priorities, goals and values. Most of all, these interviews reveal how transportation shapes our daily lives and communities, and the many ways that transportation connects and moves us—not just physically through space, but also on an emotional level.​