Biking and Pedestrian Resources
Summer is a great time to get out and explore all Portland has to offer on foot or by bike. To get the most out of your excursions, the Portland […]
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SE César E Chávez Blvd. Safety Plan Presented to Neighborhood Associations
By Louis Chase César E Chávez Blvd. is the main north-south connection for much of Portland’s Inner Eastside. Chávez Blvd. is also a high-crash corridor, meaning it is among the
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SE César E Chávez Blvd. Safety Project
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is working to improve traffic safety on SE César E Chávez Blvd., from Lafayette Ct. (just south of Powell Blvd.) to Schiller St. (just
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Public Comment Period Open For PBOT Projects
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is seeking public input on its proposed updates to four of its administrative rules. Administrative rules are binding requirements, regulations or procedures that are
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Adopt a Storm Drain
It’s that time again: the return of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) adopt a storm drain program. PBOT crews work hard to keep more than 58,000 storm drains clear.
Prepare to Get Home Safe This Winter
This fall the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced the names for the bureau’s first five named snowplows as part of its preparation for winter. Earlier this year PBOT ran
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Leaf Day Service
From November to mid-January each year, the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Leaf Day service helps provide cleaner, safer streets, keeps storm drains clear and reduces flooding at intersections. PBOT
Evening Parking Meter Hours Extension Paused
Mayor Keith Wilson has directed the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to pause implementation of extended evening parking meter enforcement hours. The Mayor said the pause, effective mid-October, “is necessary
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PBOT Reminds Drivers to Slow Down
Now that kids are back in school, streets all over Portland have gotten busier. With thousands of students walking, biking, rolling and riding transit to school, the Portland Bureau of
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PBOT to Expand Curbside EV Charging
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is taking the next steps to install more convenient, reliable and affordable chargers for electric vehicles across the city and they are looking for
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Preparing for Severe Winter Weather
As we settle into winter, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Portland Public Works and regional transportation agencies advise the public to prepare for potential snow, ice and other severe
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FOS Proposed Projects and Opportunity to Comment
Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Fixing Our Streets (FOS) Smoother Streets recommended projects proposal is currently available for public review. FOS (2024-2028) paving dollars are focused on preventive maintenance like
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Back to School Safety For Drivers and Students
By Kris McDowell September saw a return of more than 61,700 students back to Portland area campuses. With that return, traffic levels may be increased in certain areas or at
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82nd Ave. Project Underway
By Kris McDowell At the end of August, state, city and community leaders joined the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to celebrate the groundbreaking of the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance
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Street Plaza Survey
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) street plaza program is ever-evolving and they are offering the community an opportunity to share their thoughts about it. Each year the Street Plaza
Upgraded Signals Coming to SE Powell Blvd.
This summer Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) plans to install, test and evaluate “rest in red” traffic signals along SE Powell Blvd. from 21st to 33rd avenues near Powell Park,
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82nd Ave. Critical Fixes Proposal and Opportunity to Comment
At the end of January, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released plans for sidewalks, pedestrian safety improvements and new, smooth pavement on a two and a half mile stretch
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PBOT: Plan For Severe Weather Today
Portland’s mild fall weather has been replaced by colder, wetter, winter weather, although Portland has yet to see any severe winter weather so far. Now is the time, according to
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Leaf Day Collections Coming
The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Leaf Day service sweeps 52 districts with the highest concentration of mature street trees and leaves, about a third of the city. Leaf removal
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Speed Safety Cameras Installed at SE Powell Blvd. Intersections
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), in partnership with the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), is expanding the city’s use of cameras in traffic enforcement as part of the Vision Zero
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Building a Better 82nd
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is in the process of making improvements to 82nd Ave., a critical north-south connection and one of Portland’s high-crash corridors. In conjunction with Metro,
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PBOT Seeks Feedback on Outdoor Street Seating
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is currently accepting feedback on its Healthy Businesses Permit Program. The program started during COVID-19 as a way for businesses to provide outdoor and
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82nd Avenue Critical Fixes Have Begun
Ownership of 82nd Ave. was transferred from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) six months ago and PBOT has now begun a multi-year
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Portland Sees Spike in Collision Fatalities
By Annalise Shorb, Franklin High School’s The Franklin Post On Tuesday October 4, Sarah Pliner was hit and killed on the intersection of SE Powell Blvd. and 26th Ave., right
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PBOT’s Cheeky Campaign
A joint campaign between the Pacific Northwest’s two largest cities–Portland and Seattle–is using humor to send an important safety message. “Slow the flock down” is a colorful, tongue-in-cheek message designed
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PBOT’s Vision Zero Dashboard Debuts
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has introduced a new tool to help Portlanders better understand the bureau’s efforts to eliminate deaths and serious injuries from Portland streets – the
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Flanders Crossing Bridge Installation/Closure
Flanders Crossing, the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) newest pedestrian and bicycle bridge, will be installed over I-405 in January. The bridge will connect NW Portland to the Pearl District
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Rose Lane Project Open House
The Rose Lane 2020 online open house is now available through Friday, January 8 to offer visitors information about the Rose Lane vision, and to provide status updates on dozens
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PBOT Releases Alternatives Evaluation for Hawthorne Pave and Paint
By Kris McDowell In early September, on the heels of public input and technical analysis, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released an alternatives evaluation for the Hawthorne Pave and
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PBOT Seeks Public Input on E-Scooters
In September the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released recommendations for a permanent electric scooter (e-scooter) system once the current e-scooter program ends this December. They will present their recommendations,
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Hawthorne Pave and Paint Project
By David Krogh The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is undertaking a project which will impact SE Hawthorne Blvd. from SE 24th Ave to SE 50th Ave. The SE Hawthorne
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Richmond Considers Parking Permits
By Midge Pierce Few issues rile up Portlanders quite so much as parking. On the eastside, it is dividing those who seek it from those who seek to reduce it.
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Painting the Streets Red
By David Krogh During the last week in October, City crews painted two of the bus only lanes in downtown Portland’s transit mall a bright shade of red as an
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Letter to the Editor: PBOT’s Deceitful Actions
Dear Editor: Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) wants to ignore basic traffic engineering principles and install traffic diverters on SE Woodward St.., just west of SE 62nd Ave., which would
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