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Presidents Day closure

Most City of Portland offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, to observe Presidents Day.

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Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

Services and Resources for Equity

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City of Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II Complaint Form.
Explainer from the Portland Bureau of Transportation) about “no turn on red” technology for traffic signals.
Explainer from the Portland Bureau of Transportation) about “rest in red” technology for traffic signals. How the technology works, how it’s deployed, what it costs. Information provided by PBOT’s Traffic Systems & Operations group and Vision Zero team.
PP&R has launched a community process to identify new names for A Park and Wilson Outdoor Pool in southwest Portland.

PP&R (Parques y Recreación de Portland) ha empezado un proceso comunitario para identificar nuevos nombres para A Park y Wilson Outdoor Pool en el suroeste de Portland.
About the Safe Routes to School program at the Portland Bureau of Transportation.

About Vision Zero

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Protecting human lives is core to Vision Zero, the goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on Portland streets.
This page contains information about how to use public transportation to access the Lower Macleay trail at Forest Park.
This page contains information on hiring document testers to create accessible and usable documents.
Accessible pedestrian signals (APS) are push-button devices communicating information on WALK and DON'T WALK intervals in non-visual ways such as audible tones, speech messages, and vibrating surfaces. Resources from the Signals & Street Lighting team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on July 26, 1990, provides protections to individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, State and local government services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
PBOT Vision Zero reports on deadly traffic crashes, patterns and trends, how the city responds to deadly traffic crashes, and how crash data works for each calendar year. Understanding the circumstances and factors associated with the loss of each of these lives is core to our work.

Annual Reports

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Find all of the past annual reports on the ADA Title II Public Right-of-Way Transition Plan Update Implementation
In 2022, we were tracking 40 audits with 226 recommendations. Topics ranged from internal financial focused subjects, such as payment card use and construction costs, to programs that impact Portlanders directly, such as the City’s approach to policing gun violence and cleaning up homeless camps.
Portland Bureau of Transportation updates the public on our Vision Zero work annually—what work we’ve done and what areas need more attention—through the Annual Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report.
Apply, based on your knowledge and experience, to serve as a volunteer panelist to evaluate responses to Request for Proposals and make contract award recommendations. A diverse panel of evaluators ensures that typically underrepresented communities have input into the future of their communities.
This report, “Beyond Traffic Safety: Building community belonging and safety in public spaces,” documents community members’ experiences and reflections on what personal safety means to them and ways government agencies and community-based organizations can engage to make public spaces safer.
Bike safety education materials and handouts for use in a classroom and outdoor setting. Students build handling and road awareness skills through drills and short neighborhood rides.
The City of Portland wants to see more people using bikes for transportation and has compiled these key resources for keeping your bike safe and secure.
We are tracking four audits that made 20 recommendations to the Chief Administrative Officer. Two audits addressed the renovation of the Portland Building. One audit involved homeless camp cleanups and the other audit assessed City-issued credit card use.
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