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News Release: Winter Healthy Businesses Program will help Portlanders dine, shop outdoors safely this winter

Starting today, businesses can apply for free winter permits to use street space for physical distancing, Nov. 1 through March 31, 2021

Updated October 7, 2020 4:06 pm News article

News Release: Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Sunday Parkways digital programming helps Portlanders find joy and connection during 2020

Enjoy free, family-friendly virtual Sunday Parkways programming, presented by Kaiser Permanente, through the end of September

August 18, 2020 12:59 pm News article

News Blog: Breathing Room for Portlanders on Busy Streets

August 11, 2020 9:24 am Blog post

News Release: Street Plazas come to life on N Denver Avenue and SE Clinton Street as part of PBOT’s Healthy Businesses Permit Program

New street plazas are popping up in Portland this month as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Healthy Businesses permit program, which allows for temporary changes to streets to give people more space to conduct business safely during the Covid-19 public health crisis

August 5, 2020 12:56 pm News article

News Blog: City of Portland team pivots to deliver meals to families experiencing food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic 

PBOT and The Street Trust deliver food to Portland families during a time of crisis

June 30, 2020 10:12 am Blog post

PBOT COVID-19 Frontline Communities Partnership

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has launched a new initiative called Safe Streets to respond to the Covid-19 public health crisis. The program will make temporary changes to city streets and sidewalks to support physical distancing in public spaces and other critical travel needs.

Updated June 5, 2020 1:00 pm News article

The Portland Bureau of Transportation launches the Safe Streets|Healthy Businesses program to help local businesses operate safely as Portland gradually reopens 

Program makes it simple for businesses to apply to use space on sidewalks and streets to make physical distancing easier for customers and staff Bureau also releases strategic framework for adapting streets as city restarts public life.

May 28, 2020 10:00 am Press release

News Blog: Stay local this Memorial Day weekend and explore the City of Roses by bike

Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, PBOT reminds you to enjoy the outdoors - safely.

May 22, 2020 11:10 am News article

Travel Advisory: With warm weather forecast, know how to safely walk, bike, roll, or stroll on Portland’s network of low-traffic streets we call “Neighborhood Greenways”

Our Neighborhood Greenway network of low-traffic streets gives Portlanders many ways to improve their mental and physical health during this public health crisis. However, please understand it takes all of our cooperation to make this program successful.

Updated May 8, 2020 11:02 am News article

Transportation Commissioner Chloe Eudaly Announces New Slow Streets|Safe Streets Initiative

The new strategy will repurpose streets, including closing them to car traffic, to make it easier and safer for Portlanders to practice physical distancing as the city recovers
Commissioner Eudaly directs PBOT to develop treatments for all 100 miles of neighborhood greenway network

April 28, 2020 11:06 am Press release

News Blog: During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, PBOT focuses on essential services and protecting public health and safety

Governor’s order to restrict travel only to essential trips is mandatory and Portlanders should treat every street as a shared street

April 7, 2020 3:03 pm News article