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Fraud Hotline Report: City’s repeated installation of curb ramps was inefficient and wasteful
The Auditor’s Office found evidence of waste and inefficiency in project management stemming from unclear responsibilities and miscommunication throughout a curb replacement project.
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Portland Bureau of Transportation: Process in place to ensure capital projects meet specifications, but there were ways around it
Transportation had a formal process to document inspections before making payments, but staff were able to work around steps. Supervisors didn’t have procedures to identify allowable exceptions. We make recommendations to ensure staff follow the process and that supervisors are aware of exceptions.
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Fraud Hotline Report: Tips about Transportation manager alleged government waste and abuse
The Auditor’s Office found evidence of waste and abuse when investigating tips about vehicle use and outside employment in the Transportation Bureau. We shared our findings and recommendations with the Transportation Bureau.
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Sewer Maintenance: Renewed attention to partnership needed to better serve ratepayers
Wastewater goes through pipes owned by the Bureau of Environmental Services but the bureau pays another - the Bureau of Transportation - to maintain these pipes. This longstanding agreement has had mixed results. We make recommendations for both bureaus in our audit report.
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Fixing our Streets: Some accountability commitments not fulfilled
Two years into the program, we assessed how the Bureau of Transportation is delivering on the Fixing our Streets program and accountability commitments.
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Streets Improvement Projects: Bureau of Transportation has an inclusive planning process, but should improve assessments of neighborhood impact
Expectations for the project planning phase were met, but evaluation of project effectiveness needs improvement.
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Transportation Network Companies and Taxicabs: Transportation Bureau needs to monitor service, not just safety
This report contains the results of our audit of the City’s oversight of transportation network companies and taxicabs. It also includes the Transportation Bureau’s response to our recommendations.
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Red Light Cameras: City can fine tune some program aspects and solidify plans for future
This report contains the results of our audit of the City’s oversight of transportation network companies and taxicabs. It also includes the Transportation Bureau’s response to our recommendations.
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Portland Streetcar: City transit targets unmet, better performance management needed
This audit reviewed the effectiveness of the performance management system used by the Portland Bureau of Transportation to meet the City’s transit goals for Portland Streetcar.
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Transportation Funding: Revenues up, spending on maintenance down
Our audit found that despite recent increases in discretionary transportation revenues, spending for transportation maintenance programs has been reduced, a reduction that puts the City’s fiscal sustainability at further risk.
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