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New Year in the Park – A Celebration of Southeast Asian Culture Saturday, April 28

Join us for New Year in the Park on Saturday, April 28, 2018 – A Celebration of Southeast Asian Culture and Heritage

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Washington Park FREE shuttle starts Saturday, April 1, for 2017 peak season

The FREE Washington Park shuttle service is back for spring and summer 2017

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Portlanders Stand with Refugees & Immigrants – a free, community event

An evening of multicultural music and dancing; free and open to all

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News Release: Ride Free in May! BIKETOWN celebrates Bike Month with free rides for all

Adaptive BIKETOWN and BIKETOWN For All also included in the celebratory promotion

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News Blog: Half a million rides and counting! BIKETOWN Releases Trip Data

Data release lets Portlanders crunch the numbers about various aspects of the BIKETOWN experience

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News Release: PBOT partners with Portland startup Ride Report for bicycle data collection

New tool will help inform the planning and evaluation of bureau bicycle projects and programs.

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News Release: SE 50th Avenue Paving Project kicks off 2018 Fixing Our Streets construction season

PBOT to invest a total of $105 million in capital projects, street repair and safety between now and September 2018

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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Updates

Read news from BPS about the Comp Plan, Inclusionary Zoning, historic resources and a PSU project uncovering racist covenants in Portland.

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Bureau of Development Services Plays an Important Role in Creating Safety Standards for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Bureau of Development Services (BDS) Structural Engineer Amit Kumar knows that if an earthquake hits the Portland area, the 1,650 structures of this type will be in dire jeopardy of collapsing. He’s working to prevent that from happening.

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City Improving How Neighbors Can Learn About New Development

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, in coordination with BDS staff, is requesting comments about updating the Zoning Code to provide for earlier and more opportunities for developers to speak with neighbors.

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Upcoming Lunch and Learn Presentations and Zoning Code Updates

The Bureau of Development Services is hosting a series of three Lunch and Learn presentations about changes to the Portland Zoning Code adopted to implement the 2035 Comprehensive Plan.

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Changes at the Bureau of Environmental Services

BES is aiming to improve permitting turnaround times through a reorganization that took place on Feb. 1, 2018.

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Join us for PP&R Arbor Day 2018: a FREE, family-friendly festival on Saturday, April 21

Free family fun with supervised tree climbing, arts and crafts, and more.

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PBOT invites you to activate a parking space on April 14

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Traffic Advisory: Street improvements on SW Jefferson from SW Park Ave to SW 20th Ave through April 14

The lane closures will allow crews to repave 2.62 lane miles of pavement.

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Applications accepted now for the 2018 EAGLE Caddie Program

Scholarship opportunities over $100,000 are possible through the program to selected, qualified participants.

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Audit of Prosper Portland wins national award

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