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News Blog: PBOT Maintenance Crews install ADA-compliant curb ramps along NE Fremont Street
Find the historic Freemont curb stamps and win a prize!
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News Release: Safety improvements, travel tips, and a reminder to all Portlanders as students head back to the classroom: “Kids are everywhere. Drive like it.”
PBOT’s Safe Routes to School program is supporting families as they make the transition back to in-school learning
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A Hometown Hero On Our Team
PWB Senior Administrative Specialist, Angie Harris, was honored during a Portland Trail Blazers broadcast as the “Hometown Hero” of the game for her extensive volunteer work in the community.
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MYC Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Public Policy & Advocating for Transformational Change
Multnomah Youth Commission Seeks Applications from Next Generation to Participate in Local Government
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Modernized e-Filing now available for City of Portland taxes
Some tax preparers can e-file City of Portland taxes this year, thanks to a pilot project that modernizes the City tax experience.
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Now Recruiting: CPOT Subcommittee Openings
The Cannabis Policy Oversight Team (CPOT) is currently recruiting members for 3 subcommittees: Community Impact, Competency, and Small Business Support. Deadline to apply is Monday, April 5, 2021.
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking | March 2021
Portland City Charter Section 2-506(a) authorizes the City Auditor to establish rules for the Auditor’s Office.
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Traffic Advisory: A smoother street is coming to NE Fremont Street, from NE 59th to NE 40th
(March 30, 2021) Paving work begins this Thursday, April 1 on NE Fremont Street from NE 59th to 40th avenues, as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) ongoing street maintenance program.
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Notice of Proposed Permanent Administrative Rule for Intake and Fees for Land Use Processes and Other Planning Services
The proposed rule establishes criteria by which the Director of the Bureau of Development Services will charge, refund or waive fees associated with Land Use Services applications and other Planning Services applications and establish guidelines for intake of applications for land use processes.
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Portland names interim emergency management director
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler names Jonna Papaefthimiou interim director of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) starting on April 1, 2021.
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Using Natural Cleaners to Keep Homes and Waterways Clean
Join us for National Cleaning Week to celebrate the positive impact cleaning has on public health, the environment, and our economy. Learn how certain cleaning products affect our waterways and ways to make your own "green" cleaning products.
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Trees and Sidewalks - Healthy Roots, Healthy Tree
Information on tree roots and sidewalks.
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Californians in Oregon: How Do Sequoias and Redwoods Do in Portland?
Giant sequoia and coast redwood trees are often found in California. They can also be found growing in Portland's urban forest.
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Tree Physiology Primer – All About Roots!
A brief review of tree parts and how a tree functions.
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12 Broadleaf Evergreen Street Trees You Should Plant
Learn about a selection of trees that keep their leaves all year, and do well in Portland.
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Why we shouldn’t use the 's' word
A City's Public Information Officer corrects false assumptions about the Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program. Hear how the City provides trash collection, outreach, assistance, property storage and - as a last resort - campsite removals with advance, legal notice.
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Traffic Advisory: Faster buses, safety improvements coming to SE Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street from the Hawthorne Bridge to SE 12th Avenue
Construction begins Tuesday, March 30 and will last approximately three months.
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