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PBOT now accepting applications for Healthy Blocks and Street Paintings for summer 2021
Applications for both programs open today with permits to be issued beginning June 1 and onward.
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Mayor Wheeler's Statement on Increased COVID-19 Restrictions
Mayor Ted Wheeler's comments on the increased COVID-19 related restrictions in effect Friday, April 30.
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News Release: PBOT continues popular, free Healthy Businesses permit program for summer 2021
Findings show the Healthy Businesses program has been key to survival of Portland businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic with over 1,000 permits issued since the program’s inception in May 2020
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City Offers More Cash Assistance to Households in Need
With additional funding, the City of Portland will re-open the COVID-19 Household Assistance Program application Thursday to help Portlanders pay for household needs. The program is part of a $38 million City investment in COVID-19 housing relief.
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City Launches COVID-19 Household Assistance Program
The City of Portland program opens to the public Tuesday to help Portlanders pay for household needs. The program is part of a $36 million City investment in COVID-19 housing relief.
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With Rent Due October 1, City and County Deploying Millions in COVID Relief
Assistance prioritized for BIPOC communities will help thousands of households, but without more help from Congress, thousands of others will be left out and vulnerable to eviction.
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Applications Open Tomorrow for $1 Million in One-Time Utility Bill Credits for Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Applications open Wednesday, July 8, for the Small Business Program for Utility Relief (SPUR), designed to help small businesses with their City of Portland sewer, stormwater, and water bill during the ongoing public health and economic crisis.
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City of Portland Dedicates $8.35 Million to Support Renters
New rent assistance resources through the Portland Housing Bureau will help ensure housing stability for Portland households impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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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.
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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
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Emergency Household Stabilization Funds Available Beginning April 27
Application closed. For information on other community resources, contact 211. The COVID-19 Emergency Household Stabilization Fund offers limited direct cash assistance to households experiencing a loss of income due to COVID-19 for urgent needs like groceries, utilities, and medical expenses.
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Environmental Services continues critical services during COVID-19 emergency; focuses on public health and environment
During the COVID-19 emergency that affects us all, Environmental Services is taking extra measures to protect the public and construction crews as we continue to collect and treat wastewater from every household in Portland and work to upgrade the city’s aging sewer and stormwater infrastructure.
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