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News Release: PBOT offers discounts on taxi, Uber and Lyft rides to encourage Portlanders to take a Safe Ride Home on St. Patrick's Day weekend

City program offers discounted travel options for holiday revelers, March 15-18

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February Plaza Newsletter

Winter Lights come to the plazas and Darcelle XV Plaza update.

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January Newsletter and 2023 Annual Report

Our January newsletter. Featuring the 2023 Annual report, a year in pictures, and a new art installation for Portland's Winter Lights Festival.

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Iconic elk statue will return to downtown Portland

The City's beloved Thompson Elk has been fully restored and safely stored since it was damaged during protests in 2020.

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December Newsletter: Holiday events, new planters, and a very special plaza partnership

PBOT Public Street Plaza Program's December newsletter. Featuring holiday events, new planters, and a very special plaza partnership with Ground Score Association.

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November Newsletter: Spotlighting St Johns Plaza

PBOT Public Street Plaza Program's November newsletter. Featuring upcoming events and a spotlight on St Johns Plaza.

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Federal funding will help create permanent plazas downtown, including a segment of the future Green Loop

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will receive a $1.2 million federal grant to create 32,000 square feet of street plazas to promote tourism and the economic recovery of downtown.

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Save the Date! PBOT opens Blumenauer Bridge July 31, with opening celebration & community event space

The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge will provide a valuable car-free connection between two of the Rose City’s fastest growing neighborhoods.

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Portland Sunday Parkways kicks off a summer of free accessible family-friendly activities

Popular all-ages, all-abilities open street events return after two-year hiatus. Kaiser Permanente teams up with PBOT to encourage Portlanders to keep Sunday Parkways spirit alive all summer long.

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City of Portland, Metro team up to explore future of Keller Auditorium

Keller Auditorium, courtesy Jason Quigley

A March 2020 seismic study completed for Keller Auditorium, set to be released right before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered spectator venues and performing arts facilities, outlines the 104-year-old building's structural and practical shortcomings.

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PBOT cuts the ribbon on Flanders Crossing, Portland’s newest pedestrian and bicycle bridge

The long-awaited connection between two of Oregon’s most densely populated neighborhoods, Northwest Portland and the Pearl District, is now open.

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Reopening community centers and pools – What to expect in 2021

After summer 2021, when public health guidance allows, PP&R will be excited to fully reopen community centers and pools to the public. For now, the bureau is excited to restore summer programming through the Parks Levy.

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PBOT launches new ad campaign to encourage Portlanders to use climate-friendly transportation as the city emerges from the pandemic

Portlanders will be able to travel to new community plazas across the city to socialize and celebrate the city’s recovery.

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