Projects

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has developed a comprehensive plan to improve safety along 122nd Avenue, and has several funded projects to address the plan recommendations. Learn more below.

Portland is building a new filtration facility to keep our drinking water safe and abundant for generations to come. Filtration will remove the microorganism Cryptosporidium from the Bull Run supply and must be completed by September 2027 to comply with state and federal water quality regulations.

Central City in Motion represents the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) work to plan, prioritize, and implement transportation improvements in the city’s core. PBOT prioritized 18 projects in the plan, including new crosswalks, bus lanes, and bikeways.

Environmental Services manages the Downtown-Old Town Sewer Repair Program. It is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment to assess the condition and capacity of the aging sewer system serving Portland's Downtown and Old Town neighborhoods and to construct the necessary repairs and upgrades.

The improved treatment facilities were completed in April 2022 to help make water from the Bull Run less corrosive to lead and other metals found in some home and building plumbing.

A Local Improvement District (LID) is a way for a group of property owners to share in the cost of improving a street, building sidewalks, or installing a stormwater management system. Program managed by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

Neighborhood greenways are Portland's low-traffic and low-speed streets where we give priority to people walking, bicycling, and rolling. Projects managed by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

Environmental Services is making the largest investment in its North Portland wastewater treatment plant in 50 years. The Secondary Treatment Expansion Program (STEP) will expand, upgrade, and replace equipment and buildings that have been in service since the 1970s.

The Portland Water Bureau is replacing reservoirs that have served the city since 1894 with a new 12.4-million gallon, seismically reinforced underground reservoir.