State closes I-5 southbound at Rose Quarter for 5 weeks starting Sept. 11

Plan for major delays. More at i5rosequarter.org. Visit Shift Your Trip to keep Portland moving.

Portland is a Sanctuary City

Learn more.

Services, guides, and information

29 services and resources found

ADA Curb Ramp Technical Resources - Design, Construction, Inspection

Resource
ADA curb ramp information and resources for scoping, design, construction, and inspection in the City of Portland.

Apply for a streetlight event banner permit

Service
Nonprofits may apply to Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to hang banners on city owned streetlight poles to promote special events that are open to the public, non-political, and have a direct civic benefit. Certain conditions apply.

Asset management at PBOT

Information
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) manages transportation assets worth $21.9 billion. Our transportation system moves people, goods, freight, and emergency vehicles through the city. Our policy statement, reporting, risk assessment, and asset list illustrated in one chart.

Capital Project Delivery

Resource
Capital project delivery processes, checklists, forms, documents, and standards from the Engineering Services team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Includes most recent design guidelines such as PBOT Traffic Design Manual (Permanent Traffic Control) and other updates.

Common questions about crosswalks

Information

Construction Documents and Forms

Resource

Construction Specifications

Resource
Specifications including standard specifications, PBOT and BES special provisions, construction specs, standard bid items, unique special provisions, boiler plates, general conditions, and Portland Fire & Rescue access and water supply standards

Crosswalk guidelines for Portland

Information
Every intersection (and some crossings mid-block) are legal crosswalks under Oregon ORS 801.220. Crosswalks vary, some unmarked, others with stop lines, median islands, rapid-flashing beacons, or other safety elements. Information provided by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

Engineering Directives

Information
Engineering Directives from the City Engineer and City Traffic Engineer

Engineering Update

Information
Announcements and resource updates related to engineering design and construction, engineering directives, ADA, specifications, and standard drawings from the Portland Bureau of Transportation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Water Bureau and Urban Forestry.

Land Survey - Transportation Engineering

Resource
Land Survey section within the Engineering Services group of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Support the design and construction of Capitol Improvement and various programmatic projects for PBOT, Environmental Services and other city bureaus.

Medians (access management)

Information
When installed as part of a toolkit of street design elements, medians—also referred to as "access management"—can improve safety and support nearby businesses.

Pedestrian Head Starts

Information

Pedestrian hybrid beacons

Information

Report a problem with a flashing beacon

Service
Call Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) 24/7 maintenance dispatch to report any problems with school zone flashing beacons.

Report a streetlight problem

Service
Report a streetlight outage, a light going on and off (cycling), a streetlight that's on during the day, vandalism, or any other problem with a streetlight. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) relies on reports like yours to fix issues with our 55,000 streetlights.

Report a traffic signal problem

Service
Call Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) 24/7 maintenance dispatch to report problems with traffic signals, including physical damage, burnt out signal heads, problems detecting cars or bikes in the intersection, or any other immediate risks.

Report non-urgent traffic safety concerns

Service
Submit requests to the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to review any non-urgent safety concerns for pedestrians, people biking or taking transit, or any road user. For example: traffic safety concerns around schools, poor visibility, signage, or signal timing.

Request a curb ramp

Service
The ADA Curb Ramp division with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) manages the Ramps by Request program.

Request a new streetlight

Service
Request new streetlights from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Our Signals and Street Lighting team processes requests and puts them on a waitlist. As funding becomes available, these are prioritized based on numerous factors. PBOT doesn't have adequate funding to approve all requests.

Request an accessible pedestrian signal (APS)

Service
Accessible pedestrian signals (APS) alert pedestrians to WALK or DON’T WALK intervals in non-visual ways such as audible tones, speech messages, and vibration. Locations must meet certain criteria. Installations by Signals and Street Lighting team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

Sign up for email updates on engineering

External resource
Sign up link to subscribe to our email list for periodic engineering updates from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), the Portland Water Bureau, the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), and Urban Forrestry.

Signals and Street Lighting

Resource
Information and resource for PBOT Signals and Street Lighting

Standard Details and Drawings

Resource
City of Portland Standard Drawings and Standard Details.

Stop Sign Overview

Information
The Portland Bureau of Transportation oversees the placement and installation of stop signs to provide for the safe, sustainable and efficient movement of people and goods. Safety is the primary factor of consideration in stop sign placement.

Filters

Filter by service type

Filter by information type

Filter by topic

See something we could improve on this page? Give website feedback.

Back to top