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Winter Walk + Roll to School Day

Put on your snow or rain boots and walk or roll to school while enjoying winter time in Portland.

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Dozens of adults and students gather at the entrance of Woodstock Elementary School with neighborhood streets and the sun rising in the background before school starts.

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023

Each year, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims honors those who have been killed and injured on roads around the globe – 1.35 million people each year worldwide. 

12:30 am
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A bouquet of flowers at the base of a metal pole in the center median of a street, with a handmade memorial sign. In the background, a person in a hood crosses the street on a crosswalk and a white car waits.

International Walk + Roll to School Day 2023

International Walk + Roll to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and rolling to school on the same day. This year, International Walk + Roll to School Day is Wednesday, October 4!

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Group photo of Creston School students and adults posing with bikes for 2022 Walk + Roll to School Day

SW Capitol Highway Ribbon Cutting

11:00 am 12:00 pm
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Free Compost Days

Every fall, PBOT collects leaves from city streets and converts them into high-quality compost. This spring, we have so much compost, we’re giving it away for free!

7:00 am 5:00 pm
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PBOT Maintenance Operations Career Day

PBOT is hiring for jobs within its Maintenance Operations team. Come be part of a dynamic group that helps keep Portland moving. At the PBOT Career Fair you'll get to check out our equipment, see real-time demonstrations, and talk to staff about career opportunities at PBOT.

9:00 am 2:00 pm
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PBOT staff operates utility equipment to repair a road during the PBOT Career Fair, Dec. 2019.

Opening Day Celebration for the Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge

You're invited to a community celebration of Portland's newest car-free bridge! Join us for pop-up block parties on nearby streets, design tours, pedestrian and bike parades, and meet local vendors and community organizations all gathering to celebrate the bridge's opening day.

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Confetti rains down on a silhouette of the Blumenauer Bridge against a light blue background. Below a bright orange bow tie, words read Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bridge opening day celebration July 31, 2022

Better Naito Forever Ribbon Cutting and Inaugural Bike Ride

Join the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, and Better Naito partners and friends as we cut the ribbon on the new and improved SW Naito Parkway bikeway corridor, Better Naito Forever.

9:30 am 10:30 am
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Better Naito Forever logo with a rose

Ride the Flanders Neighborhood Greenway and check out the new Flanders Crossing!

Meet up and bike along the Flanders Neighborhood Greenway in Northwest. Play our Go By Greenways: NW Gems treasure hunt and enter to win prizes. Be one of the first to ride Flanders Crossing. Ride will meet at 10 a.m. near NW Park Avenue and Flanders. Ride will start around 10:30 a.m.

10:00 am 11:30 am
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A group of bicyclists crossing a street with green and white crosswalks in the foreground

Portland City Council proclamation honoring 30th anniversary of ADA

Portland City Council will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 29, 2020.

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