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News Blog: Use ranked-choice voting to select the next five snowplow names

PBOT owns and operates 56 snowplows. Help choose the next five snowplow names!

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Five people hold up signs with the winning snowplow names printed on them. PBOT snowplow trucks are parked in the background.

PBOT Safe Routes to School January 2026 Newsletter

PBOT's Safe Routes to School January 2025 newsletter.

Updated Newsletter

A recently improved street intersection with a new marked crosswalk and median island.

Crosswalk construction starts next week on W Burnside Street

Project will make it easier and safer to access a high-ridership bus stop and other destinations.

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Design concept of a new crosswalk featuring a pedestrian hybrid beacon on West Burnside Street at SW St. Clair Avenue. (Design subject to change.)

News Release: Get home safely this New Year’s Eve with $10 discounts on Uber or Lyft rides

PBOT sponsors rideshare discounts to reduce dangerous driving

Free TriMet, Portland Streetcar and C-TRAN service are available New Year's Eve

Updated Press release

Colorful graphics of drinks, dico balls, buildings, and other party-related motifs are dotted around large red text that reads, "Safe Ride Home 2026".

PBOT Vision Zero December 2025 newsletter

PBOT's Vision Zero December 2025 newsletter.

Updated Newsletter

Poster in shades of blue and orange, images of New Year’s Eve celebrations such as cocktails, dancing shoes, and a disco ball with text, “Safe Ride Home.”

News Release: As traffic deaths drop to pre-pandemic levels, PBOT urges caution, offers discounts on Uber and Lyft rides this holiday season

Discount for Uber and Lyft rides – and free TriMet and Portland Streetcar service – are available for a Safe Ride Home on New Year's Eve

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Poster in shades of blue and orange, images of New Year’s Eve celebrations such as cocktails, dancing shoes, and a disco ball with text, “Safe Ride Home.”

News Release: Portland’s Snowplow Naming Contest returns!

The Portland Bureau of Transportation has 56 snowplows. For the second year in a row the bureau asks Portlanders to submit names for five more snowplow names

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Five people hold up signs with the winning snowplow names printed on them. PBOT snowplow trucks are parked in the background.

News Release: Smoother street ahead: PBOT’s Gravel Street Service kicks off another season with work beginning in SE Portland on Monday

This year’s service will address streets in Southeast, Northeast, and North Portland.

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Travel Advisory: Heavy rains Monday night through Wednesday, and especially heavy rain Tuesday morning, may lead to road hazards, street flooding

Heavier rain on Tuesday morning

Updated Traffic Advisory

PBOT Safe Routes to School December 2025 Newsletter

PBOT's Safe Routes to School December 2025 newsletter.

Updated Newsletter

About ten elementary school students practice pedestrian safety on a mock street in a school gym.

News Release: Safer, smoother SW Fourth Avenue fully open to the public

Full vehicle access, pedestrian crossings, on-street parking, protected bike lane, and business access and transit lane now in service; punch list work continues

Updated Press release

Five Ways to Save Your Thanksgiving Holiday from Disaster

Safety tips from the City of Portland. Make a plan to get there safe. Take a breath before you deep-fry that turkey. Don't pour fat, oil, or grease down the drain. Install smoke alarms and keep an eye on hazards. Take care with extension cords.

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Giant ball of fire engulfs a deep-fried turkey.

News Release: Year-end discounts on SmartPark parking garage validations for Portland businesses, plus holiday parking sponsorships for everyone to enjoy

PBOT is proud to sponsor free parking for on-street parking and all five SmartPark locations on Saturday, November 29 in support of Small Business Saturday. SmartPark will also be sponsoring two free parking weekends on Dec. 13-14 and Dec. 20-21.

Updated Press release

Park smart and for free on Small Business Saturday at any of Portland's five public SmartPark parking garages on November 29

Towing Advisory: Lived-in vehicle towing fees and last known owner billing

Updated Public notice

PBOT Vision Zero November 2025 newsletter

PBOT's Vision Zero November 2025 newsletter.

Updated Newsletter

Dozens gather under a covered structure in a park on a rainy day.

Traffic Advisory: Safety improvements under way, with intermittent weekday traffic impacts, on SE Stark St, between SE 108th and 122nd avenues

A new protected bike lane is part of the third phase of PBOT’s $23 million Safer Outer Stark project

Updated Traffic Advisory

Intersection rebuild starts next week at N Rosa Parks Way & Greeley Avenue

Project will replace an aging traffic signal to ensure safe, reliable operations.

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N Rosa Parks Way & Greeley Avenue

District Two Update: Cully Neighborhood Projects

This update outlines the latest progress and what to expect in the coming weeks for various construction updates in the Cully Neighborhood and District 2.

Updated News article

Traffic Advisory: Flood protection wall assembly exercise to close lanes on N Marine Drive, Wednesday morning, Nov. 12

Marine Drive, an important route for freight in North Portland, will be reduced to one lane in each direction during the exercise.

Updated Traffic Advisory

Final work underway on NE 97th & Couch/Davis Local Improvement District

$14 million project added sidewalks, trees, streetlights, new and rebuilt street segments, and replaced an aging traffic signal.

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Paving a new segment of NE Couch Street in October. Trees are being planted this week along the new sidewalk.
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