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Tips for climate-friendly travel in the wet, cold, and dark

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Keep walking, biking, rolling and strolling, year-round!
A person biking uphill on a residential street in the autumn

Shop local and earn free parking with Parking Kitty this holiday season

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Find the purrfect gift for your loved ones by supporting small businesses and shopping local this holiday season.

A safer, more accessible SE Hawthorne Boulevard just in time for the holidays

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For pedestrians, shopping, dining, and doing business on Hawthorne is now better than ever
A person uses the new pedestrian crossing with a concrete island and a new street light at SE Hawthorne Boulevard and SE 23rd Avenue, adjacent to Jam on Hawthorne cafe. Photo by PBOT.

Tell us about your experience using PBOT’s temporary bus platforms

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Street and rail repairs on NW 9th Avenue at Naito Parkway continue through Friday, Nov. 19

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Beginning Monday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Nov. 19, the Portland Terminal Railway Company and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be completing street and railway repairs on NW 9th Avenue between NW Overton Street and NW Naito Parkway.

Safer streets, better connections, and a freshly paved roadway on SE 136th Avenue thanks to Fixing Our Streets

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New street trees and wayfinding improve the quality of life for residents in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood in East Portland

Emergency partial closure of NE 33rd Avenue Bridge at NE Columbia Boulevard

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The NE 33rd Avenue Bridge over NE Lombard Street will require a partial closure after engineers with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) observed damage to the concrete in one of the bridge’s cross beams.
A PBOT engineer examines damage to a cross beam on the NE 33rd Avenue Bridge over NE Lombard Street. Photo by PBOT.

Expect delays eastbound across the Hawthorne Bridge tomorrow as crews adjust new traffic signals

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Crews working for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will adjust the louvers in the traffic signal heads to improve visibility of the signals.

PBOT and Multnomah County Library announce winners of the 2021 Bike to Books Design Contest

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Enjoy book recommendations from Multnomah County librarians inspired by this year’s winning designs
A dragon, a goat and a donut bicycle are the three winning designs for the 2021 Bike to Books contest

News Advisory: Annual Portland Aerial Tram evacuation exercise set for Sunday, Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon

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The annual evacuation exercise for the Portland Aerial Tram is set for Sunday morning, Oct. 10. The exercise will begin at 9 a.m. and should be concluded by noon. No traffic impacts are expected. The tram is owned by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation and operated by OHSU.

I-84 closes this weekend east of I-5 for installation of a new bike-pedestrian bridge

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Both eastbound and westbound I-84 will be closed around the clock from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11.
Looking south over I-84 from the north side landing at the Blumenauer Bridge prior to installation.

Adaptive BIKETOWN gets people riding at Adaptive Cycling Resource Fair

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Adaptive cycling can be a great way for people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s to exercise and have fun.

Temporary traffic delays and lane closures on SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and SW Capitol Highway on Wednesday, Sept. 29

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Crews will be delivering and unloading 100-foot steel girders for the Red Electric Trail Bridge project
Looking south towards SW Capitol Hwy over the pillars that form the base of the Red Electric Trail Bridge

Traffic Advisory: PBOT takes significant step forward in improving pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle access to the Hawthorne Bridge

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New traffic signals to be activated and Hawthorne Bridge ramp reopened on SW Naito on Tuesday, Sept. 28
Crews marking SW Naito Parkway just south of the Hawthorne Bridge

Advertencia de tránsito: ¡Marque la fecha! La instalación de Blumenauer Bridge, el puente para peatones y ciclistas más nuevo de Portland, iniciará el viernes 8 de octubre

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La instalación del Puente requerirá el cierre total de la carretera Interestatal 84 en ambas direcciones durante un fin de semana
Looking south over I-84 from the north side landing at the Blumenauer Bridge prior to installation.

Save the date! Placement of Blumenauer Bridge, Portland’s latest pedestrian and bicycle bridge, begins on Friday, Oct. 8

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Bridge placement will require a full closure of Interstate 84 in both directions for one weekend
Looking south over I-84 from the north side landing at the Blumenauer Bridge prior to installation.

St. Johns main street upgrades kick off next week with $5M in improvements

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The decades of potholes caused by buried streetcar tracks on N Lombard Street in St. Johns will soon come to an end, when the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) starts construction on the N Lombard Main Street Repair Project through the heart of Portland’s northern business district.
New pavement and improved accessibility are coming to St Johns’ N Lombard main street. Photo by Abby Hauth, PBOT.

Construction starts Monday on new crossings, curb extensions, traffic signals, and bike lanes as part of PBOT's Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements Project

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Construction on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements project will begin Monday, Sept. 20.

BIKETOWN expands e-bike service to Portland State University students, college students on financial aid citywide

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Thanks to a DEQ Clean Fuels grant from Portland General Electric, BIKETOWN for All will offer free rides for all qualifying Portlanders, and free rides for college students on financial aid

You still have a chance to win a $500 grocery gift card! But you need to play the Go by Greenways game by September 26th

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Go By Greenways is a scavenger hunt game that you can play while exploring East Portland infrastructure improvements. Your goal? Search for hidden zebra signs along the greenways, and text the code word on the sign to be entered to win prizes.
Go By Greenways

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