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News Blog: Get outdoors and kick-off summer by walking and biking

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PBOT has plenty of resources to help you get moving and have fun outdoors

Bike to Books design contest returns for its fifth year

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PBOT and Multnomah Country Library invite youth across Multnomah County to design bike lane art for Portland’s streets

A smoother street is coming to SE Division Street from 130th to 148th avenues beginning Monday, May 3

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Paving work begins this Monday, May 3, on SE Division Street between 130th and 148th avenues, in coordination with TriMet’s Division Transit Project and in preparation for the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) upcoming Outer Division Multimodal Safety Project.
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PBOT names Portland's newest bike and pedestrian bridge the Bob Stacey Crossing, honoring a lifetime of service for a more sustainable community

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) renamed Portland's newest bicycle and pedestrian bridge after Metro Councilor Bob Stacey, for a nearly half-century career making the Portland area a more sustainable region through land use and transportation planning.
Photo of Metro Councilor Bob Stacey

The Portland Bureau of Transportation and Presenting Sponsor Kaiser Permanente announce new format for May and June Sunday Parkways

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This season’s “Choose Your Own Adventure” activities will launch May 1, offering Portlanders multiple ways to explore the city and have a fun, safe summer.
Sunday Parkways 2021 presented by Kaiser Permanente

Work Zone Ahead: As construction seasons kicks into high gear, City of Portland urges travelers to use caution to save lives and prevent injuries to frontline workers

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Portland and cities across the nation have seen a rise in fatal traffic crashes that defy historic trends. The COVID-19 pandemic created unique challenges and appears to have created tragic results on streets and highways.
Construction sign reads SLOW WORK ZONE AHEAD

PBOT completes its first three-year cycle of the Gravel Street Service

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Thanks to Fixing Our Streets, crews will return to work in Southeast Portland this coming winter
Before and after: SW 48th Avenue between SW Pendleton and Iowa streets was graded and graveled in early 2021 as part of PBOT’s Gravel Street Service. Photos by PBOT.

A smoother street is coming to the intersection of N Killingsworth Street and N Concord Avenue

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Work begins this Monday, April 26 at the intersection of N Killingsworth Street and N Concord Avenue as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) ongoing street maintenance program and funded by Fixing Our Streets.
The failing road surface at the intersection of N Killingsworth Street and Concord Avenue. Photo by PBOT.

A smoother street is coming to NW Skyline Boulevard from NW Hawkins Boulevard to NW Cornell Road

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Paving work begins this Monday, April 26 on NW Skyline Boulevard from NW Hawkins Boulevard to NW Cornell Road, as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) ongoing street maintenance program.

PBOT to lower speed limit on 5.5 miles of 122nd Avenue to improve safety on a high crash corridor

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation will reduce the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph on 122nd Avenue between NE Sandy Boulevard and SE Foster Road on Wednesday morning, April 21.
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Construction begins on the Red Electric Bridge in Southwest Portland, a major piece of future Red Electric Trail

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Construction on the $4.7M Red Electric bridge and trail segment is expected to be complete in Spring 2022.

PBOT launches Vision Zero dashboard with new data about the city's efforts to eliminate traffic deaths and improve road safety

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) introduces the Vision Zero dashboard, a new tool to help Portlanders better understand and track the bureau's efforts to eliminate deaths and serious injuries from Portland streets.
Map of Portland showing the major streets of the High Crash Network in grey and, along these streets, blue, orange, or green lines to indicate where safety projects have been completed, started, or starting soon.

Traffic Advisory: Paving begins on SE 136th Avenue project funded by Fixing Our Streets

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Sidewalks, protected bike lanes and street lighting construction continue as project builds key connections to area schools and parks.

News Blog: PBOT Maintenance Crews install ADA-compliant curb ramps along NE Fremont Street

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Find the historic Freemont curb stamps and win a prize!

News Release: Safety improvements, travel tips, and a reminder to all Portlanders as students head back to the classroom: “Kids are everywhere. Drive like it.”

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PBOT’s Safe Routes to School program is supporting families as they make the transition back to in-school learning

Traffic Advisory: A smoother street is coming to NE Fremont Street, from NE 59th to NE 40th

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(March 30, 2021) Paving work begins this Thursday, April 1 on NE Fremont Street from NE 59th to 40th avenues, as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) ongoing street maintenance program.

Traffic Advisory: Faster buses, safety improvements coming to SE Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street from the Hawthorne Bridge to SE 12th Avenue

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Construction begins Tuesday, March 30 and will last approximately three months.

News Release: Construction begins on Better Naito Forever, a premier bikeway and new accessible sidewalk along Waterfront Park

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Construction on SW Naito Parkway Improvement Project begins new phase.
Funded by Fixing Our Streets, both projects will make it easier and safer to walk and bike downtown and on the waterfront.

News Release: City of Portland supports HB 2530 & HB 3357 to save lives, expand use of safety cameras for speed enforcement

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Bill would make pilot program permanent, make camera technology available to cities across Oregon
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News Release: City of Portland opposes House Bill 3065

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City's Task Force on Pricing for Equitable Mobility releases recommendations for how to implement tolling equitably and sustainably, while new Oregon House bill goes in different direction

Legislation would burden city with cost of improving state's 82nd Avenue

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