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News Blog: Stay Safe While Enjoying the Outdoors

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Protect yourself and others by physical distancing and wearing masks

News Blog: City of Portland team pivots to deliver meals to families experiencing food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic 

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PBOT and The Street Trust deliver food to Portland families during a time of crisis

News Release: Construction begins on SE 136th Avenue, transforming a formerly rural road into a 1.8 mile street lined with sidewalks, bike lanes and safe crossings for access to parks, schools and public transit

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The SE 136th Avenue Paving and Sidewalks to Opportunity Project is funded by Fixing Our Streets

News Release: Construction begins on Portland’s newest bridge

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Flanders Crossing, a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I-405, will provide a long-awaited connection between Northwest Portland and the Central City

News Release: On-street parking is free on Juneteenth in celebration of the end of slavery

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On Friday, June 19, in celebration of Juneteenth, all on-street metered parking will be free of charge and Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) offices will be closed for the City of Portland holiday.

Transportation Justice: The Work Ahead

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The following message was sent from Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Director Chris Warner to all PBOT staff on June 11, 2020.

Traffic Advisory: N Greeley Avenue to receive major upgrade

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Thoroughfare will be closed to all traffic June 15-19 as PBOT adds new pavement.
The project will increase safety for freight, motor vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic
Work continues on N Going Street Bridge repairs
Rendering of the improvements provided by the N Greeley Multi-use Path and Paving Project

News Blog: PedPDX: Walking While Black

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PedPDX data analysis and public outreach finds that one’s experience walking in Portland depends a lot on where in the city you live or work, but it also depends upon who you are.

News Blog: PedPDX: Walking While Black

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Traffic Advisory: A smoother street is coming to SW Terwilliger Boulevard from SW Capitol Highway to SW Bancroft Street

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation launches the Safe Streets|Healthy Businesses program to help local businesses operate safely as Portland gradually reopens 

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Program makes it simple for businesses to apply to use space on sidewalks and streets to make physical distancing easier for customers and staff Bureau also releases strategic framework for adapting streets as city restarts public life.
Safe Streets Initiative - Public Review Draft - May 2020

News Blog: Stay local this Memorial Day weekend and explore the City of Roses by bike

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Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, PBOT reminds you to enjoy the outdoors - safely.

News Blog: Stay local this Memorial Day weekend and explore the City of Roses by bike

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News Blog: Construction continues on Fixing Our Streets-funded Safe Routes to School projects throughout Portland

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Learning may be happening at home these days, but when it's time for students to return to school, they will have safer ways to walk, bike and roll to get there.

Travel Advisory: With warm weather forecast, know how to safely walk, bike, roll, or stroll on Portland’s network of low-traffic streets we call “Neighborhood Greenways”

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Our Neighborhood Greenway network of low-traffic streets gives Portlanders many ways to improve their mental and physical health during this public health crisis. However, please understand it takes all of our cooperation to make this program successful.
Summer biking

Traffic Advisory: A smoother street is coming to SW Capitol Highway between SW 33rd Avenue and Texas Street starting Tuesday, May 5

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This project, funded by Fixing Our Streets, will repave a section of SW Capitol Highway in the area of Multnomah Village.

PBOT Traffic Advisory: Expect potentially high traffic congestion in Lloyd District Monday morning for Salvation Army food box giveaway

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(May 1, 2020) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) advises the traveling public to expect potentially high traffic congestion near the Lloyd Center Mall on Monday, May 4, as the Salvation Army conducts its first food box giveaway at that location.

Keeping the Spirit of Sunday Parkways alive, the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Presenting Sponsor Kaiser Permanente reimagine beloved event

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Event moving to digital platform in May and June. "We've worked to find a creative solution," says Commissioner Chloe Eudaly.
A smiling cartoon sloth wearing a white Sunday Parkways tank top lies on its back on a blue towel doing fitness activities to music.

News Release: It’s official: South Portland is the City of Roses’ newest sextant

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Joint effort by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Portland Fire & Rescue, the Portland Police Bureau and Multnomah County to improve wayfinding, 9-1-1 dispatching and emergency response

News Release: Beloved "Bike to Books" Design Contest returns for fourth year

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Youth across Multnomah County are invited to design bike lane art for Portland's streets
PBOT and Multnomah Country Library team up to make sure contest meets Stay Home. Save Lives requirements

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