What is happening now?
Projects for 2025 construction season are in design or ready for construction. Projects for 2024 are either awaiting construction or complete.
Project sources
Projects are developed from many different sources, including community requests (such as 311) and from adopted plans. Examples of planning efforts guiding investments include the Safe Routes to School Priority Investment Plan, implementation plans such as North Portland in Motion, and the Portland Transportation System Plan. In addition, Multimodal Missing Links projects can bridge funding or implementation gaps from other capital projects, install critical updates to the transportation system during paving, and improve immediate operational or safety issues.
Will my project be considered?
If you have an immediate safety concern or would like to suggest a project idea, please contact 311 for assistance.
Upcoming Program Highlight - Bicycle and Pedestrian Intersection Safety
Why Install Bike Boxes & How to Use
Bike boxes, high visibility crosswalks, and restricting right turns at red lights creates safer intersections. More space, visibility, and separation for people walking, cycling, and driving at intersections leads to safer streets.
These improvements are located on the city's Safe Routes to School and Neighborhood Greenway networks.
BIKE BOX
When you bike: Roll up to the front of the line when there’s a yellow or red light. If the light is green, watch for vehicles turning right before continuing through the intersection.
When you drive: Stop behind the white line at a yellow or red light. When the light turns green, yield to cyclists in the bike lane before turning. Only cyclists can take a right on red when there’s a bike box.
Bike Box Locations & Estimated Construction Date
| Bike Box Location | Intersection | Const. Est | Neighborhood (District) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 34th Ave | SE Hawthorne St | Summer/Fall 2025 | Sunnyside/Richmond (3) | Relocating BIKETOWN station |
| SE 34th Ave | SE Division St | Summer/Fall 2025 | Richmond (3) | Relocating BIKETOWN station. North leg only. |
| N Willamette Blvd | N Interstate Ave | Summer/Fall 2025 | Overlook (2) | West leg only |
| NE 77th Ave | NE Sandy Blvd | Summer/Fall 2025 | Roseway (2) | |
| SW Maplewood Ave | SW Multnomah Blvd | Summer/Fall 2025 | Maplewood (4) | North leg only |
| SE Harold St | SE 92nd Ave | Winter/Spring 2026 | Lents (1) | East leg only; bike lane extension on 92nd to Ellis. |
| SE 101st Ave | SE Foster Rd | Summer 2026 | Lents (1) | |
| SE 52nd Ave | SE Foster Rd | Winter/Spring 2026 | Foster-Powell (3) | |
| NW 9th Ave | NW Lovejoy St | Spring 2026 | Pearl (4) | North leg only |
| SE 128th Ave | SE Foster Rd | Winter/Spring 2026 | Powellhurst-Gilbert (1) | |
| SE Flavel Rd | SE 92nd Ave | Summer 2026 | Lents (1) | West leg only; green bike lane extensions |
| NE Morris St | NE MLK Jr. Blvd | Winter/Spring 2026 | Elliot (2) | |
| NE Irving St | NE 20th | Summer 2026 | Kerns (3) | |
| SE Main | SE 162nd | TBD | Centennial (1) | Further scoping needed |
| SE Flavel | SE 92nd | TBD | Lents (1) | Further scoping needed |
| N Wabash | N Lombard | TBD | Kenton (2) | Further scoping needed |
| SE28th | SE Holgate | TBD | Creston (3) | Further scoping needed |
| SE/NE 32nd | E Burnside | TBD | Laurelhurst (3) | Further scoping needed |
| SE Mill | SE 148th | TBD | Centennial | Further scoping needed |
| SE 67th | SE Foster | TBD | Foster-Powell (3) | Further scoping needed |
SE 34th Avenue & SE Hawthorne Bike Box and Parking Changes
Bike box location with new no parking areas shown in red. People driving are permitted to temporarily load and unload passenger in the leading bike lane area.
SE 34th Avenue & SE Division Bike Box and Parking Changes
Bike box location with new no parking areas shown in red. People driving are permitted to temporarily load and unload passenger in the leading bike lane area.
Past Program Highlights
Program highlight in North Portland
N Interstate Avenue traffic safety improvements
N Interstate Avenue traffic safety improvements, include more space for bike lanes, updated crosswalks, and intersection treatments. Construction took place installed in July and August, 2023 by PBOT contractors.
PBOT staff reviewed N Interstate Avenue from N Fremont to NE Oregon (approximately 1.75 miles) and found locations where updates could improve safety by creating more space between bike lanes and auto travels lane, highlighting intersection turning movements, and updating crosswalks.
N Interstate Avenue safety improvements include bike lane buffers, updated crosswalks, and intersection turning movement markings.
Why safety improvements on N Interstate Avenue?
N Interstate Avenue is identified as a high crash corridor, particularly for people bicycling. Between 2010 and 2014 there were 25 crashes involving cyclists between NE Oregon Street and N Columbia Avenue. Staff identified safety improvements that could be installed immediately with available funding through the Multimodal Missing Links program. North Portland in Motion includes recommendations for additional N Interstate Ave improvements.
Past Program Highlight in Southeast
SE Woodward Street and SE 59th Avenue intersection improvement
Why install an intersection improvement?
- SE Woodward Street is a safe route to school corridor and a neighborhood greenway that prioritizes bicycling and walking.
- The large intersection pavement area encouraged fast speeds and made walking, biking, and rolling less safe.
- Community members developed project ideas and collaborated to create a safer street.
Upcoming paving updates
PBOT's paving schedule and projects are still under development. Potential updates to roadway configurations during paving can be found here or on individual project webpages (also linked here).
SW 6th Avenue - Buffered Bike lanes
NW St. Helens Road - Buffered Bike lanes