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2024 Portland in the Streets Community Use Permitting Annual Report

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has prepared an annual report to showcase the progress of the Portland in the Streets (PITS) Community Use Permitting program detailing permits issued, resident involvement, and creative street activation initiatives.

2025 Public Realm & Street Activation Annual Report

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The 2025 Public Realm and Street Activation (PRSA) Report summarizes key developments across plazas, community events, block parties, play streets, and other PRSA programs. It incorporates community feedback gathered throughout the year and identifies opportunities for continued growth.

Apply for a Block Party permit

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Block Parties are a fun, free, and easy way to build community and get to know your neighbors. Gather your neighbors to hold a Block Party in your street or turn the street over to the kids for play. With this free permit, you can host your event on your neighborhood street!

Apply for a combined publication box

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), through the Portland in the Streets program, issues permits to place combined publication boxes in Portland's street space. Combined publication boxes display several publications (newspapers, magazines, etc.) in one location.

Apply for a Community Event Permit

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The Community Events Team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issues Community Event Permits to close streets, travel lanes, sidewalks, and parking spaces for events such as farmers markets, street fairs, cultural events, fundraisers and so much more!

Apply for a PARK(ing) Day Permit

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issues PARK(ing) Day permits to allow residents, designers, businesses, students, community organizations and artists to temporarily transform parking spaces into public spaces. This international event takes place the third Friday in September.

Apply for a permit to hang a Cross-Street Banner

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) through the Portland in the Streets program issues banner permits over street spaces to promote various neighborhood and charitable events or occasions in the community. These may include farmers' markets, street fairs, and so much more.

Apply for a Spaces to Places permit

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The Portland in the Streets team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issues Spaces to Places permits to beautify, repurpose, and energize public spaces into social or cultural areas. These projects should be designed to be long-term and must be open to the public.

Apply for a Special Event Permit

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), through the Portland in the Streets program issues Special Event Permits to allow moving events on city streets or sidewalks. Types of events include marches, parades, athletic events, demonstrations, etc. There is a $25 non-refundable application fee.

Apply for a Street or Structure Painting permit

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Street and structure paintings are large, decorative paintings installed directly on the street or City structures to beautify neighborhoods and build community.

Apply To Be an Adopt-a-Landscape Community Partner

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation, through the Portland in the Streets program, encourages people to adopt green spaces. The Adopt-a-Landscape Program is a partnership between PBOT and community partners. Community partners maintain the adopted space often adding perennials and native plants.

Community Toolkit

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Use this page as a guide for your placemaking project. We list granting resources, how-to's, and placemaking case studies. The goal is to encourage Portland residents to energize and beautify their neighborhoods. We hope that you will find the resources found here to be useful.

Host Community Events in a Plaza

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Got a creative idea for a community event in a PBOT plaza? Our streamlined permit process helps you bring it to life! Whether it's a game night, pop-up market, fitness class, or any small event, we're here to support you in bringing life to our streets.

How to Do Cool Stuff on Portland's Streets

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From block parties to large community events, street paintings to art installations, discover all the ways you can bring Portland’s streets to life.

Individual Grant Information

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We would like to share potential granting sources with you for your project. This list is not exhaustive. These grants have much potential for funding a Portland in the Streets project. In general, they grant projects that benefit community and promote neighborhood resiliency.

Learn about Block Party Permits

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Block Parties are a free, fun, and easy way to build community and get to know your neighbors. Gather your neighbors to hold a Block Party in your street or turn the street over to the kids for play. With this free permit, you can host your event on your neighborhood street!

Learn About Community Event Permits

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The Portland in the Streets team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) issues Community Event Permits to close streets, travel lanes, sidewalks, and parking spaces for events such as farmers markets, street fairs, cultural events, fundraisers and so much more!

Learn about Street and Structure Painting Permits

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Street and structure paintings are large, decorative paintings installed directly on the street or City structures to beautify neighborhoods and build community.

Learn about the Play Streets program

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The Portland in the Streets team at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is piloting a Play Streets program which turns neighborhood streets into pop-up community hubs for intergenerational socializing, play, and physical activity.

Placemaking Grant Opportunities

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The Public Realm and Street Activation team regularly monitors local, regional, state, and federal grant opportunities to support plazas and other placemaking initiatives. This page highlights funding opportunities that may help local organizations bring community-driven initiatives to life.

Treats on the Streets: Host a Halloween Block Party!

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What could your block do with a little more room to celebrate this Halloween? With a free PBOT Block Party permit, you and your neighbors can close your residential street to cars and open it up for community fun.

Upcoming Community Events

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Check out Portland in the Streets community event calendar to find exciting public events on Portland's streets!

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