Safe Routes to School

Program

A partnership between the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), schools, neighbors, community organizations and agencies, continuing to increase safety and improve health for students and their families.

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Colorful letters say Welcome Back to School! Multi-colored icons of people walking, rolling, and biking make their way towards a graphic school buildling.

Back to School Resources for Parents & Caregivers

A number of people ride bikes down a street with a 20mph speed limit sign. There are adults and children riding in a group headed away from the camera. One youth rider on a pink bike is wearing a blue and white helmet and white t-shirt. Their hair hangs down their back in braids.

International Walk + Roll to School Day 2022

A group of four young children on bicycles. They are stopped on the side of a street, wearing helmets, and smiling.

Traffic Safety Education Programming

Video Library: Safety Lessons for Youth & Families

A wrench standing upright entwined with a rose encompassed by a white hexagon. Title says Fixing Our Streets Your Dime at Work over a salmon pink background.

Fixing Our Streets and Safe Routes to School

Bike to Books installation

Bike to Books Digital Design Contest

Sign up for Safe Routes to School emails

Intersection on NE Alberta Street with crosswalks and people walking

Report non-urgent traffic safety concerns

Contact

PBOT Safe Routes to School

saferoutes@portlandoregon.gov

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An outreach workers speaks with people experiencing homelessness along a sidewalk in Portland.

Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program

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