Safe Streets Initiative

Program
Multifaceted initiative by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to respond to the Covid-19 public health crisis. The Healthy Businesses permit was rolled into the new Outdoor Dining permit in 2023. Information below on this and our current program for Public Street Plazas.

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People using street seating part of outdoor dining

Guide to outdoor dining permits (Healthy Businesses, Street Seats, Sidewalk Café)

People dine at outdoor seating along 13th Avenue Plaza. In the distance, pop-up vendors sell crafts to plaza visitors.

About Portland's Public Street Plazas

Contact

PBOT Outdoor Dining team

OutdoorDiningPDX@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-823-4026Contact with questions about your Street Seats or Sidewalk Cafe permits applications opening Oct. 16, 2023 and valid starting Jan. 1, 2024.

PBOT's Public Street Plaza team

PortlandStreetPlazas@portlandoregon.gov

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