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SmartTrips a la Escuela Secundaria

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SmartTrips to School is a Portland Safe Routes to School program offering incoming 6th grade students activity ideas and wellness tips during this important milestone.

SmartTrips al Kinder

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Kindergarten es un paso importante para su niño y llegar a la escuela es una parte importante de este camino. Recomendamos que piense sobre este trayecto a la escuela ahora.

SmartTrips đến Trường Mẫu Giáo

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Trường mẫu giáo là một bước quan trọng trong cuộc đời của con quý vị và việc đi đến trường là một phần quan trọng của hành trình này. Chúng tôi khuyến nghị quý vị nên suy nghĩ về việc đi đến trường của mình ngay bây giờ!

SmartTrips đến Trường Trung Học

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SmartTrips to School is a Portland Safe Routes to School program offering incoming 6th grade students activity ideas and wellness tips during this important milestone.

SmartTrips to Kindergarten

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Kindergarten is a big life step for your child and getting to school is an important part of this journey. We recommend thinking about your trip to school now!

SmartTrips to Middle School

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SmartTrips to Middle School is a Portland Safe Routes to School program offering incoming 6th grade students activity ideas and wellness tips during this important milestone.

SmartTrips to Middle School

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SmartTrips to School is a Portland Safe Routes to School program offering incoming 6th grade students activity ideas and wellness tips during this important milestone.

SmartTrips to Middle School Free Summer Events Calendar

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SmartTrips to Middle School is a Portland Safe Routes to School program offering incoming 6th grade students activity ideas and wellness tips during this important milestone. As part of our program, we collected a list of free, family-friendly events happening all summer long throughout Portland.

Speed and intersection safety cameras

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Speeding is a top contributing factor to deadly crashes across the Portland region. Speed and intersection safety cameras are a proven tool to support safe speeds, reduce dangerous speeding, and save lives.

Speed limits

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Speed limits help keep yourself and others safe on our streets.

Speed Reduction on Neighborhood Cut-Through Routes

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Fixing Our Streets includes funding for reducing speeds on neighborhood streets that have high speeds and high traffic volumes. The projects are focused in areas with PBOT Equity Matrix ratings of 7 or higher.

Submit Public Works Permitting Concept Development

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Find the online form, materials, and instructions to prepare a public works permitting concept submittal.

Submit Public Works Permitting Design Development

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Find the online form, materials, and instructions to prepare a public works permitting design development submittal.

Subscribe to Vision Zero emails

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero publishes newsletters containing updates on our work to make Portland streets safer. Sign up for emails to stay updated on our progress. You can unsubscribe at any time.
A line of yellow safety bollards between opposing lanes of vehicle traffic lanes.

Traffic Playgrounds & Playspaces

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Portland Bureau of Transportation's Safe Routes to School program is installing temporary traffic playgrounds and playspaces starting summer 2020. Learn what traffic playgrounds and playspaces are, and where you can find them.

Traffic safety education programming

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Bicycle and traffic safety education units curated by Portland Safe Routes to School.

Vibrant Spaces Community Events Activation Funds - Application Details

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This page provides information on how to apply to the Vibrant Spaces Community Events Activation Funds, outlines what will be asked on the application, and walks through the application process. This initiative is supported through funding from the American Rescue Plan.

Vibrant Spaces Community Events Activation Funds - Guidelines

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The Community Events Activation Funds Program helps Portlanders (with a focus on BIPOC organizers and multicultural events) create community events through direct financial support. This program is funded by the American Rescue Plan, which is investing in Portland’s recovery – and our future.

Vision Zero dashboard

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This Tableau dashboard shows information about Vision Zero projects and programs. It includes data about community engagement, safety projects, fatal crashes and serious injuries, and more. The dashboard is updated quarterly. Last update: October 2021
Map of Portland showing the major streets of the High Crash Network in grey and, along these streets, blue, orange, or green lines to indicate where safety projects have been completed, started, or starting soon.

Vision Zero’s Safe System approach

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In the past, a lot of traffic safety work focused on the individual behavior of road users. In contrast, Vision Zero’s Safe System approach considers how the people who design, build, and manage the transportation network can prioritize the lives and health of people using the system.  

What are Neighborhood Greenways?

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Neighborhood greenways are:
• Quiet, slow streets
• Streets that prioritize people walking, bicycling, and rolling
• The backbone of the Safe Routes to School network
• Connectors between neighborhoods, parks, schools, and business districts

What is a Healthy Blocks permit?

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Healthy Blocks program was an innovative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has since retired. Please see our Block Party program for information on hosting an event on your neighborhood street today!

What is the Busy Streets Program?

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PBOT is helping create more room in crowded areas where people, especially pedestrians, might find it harder to keep six feet apart, such as on narrow sidewalks, at crowded bus stops, or at busy intersections where people wait to cross. PBOT will use physical barriers, paint, and other markings.

Winter Weather Basics and FAQ

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Residents, property owners and our business community are an essential part of helping the city rebound quickly after a storm. Emergency resources, winter weather basics for residents and businesses, and how the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) prepares for and responds to winter weather.

Winter Weather Center

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Interactive map from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) showing snow and ice routes, salt routes, traffic cameras and real-time weather, road closure, and plow information. Elements may not be accessible to screen readers. Call 3-1-1 during regular business hours to speak with staff.
Winter Weather Center map

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