Services, Guides, and Information
70 services and resources found
About Safe Routes to School
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About the Safe Routes to School program at the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
About the Way to Go Plan
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Information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) Way to Go Plan, a data-informed transporatation demand management strategy. Plan ensures city focuses on effective and equitable outcomes, guiding work around improving mobility, removing burdens, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
About Vision Zero
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Protecting human lives is core to Vision Zero, the goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on Portland streets.
Annual deadly traffic crash report
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Portland Bureau of Transportation Vision Zero reports on deadly traffic crashes, patterns and trends, how the city responds to deadly traffic crashes, and how crash data works for each calendar year.
Full scholarships are available to Portland residents for "Portland Traffic & Transportation," a noncredit course at Portland State University sponsored by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).
Back to School resources
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Welcome back to school! Safe Routes to School offers resources for students and families to plan their trip to school and get there safely.
Bike safety education
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Bike safety education materials and handouts for use in a classroom and outdoor setting. Students build handling and road awareness skills through drills and short neighborhood rides.
Bike theft and how to prevent It
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The City of Portland wants to see more people using bikes for transportation and has compiled these key resources for keeping your bike safe and secure.
Bike-friendly bumps
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“Bike-friendly bumps” are a new tool being tested on neighborhood greenways to slow vehicles and provide a more convenient trip for people biking. PBOT conducted a public survey and observed their use in early 2023 to inform if and how bike-friendly bumps will be deployed in the future.
Deadly traffic crash demographics
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Evaluating traffic safety projects
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A collection of evaluation reports for various Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) traffic safety projects organized by roadway reorganizations, speed limit reductions, and quick-builds, among others.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) created the Vision Zero dashboard to maintain transparency about efforts to reduce speeding, improve street design, support people to travel safely, and share citywide traffic crash summaries.
High Crash Network streets and intersections
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Portland's highest-crash streets and intersections in low-income communities and communities of color receive priority for investments in safety.
How crash data works
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What crash data includes and where it comes from.
How to fit a helmet
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It's important to wear a properly fitting helmet to protect yourself in case of a crash. This page will explain how you can adjust your or your child's helmet to fit properly.
How to start a bike bus
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A guide to starting a bike bus by the Portland Bureau of Transportation's Safe Routes to School program.
A guide to starting a park-and-walk by the Portland Bureau of Transportation's Safe Routes to School program.
A guide to starting a walking school bus by the Portland Bureau of Transportation's Safe Routes to School program.
Portland’s Vision Zero Action Plan sets out specific, measurable actions to move toward zero traffic deaths or serious injuries on Portland streets.
Interactive crash map
City of Portland Website
Regularly updated map showing approximate locations of crashes in Portland.
Left-turn calming
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Left turn-calming is a tool used by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to improve pedestrian safety at intersections.
Parking education
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The Safe Routes to School program works with schools and families to make the trip to school more safe. Learn how to manage parking around schools with the resources on this page.
Pedestrian overrepresentation in traffic deaths
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Personal safety on our streets
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Often overlooked, personal safety is core to making our streets safe. It's part of our Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School programs. To realize a safe transportation system that provides all people access and mobility to where they need to go, we must proactively take care of each other.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation offers free Vision Zero yard signs for neighbors who want to promote safe driving on their streets
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