Press releases, news alerts and advisories from agencies around the region. We post them here so you don’t have to navigate clunky government websites. If you have news to share, send your press releases to us via our contact page.
Dear Portland Bike Community, We wanted to give you a heads up about next week’s Portland Winter Light Festival (Wednesday-Saturday evenings, February 1-4th around OMSI and the Eastbank Esplanade). We expect that a lot of people will be on and around the esplanade for nighttime light art viewing and evening festival participation. This will cause … Read more
We just got this detour map and notice about an event that could impact bicycle traffic on the Espanade near OMSI next week: Dear Portland Bike Community, We wanted to give you a heads up about next week’s Portland Winter Light Festival (Wednesday-Saturday evenings, February 1-4th around OMSI and the Eastbank Esplanade). We expect that … Read more
Clinics are free and open to the public!
There will be short-term impacts to the path along the south side of U.S. 26 near Sylvan.
PPB officers camped out on Highway 26 up near the Oregon Zoo to catch speeders. Read their press release below for how that turned out… 53 CITATIONS ISSUED DURING A #VISIONZERO TRAFFIC SAFETY MISSION News Release from Portland Police Bureau Posted on FlashAlert: October 12th, 2016 3:04 PM Downloadable file: Vision_Zero.jpg On Tuesday October 11, … Read more
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) was formed as a counterweight to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The group exists to promote more progressive and innovative street designs that reflect how Americans actually want to live in cities. NACTO has 49 member cities and just announced three new transit … Read more
Study: Along Portland’s streetcar route, each new housing unit adds a regular streetcar rider
Remember the gas tax increase Portlanders voted in favor of back in May? Now the first project is ready to happen and PBOT is (rather wisely) adding some pomp and circumstance to it. Check the release below for an event in southeast Portland on Monday:
If you use Zipcar it just got easier to take your bike along…
Looks like there’s a bee theme to this Sunday Parkways. Check out all the details below… Northeast Portland Sunday Parkways will be BEE-utiful this Weekend PBOT, BES and City Repair activities at Sunday Parkways to highlight a Pollinator-friendly Portland Portland, OR, July 21, 2016 — This summer’s third City of Portland Sunday Parkways presented by … Read more
Chip seal coming to Sauvie, Skyline and Larch.
