Job interview Q & A with new PBOT Director Leah Treat

“I do believe that Portland has started stagnating in terms of progressive transportation.”— Leah Treat, incoming Director of PBOT Last month I accepted an invitation from the Mayor’s office to be involved in the selection process for a new director of the Bureau of Transportation. The event was billed as a “meet and greet” and … Read more


Chicago’s Leah Treat named as new PBOT Director

Leah Treat.(Photo: PBOT) The City of Portland has selected Leah Treat to be the new Director of the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Treat is currently the Managing Deputy Commissioner at the Chicago Department of Transportation where she serves under Chicago’s Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein. In a statement released this morning, PBOT Commissioner Steve Novick said, … Read more