safe streets initiative
PBOT sees business in the streets as key to economic recovery
“We want to think big about what it means to create plazas to let businesses spill into the streets.”— Nick Falbo, PBOT senior transportation planner
Portland’s new business program will permit in-street commerce
“Plans… are in full swing. We are designing a permit process that will allow not just restaurants but bars, retail, and personal service businesses to access the right-of-way.”— Margaux Weeke, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s office
Business owners can now apply for temporary pick-up/drop-off spaces
Portland Bureau of Transportation Commissioner Chloe Eudaly has announced another element of the Slow Streets Safe Streets initiative. Business owners can now fill out a short online application to request that space on their block be repurposed from parking to a “temporary 5-minute pickup/drop-off parking space.” This part of the program was hinted at when … Read more
How Portland can make its ‘Slow Streets’ plan work
This morning the Portland Bureau of Transportation has invited media to a launch of the first installation of a traffic diverter as part of their “Slow Streets Safe Streets” initiative. In the coming days and weeks PBOT plans to place signs and barricades at 100 locations citywide. Before we embark on this exciting traffic calming … Read more
Everything you need to know about Portland’s new ‘Slow Streets’ plan
(Slides shared by a PBOT planner at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night.)
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