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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, & use alternate routes if possible.

As always, please keep our crews safe by following all traffic control signs & flaggers while travelling through or near work zones.

This work is weather dependent and the schedule may change.

Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

During construction, the two westernmost lanes from NE Lloyd Boulevard to NE Everett Street will be closed to all motor vehicles. Steel plates will be installed at the end of each workday. Sidewalks will remain open for pedestrians and bicyclists during repairs.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will conduct expansion joint repairs and replacements on the NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard overpass over I-84 on Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12 from 6:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Details: www.portland.gov/transportati...

Traffic Advisory: Bridge repairs on NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard overpass over I-84 requires lane closures this weekend

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will conduct expansion joint repairs and replacements on the NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard overpass over I-84 on Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. ...

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

The City Bike Bus may be hibernating for the rest of fall and winter, but you don’t have to! PBOT has tons of resources to help you Ride Through the Seasons. www.portland.gov/transportati...

Ride Through the Seasons

The Portland Bureau Of Transportation's (PBOT) Ride Through the Seasons campaign aims to encourage Portlanders to keep on riding their bike past summer and into fall. Join us for rides and events, wit...

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

The City Bike Bus team wants to hear from you! Whether you participated in a City Bike Bus ride this year or not, fill out the end of season survey to share your thoughts about this year’s events: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Microsoft Forms

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

Our expert volunteer ride leaders led nine each month and made sure riders arrived downtown safely.

Thanks also go to our friends at @rcbpdx.bsky.social, @biketownpdx.bsky.social, Naked Hearts PDX, Rosey's Pdx, and Metro - thanks for making the Salmon Springs gatherings so much fun!

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

It has been an absolute joy to ride with community every month for the 2025 season. Starting in April on Earth Day, the City Bike Bus rolled downtown seven different times since. Every ride was open to the greater Portland community so that anyone commuting downtown could bike with a group.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 6h

See you in 2026 City Bike Bus! Today, we wrapped on the 2025 City Bike Bus season and celebrated with City of Portland staff, community members, and downtown commuters.

A large group of bike riders wait for a green light at the Rose Quarter Transit Center. The Steel Bridge is behind them.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

🧡🚲 Thank you!

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

This is an easy pace, no-drop ride, and will be approximately 8 miles long. The ride is a loop, and will follow the rules of the road. BRING LIGHTS - sunset is at 6:41 pm. This is the first ride in our series of rides and workshops for Ride Through the Seasons.

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New to Portland Ride: Southeast

Are you new to town, or new to cycling in Portland? Join the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) for an autumn bike ride exploring Southeast Portland! This ride is free and open to everyone.

www.portland.gov

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Join us tomorrow (Oct. 7) for the New to Portland Ride in SE Portland. New to town or new to cycling in Portland? This ride is for you! Meet at the south side of Lents Park - SE Steele St. and 89th Ave. Gather at 5:30 p.m. and ride at 6 p.m.

A cartoon image of a person riding a bike is overlaid on a pink background. Orange text says, "Ride Through the Seasons 2025".

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Submit an application today for your Halloween Block Party Permit! www.portland.gov/transportati...

Apply for a Block Party permit

Block Parties are a fun and easy way to build community and get to know your neighbors. Gather your neighbors to hold a Block Party in your street or turn the street over to the kids for play. With th...

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

This Halloween, make your street the safest and spookiest place to be. Free PBOT Block Party Permits allow neighbors to close the street to cars and open it up for car-free trick-or-treating, potlucks, games, jack-o-lantern carving, or a Día de los Muertos celebration! (Just to name a few ideas 🎃)

A black and orange poster has an image of a cartoon-style house and three dancing ghosts. Text on the top reads, "Treats on the Streets! Host a block party this Halloween."

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Learn more about the N Ainsworth Street Neighborhood Greenway project at www.portland.gov/transportati...

N Ainsworth Street Neighborhood Greenway (Willamette to Michigan)

Design and implement a neighborhood greenway on N Ainsworth St to create safer conditions for people walking and biking.

www.portland.gov

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Join PBOT at the joint Arbor Lodge and Overlook neighborhood project meeting, Wed. Oct. 8, at Arborlook Carts, 4 to 6 p.m. to learn about new safety improvements coming to N Ainsworth Street. At 6 p.m. we'll walk a quarter mile to N Omaha Avenue to talk about the planned traffic diversion pilot.

A person bikes through bike friendly speed bumps in Portland, Oregon.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Learn more about the project at www.portland.gov/transportati...

N Ainsworth Street Neighborhood Greenway (Willamette to Michigan)

Design and implement a neighborhood greenway on N Ainsworth St to create safer conditions for people walking and biking.

www.portland.gov

Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Shay Mirk is a Portland treasure!

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 2d

See you this Wednesday for the FINAL City Bike Bus of the year!!

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TREC at PSU @trecpdx.bsky.social · 5d

If you missed today's Portland State University Transportation Seminar, the video and slides are available now: trec.pdx.edu/events/psu-t...

Many thanks to Gena Gastaldi of @pbotinfo.bsky.social and Ryan & Gwen Sullivan of sparks+sullivan for a great presentation on the #WalkPortland pilot!

PSU Transportation Seminar: Walk Portland: A Downtown Pedestrian Wayfinding Strategy And Pilot

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 5d

Reminder to people driving on NE Broadway - stay to the left of the bike lane and the concrete islands before making a right turn from NE Broadway to a side street. The bike lane is for bicycling (and scooting, skateboarding, etc.) and should not be used by drivers for turning right.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 5d

Come see it for yourself tomorrow, Oct. 4 at the NE Broadway Sidewalk Celebrations. Come celebrate the end of construction, see the improvements, and most importantly shop and eat at the unique mix of small businesses that line this corridor.

Flyer advertising the celebration of the end of construction on NE Broadway! Event is Saturday, Oct. 4, noon to 6 p.m.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 5d

The speed limit has also been lowered to 20 mph within business districts and 25 mph outside business districts on both streets, plus signal timing adjustments

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 5d

striping wider buffered bike lanes on both NE Broadway and Weidler with concrete protection added at key intersections and making adjustments to the curb zone to optimize on-street parking.

NE Broadway now includes fresh pavement, updated crossings, ADA curb ramps, and a wider, buffered bike lane.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 5d

installing five new pedestrian crossings with concrete islands on NE Broadway and four new crossings on NE Weidler Street, adding 47 pedestrian push buttons for safer crossing, reducing travel lanes from 3 to 2 on NE Broadway...

People crossing NE Broadway in a new crosswalk with concrete protection.

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Portland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 5d

That’s a wrap on NE Broadway and Weidler Street.

Last week, we officially completed months-long maintenance and safety work on NE Broadway and Weidler Street. Improvements included 4.2 miles of paving, rebuilding 76 curb ramps...

A woman biking turns into the new bike lane from a side street on NE Broadway.

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