MW08 Bicycling and Transit Priority Projects in Portland’s Central City

Pedal through Portland’s Central City to see how the “Central City in Motion” plan is transforming constrained downtown streets into transit‑first, multimodal corridors. Since the plan’s 2018 adoption, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has added protected bikeways, re‑allocated right‑of‑way to speed up buses and improved crossings for people walking and rolling. Highlights of your 7-mile bicycle ride include bridgehead and portal treatments, multimodal projects in the Central Eastside freight district, and the full rebuild of Southwest 4th Avenue. Hear candid lessons on data‑driven trade‑offs, funding puzzles and pandemic ridership shifts. Meet practitioners and community partners who shaped the projects. Leave with practical insights and design tactics to apply back home.