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Fleet Week is here! The Portland Rose Festival is fortunate to be one of a few U.S. Ports of Call for a courtesy visit from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Royal Canadian Navy. Their arrival commemorates a relationship with the Navy that has lasted more than 100 years, and over 80 years of visiting Portland during the Rose Festival. Get more information about tours.
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The Rose Parade. The Portland Marathon. Film shoots. All kinds of unusual events take place on Portland's streets and sidewalks. For the last 19 years, Allison Madsen has been helping them run safe and sound — with minimal disruption to the rest of the city. As special events coordinator at Portland Bureau of Transportation, she negotiates with event organizers, Portland Police, Portland Fire & Rescue, TriMet and other partners to obtain the city permits that make the magic happen. We caught up with her as she's getting ready for one of the biggest events of the year — the Rose Festival.
Let's start with a basic question – why do these events need permits in the first place? A permit grants you an exception to a rule. Let's say you want to close a road and have a party in the street. That's dangerous — there's traffic! — so we need to protect that space in the street. And we do that with a permit. That way we can close the street with volunteers and barricades, or have police officers allow traffic through an intersection when it's safe. The permit helps us plan it all out. Otherwise there'd be chaos.
We also need a way for ambulances and firefighters to get in and out, too. My role is to find the balance between what the organizers want to do, and the needs of the public and the City and all the agencies that use those streets and rail lines to get around. These events have a huge ripple effect that cascades through the city. It impacts the bridges. It impacts the freeways. It impacts the transit system.
What types of films are shot here? Everything from Nike commercials to TV shows to full-length feature films. Timmy Failure, Pretty Little Liars, GRIMM, Pig. Portland's a very popular location.
Sometimes I see a street closed off because of a film crew. How does the city benefit from that? The studios spend millions and millions of dollars to make these films, and those dollars are being spent right here. That money's going to people who live here and work here. Electricians and lighting folks and wardrobe assistants. There's catering and rental fees. There's a huge benefit to our local economy. And on top of that, they pay us for the permit. Just one production alone paid over $325,000 in permit fees last year.
What is the most unusual request you've gotten?
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Quick action and strong coordination by Portland Water Bureau and City of Gresham crews fixed a major leak in one of Portland’s largest water mains. The crews successfully located, excavated, evaluated and repaired the leak in less than 24 hours. The 50-inch steel conduit along Powell Boulevard was installed in the 1920s. Traffic lanes on Powell Boulevard have reopened.
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Residents of Multnomah County seeking emergency rent assistance through the County's Department of County Human Services will be supported with an additional $5 million from the Portland Housing Bureau. The additional funding was allocated by the Portland City Council last month as part of the Technical Adjustment Ordinance.
Portland Parks & Recreation’s seven popular outdoor pools will be open from Thursday, June 18 through Sunday, August 23, 2026. Peninsula Outdoor Pool will remain open for all activities through Monday, September 7, 2026.
Portland City Council is gearing up to take key votes to adopt the FY 2026-2027 Budget in the coming weeks. The City is required to adopt a balanced budget each June, and the coming weeks represent the final opportunity for Council and the public to weigh in before formal adoption.
Report
One family in a City of Portland shelter was moved into a hotel, just in time for the birth of their daughter. Another person received a daycare voucher. And another finished Cultivate Initiatives' Cultivate Hub Internship Course. Moving someone from the street into a home is rarely a straight line, but Portland Solutions is navigating the curve. Read more about these individual victories that make housing possible.
Commemoration
May 2026 marked Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, a time to honor the more than 58,000 community members in Portland who proudly trace their roots to East, Southeast, South Asia, and the islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
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The Portland Bureau of Transportation and Plaid Pantry are teaming up to help Portlanders ride safer this summer, one neighborhood at a time. Starting Monday, June 1, 5,000 helmets will be given out across 53 Plaid Pantry locations in Portland for two weeks (or until supplies run out) courtesy of Lime.
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2025 Parks Levy brings back free movies, concerts, Free Lunch + Play, festivals, and more citywide.
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The Safe Blocks Program, within the City’s Office of Violence Prevention, is accepting bids for placemaking projects in the Eliot neighborhood. The projects are in partnership with the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Arc-en-Ciel Montessori. A total of $50,000 is available.
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Interested in hosting a party in your neighborhood? Register by June 30. You can get a free permit to close off your street, receive a free noise variance, and much more.
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You'll receive emails every couple of weeks from Mayor Keith Wilson about what he's thinking, what he's working on, and how you can stay informed and involved.
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New job openings at the City of Portland
New job openings
- Budget Manager for City Administrator and CFO (Analyst IV)
- Capital Project Manager III
- Clean Energy Fund, Transportation Decarbonization Project Manager (Coordinator II - CPPW)
- Policy Manager (Council Aide)
- Senior Public Works Inspector
- Senior Public Works Inspector - Materials Testing Lab – Temporary
- Summer Recreation Employment - Fitness in the Park (Ages 18+)
- Surveyor II
How to Apply Session
Curious about working for the City of Portland, but not sure where to start? Come join us for an interactive webinar where we'll walk you through the basics and share some helpful tips along the way. To learn more and find upcoming sessions check out our website here.
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Grants and funding
Prosper Portland provides funding to small businesses located in the City of Portland that have sustained physical and economic damage due to break-ins and vandalism. Grants assist eligible businesses to remain open and operational and contribute to maintaining a healthy street environment. Eligible entities may receive up to $25,000 over the life of the program for eligible repairs.
Who's Eligible: Small businesses and nonprofit organizations occupying a ground-floor storefront
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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Give us your feedback
We want your voice at the table. Join one of our upcoming virtual meetings to hear precinct-specific updates, ask questions, and help shape our shared path forward.
Help us write Portland Street Response's next chapter as we hire our permanent program manager. The virtual forum takes place June 4, 2026 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), announced the availability of grant funds to local units of government through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The total allocation for the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the City of Gresham is $570,594. The City of Portland, as the lead applicant of the application, provides the opportunity for public comments on the proposals made in the application.
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Serve on a board or committee
The City of Portland is seeking interested persons who wish to apply to serve a three-year term on the River Community Advisory Committee. Applications are accepted through Sunday, June 21.
The New Portlanders Policy Commission (NPPC) works to integrate immigrant and refugee communities’ voices into the City of Portland's policies and decision-making. NPPC members are immigrants, refugees, community advocates, and live, work, play, or pray in the City of Portland. Applications due June 14, 2026.
The City of Portland is seeking applications for an architect to serve a four-year term on the Historic Landmarks Commission. Applications are due by Wednesday, June 24.
Administrative Rule review notice
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is proposing to update several administrative rules.
• TRN-1.10 (Civil Design Guide for Public Street Improvements)
• TRN-10.42 (Access Requirements for Parking Structures)
• TRN-14.28 (Private For-Hire Transportation Vehicle Age Exemption)
• TRN-xx.xx (Sight Distance Requirements at Intersections and Mid-block Pedestrian Crossings)
Visit the update pages for more details on the proposed changes and how you can give us your feedback!
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Portland City Council
Not sure what district you’re in?
Check our district map to find your district and your City Councilors.
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Four weekends of food, culture, and community! Fubonn Shopping Center becomes a vibrant indoor and outdoor, open-air market featuring local vendors, cultural energy, and a dynamic community atmosphere, rooted in uplifting Asian American Pacific Islander-owned businesses and local entrepreneurs.
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Featured events
June 4-7, Thursday-Sunday
June 6 – 28, Saturdays and Sundays
Free events
Volunteer events
For Portland Parks & Recreation planting and park clean up volunteer events, check the new volunteering website!.
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Request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for any City of Portland program, service, event, or activity. To ensure the best response, please make your request at least five business days before the program or event, if possible.
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Your Portland moment
This fall, the City of Portland will complete the reinstallation of the Abraham Lincoln monument. It will return to its original site on a seismically upgraded base that is lower to the ground, feature new contextual elements including historical narrative text with QR codes and interpretive panels.
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Traducción e Interpretación | Biên Dịch và Thông Dịch | अनुवादन तथा व्याख्या
口笔译服务 | Устный и письменный перевод | Turjumaad iyo Fasiraad
Письмовий і усний переклад | Traducere și interpretariat | Chiaku me
Awewen Kapas
Translation and Interpretation: 3-1-1
The City of Portland ensures meaningful access and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services. To request these services, call 311 for Relay Service or TTY: 711.
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