Resources
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Walking Resources:
How To Start a Walking School Bus Guide
A Guide to Your Rights + Responsibilities for Staying Safe as a Pedestrian
Biking Resources:
Biking Resources On a Budget - Information on low-cost bike repair shops and where to find free or reduced price helmets.
Biketown for All - Biketown is a bicycle-sharing program in Portland owned by PBOT and operated by Lyft. Biketown for All provides free to low-cost access for eligible individuals, including high school students 16 years and older.
Adaptive Biketown - Curious about how adaptive bikes work and if they might be the right fit for you and your needs? Adaptive Biketown helps riders get fit for the right adaptive bike and provides a bike helmet and lock while you rent an adaptive bike. Visit their site to make a reservation and try an adaptive bike.
Portland Bicycle Shops - PBOT maintains a list of bike shops in Portland which offer sales, service, and rental of bicycles.
Bikes Laws of Portland - An overview of important laws for bikers in Portland.
Portland Interactive Bike Map - Interactive map that displays all bicycle infrastructure in Portland and highlights difficult intersections to avoid or use extra caution when traversing.
PBOT Portland Biking Guide - Learn how to check your bike for common maintenance issues, basic rules for biking in Portland, and cycling techniques for navigating Portland’s streets and trails.
Portland Family Biking Guide - Information to help you prepare for all stages of family biking from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) including biking while pregnant, with kids of all ages, and helping kids prepare to bike alone.
Public Transit Resources:
Trimet Honored Citizens Program - Trimet offers reduced fares for eligible adults, such as those participating in an assistance program or with household income less than double the federal poverty level. All PPS high school students receive a Trimet pass on their student ID for use during the school year. Other students ride for the Youth Fare (half the price of regular fare). Children 6 and under ride free with a paying passenger.
PBOT Guide to Taking Public Transit - Information and resources about Portland's public transit systems, compiled by PBOT. Learn the essentials for taking public transit, including how to plan your trip and how to pay.
