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The Sidewalks, Signs & Structures program inspects, maintains, and repairs the city's sidewalks, curbs, bridges, stairways, signs, and retaining walls, emphasizing ADA compliance for corners and curb ramps. It also manages parking and directional signs for safety and revenue collection. The 2026-27 proposed budget totals $11.3M in expenses with increased personnel and services spending, supported by $19.8M in combined revenues.

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2026-27 Proposed total revenues of $19,801,045 ($11.6M external, $8.2M internal) with corresponding program expenses of $11,276,081 (p. 868 ↗)
Personnel costs for 2026-27 total $7,660,294, up significantly from 2025-26 revised budget of $4,883,698 (p. 868 ↗)
Program manages inspection, maintenance, and repair of sidewalks, curbs, corners, guardrails, fences, bridges, stairways, and retaining walls across the city (p. 868 ↗)
Core responsibility includes ensuring city's corners and sidewalks meet federal ADA standards through posting non-compliant areas and installing ADA-compliant curb ramps (p. 868 ↗)
Sign management program maintains, cleans, and replaces signs for traffic rules, warnings, directions, and parking restrictions to ensure compliance and enable parking revenue collection (p. 869 ↗)
Program supports disability equity through ADA improvements and prioritizes sidewalk connectivity with wider sidewalks to accommodate persons with mobility disabilities (p. 869 ↗)
No program changes proposed for 2026-27; current service levels are maintained (p. 869 ↗)

Amounts: $19,801,045 · $11,587,499 · $8,213,546 · $11,276,081 · $7,660,294 · $1,588,787 · $2,027,000 · Programs: Sidewalks, Signs & Structures · Bridge Inspections · Bridge Maintenance · Corners & Curb Repair/ADA Ramps · Guardrail Maintenance · Sidewalk Preservation · Parties: Portland Bureau of Transportation · City of Portland

Sidewalks, Signs & Structures

Source: PDF pp. 868-869 ↗ · raw: 868 · 869

Breadcrumb: Service Area Summaries > Public Works > Portland Bureau of Transportation > Sidewalks, Signs & Structures

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Portland Bureau of Transportation > Sidewalks, Signs & Structures Sidewalks, Signs & Structures Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $353,056 $638,343 $8,228,393 $11,587,499 Transportation $353,056 $638,343 $8,228,393 $11,587,499 Operating Fund Internal Revenues $288,201 $395,601 $8,041,128 $8,213,546 Transportation $288,201 $395,601 $8,041,128 $8,213,546 Operating Fund Grand Total $641,257 $1,033,944 $16,269,521 $19,801,045 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Capital Outlay $454,209 $19,617 $0 $0 External Materials and $1,911,647 $2,571,148 $2,256,719 $2,027,000 Services Internal Materials and $8,696,181 $9,026,030 $818,750 $1,588,787 Services Personnel $10,965,524 $11,548,102 $4,883,698 $7,660,294 Grand Total $22,027,562 $23,164,898 $7,959,167 $11,276,081 Program Description and Goals The program includes activities that inspect, maintain, and repair the City's sidewalks, curbs, corners, guardrails, fences, bridges, stairways, and retaining walls. In addition to meeting federal and state requirements around asset condition, this program seeks to maximize the City's lifetime asset commitment and investment by preserving existing assets, preventing deterioration, and avoiding costly repairs and loss of asset use. A core component of this program is responsible for ensuring the City's corners and sidewalks adhere to federal Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards through posting sidewalks that are out of compliance and by improving or installing ADA-compliant curb ramps. 868

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Managing Portland's streets requires maintaining, cleaning, and replacing signs to communicate rules of the road, warning, information, direction, parking restrictions and guidance. Adequate management of these assets keeps the City in compliance with federal and state requirements pertaining to visibility of regulatory guidance (street signs) and safety infrastructure. Further, cleanliness and visibility of parking signs is required for bureau to enforce parking restrictions, manage the curb zone in parking districts, and collect revenue that accounts for a portion of the bureau's limited discretionary transportation funding. Services Survey; Bridge Inspections; Bridge Maintenance; Corners & Curb Repair/ADA Ramps; Guardrail Maintenance; Landslides & Other Requests; Transit Mall Maintenance; Sidewalk Posting & Inspection; Sidewalk Preservation; Stairway Inspection & Maintenance; Fences Maintenance; Steel Bridge Operation Lease; Other Structures Maintenance; Willamette Harbor Wall Equity Impacts The program uses best practices to prioritize maintenance actions. This program supports disability equity through its work improving corners to meet federal ADA standards. Sidewalk connectivity is also prioritized as part of new construction, including wider sidewalks which are better able to accommodate persons with mobility disabilities. Changes to Program Program offers reflect current service levels and therefore have no changes. 869

Parent: Portland Bureau of Transportation · PDF: pp. 868-869 ↗