This May, Portlanders can vote YES on Measure 26-245 to renew our local 10 cent gas tax, and fund street repair, maintenance, and safety projects across our neighborhoods for four more years.

And because Measure 26-245 renews the current local gas tax, the tax rate would remain the same as it is today.

The average Portlander would continue to pay just a few dollars a month to ensure our streets are well-maintained and safer for people driving, biking, and walking. 

Vote YES on Measure 26-245 by May 21 to Fix Our Streets

This May, voters in the City of Portland can continue investing in better, safer streets by renewing our 10-cent local gas tax.

Repair Now, Save Later

Just like maintaining a home or a car, basic maintenance of streets is much less expensive than ignoring problems until things completely break down. Renewing the gas tax helps Portland invest in lower cost maintenance projects, rather than large bills to replace worn-out streets.

Small Investment, Big Return

The average resident pays just a few dollars a month for the Portland gas tax.

This is a good value to ensure our streets are well maintained and safer for people driving, biking, and walking.

Safer Streets, Stronger Communities

After many years of underinvestment, Portland fell far behind in street repair and maintenance. Voters original approved the gas tax in 2016 and renewed it in 2020. Renewing the gas tax this year will continue our progress, creating better streets so Portlanders can get to where they’re going.

Over the next four years, this measure would raise an estimated $70.5 million dedicated to:

  • Small-scale safety improvements reduce conflicts, address high-crash locations, and lower speeds on busy streets and neighborhood streets which are often the main routes for people walking, rolling, and biking to their local schools and parks.

    The $23.5 million would fund new and improved crossings, sidewalks, lighting and traffic calming along busy streets, neighborhood greenways and on streets that are used regularly by students to get to school.

    Approximately half of this funding will be allocated equally across the four new council districts to ensure that all Portlanders benefit from these safety dollars. Small-scale safety improvements reduce conflicts, address high-crash locations, and lower speeds on busy streets.

  • Addressing pavement wear and tear early saves money in the long run. Protecting our roads from the damage caused by weather and heavy vehicles can extend a street's life significantly and avoid costly road rehabilitation in the future.

    The $23.5 million will fund projects including grind-and-inlay paving, crack sealing, and slurry sealing—spread approximately equally across the four new City Council districts to ensure all Portlanders benefit from these maintenance dollars.

  • Neighborhoods and businesses want PBOT to be more responsive to routine maintenance and safety requests. Dedicated funding for these programs enables PBOT to better meet the needs of the community.

    Th$23.5 million will fund work that includes filling potholes, fixing damaged traffic signals and streetlights, maintaining gravel streets, and calming traffic.