Bryan Steelman News Today

In the last decade, restaurants across Portland have taken their operations to the streets, setting up outdoor dining areas on the adjacent right-of-way. Portland's endeavor into outdoor dining initially began with the 2012 Street Seats pilot, a well-received program which enabled restaurant owners to convert parking spaces outside their businesses into street seating for customers. But it was only at the start of the pandemic—when businesses across the city took major financial hits a...