Portland’s pandemic-era patios, city block plazas, and street-side dining rooms will stick around through June 2022. Yet again, the city has extended the Healthy Businesses permit program and its funding, which allows restaurants, bars, and cafes to build outdoor dining areas in spaces typically set aside for cars.
Portland’s Healthy Businesses permits are a part of the larger Safe Streets Initiative, the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s COVID-19 response program. Safe Streets essentially makes changes to city streets to allow walkers and bikers more space to socially distance while also allowing businesses outdoor spaces to serve customers. The Healthy Businesses permits let restaurants build outdoor dining pods in parking
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