YPT Portland

04/01/2026

Lunch plans today? Come eat with us! We'll be here til 1pm or later.
@ the Portland Food Hall, upstairs (elevator available)
4/1/2026
Everyone is welcome!

01/22/2026

Thursday 1/22, 5:30 PM - Happy Hour @ Ringlers Pub!

Come join us for a relaxed happy hour at the McMenamin’s Ringlers Pub in downtown Portland at 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209. This event is open to YPT members and non-members. Free to attend and socialize, food and drinks available for purchase.

Bonus activity: YPT Portland will provide resources for attendees to learn about PBOT’s Vision Zero programming.

What’s YOUR New Years Transportation Resolution??

09/25/2025

September Event - Key Info:
In honor of Steptember, we're checking out PBOT's new downtown wayfinding pilot project!

What: Walking Tour & Happy Hour👟
When: Thursday, September 25th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
📍Tour start point (5:30pm): Salmon Street Springs
🍻Post-tour happy hour (~6:30pm): Momo’s (725 SW 10th Ave)

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Details:

Join us as we walk-the-walk with PBOT staff at the Downtown Portland Walking Route, followed by a ped-oriented happy hour at Momo’s!

Meet at Salmon Street Springs for the walking tour led by PBOT staff, which will follow part of the downtown route, ending at Momo’s to continue the conversation and networking.

Find more details about PBOT’s Downtown Wayfinding pilot project here: walkpdx.com. This is a prime opportunity to learn about the project, ask questions, and provide feedback. The pilot project survey can be found on the Walk PDX webpage.

Start tour: Salmon Street Springs at 5:30pm
End tour: SW Morrison St & SW 10th Ave at approx. 6:30pm
Post-tour: drinks/food at Momo's 6:30-8:30pm
Walk distance: approx. 0.8 miles

Can’t join the walking tour? Meet us at Momo’s! The tour group should arrive around 6:30pm.

06/26/2025

UPDATE: This event was originally scheduled for June, but has been changed to July. We're sorry for any inconvenience. Hope to see you there on 7/16! ⛳

05/16/2025

Join us TONIGHT for our May Event: Happy Hour following PSU/TREC Presentation

🚸On May 15th at 4-5 PM, join PSU/TREC and Earl Blumenauer for "Moving Forward: Funding Our Transportation System!"

🍻Following the presentation, join YPT for a casual happy hour nearby to discuss the presentation and network! We’ll walk over as a group from PSU to McMenamins Market Street Pub, arriving around 5:30 PM.

What: YPT post-TREC Happy Hour
When: Thursday, May 15th at 5:30-7:30 PM
Where: McMenamins Market Street Pub, 1526 SW 10th Avenue
Accessibility: The venue is accessible and located on the ground floor.

03/20/2025

We're back on Facebook! Does anyone still use this?! 😂 Let us know at our event tonight! Details below!

03/17/2022

March YPT Happy Hour next week!

DATE: Wednesday, March 23rd, starting at 5:30 pm
COST: Free
LOCATION: Wayfinder Beer, 304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Join us for our first happy hour of the year!

We will be meeting at the patio tables in the front of Wayfinder. Come on time and catch some free pitchers of beer!

Note: Wayfinder requires all guests to be vaccinated, so don't forget your proof of vaccination.

02/19/2022

Don't forget to register for our FIRST 2022 event, TRB Aftershock, taking place on Wednesday (2/23) at 6pm! We are cohosting this event with PSU's STEP (Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning) and TREC - Transportation Research and Education Center.

Register here:
https://pdx.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpduqrqz4vHtLrxVfuvTpxQ_hbvoQ_Xbke

10/18/2021

Join us TOMORROW night for movie night! We'll be showing Crip Camp - "a groundbreaking summer camp for teens with disabilities proves so inspiring that a group of its alumni join the radical disability rights movement to advocate for historic legislation changes." If you haven't seen this film yet you are in for a treat!

DATE: Tuesday, October 19th. Meet at 5:30pm, movie starts at 6 pm
COST: Free
LOCATION: Backyard of Russ Doubleday (our sponsorship chair) - 4137 NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR

Make sure to bring a chair and blanket. We will provide drinks and light refreshments. Hope to see you there!

09/27/2021

Join us on Wednesday, September 29 for a "wonk" walk down SE Division Street! In 2021, SE Division has quite a bit happening to get people to walk, bike and roll and we want to walk and talk about it. Here's our rough schedule so you can meet up with us:

5:30pm Meet at SE Clinton and SE 26th
5:55pm Announcements & walk details
6:00pm Discuss PBOT's closed streets initiative
6:10pm Walk towards SE 20th and SE Division
6:20pm Discuss TriMet's SE Division BRT transit
6:30pm Walk towards SE 14th and SE Taggart
6:40pm Discuss Giddeon Crossing and walk across it!
6:50pm Walk to APEX
7:00pm Happy Hour! (Masks and vaccine verification required by APEX. Please bring your vaccination card, or a photo of it)

Reminder that as we transition back to in-person get togethers, please remember that everyone has their own comfort levels. Masks are required if you can't space yourself out, regardless of us being outside. Hope to see you there!

SE Division St, more so than almost any other street in Portland, has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. In 2021, that change is still occurring! Join us on September 29th at 5:30pm to talk about all the current and upcoming additions to the street!

04/27/2021

TOMORROW (4/27) at 5:30 Pacific Time: Join YPT Portland for our first media club of the year! We will be discussing four 20-30 minute episodes from the War on Cars podcast, about the epic, hundred years’ war between The Car and The City. These episodes touch on the topics of electric bicycles and equity in active transportation.

Our team encourages you to listen to the podcast episodes in the following order:

- Episode 42: Driving While Black” with Gretchen Sorin
- Episode 5: If E-Bikes Are the Future, Why Are They Illegal?
- Episode 61: Jamelle Bouie Has Seen the Future of Transportation
- Episode 60: The Power of E-Bikes with Congressman Earl Blumenauer

Hope to see you tomorrow! Register here: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZIlcuCuqzkpG9U3deXXxlbcj7XX_slvAQ77&e=ATOvWuYN-sPqCJP4kbDqq2CxMSHrww803LHnW99tb1Apng95uhnzCBMIojGIOh3PeHqLGRMvPMVhjBAVxDyT-Nvuv9mk3qoCS1-nsA&s=1