PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) plan to improve visibility at more than 200 intersections and crossings across the city by restricting parking within 20 feet of corners, officials announced Monday.

The safety initiative, called "daylighting" or vision clearance , will expand along neighborhood greenways, in pedestrian districts and near schools through the end of the year. PBOT will paint curbs yellow around intersections or install "no parking" signs where there are no curbs.

"What we're trying to do is provide a safety benefit near schools and on neighborhood greenways where we can have the most direct impact on pedestrian safety, on safe routes to school and help everyone feel more comfortable moving through their neighborhoods," said Dylan Rivera, Port

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