Traffic deaths in Portland are on track this year to fall to the lowest level since the pandemic began.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation, or PBOT, announced the preliminary numbers for 2025 on Monday.
The city recorded 39 traffic deaths — drivers, cyclists and walkers included — through Dec. 22, which would be the third consecutive annual drop. In all, 58 people died in 2024, and 69 died in 2023…