2026 Summer Foot Traffic in Downtown Portland
Twice a year, Downtown Portland Clean & Safe takes a deeper dive and looks at foot traffic and the number of visits for the whole district as well as individual intersections in the downtown area using Placer.ai.
From January through through August 2026, Downtown recorded more than 22.2 million pedestrian visits, up 3.6% over the same period in 2025. Six of the first eight months of the year outperformed 2025, including a 7% year-over-year increase in July and a 6% increase in August. At the same time, total pedestrian activity remains at approximately a 77% recovery rate compared to 2019 levels.
The clearest remaining challenge is employee traffic. Hybrid and remote work have fundamentally changed the traditional five-day office week, and Downtown continues to feel the effects, particularly businesses that have historically depended on a large, predictable weekday workforce.