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Planning and Sustainability (BPS)

Bureau/office
Community and Economic Development
BPS develops solutions to make Portland more equitable, healthy, prosperous and resilient. Through long-range planning, climate action, waste management, community technology and digital equity, and the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund, we build a better future for all.
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Long-range Planning

Garbage, Recycling, and Compost

Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)

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Data Services Program

Graffiti Program

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News

10 years of deconstruction: How Portland turned old buildings into a source of new materials

Deconstruction
News article
Ten years after Portland became the first city in the nation to adopt a residential deconstruction ordinance, local contractors, salvage businesses and community partners are helping give building materials a second life.

October 2026 – BPS Long-range Planning Project Updates

Long-range Planning
Newsletter
Monthly newsletter on long-range city planning projects in Portland. See what happened, what’s coming next, and how to participate. Find links to meetings, ways to comment, and staff contacts. Subscribe to get email alerts when new newsletters and project updates are posted.

Portland’s Middle Housing Report receives Building Tomorrow Today award

Residential Infill Project
News article

Compost your pumpkins, leaves, and more

Garbage, Recycling, and Compost
Blog post
Updated
If you live in a house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex in Portland, you can toss pumpkins, leaves, branches, and the scary leftovers hiding at the back of your fridge into your curbside compost cart.
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Events

Community Roundtable: Unified Housing Strategy - District 4

Portlanders who live, work, play, study, or worship in District 4 are invited to participate in a Community Roundtable about the City's work to create a Unified Housing Strategy. On Zoom or in person at the Portland Building, Room 108.

9:00 am 11:00 am
Public meeting
Available online
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Community Roundtable: Unified Housing Strategy - District 3

Portlanders who live, work, play, study, or worship in District 3 are invited to participate in a Community Roundtable about the City's work to create a Unified Housing Strategy. On Zoom or in person at Rose City Community Collective.

6:00 pm 8:00 pm
Public meeting
Available online
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Planning Commission Meeting - October 27, 2026

Agenda includes street vacations for R/W #9805, N. Geneva Avenue south of N. Columbia Way and R/W #9852, SW 35th Avenue north of SW Stephenson Street, as well as an informational presentation on the Transportation System Plan Update.

5:00 pm 8:00 pm
Public meeting
Available online

Community Roundtable: Unified Housing Strategy - District 2

Portlanders who live, work, play, study, or worship in District 2 are invited to participate in a Community Roundtable about the City's work to create a Unified Housing Strategy. On Zoom or in person at the PCC Cascade Student Union.

6:00 pm 8:00 pm
Public meeting
Available online
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Past meetings and hearings

PCEF Committee Meeting – October 14, 2026

Community Roundtable: Unified Housing Strategy - District 1

Community Involvement Committee Meeting

Planning Commission Meeting - October 13, 2026

RFS Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - October 8, 2026

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