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Community and Economic Development
Area planning, often called “community” or “neighborhood" planning, provides an opportunity to explore issues at a finer scale and with the local community. Area plans must comply with the Comprehensive Plan in effect at the time the area plan is developed.
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June 2025 – BPS Long-range Planning Project Updates

A monthly newsletter of BPS's active long-range land use planning work in the City of Portland. See the project updates below for more details and to find contact information for the City staff working on specific projects. Subscribe to get email notifications when these updates are posted.

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Discussion Draft of the Naito Main Street / Ross Island Bridgehead Land Use Plan available for review

Although the transportation and planning project is on indefinite hiatus, the draft land use plan was made available for public review.

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