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Dividing residential lots to increase housing construction to get easier and quicker with proposed code updates
Community members invited to review the Land Division Code Update Project Discussion Draft and comment on the proposals to project staff by Dec. 31.
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November 2023 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Project Updates
A monthly snapshot of BPS's active land use planning work going on across 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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Housing, economy focus of new zoning code updates
Proposed updates and improvements to Portland’s land use regulations address housing production, economic development, and regulatory reduction. Public comments welcome through Dec. 31, 2023.
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New directions for a NW Portland neighborhood are emerging
Help shape the character of this evolving area around the Montgomery Park building.
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Planning Commission schedules additional work session for Housing Regulatory Relief project
Amendments provide temporary and permanent changes in response to housing production survey.
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City Council unanimously approves plan to protect Portland’s residents, properties, wildlife, and floodplains
The Floodplain Resilience Plan updates development requirements in Portland’s floodplain to minimize flood risk and protect habitat for threatened and endangered fish.
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Landmarks across Portland are embedded with LGBTQ+ history
A selection of historic resources is highlighted to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. The Federal Building (above) at 511 NW Broadway, now the Pacific Northwest College of Arts, was the site of one of ACT UP/Portland’s protests in the late 1980s.
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October 2023 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Project Updates
A monthly snapshot of BPS's active land use planning work going on across 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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City of Portland Receives Small Business Administration Grant to Study Opportunities for “Legacy Business” Preservation
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, in partnership with other City bureaus and community partners, will research policies and programs to protect historically significant businesses and institutions.
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Ryan Singer is BPS’s new principal planner
Hailing from New York City, he brings big city and “down-home” ideas to a growing and changing Portland.
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September 2023 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Project Updates
A monthly snapshot of BPS's active land use planning work going on across 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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Portland’s LGBTQ+ historic buildings and sites featured in a zine
BPS’s Historic Resources Program releases a zine focused on buildings and places with historic ties to the LGBTQ+ community.
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Projecting Portland’s housing needs for the next 20 years
Draft of Portland’s Housing Needs Analysis released; public invited to review it and testify to the Planning Commission online via the Map App or at a public hearing on September 26 at 5 p.m.
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Lower SE Rising Area Plan headed to Planning Commission
Portlanders invited to review the plan and testify in person on October 10 or in writing via the Map App.
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Plan to protect Portland’s residents, properties, wildlife, and floodplains heads to City Council
Portlanders invited to testify on the Floodplain Resilience Plan Recommended Draft and proposed amendments to City Council virtually or in-person at a public hearing on August 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. or in writing via the Map App or U.S. Mail.
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Updates to draft Ezones in Columbia Corridor and nearby industrial land available for review
The updated draft Ezones reflect site visit results and refinements of mapping policies. Residents, business owners, and property owners are invited to review the updated draft Ezones on the CCIL Map App. Contact project staff with questions or use the Map App to request a site visit.
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BPS and PBOT are featured in a national report focused on physical activity and older adults
Portland’s age-friendly program and transportation infrastructure facilitate "age friendliness" by increasing accessibility and opportunities for safe and active transportation.
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August 2023 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Project Updates
A monthly snapshot of BPS's active land use planning work going on across 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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Parkrose’s Jim Pepper House listed in the National Register of Historic Places
The childhood home of the Kaw/Muscogee Creek jazz artist is Oregon’s first historic site designated for contemporary Indigenous History.
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July 2023 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Project Updates
A monthly snapshot of BPS's active land use planning work going on across 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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