Reconnecting Albina community engagement

Overview of Community Engagement

This project centers the voices of those with historical ties to Lower Albina as well as the North and Northeast Portland community. The purpose of community engagement is to:

• Provide technical information in easy-to-understand formats to generate opportunities for meaningful feedback
• Build and leverage partnerships  
• Ensure that the project's recommendations reflect community ideas, needs and desires

What is the project engaging the community on? 

Community input will inform future development strategies across the project area, including the new land created by the Oregon Department of Transportation's I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project (I5RQIP) highway cover. Project staff will consult the community on the following questions:

• What kinds of development should occur on the highway cover and in the broader RAPP project area in the near- and long-term future?
• How will the economic benefits of community ownership be achieved and shared with the broader public?
• What Comprehensive Plan and other City policy and Zoning Code amendments are necessary to facilitate the community’s envisioned developments?
• What implementation tools, funding mechanisms, governance structures, partnerships and agreements are needed to facilitate and sustain desired development and community stewardship of an equitable neighborhood?
• How will envisioned development scenarios for the highway cover and adjacent properties inform and coordinate with broader planning and development activities and City capital improvement plans for the area? 

Current engagement opportunities

Envisioning a Reconnected Albina: Continuing the Conversation

Join us for workshop on April 30 to continue the conversation about the future of Lower Albina and help shape its development vision. This workshop will build off of our Open House event held in December 2025. Learn what residents have said so far about the future of the district and let us know your thoughts on these important opportunities and issues facing Lower Albina. 

View the previous open house materials. 

This event will include general information about the project as well as facilitated discussions on topics such as open space, connectivity, future development opportunities, community history and identity, and more.

When: Thursday, April 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Harriet Tubman Middle School, 2231 North Flint Avenue, Portland, OR

Learn more and register.

Previous engagement opportunities

Pin it Tool, Summer 2024 - Winter 2025

Envisioning a Reconnected Albina: Kick-off Celebration, Feb. 2025

District Framework Open House, Dec. 2025