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ePlans, a New Online Portal, and Mobile Apps are on the way
Learn about how plans will be submitted online through ePlans, as well as other projects coming out of the POPS program.
Updated Newsletter
Appointment of Adena Long as the new Director of PP&R
A message from Commissioner Nick Fish
Updated News article
Revisions to Program Guide on Permit Extensions, Abandonment, Expiration and Reactivations
The Bureau of Development Services made updates to the Program Guide on Permit Extensions, Abandonment, Expiration and Reactivations in November 2018. After having used the guide for a few months, staff and customers have identified several opportunities for clarification.
Updated Public notice
News Release: PBOT announces two projects for new, safer connections through inner NE Portland neighborhoods
Guided by the citywide racial equity goals, PBOT releases a plan to address the needs of everyone in the neighborhood.
Updated News article
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Updates
Read news from BPS about 82nd Ave improvements, Planning & Sustainability Commission membership, neighborhood notification improvements, Residential Infill Project, and proposed historic resource code amendments.
Updated Newsletter
Clean-ups of Homeless Camps: Improved Communications and Data Needed
Portland created a program in 2015 to address some of the impacts of people living in tents and other makeshift shelters on City property. We make recommendations to improve the program’s public information, data, and internal policies.
Report
Land Use Division Fee Increases Passed by City Council
On February 20, 2019, City Council passed a fee increase ordinance that was presented by representatives of the BDS Land Use Services Division, the first in nearly five years.
Updated News article
News Release: PBOT, Portland Police Bureau encourage Portlanders to take a Safe Ride Home on St. Patrick's Day
City program offers discounted travel options for holiday revelers this Saturday, March 16
Updated News article
News Blog: BIKETOWN continues to attract Portlanders to biking; nearly 400k bike trips taken in 2018
Portland’s bike-share ridership grew 28 percent 2018, with an 87 percent increase in annual members.
Updated News article
Portland Online Permitting System Update: PDX ePlans
Development Services and Technology Services are making progress together on POPS, a program that is moving the City’s paper-based development review process to a more streamlined and efficient online digital system.
Updated Newsletter
Development Review Advisory Committee (DRAC) Happenings
Do you want to make an impact on development in Portland? Read about joining the Development Review Advisory Committee.
Updated Newsletter
Update about URM Ordinances 189201 & 189309 Requirements and Letter Notifications
Notifications to owners of Public buildings informing them of the requirements of the ordinance and how to comply with these requirements were mailed December 7, 2018. Notifications to other URM building owners except non-profits, were mailed on January 9, 2019.
Updated News article
News Release: PBOT releases PedPDX, Portland's Citywide Pedestrian Plan, for public review
When adopted, the plan will replace the city’s current pedestrian plan, which was last updated in 1998.
Updated News article
News Release: PBOT and the Gateway community celebrate beginning of a new transportation era
The Halsey-Weidler Streetscape Project and multiple other transportation improvements to bring safety, accessibility to the neighborhood in the coming year
Updated News article
Willamette River Greenway Inventory maps show parks, wetlands, historic sites, land uses and more
Have your say at a March 26 public hearing
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