Projects

The Parking Compliance Project removes minimum parking requirements citywide and makes other adjustments to parking maximums and parking standards to align with the adopted rules. These rules are required to be implemented in our zoning code by June 30, 2023.

Historic Parkrose is leading work on the Parkrose Community Plan in partnership with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and other government and community partners to address topics such as safe streets, housing and displacement, access to jobs, community spaces, and emergency preparedness.

Explores opportunities to create a complete and connected neighborhood on the 30-acre site at NE 122nd Avenue and NE Shaver Street.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) worked with staff, public, and current and former of members of three modal committees (bicycle, freight, pedestrian) to understand what is and isn't working, explore tradeoffs and benefits, and alternatives for meaningful community engagement.

This strategic plan guides our work at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). It’s built around three core goals: safety, moving people and goods, and asset management.

Our mission is to improve policies and processes for receiving construction permits citywide.

In 2024, Portland voters will use ranked-choice voting and districts to elect their representatives. Learn more about these new election methods, Portland’s changing form of government, and the implementation of voter-approved charter changes.

Portlanders are invited to help shape the future of the city’s monuments and other works of public art.

Replaces the current Title 13, Animals, with updated rules for keeping bees and livestock to support the well-being of the animals and reduce animal-related nuisances on neighboring properties.

The City of Portland is phasing out its commission form of government. This means a change in roles and responsibilities for elected officials and city organization reporting structure that require upgrades to council chambers and offices as well as code, budget, staffing and process updates.

Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Packages (RICAP) are an ongoing series of minor technical updates, clarifications, and refinements to Portland’s zoning regulations. RICAP 10 amendments are grouped into three themes: housing production, economic development, and regulatory reduction.

On Dec 7, 2022 City Council unanimously adopted amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard, Portland City Code Chapter 16.60. Since, 2022, BPS staff have developed program rules and guidance for compliance. This page contains background documents from past code amendment and rulemaking processes.

City Council adopted RIP, including the deeper affordability bonus and the historic resource demolition disincentive amendments, on Aug. 12, 2020. Most changes — including rezones, new overlay zones, increased options for housing, and limits on building scale — went into effect on Aug. 1, 2021.

RIP2 was unanimously approved by City Council and will expand housing opportunities in Portland’s very low density R10 and R20 zones, add allowances for attached houses and cottage clusters across all neighborhoods, and increase options for homeownership. RIP2 goes into effect on June 30, 2022.

Portland is moving away from individual franchise agreements and utility licenses to a new, universal code that applies to all those that utilize the right-of-way to provision services within the city.

Safer Summer PDX uses an evidence-based community violence intervention model that focuses on reducing gun homicides and shootings in the near term while creating a foundation for longer-term gun violence prevention work.

Part 1 of this project, which took effect in 2021, expanded the housing and shelter options for individuals and households with extremely low incomes. Part 2 of the project proposed several refinements based on the initially implemented code language and was adopted in February 2023.

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Portland Bureau of Transportation are working with community members to develop transportation and land use plans in South Portland, featuring a Naito Main Street Plan.

The project developed new approval criteria for additions, alterations, and new construction in the South Portland Historic District. The Portland City Council adopted the new design guidelines on November 9, 2022.

The River Plan / South Reach project will include a vision for the future of this unique part of the river over the next 20 years, updated Willamette Greenway Plan-related policies and regulations, implementation actions and a list of desired future investments.