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68 projects found

Open Contracting Data Standard

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Technology
Active
The City of Portland’s Open Contracting Data Standard publication makes information on City procurements and contracts accessible online and in open formats so it can be used, reused, and redistributed by any interested party.

PBOT Modal Committee Evaluation

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Planning
Active
Spring through fall 2022
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.

Permit Improvement Project

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Planning
Active
The objective of this project is to improve policies and processes for receiving construction permits citywide.

Portland Industrial Land Readiness (PILR) project

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Planning
Active
The PILR project is a technical study of investments or policy changes that could make more of our existing industrial land ready for development. The project will inform the Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) and include a series of Technical Advisory Committee meetings.

Portland Monuments Project

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Planning
Active
January 2023 - present
Portlanders are invited to help shape the future of the city’s monuments and other works of public art.

Portland Public Safety Service Area Strategic Plan

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Planning
Active
The Portland Public Safety Service Area Strategic Plan outlines four overarching goals for the service area.

Portland smart water meters project

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Capital construction
Active
2025–2031
This multistep project will upgrade Portland’s water meters and improve the customer experience. First, we're replacing 114,000 older water meters. Then we will add digital meter reading technology that will automatically collect data from meters every day.

Portland Voter Education

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Planning
Active
In 2026, Portland voters will use ranked choice voting to elect City Councilors from Districts Three and Four and City Auditor. Learn more about ranked choice voting, city council districts and opportunities to help educate Portland voters.

Portland’s future in governance, city organization, and facilities

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Planning
Active
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.

Reconnecting Albina Planning Project (RAPP)

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Planning
Active
The Reconnecting Albina Planning Project is a partnership between the Albina Vision Trust and the City of Portland to create urban development strategies that center restorative development for Portland’s historic Albina communities and reconnect the physical fabric of the lower Albina neighborhood.

Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Package 11 (RICAP 11)

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Planning
Active
RICAP 11 is part of an ongoing series of projects that make minor updates to Portland’s zoning regulations to remove barriers to development. The RICAP 11 amendments are grouped into three themes: parking, exterior areas, and regulatory improvement. Adopted project becomes effective Nov. 1, 2026.

Reimagining Downtown Performing Arts

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Planning
In planning
The City and its partners are exploring the opportunities and challenges to the future of the Portland'5 Centers for the Arts, including Keller Auditorium, and other large-scale performing arts venues in Downtown. This work will ensure premier productions can continue long into Portland’s future.

Secondary Treatment Expansion Program

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Capital construction
Active
Environmental Services is making the largest investment in its North Portland wastewater treatment plant in 50 years. The Secondary Treatment Expansion Program (STEP) will expand, upgrade, and replace equipment and buildings that have been in service since the 1970s.

South Portland Area Planning

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Planning
Upcoming
On hold
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. This planning project is on indefinite hiatus pending transportation funding.

Southwest in Motion

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Planning
Active
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is currently working to implement Southwest in Motion plan recommendations to improve walking and biking in Southwest Portland.

State Land Use Compliance Project

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Planning
Active
May 2026 through January 2027
This project makes updates to Portland's zoning code to align with several state bills passed in Oregon's 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions. These changes are necessary to ensure compliance and public understanding of how state rule changes will work together with Portland's zoning code.

Street Plaza Program

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Planning
In planning
Winter 2022/2023 - Ongoing
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is developing a permanent program for public street plazas. Plazas bring vibrancy to city streets, returning space to pedestrians and offering areas for outdoor seating, events, and community activities open to all.

Surveillance Technologies Policy

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Technology
Active
The City of Portland is working to protect and reinforce all human rights in the development, use, and governance of surveillance and emergent technology and ensure equal respect for and enforcement of all human rights online and offline.

SW Corridor Inclusive Communities

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Planning
Open
An ongoing multi-year land use planning and community development effort to plan for healthy, connected, and inclusive communities along the SW Corridor beginning with a West Portland Town Center Plan and South Portland Area Planning

Thriving Cities Initiative Pilot Project

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Planning
Open
Portland is participating in a 2-year Thriving Cities Initiative (TCI) pilot where city leaders work in partnership with community members and local businesses to address unsustainable patterns of consumption and production.

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