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Projects

107 projects found

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

Project
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.
A mural with several Black women with a podium in front of it. The podium has a sign for the portland.gov/transition website.

Reconnecting Albina Planning Project (RAPP)

Project
Planning
Active
The Reconnecting Albina Planning Project (RAPP) 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 Black community and reconnect the physical fabric of the Lower Albina neighborhood.

Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Package 10 (RICAP 10)

Project
Planning
Completed
RICAP 10 is part of an ongoing series of minor technical updates, clarifications, and refinements to Portland’s zoning regulations. Amendments were grouped into three themes: housing production, economic development, and regulatory reduction. RICAP 10 amendments took effect on Oct. 1, 2024.
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Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Package 11 (RICAP 11)

Project
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 proposed amendments are grouped into three themes: parking, exterior areas, and regulatory improvement.
Downtown Portland looking west

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2022-2023 Policy Updates

Project
Planning
Completed
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.

Residential Infill Project

Project
Planning
Completed
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.
A gray sixplex building

Residential Infill Project - Part 2 (RIP2)

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Planning
Completed
RIP2 was unanimously approved by City Council and expanded housing opportunities in Portland’s very low density R10 and R20 zones, added allowances for attached houses and cottage clusters across all neighborhoods, and increased options for homeownership. RIP2 became effective on June 30, 2022.
A row of brightly colored homes along a grass lawn.

Rose Quarter Sign Code Project

Project
Planning
Completed
Effective date: March 1, 2025
This project amends the City Sign Code, Title 32, to provide greater sign allowances and flexibility for signs within a mapped designated area called the Rose Quarter Entertainment subdistrict. On Nov. 13, 2024, City Council approved the amendments, which became effective on March 1, 2025.
Street view photo of a freestanding electronic sign in front of the Moda Center arena building.

Secondary Treatment Expansion Program

Project
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.
Aerial photo of wastewater treatment plant with four areas shaded in yellow on northern end of campus to indicate project area.

Shelter to Housing Continuum (S2HC) Project

Project
Planning
Completed
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.
Welcome sign for Laurelwood Center group shelter with beds in background

South Portland Area Planning

Project
Planning
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.
computer-generated image of Naito showing greenway in middle of road, sidewalks and bike lanes

South Portland Historic District Design Guidelines Project

Project
Planning
Completed
The project developed new approval criteria for additions, alterations, and new construction in the South Portland Historic District. The new design guidelines were adopted by City Council and became effective on Jan. 1, 2023.
A large brick school building, with steps leading up to a door.

Street Plaza Program

Project
Planning
In Planning
Winter 2022/2023 - Summer 2025
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.
Community event and dancing in a colorfully painted street plaza.

Surveillance Technologies Policy

Project
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.
Aerial view of 4-lane intersection at night, overlaid with bright colors symbolizing cars in motion

SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy

Project
Planning
Completed
The SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy guides housing policy and investments to leverage a once-in-a lifetime investment in light rail service to prevent displacement and increase choices for low-income households and communities of color.
Two children smiling

SW Corridor Inclusive Communities

Project
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
Two women of color holding sign that reads We Are Welcomers.

The Green Loop

Project
Planning
Open
It's a new way for people to be in the Central City … active, safe and fun. Whether on foot, bike or mobility device, people of all ages and abilities will be able to use the Green Loop to get to work, go for a jog, shop, eat out, play, and meet friends for lunch or a concert in a park.
Aerial view of the Green Loop

Thriving Cities Initiative Pilot Project

Project
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.
Text: How can our city be a home to thriving people, in a thriving place, while respecting the wellbeing of all people, and the health of the whole planet?

Title 11 Amendment Project

Project
Planning
Active
2021-2025
Overview of the multi-phase Title 11 Amendment Project and timeline for completion.

Tree Code Amendments (Summer and Fall 2020)

Project
Planning
Completed
Summer and Fall 2020
On Nov. 12, 2020, the Portland City Council adopted updated policies related to tree preservation during development activities. This page includes information that led to this policy decision.
This is a photo of Douglas Fir trees in a Portland neighborhood.

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