Projects

The Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI) is an assessment of the capacity of land within the city of Portland to accommodate forecasted housing and employment needs through the year 2035.

Portland is building a new filtration facility to keep our water safe and abundant for generations to come. The new filtration facility will remove the microorganism Cryptosporidium and must be completed by 2027 to comply with state and federal water quality rules.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides money and assistance for the Portland community. The City of Portland received $114 million in federal relief funds to distribute throughout the region and address COVID-19's impact on our health, households and small businesses.

Portland's long-term plan to guide development and decision-making in the Central City.

Central City in Motion is the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)'s effort to plan, prioritize, and implement transportation improvements in the city’s core. Eighteen projects were prioritized through this planning effort. They include new pedestrian crossings, bus lanes, and bikeways.

A land use plan for the land along the Willamette River in the Central City. This plan was adopted as part of Central City 2035.

The solutions in this proposal would raise roughly $11 million per year to support pollution reduction programs in Portland, particularly for communities most impacted by this pollution: Black, Indigenous and communities of color.

Updating the environmental overlay zones to better align with existing rivers, streams, wetlands, flood area, vegetation, steep slopes, and wildlife habitat while supporting jobs and economic growth in the Columbia Corridor and industrial areas throughout Portland.

The Dark Skies project developed recommendations to reduce light pollution in Portland. The report was adopted by City Council on Sept. 17, 2020.

The design overlay zone (d-overlay) provides direction on development and urban design in Portland’s highest-density places. The Design Overlay Zone Amendments (DOZA) project will update and improve the process and the tools used to guide design in these areas.

Environmental Services manages the Downtown-Old Town Sewer Repair Program. It is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment to assess the condition and capacity of the aging sewer system serving Portland's Downtown and Old Town neighborhoods and to construct the necessary repairs and upgrades.

The purpose of the Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) is to analyze and forecast growth in Portland’s industrial and other business districts, then designate an adequate 20-year supply of developable land for businesses and jobs.

The project will explore electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements for multi-dwelling and other residential development. The Electric Vehicle (EV) Ready Code Project will help implement policy direction from the Electric Vehicle Strategy through changes to the zoning code.

There are more than 400 community-based organizations with hundreds of acres of buildable land in Portland. Many members of these communities want to help solve the housing crisis. This project, funded by a grant from Metro, will help them start the process.

Includes Title 33 code amendments that extend the expiration date of some land use reviews, final plats, pre-application conferences, non-conforming update agreements, and Master Plans; maintain inclusionary housing rates that are set to increase; and allow for virtual neighborhood contact meetings.

Correcting the maps of conservation and protection overlay zones (ezones) to better align with existing rivers, streams, wetlands, flood area, vegetation, steep slopes, and wildlife habitat.

Updates floodplain regulations throughout the city to ensure that new development in the floodplain addresses flood risk from a changing climate, does not jeopardize threatened and endangered species, and allows Portlanders to continue to obtain federally backed flood insurance.

The project will help implement new policy direction for fossil fuel distribution and storage facilities, through changes to the zoning code.

Historic resources provide tangible and meaningful connections to Portland’s past. The Historic Resources Code Project (HRCP) will update and improve the processes, regulations, and incentives that apply to the city’s most significant historic places.

Portland Water Bureau will have improved treatment facilities to make Portland’s water less corrosive to lead and other metals found in home and building plumbing by April 2022.