POEM Community Task Force Meeting - January 13

Public Meeting
All welcome! Opportunity for public comment and materials available online. Please submit all comments via email to POEMComments@portlandoregon.gov. Comments received will be recorded and shared with the Task Force.
6:00 pm 8:00 pm

Community Task Force Meeting #1

Meeting objectives 

  • Kick-off Task Force process and introduce Task Force members 

  • Gain a shared understanding of the project drivers, goals and Task Force charge 

  • Review and gather feedback on Task Force charter, by-laws and working agreement 

  • Understand project roadmap and meeting plan 

Agenda 

Time 

Agenda item 

Speaker 

5:30 p.m. 

Dinner for Task Force members and refreshments available 

6:00 p.m. 

Welcome and opening remarks  

  • Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, Portland City Council 
  • Andrea Durbin, Director, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability  
  • Chris Warner, Director, Portland Bureau of Transportation 

Project sponsors 

6:10 p.m. 

Task Force introductions and opening discussion 

  • How do you travel around the city? 
  • What motivated you to participate in this Task Force?  

Emma Sagor, facilitator 

Task Force members 

6:40 p.m. 

Public comment 

Emma Sagor, facilitator 

6:50 p.m. 

Presentation: Setting the scene  

  • Project background and Task Force charge 
  • Why are we considering pricing more intentionally? Current conditions and existing inequities 

Shoshana Cohen, Project Manager and PBOT Mobility Manager 

7:10 p.m. 

Discussion: Guiding questions for this process 

  • What does equitable mobility look like in Portland? 
  • What opportunities exist to advance equitable mobility? 
  • Can pricing strategies help improve equitable mobility and address the climate crisis? 

Emma Sagor, facilitator 

Task Force members 

7:30 p.m. 

Review: Draft Task Force Charter, By-Laws and Working Agreement  

Emma Sagor, facilitator 

7:50 p.m. 

Wrap up and next steps 

  • Action items 
  • Task Force roadmap look-ahead 

Emma Sagor, facilitator 

Meeting Materials