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Phase II - Setting Direction
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Join us at fun events all summer long and help plan for Portland’s future.
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Looking ahead 25 years, imagine what's possible...
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How can we be sure people can walk to stores?
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Complete Neighborhoods
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By 2035: Increase the percentage of Portlanders who safely and easily walk or bike to services and amenities to 90%.
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How can we make money more equal for everyone?
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More Living Wage Jobs
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By 2035: Raise the income of Portlanders whose incomes have remained flat or declined.
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How will we clean up the river?
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Healthy Watersheds
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By 2035: Improve the water quality of at least half of Portland's streams so they are healthy enough for people and salmon.
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Can we make more houses for people?
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Have Your Say
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Take the Phase Two Community Survey
- Many lower income households spend more than 70% of their income on housing and transportation costs.
- 26% of Portlanders live close enough to parks, businesses, frequent transit service, schools and other amenities to safely and easily walk or bike to meet their daily needs.
- Over the past 20 years, household energy use has increased by 19%.
- Overall, the health of the Willamette River and its tributaries is improving, but more progress needs to be made.
- In the 2007-08 school year, only 43% of Latino students enrolled as seniors in Portland Public Schools graduated from high school.
- Many of Portland’s job seekers don’t have sufficient skills or training to qualify for job openings.
- There is a backlog of deferred public facility maintenance (repairs to public buildings, water, sewer, streets, schools).
- According to the 2010 State of Black Oregon report, “The Black male labor force participation rate is about 9 percentage points less than that of White males.”
- Portland Public Schools has only 34 arts specialists for more than 46,000 students.
- 27% of commute trips are made by sustainable transportation (pedestrian, bicycle, transit).
- 55% of Multnomah County adults and 10% of teens are overweight or obese.
- Around 61% of Portland’s high school students graduate on time.
- Many of Portland’s neighborhoods do not offer a range of affordable and family-friendly housing choices.
- About 80% of Portlanders live within 1/2-mile walking distance of a developed park or natural area.
- Portland has a higher unemployment rate and lower median income than comparable West Coast cities. In the past 30 years, only the top 20% of Portland’s earners have seen their incomes rise.
- 60% of Portlanders live within 1/2-mile walking distance of a full service grocery store.
- In 2008, Portland area export businesses generated $19.5 billion for the regional economy.
- 15% of total local energy comes from carbon-free sources, such as hydro, wind and solar.
- Civic advisory bodies and commissions generally do not reflect the diversity of Portland.
- Currently, 61% of Portlanders citywide report feeling safe walking alone at night in their neighborhoods. Several eastside areas reported a sense of safety as low as 35-48%.
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RECENT UPDATES
• Phase I Summary
• Phase II Workshop Video
ESSENTIAL READING
• Learn About Your City
• The Portland Plan Handbook
• Background Reports
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The Portland Plan will be the City's road map for the next 25 years, guiding our direction as the city grows and changes. We face some real challenges, and our response to those challenges will create the Portland of 2035 — the city of our children and grandchildren.
Phase Two is about setting direction — identifying our goals and choosing targets that will help us meet them. We hope you’ll join us and make your mark on Portland’s future.
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