BPS Long-range Planning Project Updates – November 2024

A monthly newsletter of BPS’s active land use planning work going on throughout Portland. Please see the monthly update for more details, including links to project websites with contact information.

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November 2024 highlights

• Montgomery Park Area Plan (MPAP) to have City Council hearings and take public testimony on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. on the MPAP Recommended Draft and the Locally Preferred Alternative for streetcar and Thursday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m on the public benefits agreement for the MPAP. Read more.

• Housing Adjustment Compliance Project unanimously approved by City Council on Oct. 30 through an emergency ordinance to bring the City into compliance with Senate Bill 1537; code changes take effect Jan. 1. Read more.

• Rose Quarter Sign Code Project and Odor Code Update Project both heading back to City Council for second readings on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 10:10 a.m. and are expected to be adopted.

• LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Project, which honors and recognizes places of significance to Portland's queer history, published an interactive StoryMap for the public to learn more about this important and often erased history. Read more.

Active projects with updates this month:

• LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Project
• Montgomery Park Area Plan (MPAP) and Montgomery Park to Hollywood Transit and Land Use Development Study (MP2H)
• Odor Code Update Project
• Reconnecting Albina Planning Project (RAPP)
• Rose Quarter Sign Code Project

Also in this month's newsletter:

• Ongoing projects (active projects with no updates this month)
• Adopted projects (pending effective dates)
• Useful resources

About the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) develops creative and practical solutions to enhance Portland’s livability, preserve distinctive places and plan for a resilient future. BPS collaborates with community partners to provide comprehensive land use, neighborhood, district, economic, historic and environmental planning, and urban design; research, policy and technical services to advance green building, energy efficiency and the use of solar and renewable energy, waste prevention, composting and recycling, and a sustainable food system; and, policy and actions to address climate change.

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