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Land Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC)
Monday August 17th @ 7pm
Virtual Meeting Agenda
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**Important Zoom Meeting information for participants**
Register in advance for this meeting, after registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining by phone or online.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsf-ivpjwqE9PCmIUEZ-BLT0y6oIieOAn6
Learn how to join a Zoom meeting here.
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Early sign on to zoom meeting for new users.
Leah will be available to support new users get logged in and acquainted with the technology before the meeting starts. If you have questions about using zoom, also feel free to reach out in advance of the meeting.
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Welcomes, Announcements, Updates
Leah Fisher, SE Uplift Neighborhood Planning Program Manager
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City of Portland's Anti-Displacement Plan & COVID-19 Response
Lead: Tom Armstrong, Supervising Planner on this project, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Background: Gentrification and displacement have been long-standing realities and concerns in Portland. In response, the community set a goal for increased equity through the Portland Plan and most recently, in 2018, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff prepared and shared findings in a gentrification and displacement neighborhood typology assessment. The assessment is built off of previous gentrification and anti-displacement work conducted by Dr. Lisa Bates of Portland State University in 2012, as well as her contributions around the topic for the Powell-Division Bus Rapid Transit project in 2016.
Concerns about displacement came up a lot during the Residential Infill Project conversations and generally in response to the significant amount of growth occurring in Portland in the last decade. For more information and background documents, go here.
Overview: The Anti-Displacement Action Plan (ADAP) builds off the research with a plan that aims to increase the resiliency of the city and our communities to deal with racial and economic disparities that contribute to displacement.
Additionally, as part of ADAP, an Anti-Displacement Task Force (ADTF) is forming to provide community-led, citywide leadership, policy development, coordination and collaboration that centers racial equity in the City’s anti-displacement and equitable development policies.
Purpose: Learn more about this project, opportunities to engage and support mitigating displacement in our community.
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Meeting Concludes
Virtual meetings are a little more challenging to stay engaged for a long period of time. We will strive to keep the meetings closer to 90 minutes.
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What's Going on in SE Portland? |
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Traffic & Transportation Class Returns in 2020, Virtually
The 10 week Portland Traffic and Transportation Class returns this fall with an all online Zoom meeting format. Instructor Thuy Tu returns for her second year of instruction bringing a strong emphasis on land use, mobility, social justice and racial equity.
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Riding Transit? Check Out TriMet's COVID-19 Updates
Effective Sunday, July 26th, we are increasing the rider capacity on buses and trains. Buses will now carry 19 passengers, or up to 24 if there are couples or families riding together. A MAX car will carry 22 people, or up to 26 with couples and families. WES will carry 25 to 37 passengers, depending on the type of train.
Learn more about requirements for riding, sanitation practices, and temporary service changes here.
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COVID-19 Relief Support for Local Business and Renters
RENTERS can’t be evicted for not paying rent, fees or utilities that are due between April 1st and September 30th, 2020 due to the eviction ban being extended through Oct. 1st 2020. Tenants still have to pay past due rent, but you have until March 31, 2021, to do so. Tell your landlord in writing as soon as you know you are unable to pay.
For more information on your rights as a tenant, visit the Community Alliance of Tenants website here. Or the Portland Housing Bureau here. Eviction Moratorium FAQ here.
SMALL BUSINESSES may qualify for additional support through Prosper Portland who will distribute the $15 million designated by the City of Portland July 22nd for small business. Guided by the city’s Equity Toolkit and using lessons learned from the March Small Business Relief Fund, they plan to offer a longer application window, broader outreach, and an expanded equity-focused committee to inform criteria development and selection. Go to Small Business Relief Fund webpage to stay current as the CARES relief fund process moves forward.
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I-205 Tolling - Comment Period Opens
ODOT launched an online survey Monday as part of its 45-day public comment person seeking feedback on five preliminary alternatives for tolls on I-205 around the Abernethy Bridge.
Each of the five alternatives would toll all lanes of I-205 between Stafford Road and OR 213 to raise revenue and improve travel reliability. The revenue could help pay for highway improvements along the corridor. ODOT also proposes all-electronic, variable-rate tolls to manage this congestion and generate revenue for needed transportation improvements to keep people moving into the future.
For more details on the project and opportunities to engage, go here.
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Businesses extend into the Streets!
Neighbors are already seeing our beloved eateries and shops extend their space into the streets to allow for greater physical distancing. Thanks to PBOT's "Healthy Businesses" permit, businesses and organizations may temporarily take up portions of sidewalks, parking spaces, or streets in order to meet the requirements for physical distancing to limit the spread of Covid-19. Additionally, Black, Indigenous, or all People of Color (BIPOC) communities may also qualify for free professional design resources
Contact PBOT today at (503) 823-4026 or email PBOTBusinessToolkit@portlandoregon.gov to ask questions or apply for a permit.
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Time to Volunteer? Committees need your help! |
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Join PBOT's 2040 Community Freight Advisory Committee
The 2040 Portland Freight Plan (2040Freight) will plan how to move goods through the city while meeting safe multimodal system goals that supports economic prosperity, human and environmental health, equity, and resilience. 2040Freight will develop strategies to support freight movement in ways that advance Vision Zero and a state of good repair for our asset management in anticipation of population growth and technological changes. Plan will aim to reduce carbon emissions while advancing equity and addressing structural racism by engaging stakeholders and the public in examining relevant issues of environmental justice. Learn more and apply at Portland.gov/2040Freight. Applications due Sunday, August 16, 11 p.m.
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Civic Life Charter
The Office of Community & Civic Life is asking community members to share their skills and lived experience to review goals, program priorities, spending, and more for bureau. To be eligible to be a member of the advisory committee you must live, play, worship, go to school, work or do business in the City of Portland.
Applications are due by August 24. Find out more about this opportunity and how to apply here.
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City of Portland Charter Review Committee
Every decade, the City Council convenes a Charter Review Commission to recommend amendments to the Portland’s City Charter. This year, the work of the Commission will highly likely consider and propose changes to the way the government operates, how council members are elected, and the rules that govern the City’s policies and structure. For more information on our current governmental structure and ideas for changes, see the City Club of Portland's recorded meeting on the topic here.
Charter Review Commission, applications due August 30.Apply here.
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Get in Touch Today!
Leah Fisher
(503) 232 0010
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