SE 122nd Avenue Pilot Project

The SE 122nd Avenue project is a Portland Plan pilot study exploring opportunities to create a healthy, sustainable, and viable “20-minute neighborhood” along SE 122nd Avenue.

The East Portland Action Plan identified this area as a place to initiate a Portland Plan pilot project to test new concepts for land use and development, transportation and connectivity, and infill design, with an eye toward creating a more healthy and sustainable “20-minute neighborhood” as envisioned by the Portland Plan, an update of Portland’s Comprehensive Plan that is now underway.

A grant from the Northwest Health Foundation was awarded to the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to build capacity in the area of community health and allow the SE 122nd Avenue project to engage the community in the conversation about planning from the perspective of creating a physical environment that helps promote health and wellness.

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