A joint set of background reports were prepared for the Portland Plan and to fulfill the Periodic Review requirements for the Comprehensive plan.

- Portland Plan Background Reports

The Portland City Council adopted the Portland Plan by resolution on April 25, 2012.

- Brochure (PDF Document, 342kb)
- Resolution #36918 (PDF Document, 1,342kb)
- Summary (PDF Document, 1,596kb)
- The Portland Plan (PDF Document, 27,173kb)
- The Portland Plan - A Framework for Equity (16-25) (PDF Document, 1,818kb)
- The Portland Plan - Implementation and Measures of Success (98 - back cover) (PDF Document, 9,811kb)
- The Portland Plan - Integrated Strategies (26-97) (PDF Document, 14,055kb)
- The Portland Plan - Table of Contents and Introduction (cover - 15) (PDF Document, 2,206kb)

The Recommended Draft was provided to the City Council for review and adoption. The Recommended Draft included revisions required by the Planning and Sustainability Commission during their review of the Proposed Draft.

- Appendices (PDF Document, 1,785kb)
- Consolidated Revisions and Corrections to the Portland Plan - Recommended Draft memo (PDF Document, 121kb)
- Cover, Introduction (PDF Document, 21,490kb)
- Economic Prosperity and Affordability (PDF Document, 19,092kb)
- Healthy Connected City (PDF Document, 29,525kb)
- Implementation (PDF Document, 4,362kb)
- Making Equity Real (PDF Document, 2,704kb)
- Measures of Success (PDF Document, 23,024kb)
- Portland Plan – Recommended Draft (PDF Document, 28,621kb)
- Portland Plan – Recommended Draft (Word) (PDF Document, 2,714kb)
- Portland Plan Process (PDF Document, 964kb)
- Thriving Educated Youth (PDF Document, 14,938kb)

Staff presented to the Proposed Draft to the Planning and Sustainability Commission for review and consideration. It was prepared in response to extensive outreach and community input.

- Presentation to the Planning and Sustainability Commission on November 29, 2011
- Proposed Draft Portland Plan Memo 1
- Proposed Draft Portland Plan Memo 2
- Proposed Draft Portland Plan Memo 3
- Proposed Draft Summary - Chinese (PDF Document, 1,567kb)
- Proposed Draft Summary - Russian (PDF Document, 5,638kb)
- Proposed Draft Summary - Spanish (PDF Document, 5,626kb)
- Proposed Draft Summary - Vietnamese (PDF Document, 5,645kb)
- Revisions to Proposed Draft Portland Plan (PDF Document, 2,952kb)
- Revisions to Proposed Draft Portland Plan - Annotated (PDF Document, 2,697kb)

- Periodic Review Work Program Diagram (PDF Document, 193kb)
- Periodic Review Work Program Overview (PDF Document, 126kb)
- Portland Plan DRAFT Periodic Revew Work Program (PDF Document, 329kb)
- Portland's Comprehensive Plan

- First Draft Development Capacity Analysis GIS Model, as released July 8, 2010 (PDF Document, 1,335kb)
- November 2010 Packet: Appendix A - Portland Plan Background Report Updates (PDF Document, 184kb)
- November 2010 Packet: Appendix B - Buildable Lands Inventory Map Layers (PDF Document, 72kb)
- November 2010 Packet: Appendix C - Buildable Lands Inventory Methodology, including summary of changes made since July, 2010 (PDF Document, 280kb)
- November 2010 Packet: Appendix D - Summary of changes made to 'Base' Capacity Methodology since July, 2010 (PDF Document, 53kb)
- November 2010 Packet: Cover Memo to Planning and Sustainability Commission (PDF Document, 117kb)
- November 2010 Packet: Phase III Household and Employment Forecasts and Development Capacity (PDF Document, 6,694kb)
- Packet for Factual Basis and Buildable Lands Analysis Meetings on July 13 & 27, 2010 (PDF Document, 2,198kb)
- Periodic Review Memo to Planning Commission, February 9, 2010. (PDF Document, 3,169kb)
- Powerpoint Presentation for Planning Commission Meetings on July 13 & 27, 2010 (PDF Document, 12,650kb)
- Powerpoint Presentation to Planning and Sustainability Commission on November 23, 2010 (PDF Document, 2,724kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation to Planning Commission Hearing on February 9, 2010 (PDF Document, 5,126kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation to Planning Commission Hearing on January 26, 2010 (PDF Document, 7,086kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation to Planning Commission Hearing on March 9, 2010 (PDF Document, 2,393kb)

The assessment documents were prepared in response to the notice of Periodic Review. Through the development of these assessments it was determined that it was necessary to complete an updated set of reports on which to base the Comp Plan Update.

- Assessment Introduction
- Central Portland Plan Assessment
- Comprehensive Plan Assessment (Final Draft) (PDF Document, 13,538kb)
- Economic Development Draft Report (PDF Document, 304kb)
- Environment Draft Report (PDF Document, 574kb)
- Housing Draft Report (PDF Document, 432kb)
- Infrastructure Draft Report (PDF Document, 330kb)
- Periodic Review Evaluation (PDF Document, 118kb)
- Sustainability Draft Report (PDF Document, 407kb)
- Urban Form Draft Report (PDF Document, 540kb)

- 1979 City School Policy
- City of Portland Citwide Assets Reports
- Common Acronyms (PDF Document, 17kb)
- Communities of Color in Multnomah County: An Unsettling Profile
- Five-year Plan to Increase Community Involvement in Portland
- Glossary of Planning Terms - Local (PDF Document, 106kb)
- Glossary of Planning Terms - State (PDF Document, 33kb)
- Multnomah County Aging & Disability Services 2008 Community Needs Survey
- Regional Equity Atlas
- Report Card on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, March 2008
- Speak Out Survey 2009: Measuring Health and Wellness among Portland’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Genderqueer, and Intersex Communities - Final Report March 2010
- The World Health Organization's Age-Friendly Cities Project (PDF)
- Who's Getting Ahead?

Assisted the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability in the development of the Portland Plan, with a focus on the facts and strategy underlying the plan and subsequent policy choices.

- Portland Plan Advisory Group 2010 Meeting Schedule, revised November 17, 2010 (Word Document, 28kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: 2011 Meeting Calendar, updated June 7, 2011 (PDF Document, 41kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Agenda for October 28, 2010 Meeting (PDF Document, 51kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Agendas for February 8 and March 15, 2010 Meetings (Word Document, 48kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: April 15, 2011 Work Session Agenda and Discussion Questions - Equity and Education (PDF Document, 73kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: April 15, 2011 Work Session Notes - Equity and Education (PDF Document, 58kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: April 22, 2011 Work Session Agenda and Discussion Questions - Economic Prosperity and Affordability and Healthy, Connected Neighborhoods (PDF Document, 47kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: April 22, 2011 Work Session Notes - Economic Prosperity and Affordability and Healthy Connected Neighborhoods (PDF Document, 38kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Charter (PDF Document, 11kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: City Council Resolution
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: May 13, 2011 Work Session Agenda and Discussion Questions - Economic Prosperity and Affordability and Healthy Connected Neighborhoods (PDF Document, 21kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: May 13, 2011 Work Session Notes - Economic Prosperity and Affordability and Healthy Connected Neighborhoods (PDF Document, 37kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: May 6, 2011 Work Session Agenda and Discussion Questions - Equity and Education (PDF Document, 18kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: May 6, 2011 Work Session Notes - Equity and Education (PDF Document, 67kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Meeting Scheduled for Thursday March 10th, 2011, 9:00-10:30am, Portland Building Room C (PDF Document, 15kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Membership Roster (PDF Document, 46kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Minutes from December 11, 2009 Meeting (Word Document, 58kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Notes from April 6, 2010 Meeting (Word Document, 56kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Notes from June 10, 2010 Meeting (Word Document, 4,356kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Notes from March 15, 2010 Meeting (Word Document, 62kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Notes from May 11, 2010 Meeting (Word Document, 69kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Notes from November 9, 2011 Meeting (PDF Document, 27kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Presentation Talking Points for February 8, 2010 Meeting (Word Document, 101kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Presentation with Participant Polling Results from November 9, 2010 Meeting (PDF Document, 464kb)
- Portland Plan Advisory Group: Presentation with Participant Polling Results from October 28, 2010 Meeting (PDF Document, 1,264kb)