About the Portland Plan

Developed in response to some of Portland’s most pressing challenges, including income disparities, high unemployment, a low high school graduation rate and environmental concerns, the Portland Plan presents a strategic path forward.

This is not your typical plan. The Portland Plan requires us to work smarter, be more practical, partner across jurisdictions and be ready to have difficult conversations. This is how real progress will be made in Portland.

So, how is this plan different?

Advancing equity is the foundation of the plan. This is critical because, as Portlanders, we have a shared fate.

The Portland Plan is also practical, in that it does not assume new money. It sets numerical goals and suggests ways of measuring progress toward them. The plan is based on extensive analysis of quantitative data and information about conditions in Portland's diverse neighborhoods. The plan includes both 25-year goals and 5-year action plans. Goals are set for the entire city, as well as geographically specific recommendations.

Four-year Progress Report

Since 2012, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and its many partner agencies and organizations have begun to implement the Plan.

The newly released Progress Report shows how the 142 actions in the Portland Plan are moving forward and highlights new opportunities and heightened priorities to advance the City’s goals.

Read the Progress Report.

Several years in the making and reflecting more than 20,000 comments from residents all over the city, the Portland Plan comprises the following elements.