Upcoming Portland Plan Work Sessions

Here is a chance to focus in on key areas of the Portland Plan in more detail. If you have a special interest in and/or special expertise or experience with one of the subject areas listed below, please consider attending the work sessions coming up during the next few weeks. These sessions will provide more in depth information about each topic area as well encouraging community members to add to or correct the background material being put together by the Technical Advisory Groups. Please share this invitation. All are welcome.

From: “Anderson, Susan”
Subject: Upcoming Portland Plan Technical Advisory Group work sessions

It’s time to wrap up Phase I of the Portland Plan!
(To learn more about the Portland Plan, please visit www.pdxplan.com.)

Since November, more than 8,000 Portland residents and business owners have provided comments through our print and online surveys about their priority issues. In addition, more than 1,000 people attended community workshops to learn about key issues and to provide their input.

Now we’re preparing for Phase II: Setting Direction. This phase will help us to define where we want to go, specific targets and options for how we might get there.

To prepare for Phase II, we have established nine Technical Action Groups (TAGs), one for each of the Portland Plan action areas. The TAGs include staff from City bureaus and our 19 partner agencies. They have synthesized the thousands of comments from the public meetings and surveys, the data from the VisionPDX process and information from the Portland Plan Background reports (http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?c=51427). The result of this work will be the basis for the information shared during the Phase II workshops in April and May.

The TAGs are convening additional work sessions during March to review information that will help shape the development of the Phase II workshops. Each of you has special expertise in different arenas. We would appreciate your involvement in these workshops to help us set direction for the next steps for the Portland Plan.

Please join us at one or more of the meetings listed below. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves!

Sustainability and the Natural Environment
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1900 SW 4thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500A (2nd Floor)

Human Health, Food and Public Safety
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500 (2nd Floor)

Neighborhoods and Housing
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1900 SW 4thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500B (2nd Floor)

Education and Skill Development
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500 (2nd Floor)

Transportation, Technology and Access
Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 – Room C (2nd Floor)

Arts, Culture and Innovation
Monday, March 29, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1900 SW 4thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 7A (7th Floor)

Prosperity and Business Success
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
1900 SW 4thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 7A (7th Floor)

Design, Planning and Public Spaces
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center “Ecotrust” – Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center
721 NW 9th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209

Equity, Quality of Life and Civic Engagement
Thursday, April 1, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 – Room C (2nd Floor)

For more information, please visit: http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=289660&c=50730.