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Implementation
The Portland Plan brings some of Portland’s most influential
plans and projects together under a shared title and action plan.
The purpose is:
Make sure the most important parts of the
City’s and various Portland Plan partners’ plans
are aligned and implementation is coordinated.
Establish a shared set of priorities and measures
of success for partners.
Coordinate data collection and data analysis
processes, so that bureaus, agencies, businesses,
community organizations and Portlanders
can base decisions on accurate and shared
information.
Provide a framework for independent
community action.
Achieving the Portland Plan’s integrated strategic
goals and advancing equity will require Portlanders
to think and act differently and with intention in
the years to come. All Portland Plan actions will
be implemented using the Framework for Equity
elements as a guide.
Together, the Portland Plan partners, businesses,
community organizations and individuals will build
upon our assets to advance equity and improve
opportunity for all Portlanders.
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More than 20 agency partners, including Metro,
TriMet, Multnomah County, the school districts, the
Portland Development Commission and others will
continue to commit resources to help implement the
plan over the next 25 years. Improved alignment and
coordination among the partner agencies, which
collectively spend nearly $8 billion annually on the
issues addressed in the Portland Plan, will ensure
that partner agencies use public resources in the
smartest possible way. Portland Plan partners will
also continue to work to develop strong partnerships
with state and federal agencies.
The Portland Plan features actions that agency
partners can align to meet stated community
needs while reducing overlapping projects and
spending limited public funds more efficiently.
But, the Portland Plan goals cannot be achieved
by government agencies working alone, or even
with a small set of community partners. Portland
Plan agency partners must work with Portland’s
businesses, nonprofits, community organizations
and individuals to facilitate implementation of the
Portland Plan goals.
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