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THE PORTLAND PLAN
Economic Prosperity and Affordability
Element 6
Access to Housing
A place to live is a basic human need. However, housing plays other roles
too. Housing is an industry that provides living wage jobs: construction and
maintenance, real estate, demolition and reuse of materials. Additionally,
ownership opportunities in the housing market may open the doorway to
economic prosperity for households.
Guiding Policies
Provide for the growing housing
needs of the disabled and elderly
P-37 through designing housing units to
be more physically accessible, and
locating more of this housing near
neighborhood hubs and frequent
transit service.
Link housing to transportation at
the local level by including housing
P-38 strategies as part of planning major
transit investments.
Continue to expand access to
affordable transportation options,
P-39 including sidewalks, frequent service
transit, bicycle networks, car and
bike sharing, and other alternatives
that allow households to function
without a car or with one car.
Develop corridor-specific housing
strategies as a component of major
transit investments.
Link workforce training programs
with subsidized housing to
P-40 help people who are in stable
environments access job skills
training, increase their income,
reduce their time spent in subsidized
housing and free up units for those
on the waiting list.
To have equitable, quality and affordable housing options that meet the needs
of all people, Portland needs a long-term housing strategy that considers
current residents and neighborhood change. It requires a new approach that
provides locations of new rental and home ownership housing in
neighborhoods that already have good supports for the success of residents. It
also requires collaboration among public, nonprofit and private partners.
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