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Healthy
Connected
City

Goal: Improve human and environmental health by creating
safe and complete neighborhood centers linked by a network
of city greenways that connect Portlanders with each other.
Encourage active transportation, integrate nature into
neighborhoods, enhance watershed health and provide access
to services and destinations, locally and across the city.
This goal will be achieved by focusing on actions and policies that:

„„ Prioritize human and environmental
health and safety. Our future decisions must
consider impacts on human health, public
safety and overall environmental health and
prioritize actions to reduce disparities and
inequities.
„„ Promote complete and vibrant
neighborhood centers. Our neighborhoods
must provide: 1) businesses and services,
2) housing that is easily accessible by foot,
wheelchair, bike and transit, 3) healthy food and
4) parks and other gathering places so residents
have options for living a healthy, active lifestyle.

The Healthy Connected City strategy provides
a framework to achieve this goal and expands
Portland’s civic capacity to coordinate the work
of public, private and community partners. A first
step is achieving greater alignment on planning,
capital investment and service provision among
public agencies. It will also be important to harness
community initiatives and build capacity at the
neighborhood scale.

„„ Develop city connections, greenways and
corridors. A system of habitat connections,
neighborhood greenways and civic corridors
will weave nature into the city and sustain
healthy, resilient neighborhoods, watersheds
and Portlanders.

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