Gateway Regional Center

The Opportunity Gateway Program Advisory Committee (PAC) is made up of east Portland residents, business interests and other stakeholders from the Portland community. The committee advises on issues involving growth in Gateway. Opportunity Gateway PAC meetings are open for the public to attend, but are working sessions for appointed committee members. Non-PAC attendees are invited to comment during the public comment period of PAC meetings. For more information on how to become more involved, call the Portland Development Commission at 823-3305 or 823-3227.

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"The Economic Development Working Group was created to identify opportunities to stimulate increased economic development and business growth in the Gateway Urban Renewal Area."

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The Parks and Open Space Committee is charged with the review of public open space activities in the Gateway Regional Center. The Committee's activities include:

• Advocating for new public open space in the regional center, correcting for its significant lack of open spaces and making it more human scaled
• Participating in the location and programming of new parks and open spaces
• Coordinating with other committees and providing input on their work when appropriate

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The Design and Development Committee will guide and enhance the realization of the Gateway Regional Center vision through the thoughtful use of guidelines, incentives, regulations, and other tools for the benefit of existing and future residents, as well as the entire region. This will be accomplished through:

• An inclusive public process,
• In depth analysis of the current and proposed regulatory environment, and
• Understanding the dynamics and interrelatedness between the public and private realms.

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The Transportation Committee is charged with providing input into all transportation related projects and programs in the Gateway Regional Center. The committee has a truly multi-modal focus and is concerned with striking balance between the needs of the pedestrian, transit user, bicyclist, and motorist. Specific areas of work include:

• Street network improvements/additions and operations enhancements, such as the realignment of NE 99th at Glisan
• Streetscape improvements, such as the 102nd Boulevard concept
• The creation of street design guidelines and right-of -way plans for the district

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The Gateway Housing Strategy Committee served to guide the development of a Housing Study and Implementation Strategy for the Gateway Regional Center that is consistent with adopted housing policies of Comprehensive Plan Housing Policy, the Opportunity Gateway Urban Renewal Plan, the Outer Southeast Community plan, Metro 2040 Plan and growth management policies, and all other applicable policies.

Responsibilities of the members are:

• Review demographic, economic and market data pertaining to the Study area;
• Review housing goals and objectives of housing plans and policies;
• Educate and communicate the housing policies and plans to the community;
• Identify community issues, concerns and solutions related to housing development;
• Review all data and recommendations compiled by PDC and consultant staff;
• Identify areas for clarification and additional sources of information;
• Identify groups of existing residents or stakeholders who need additional outreach, recommend outreach strategies, and assist with outreach;
• Periodically update the PAC with findings during the process;
• Recommend priorities for the use of tax increment resources and other resources to meet housing goals and objectives within the Gateway Regional Center URA;
• Review existing programs, incentives and funding sources available to implement the Gateway Housing Strategy;
• Produce a Housing Strategy Report; and
• Reconvene annually to monitor the Housing Strategy Implementation.

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