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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

A Framework for Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Integrated Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Thriving Educated Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Economic Prosperity and Aordability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Healthy Connected City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Measures of Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Portland Plan Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Appendices

A. Actions by Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

B. Local Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

C. Local Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

D. Portland Plan Elements Crosswalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

E. List of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

F. Key Related Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

G. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1


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B. VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS

Neighborhood hubs are places with concentrations of businesses andservices, housing, gathering places and green spaces that provide residentswith options to live a healthy, active lifestyle. In neighborhood hubs, gettingaround by walking, biking, or wheelchair is safe, attractive and convenient;high-quality transit makes it easy to get to the rest of the city and region.

When services and other destinations are clustered in compact areas,economic viability is strengthened, and walking, transit and bicyclingbecome more practical. As a result, other elements of a completecommunity are supported and more Portlanders will have easier access tocenters of community life and activity, and they will serve as anchors for20-minute living.

Portland has existing mixed-use centers, such as Hollywood, Hillsdale andLents, that have many qualities of successful hubs. The strategy will identifyadditional locations on Portland's 157 miles of main streets and over 30-light

rail station areas that have potential to become successful hubs. It will guidethe growth of the city over the next 25 years to strengthen these existingand emerging hubs in ways that provide equitable access to services andreect the distinct character and history of the neighborhoods where theyare located.

In the past, Portland has primarily used zoning that promotes a compactmix of commercial uses and housing to cultivate places with a sucientmix of uses and services. However, zoning alone has not been successfulin producing these results evenly across the city. The Healthy, ConnectedCity strategy introduces a broader range of tools, including communitypartnerships and investments.

Neighborhood Hubs would include access to: Neighborhood businesses and services. Quality, aordable housing.

Healthy and aordable food. Gathering places. Active transportation walking, biking, transit.

Guiding PoliciesSupport strong, vibrantneighborhood hubs through landuse, infrastructure and technologyinvestment and communityeconomic development with afocus on underserved areas withdisadvantaged populations.

Expand access to healthy, aordablefood by prioritizing grocery stores ormarkets as essential components ofneighborhood hubs and making itpossible for all Portlanders, includingthose without yards, to grow theirown food.

Link new housing to local servicesand transportation by increasingthe variety of housing (in termsof cost and size) in and aroundneighborhood hubs.

Support development of housingoptions accessible to seniors andmobility-limited individuals in placeswhere close proximity to servicesand transit makes it easier to liveindependently.

Encourage development of high

quality, well designed housing thatprotects the health and safety ofresidents and encourages activeliving.

Foster a multi-modal transportationsystem that links neighborhoodhubs to each other, employmentareas, the central city and thebroader region through safeand attractive frequent transitservice, bikeways, and pedestrian

connections.Prioritize street improvementsthat make it safe, convenient andattractive to walk, bike or rollto neighborhood hubs and keycommunity destinations.

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SUBAREA 6: MLK / ALBER TA

KEY STRATEGY ELEMENTS PROPOSED ACTIONS EXAMPLES

Thriving Educated Youth

A culture of high expectations andachievement for all Portland youth

Neighborhoods and communities thatsupport youth

Action 3 College access: Expand access and participation in collegeaccess and dual enrollment programs through partnerships between K12and higher education.

Action 14 Place-based strategies: In neighborhoods where youth

are at risk of not graduating due to low achievement levels and/or otherfactors, conduct one or more pilot projects in which neighborhoodservices are inventoried. Support a pilot project to inventory neighborhoodyouth services.

Action 20 Early childhood investments: Invest in preschoolprograms and other eorts designed to improve the quality and availabilityof child care for families in poverty.

Economic Prosperity and Aordability

Access to housing

Action 37 Moderate-income workforce housing: Facilitate privateinvestment in moderate-income housing to expand aordable housingoptions for both renters and homeowners.

SUB

AREA 7: BELMONT / HAWTHORNE / DIVISIONKEY STRATEGY ELEMENTS PROPOSED ACTIONS EXAMPLES


Access to housing


Healthy Connected City

Connections for people, places, waterand wildlife: neighborhood greenways

Action 26 Neighborhood greenways: Initiate implementation ofthe neighborhood greenways network, including the SE Clay Green Streetproject connecting to the Willamette River.

SUBAREA 8: HOLLYWOOD

KEY STRATEGY ELEMENTS PROPOSED ACTIONS EXAMPLES


Growing employment districts

Access to housing

Action 23 Campus institutions: Develop new land use andinvestment approaches to support the growth and neighborhoodcompatibility of college and hospital campuses.


Healthy Connected City

Connections for people, places, waterand wildlife: Neighborhood greenways

Action 27 Neighborhood greenways: Implement key trail projectsto support neighborhood Greenway connectivity by completing theSullivans Gulch Trail Concept Plan.

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Source: Bureau of Planning and Sustainability analysis of various data. Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey,200509.

Neighborhood business vitality

Central City

Gateway

Belmont-Hawthorne-Division

NorthwestHayden Island-Bridgeton

Parkrose-Argay

Interstate Corridor

Sellwood-Moreland-Brooklyn

MLK-Alberta

Hollywood

Lents-Foster

South Portland-Marquam Hill

Roseway-Cully

St. Johns

Montavilla

West Portland

Hillsdale-Multnomah-Barbur

122nd-division

Pleasant Valley

Woodstock

Centennial-Glenfair-Wilkes

Tryon Creek-Riverdale

Forest Park-Northwest Hills

Raleigh Hills

(Millions of dollars)

LEAKAGE SURPLUS

100 50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

The Neighborhood Economic DevelopmentStrategy, prepared by the Portland DevelopmentCommission, includes a thorough approach tomeasuring neighborhood business vitality, includingnew business licenses, new business growth, positivejob growth, resident income, transit access and retailneeds satisfaction.

For detailed information on the neighborhood vitality index, please read theNeighborhood Economic Development strategy www.pdc.us/bus_serv/ned.asp

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THRIVING EDUCATED YOUTHECONOMIC PROSPERITY

AND AFFORDABILITYHEALTHY CONNECTED CITY

3rdgradereading(2010

11)

3rdgradem

ath(2009

11)

On-t

imegra

duationrate(classof2010)

Associatesdegreeattainment

Poverty

(inlast12m

onthsof2005

09sample)

Unemploym

ent

(throughMay2011)

Employmen

tgrowth

(2000

08)

Nomorethan30%cost-b

urdened

households

(2005

09)

Walkability

andaccessibilityrating

Mostworke

rscommute

lessthan30

minutes

Activetrans

portation

(walk

,bikeorridetransittowork)

Treecanopy

(basedonanalysisof2007aerialphotos)

Crimerate

(personcrim

esper1

,000residents)

Householdenergyuseestimate

10 10 8 8 8 9 6 6 9 9 10 3 2 10

8 7 6 6 9 9 10 7 7 10 6 7 8 9

8 7 5 5 10 10 0 8 0 9 4 5 7 6

8 7 4 4 9 9 0 6 2 9 5 7 8 9

9 8 6 6 9 9 0 7 2 9 5 6 9 9

8 7 7 7 10 9 10 7 7 10 6 5 9 8

9 9 8 9 10 9 0 8 10 10 7 7 10 9

9 9 8 9 10 10 5 10 8 10 5 7 10 8

8 9 6 6 9 9 0 7 5 9 5 7 9 9

9 8 7 7 10 9 0 7 5 9 5 8 10 9

9 9 6 4 9 9 0 6 3 8 5 6 8 9

9 9 7 8 10 10 0 7 3 9 5 7 10 9

7 7 7 4 10 9 10 7 0 9 4 5 8 8

9 9 7 4 10 9 0 6 0 9 3 7 8 9

8 8 6 3 9 9 1 6 1 9 4 8 8 9

7 7 7 3 9 9 0 6 0 8 4 7 8 9

7 7 7 5 10 10 0 7 0 8 3 10 9 6

10 9 8 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 3 10 10 1

9 9 8 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 3 10 10 6

10 10 8 10 9 9 0 7 3 10 7 10 10 9

10 10 8 10 9 10 10 9 0 10 5 10 10 9

9 9 8 10 10 10 0 9 0 10 4 10 10 8

9 9 8 8 10 10 10 7 0 10 4 10 10 7

10 10 8 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 4 10 10 4

The raw scores and sources for each of the local measures were convertedto a scale of one to ten. To view the raw scores and sources, please see

Appendix C. A consistent scale makes it easier to compare outcomes bothwithin and among the 24 sub-areas.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS


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Local Measures Sub-area Scorecard - Revised November 4, 2011

ThrivingEducatedYouth

Eco

nomicProsperityandAffordability

Hea

lthyConnectedCity

3rd

GradeReading(2010/11)

3rd

GradeMath(2009/11)

On-

timeGraduationRate(classof

201

0)

AssociatesDegreeAttainment

Pov

erty

(inlast12months

of2

005-2009sample)

Une

mployment

(throughMay2011)

EmploymentGrowth

(2000-2008)

NoMorethan30%Cost-Burdened

Hou

seholds(2005-2009)

Walkability&AccessibilityRating

Mos

tWorkersCommuteLessThan30

Min

utes

ActiveTransportation

(Wa

lk,Bikeor

RideTransittoWork)

TreeCanopy

(basedonanalysis

of2

007aerialphotos)

Crim

eRate(Part-1crimes[violent

personcrimes]per1000people)

Hou

seholdEnergyUseEstimate

1 Central City 9 8 7 10 10 8 8 8 9 10 6 9 9 10 3 2 10

2 Interstate 7 9 6 8 7 6 6 9 9 10 7 7 10 6 7 8 9

3 Hayden Island-Bridgeton 6 8 6 8 7 5 5 10 10 3 8 0 9 4 5 7 6

4 St Johns 6 6 7 8 7 4 4 9 9 0 6 2 9 5 7 8 9

5 Roseway-Cully 7 6 7 9 8 6 6 9 9 0 7 2 9 5 6 9 9

6 MLK Alberta 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 10 9 10 7 7 10 6 5 9 8

7 Belmont-Hawthorne-Division 9 7 8 9 9 8 9 10 9 2 8 10 10 7 7 10 9

8 Hollywood 9 10 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 8 10 5 7 10 8

9 Montavilla 7 8 7 8 9 6 6 9 9 5 7 5 9 5 7 9 9

10 Woodstock 8 7 7 9 8 7 7 10 9 4 7 5 9 5 8 10 9

11 Lents-Foster 7 8 7 9 9 6 4 9 9 6 6 3 8 5 6 8 9

12 Sellwood-Moreland-Brooklyn 8 7 7 9 9 7 8 10 10 0 7 3 9 5 7 10 9

13 Parkrose-Argay 6 9 6 7 7 7 4 10 9 10 7 0 9 4 5 8 8

14 Gateway 7 7 6 9 9 7 4 10 9 3 6 0 9 3 7 8 9

15 122nd and Division 6 8 6 8 8 6 3 9 9 9 6 1 9 4 8 8 9

16 Centennial-Glenfair-Wilkes 6 8 6 7 7 7 3 9 9 6 6 0 8 4 7 8 9

17 Pleasant Valley 6 9 6 7 7 7 5 10 10 9 7 0 8 3 10 9 6

18 Forest Park-Northwest Hills 9 9 6 10 9 8 10 1 0 10 7 10 0 10 3 10 10 1

19 Raliegh Hills 9 8 7 9 9 8 10 10 10 2 10 0 10 3 10 10 6

20 Northwest 9 6 8 10 10 8 10 9 9 0 7 3 10 7 10 10 9

21 South Portland-Marquam 9 9 7 10 1 0 8 10 9 10 1 0 9 0 10 5 10 10 9

22 Hillsdale-Multnomah 9 8 7 9 9 8 10 10 10 2 9 0 10 4 10 10 8

23 West Portland 9 9 7 9 9 8 8 10 10 10 7 0 10 4 10 10 7

24 Tryon Creek-Riverdale 9 10 6 10 10 8 10 10 10 9 10 0 10 4 10 10 4

Scorecard Summary Prosperity and AffordabilityThriving Educated Youth Healthy Connected City

11/4/2011

10 = meets goal/baseline

8-9 = approaching goal/baseline


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Inner neighborhoods

This area generally includes those neighborhoodswhich were developed in a historical streetcar-era pattern, from Lents to St. Johns, includingSouth Portland and Northwest. They generallyhave interconnected street grids, most of whichare improved with sidewalks and street trees.

Residential areas are characterized by homes onsmall lots, with buildings oriented to the street. Theinner neighborhoods have an extensive system ofcommercial main streets and other neighborhoodbusiness districts, providing relatively good localaccess to commercial services. There are alsopockets of industrial services and large institutions.

With more than 140,000 households, more thanhalf of Portlands population lives in Inner Portland.Since there are few vacant lots, growth over thenext twenty ve years is expected to occur throughinll development and redevelopment.

Although many of the inner neighborhoodsshare similar physical and historical characteristics,there are still big dierences among them. Afew neighborhoods, including Cully, BrentwoodDarlington and Woodstock, have many unimprovedstreets and lack sidewalks. Other sub-areas, such asMLK/Alberta, Interstate and Belmont-Hawthorne-Division experienced a lot of change recently,while housing patterns and commercial districtsof other neighborhoods have remained generallyunchanged.

Inner North and Northeast Portland have been thelong-time centers of Portlands African Americancommunity. St. Johns and Cully are have growingLatino populations. In general, over the pastdecade, the innermost neighborhoods of Portlandhave become more like the citywide average, whilethe eastern and northern portions of this area havebecome more diverse.

West of the river, there are higher levels of on-time graduation and academic attainment. TheHollywood area (which includes Irvington and partsof Laurelhurst) is notable for having much lowerlevels of poverty and unemployment. While notlarge job centers overall, Inner North and Northeast

Portland have experienced relatively strongjob growth in the most recent economic cycle.Northwest Portland has the largest concentration ofmultifamily housing outside of the Central City.

Residents of the inner-most neighborhoods aremuch more likely to walk, ride their bike, or taketransit to work. In a few neighborhoods, thebike commuting rate is approaching 25 percent,considerably higher than the citywide average.Many of the inner neighborhoods are highlywalkable,

While physically separate and distinctive in itslocation and development pattern, Hayden Islandis also included in this grouping for data analysispurposes. Please see the Hayden Island specic datain the full-length plan for more information.

Based on the local level data, public comment andknowledge of the area, actions in the followingsections of the Portland Plan may be relevant in theinner neighborhoods.

Based on the local level data, public comment andknowledge of the area, actions in the following

sections of the Portland Plan may be relevant in theinner neighborhoods. In some cases, the actionsmay be abbreviated. For a complete list of theactions, please see the Integrated Strategies sectionof the plan.

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5-Year Action Plan

Number

Related

Action Areas Actions Potential Partners

EQ

UITY

14

Gathering places: Acquire land for an urban park inHollywood.

PP&R, BPS, PDC

EQUITY

15Gathering places: Develop new design options forneighborhood streets that allow more community useson streets, especially in neighborhood hubs. Build onedemonstration project.

PBOT, BPS

EQUITY

16Gathering places: Explore ways to support arts andcultural facilities and incubators in underserved areas,through tools such as public-private partnerships andincentives.

RACC, NGOs

EQ

UITY

17

Resource conservation: Pursue ecodistrict partnershipsand support collaboration among building owners to

improve environmental performance at a district scale.

City, NGOs

EQUITY

18Resource conservation: Develop approaches fordistrict-wide natural resource conservation waterconservation, stormwater management, energyproduction and natural resource enhancement.

BES, BPS, PWB

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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway

12Sellwood-Moreland-Brooklyn

11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale

18Forest Park-Northwest

Hills

21South

Portland-Marquam

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Parkrose-A

rgay

PleasantValley

StJohns

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Montavilla

Interstate

MLKAlberta

122ndandDivision

Roseway-C

ully

Gateway

Woodstock

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Lents-F

oster

WestPortland

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

RalieghHills

Hollywood

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

Northwest

SouthPortland

-Marquam

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

CentralCity

82

63

6870

73 74 7477 78

7981

8385 86

87 88 8889 90

92 9394 94 95

16 13 17 4 3 9 2 6 15 5 14 10 12 11 23 7 19 8 22 18 20 21 24 1

Goal=

95

Meets or exceeds standard

Near target

Far from target

3rd grade reading (201011)Part of the 2010-2011 student performanceassessment administered by State of OregonEducation Department. These measuresreect the reading and math prociencylevels of third-graders.

Source: Oregon Department of Education.

Percen

t

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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

PleasantValley

MLKAlberta

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Parkrose-A

rgay

Interstate

StJohns

Roseway-C

ully

122ndandDivision

Woodstock

Montavilla

Gateway

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Lents-F

oster

RalieghHills

WestPortland

Hollywood

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

Northwest

CentralCity

SouthPortland

-Marquam

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

6366 67

68 6871 71

75 7677

81 8183 84 84

86 8688 88

9092 93 93

95

16 17 6 3 13 2 4 5 15 10 9 14 12 7 11 19 23 8 18 22 20 1 21 24

Goal=

95


Near target

Far from target

3rd grade math (200911)Part of the 2010-2011 student performanceassessment administered by State of OregonEducation Department. These measuresreect the reading and math prociencylevels of third-graders.

Source: Oregon Department of Education.

Percent

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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

StJohns

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Montavilla

Lents-F

oster

Roseway-C

ully

122ndandDivision

Interstate

Gateway

PleasantValley

Parkrose-A

rgay

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Woodstock

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

MLKAlberta

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Hollywood

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

WestPortland

CentralCity

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

RalieghHills

SouthPortland

-Marquam

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

Northwest

4 3 9 11 5 15 2 14 17 13 16 10 12 6 7 8 22 23 1 24 19 21 18 20

42

50

55 5657

59 6063 63

65 6568 68

7072 73 73 73

75 75 76 76

80 80

Goal=

95


Near target

Far from target

On-time graduation rate(Class of 2010)This measures the number of students whocompletegraduate fromhigh schoolwithin four years. (Also called the cohortgraduation rate.)

Source: Oregon Education Department.

Percent

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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

15 16 14 11 4 13 3 17 5 9 2 10 6 12 1 23 7 8 22 19 20 21 24 18

122ndandDivision

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Gateway

Lents-F

oster

StJohns

Parkrose-A

rgay

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

PleasantValley

Roseway-C

ully

Montavilla

Interstate

Woodstock

MLKAlberta

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

CentralCity

WestPortland

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Hollywood

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

RalieghHills

Northwest

SouthPortland

-Marquam

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

2023

2528 29

3033 34

4042

44

4952 53

54

58

65 6567

7072

74 7476

Goal

=70


Near target

Far from target

Associates degree attainmentThis measure shows the proportion of adultsage 25-years or older who have earned apost high school, 2-year college degree.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Percen

t



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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

40

30

20

10

0

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

Hollywood

RalieghHills

PleasantValley

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

WestPortland

Gateway

Woodstock

MLKAlberta

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Parkrose-A

rgay

Roseway-C

ully

Montavilla

SouthPortland

-Marquam

Lents-F

oster

Northwest

Interstate

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

StJohns

122ndandDivision

CentralCity

18 3 24 8 19 17 22 23 14 10 6 7 12 13 5 9 21 11 20 2 16 4 15 1

2

6 6 79 10 10 10

12 1314 14 14 14 15 15 15

16 1718 18 19 19

28

Goal

=10


Near target

Far from target

Poverty(in last 12 months of 200509)Households below poverty in last 12 monthsmeasures the number of families whoseincome falls below the poverty threshold.Poverty status is determined by comparingannual income to a set of dollar values called

thresholds that vary by family size, numberof children, and age of householder. If afamilys before tax money income is lessthan the dollar value of their threshold,then that family and every individual in itare considered to be in poverty. For peoplenot living in families, poverty status isdetermined by comparing the individualsincome to his or her threshold.

Source: American Community Survey, 2005-2009.

Perce

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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

25Industrial

25Industrial

25Industrial

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

Goal=0

ormore

-4,078

-3,160

-2,265-2,068

-1,568 -1,534-1,409

-1,232 -1,218 -1,205-963

-716 -701-489

-273 -253 -207

68 11888

603741

1,209

2,088

4,198

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Roseway-C

ully

Northwest

StJohns

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

RalieghHills

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Gateway

Woodstock

Montavilla

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Lents-F

oster

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

122ndandDivision

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

PleasantValley

WestPortland

Industrial

Hollywood

Parkrose-A

rgay

Interstate

MLKAlberta

SouthPortland

-Marquam

CentralCity

12 5 20 4 7 19 22 3 14 10 9 16 11 18 15 24 17 23 25 8 13 2 6 21 1


Near target

Far from target

Employment growth(200008)Measures job growth based on monthlyemployment data reported by rms to OED.

Source: Oregon Employment Department.

NumberofJob

s

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1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Goal=

30

2728

30 31

35 3538 39

41 41 42 4243 43 44

45 45 4647 47

4850 50 51

ForestPark

-NorthwestHills

Tryon

Creek

-Riverdale

RalieghHills

Hollywood

Hillsd

ale

-Multnomah

SouthPor

tland

-Marquam

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Belmont-Haw

thorne-D

ivision

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Woodstock

Northwest

MLKAlberta

PleasantValley

WestPortland

Roseway-C

ully

Interstate

Parkrose-A

rgay

Montavilla

Centennial

-Glenfair

-Wilkes

StJohns

Lents-F

oster

122ndandDivision

CentralCity

Gateway

18 24 19 8 22 21 3 7 12 10 20 6 17 23 5 2 13 9 16 4 11 15 1 14


Near target

Far from target

No more than 30%cost-burdened households(200509)This measures the percent of householdsrenters and owners combinedpayingmore than 30% of their income on housingcosts.

Source: American Community Survey, 2005-2009.

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Near target

Far from target

Walkability andaccessibility ratingThis measure describes the proportion ofsub-areas that are considered accessible. Itis based on the 20-minute neighborhoodanalysis that assesses a sub-areas mix of dailyactivities and destinations (amenities) and

residents opportunity to safely reach themby walking in no more than 20-minutes. Anarea with a high percentage of its area ratingof 70 or higher suggests a walking-friendlyenvironment.

Source: Analysis conducted in-house by BPS GIS sta.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Goal

=70

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 2 2

4

14 15

22 2324

32

37

47

5153

63

97

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Parkrose-A

rgay

PleasantValley

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

RalieghHills

SouthPortland

-Marquam

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

WestPortland

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

Gateway

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

122ndandDivision

StJohns

Roseway-C

ully

Northwest

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Lents-F

oster

Montavilla

Woodstock

Interstate

MLKAlberta

Hollywood

CentralCity

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

3 13 17 18 19 21 24 23 22 14 16 15 4 5 20 12 11 9 10 2 6 8 1 7

Percent

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Near target

Far from target

Most workers commuteless than 30 minutesThis measure shows the proportion ofworkers 16 years and over, who did not workat home, who have a commute that is morethan 30 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

26 27 27 2728 28

31 3233 33

35 35 35 35 36 3637

3941

2022 22 23 23

SouthPortland

-Marquam

RalieghHills

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

Northwest

WestPortland

Interstate

Hollywood

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

MLKAlberta

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Roseway-C

ully

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Parkrose-A

rgay

CentralCity

StJohns

Woodstock

Gateway

Montavilla

122ndandDivision

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

PleasantValley

Lents-F

oster

21 19 22 18 20 23 2 8 24 6 7 5 12 3 13 1 4 10 14 9 15 16 17 11

Goal=

25

Percent



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Near target

Far from target

Transit and active transportation(walk, bike or ride transitto work)These scores also include people whocarpool to work or telecommute.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Goal

=70

2123 23 24

2527 27

35 36 36 3638 38 39

41

4648

68

323230302929

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

Gateway

RalieghHills

PleasantValley

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Parkrose-A

rgay

WestPortland

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

122ndandDivision

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Roseway-C

ully

Lents-F

oster

Woodstock

Hollywood

Montavilla

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

StJohns

SouthPortland

-Marquam

Interstate

MLKAlberta

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Northwest

CentralCity

18 14 19 17 3 13 23 22 24 15 16 5 11 10 8 9 12 4 21 2 6 7 20 1

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Near target

Far from target

Tree canopy(based on analysis of2007 aerial photos)This measures the proportion of the city areathat is covered by fully-leafed trees.

Source: Portlands Urban Forest Canopy: Assessment and PublicTree Evaluation.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

25Industrial

25Industrial

25Industrial

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Goal=

33

710

17 18 1819 20

22 22 22 22 23 23 2324 25

26

4042

52 53 5356

67

81

Industrial

CentralCity

Parkrose-A

rgay

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

MLKAlberta

Roseway-C

ully

Lents-F

oster

StJohns

Hollywood

Montavilla

Gateway

Interstate

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Woodstock

122ndandDivision

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

WestPortland

RalieghHills

PleasantValley

Northwest

SouthPortland

-Marquam

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

25 1 13 3 6 5 11 4 8 9 14 2 7 12 16 10 15 22 23 19 17 20 21 24 18

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t



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Near target

Far from target

Crime rate(Person crimes per 1000 people)This measure reports only the most heinousof crimes that include murder, rape, robbery,aggravated assault.

Source: City of Portland Police Bureau.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

40

30

20

10

0

Goal=

2

0 11 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 4 45 6 6 6 6 6

7 79

21

RalieghHills

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

WestPortland

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

SouthPortland

-Marquam

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Woodstock

Hollywood

Northwest

Montavilla

PleasantValley

MLKAlberta

Roseway-C

ully

Lents-F

oster

122ndandDivision

Parkrose-A

rgay

StJohns

Interstate

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Gateway

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

CentralCity

19 18 24 22 23 12 21 7 10 8 20 9 17 6 5 11 15 13 4 2 16 14 3 1

Crimesper1,0

00People

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Near target

Far from target

Household energy use estimateThis measure reports relative energyconsumption by specic geography. It takesinto account a combination of data: energyconsumption data of single-family homes(data provided by Energy Trust), averagehome size, and form of housing (multifamily

or single family).Source: Calculated in-house by BPS sta.

Underlying data from various sources: Energy Trust and City ofPortland.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

Goal=

1,560

925

1,431 1,440 1,441 1,446 1,463 1,4651,492 1,504 1,519 1,521

1,560 1,568 1,5731,654

1,758 1,7711,828

1,937

2,160 2,1612,267

2,535

3,244

CentralCity

Lents-F

oster

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

StJohns

Northwest

Montavilla

Interstate

122ndandDivision

Gateway

SouthPortland

-Marquam

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

Roseway-C

ully

Woodstock

MLKAlberta

Parkrose-A

rgay

Hollywood

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

WestPortland

PleasantValley

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

RalieghHills

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

1 11 12 7 4 20 9 2 15 14 21 16 5 10 6 13 8 22 23 17 3 19 24 18

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Greater than 50 percent chance

Between 40 and 49 percent chance

Less than 40 percent chance

DiversityReports the likelihoodthe probabilitythat two randomly selected persons in aspecied geography are from dierent racialor ethnic groups.

Source: Census Bureau.

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

Nation

alaver

age=5

2

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

19 19 20 2021 21 21

24

28 29 29

3538

42 42

46 46 47 4748 48

50 51

60

RalieghHills

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

Hollywood

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

Northwest

SouthPortland

-Marquam

Woodstock

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

WestPortland

CentralCity

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Montavilla

PleasantValley

Gateway

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

MLKAlberta

Lents-F

oster

Interstate

Roseway-C

ully

StJohns

122ndandDivision

Parkrose-A

rgay

19 24 8 22 7 12 20 21 10 18 23 1 3 9 17 14 16 6 11 2 5 4 15 13

Percent

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Foreign born populationMeasures the percentage of the populationborn outside of the United States.

Source: American Community Survey.

Greater than 12.5 percent foreign born

Between 10 and 12.5 percent foreign born

Less than 10 percent foreign born

1

CentralCity

23West

Portland

22Hillsdale-

Multnomah

19Raleigh

Hills

14Gateway


11Lents-Foster

10Woodstock

8Hollywood

7Belmont-

Hawthorne-Division

5Roseway-

Cully

15122nd and

Division

9Montavilla

6MLK

Alberta

4St. Johns

2Interstate

17Pleasant

Valley

16Centennial-

Glenfair-Wilkes

13Parkrose-Argay

20Northwest

21South

Portland-Marquam

24Tryon Creek-

Riverdale


Hills

3Hayden Island-

Bridgeton

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

5 6 77 7

8 8 8 9 910 10

13 13 13 13 14

1618 19 19 19

2325

TryonCreek

-Riverdale

Sellwood

-Moreland

-Brooklyn

MLKAlberta

Belmont-Hawthorne-D

ivision

Hollywood

SouthPortland

-Marquam

Hillsdale

-Multnomah

RalieghHills

Woodstock

HaydenIsland

-Bridgeton

Northwest

Interstate

StJohns

Roseway-C

ully

Montavilla

CentralCity

WestPortland

ForestPark-N

orthwestHills

Parkrose-A

rgay

Gateway

PleasantValley

Lents-F

oster

122ndandDivision

Centennial-Glenfair

-Wilkes

24 12 6 7 8 21 22 19 10 3 20 2 4 5 9 1 23 18 13 14 17 11 15 16

Percent



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MEMO

DATE: November 4, 2011

TO: Planning and Sustainability Commission

FROM: Joe Zehnder, Chief Planner

CC: Susan Anderson, Director and Eric Engstrom, Principal Planner

SUBJECT: Proposed Draft Portland Plan Memo 1: Summary of Comments and Correctionsand Clarifications

Background and ScheduleOn October 18, 2011, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability released the Proposed Draft PortlandPlan. The Portland Plan is a strategic plan for the City and its partners. It sets a 25-year direction forPortlands future and includes a five-year strategic action plan designed to address equity, job growth,education and a healthy environment.

The Proposed Draft Portland Plan reflects the input provided by Portlanders throughout the plandevelopment process, as well as additional background data. The plan was developed through aniterative community-wide process, beginning in fall 2009. For more information on the plandevelopment process, please review the information on process and public involvement on the Aboutthe Plan webpage at www.pdxplan.com.

The Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) will receive oral and written testimony at publichearings on November 8, 15 and 29, 2011. Written testimony submitted by mail or email will beaccepted through November 30, 2011 at 4 p.m.

On December 13, 2011, the PSC will have a work session to discuss comments received, reactions tothe Proposed Draft and issue a recommendation to staff. If needed, the PSC will have time on January10, 2012, to continue their deliberations and issue a recommendation.

In addition to this memo, staff will provide the PSC with two additional memos on November 22 andDecember 13, 2011. Both memos will include summaries of the comments received orally and inwriting, as well as copies of all letters and emails received. The December 13, 2011, memo will alsoinclude recommended revisions and a draft motion and resolution.


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Summary of Comments (through November 3, 2011)Between October 18 and November 3, 2011, staff received five official public comment letters. Therewere comments on the content of the plan and on the relationship between the full-length plan andthe summary document. There also were identification of typographical errors and clarificationquestions. Comments on the content of the report addressed a variety of topics, including, but notlimited to the following:

The need to improve conditions in East Portland through investments in transportationinfrastructure and related amenities.

A recommendation to add a section that focuses on opportunities for vital aging andintergenerational relationships.

A desire to have additional actions, beyond the five-year timeframe of the plan.As additional comments are received, they will be grouped by theme and plan section. The five publiccomment letters are provided in Attachment A: Public Testimony October 18 through November 3,2011.

Corrections and ClarificationsCitywide Measures

Complete NeighborhoodsOn page 101, the objective statement is incorrect. The objective should read, By 2035, 90 percent ofPortlanders live within a quarter to half-mile a sidewalk-accessible complete neighborhoods. Aresidence is considered to be in a sidewalk-accessible complete neighborhood if it has a score of 70 orgreater on the 20-minute neighborhood index. The 20-minute neighborhood index measures access toservices and amenities. For more information on the 20-minute neighborhood index, please see the 20-Minute Neighborhoods Analysis report under the Learn About Your City/Background Reports page atwww.pdxplan.com: http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?c=51427&a=350181

The map on Page 103, which illustrates access to parks, needs to be revised. Currently, the mapdisplays the parks access score as calculated as part of the 20-minute neighborhood index. The mapneeds to be revised to show park access by distance, (i.e., 0 to mile, mile to mile, mile to 1mile).Sub-area Scorecard Clarifications and CorrectionsTo show conditions at the local level, a set of fourteen local measures that mirror the citywidemeasures were developed (page 112 of the plan). A different set of local measures were neededbecause the data available at the citywide scale is not necessarily available at the local scale. Thelocal measures were compiled for 24 geographic sub-areas of the city. (A map of the 24 sub-areas canbe found on pages 113 and C-1 of the plan).

After the raw scores for each local measure and each sub-area were calculated, they were convertedto a scale of 0 to 10. The raw scores were converted to a scale of 0 to 10 in order to make it easier tocompare a sub-areas performance in one area, such as third grade reading, to its performance inanother area, such as tree canopy. The 0 to 10 scale was also developed to make it easier to compareperformance between sub-areas.

Several scores in the Economic Prosperity and Affordability and Healthy Connected City columns in thescorecard summary, which includes the left-most columns on page 114, are incorrect. The EmploymentGrowth column on page 115 is also incorrect. An updated version of the scorecard is provided inAttachment B: Revised Sub-area Scorecard.


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Appendix C: Local Measures Clarifications and Corrections

1. Goals in the Local IndicatorsIn many of the local indicators a goal is listed as the standard by which the indicator is measured.It is incorrect to call these goals, but rather they represent benchmarks by which to measure theindicator. The benchmarks were determined by a variety of approaches based on existing plans,performance in comparable cities, and other measures. This will be clarified in the next draft.

2. Relationship between the Maps and Data PresentedFor each local measure, there is a graph and a map. The graphs show the raw score for each of the24 sub-areas. The maps show the relative performance of each sub-area as defined by the index,which is described on page 2 of this memo. The color coding shows how the raw scores relate tothe map category.

For example, the bar graph on page C-2 of the plan shows the percentage of third grade studentsthat met the reading benchmark for the third grade, (89 percent of the students that attend schoolin the Hollywood area meet the third grade reading benchmark).

The index scores shown on each map correspond to the information provided on the scorecard onpages 114 and 115.


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3. PovertyThe poverty measure shows the number of households who have been in poverty in the last 12months. The stated goal is to have no more than 10 percent of households in poverty. In thiscase, the benchmark should be thought of as a threshold that should not be crossed. Thebenchmark statement could be read as, No more than ten percent of the households in an area ofthe city should be in poverty.

The bars in this graph are labeled with the wrong colors. Sub-areas with a rate of 10 percent orlower should be green. Sub-areas with poverty rates that just exceed ten percent should be greenand areas with rates that far exceed 10 percent should be blue.

4. UnemploymentThe stated goal for this measure is to have 95 percent employment or five percent

unemployment. The intention is to reduce unemployment to no more than five percent in everyarea of the city. In this case, the goal is to have each bar get shorter until it reaches or goes belowfive percent. Five percent unemployment is often considered to be full employment, as it capturesthe normal ebb and flow of people changing jobs and other life changes. Today, the nationalaverage unemployment rate is approximately nine percent.

The bars in this graph are labeled with the wrong colors. The bars shown as green on the graphshould be yellow; the bars shown as yellow should be blue; and there should be no green bars onthe graph.

5. Employment GrowthThe stated goal on this graph is shown as zero, which equals no net loss in employment. The goalline should be relabeled to be baseline. It is a floor, which no area should be below.

Staff received a few questions about the job loss number in area 12, which is labeled Sellwood-Moreland-Brooklyn. This area, like others, includes surrounding land; in this case, the adjacentindustrial areas are included. An analysis of the data shows that two factors contribute to negativejob growth shown in this area. Part of the explanation for the shift in jobs in this area is that NAICS


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