Council meeting, May 21, 2026
Votes on Large-Scale Community Visions program timeline and funding direction
What happened
This was a Metro Council work session (Portland regional government) consisting of two presentations with no votes taken on land-use entitlements.
- Jurisdiction
- Portland Metro, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Future 50 / 2040 Growth Concept Look Back work session
Staff presentation reviewing 30 years of the 2040 Growth Concept: growth management, urban growth boundary now at 262,000 acres (surpassing the 252,000-acre 2040 target), housing mix (50% single-unit detached; 47% of new housing 1996-2024 was multi-unit), chronic housing underproduction (region...
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Meeting Summary
This was a Metro Council work session (Portland regional government) consisting of two presentations with no votes taken on land-use entitlements.
Key Decisions (2)
Future 50 / 2040 Growth Concept Look Back work session
Large-Scale Community Visions program timeline and funding direction
Development Activity (4)
Albina Vision Trust / Portland Public Schools Master Plan Park
Mixed-Use
OMSI / CRITFC Waterfront Education Park
Mixed-Use
Kellogg Creek Restoration and Community Enhancement Project
Infrastructure
Tualatin Mountains acquisition (OSU / Trust for Public Land)
Other
Market Signals (7)
Housing Demand
The Portland Metro region has chronic housing underproduction (ranked 19th…
Housing Demand
Only 12% (17% excluding Damascus) of planned housing in post-1998…
Infrastructure
About 60% of new regional housing over the last decade…
Who Spoke (15)
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