Community Roundtable: Unified Housing Strategy - District 4

The City of Portland is holding a Community Roundtable on the Unified Housing Strategy for District 4 on Saturday, October 17, from 9 AM to 11 AM. It's happening at The Portland Building, in Room 108 at 1120 SW 5th Ave, and you can join in person or via Zoom if you can't make it downtown. The whole point is to get residents to weigh in and help shape the city's path forward on housing.

The city is building this Unified Housing Strategy to get its priorities in line with the broader housing community and map out how to address Portland's housing needs. It's built around four goals: producing new housing, sustaining what's already here, innovating how that production, preservation, and stabilization happen, and securing long-term, sustainable funding. This isn't starting from scratch, either—it's building on a good deal of prior engagement and planning work, and these roundtables are where residents can give feedback and help steer that direction.

It's also worth knowing where this fits into the bigger picture. The strategy runs alongside other city initiatives, like the Inner Eastside Zoning Project led by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, which is looking to change zoning in the Inner Eastside to allow for more housing diversity in an area with good access to jobs, transit, and everyday services. The Portland Housing Bureau supports that work by funding affordable housing, ensuring renter protections, and preserving existing homes.

If you're planning to go in person, they've got a few things in place to make it easier: food, childcare, and interpretation services are provided at the session. The roundtable runs from 9 AM to 11 AM on Saturday, October 17, at The Portland Building, Room 108, 1120 SW 5th Ave, with a Zoom option if you'd rather tune in from home.