Our City, Our Priorities Report

Community safety was a very high priority for attendees. In both conversations, participants expressed dissatisfaction with the outsize proportion of city and county funds spent on law enforcement and jails, while other effective public safety measures, such as Portland Street Response and behavioral health and treatment access, lack crucial resources needed to function.

The Portland for All community strongly believes that creating affordable housing and keeping people housed are top priorities. Participants expressed interest in the potential of social housing (low-income housing, serviced by local government or not-for-profit entities).

The Portland for All community supports solid transportation infrastructure and vibrant community services. Access to safe parks and outdoor recreation were named repeatedly as essential to the day-to-day well-being of our communities.

The Portland for All community wants accountable and effective local governments. Community members are eager to identify more ways to provide input and feedback to support the work of the Council, including throughout the budgeting process. Community members also want to protect successful programs, like the Portland Clean Energy Fund and Preschool for All, that they voted to create.