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Council adopts SIP: new sidewalk and paving program with equity provisions and $80M curb-ramp bond plan discussed
Summary
Portland City Council approved a Sidewalk Improvement and Paving (SIP) program directing PBOT to prioritize sidewalks and alternative pathways, add an anti-displacement framework, and pursue funding including a proposed bond package. Multiple amendments were debated and two were adopted; the final resolution passed 11-1.
Portland City Council adopted a new Sidewalk Improvement and Paving (SIP) program directing the Bureau of Transportation to prioritize construction and maintenance of sidewalks and alternative pedestrian pathways, and to address pavement maintenance deficiencies citywide.
The ordinance passed as amended after a protracted series of floor amendments and public testimony. Council added two substantive items to the final resolution: (1) the program's objectives will explicitly include "alternative pathways" alongside sidewalks, an amendment adopted unanimously earlier in the discussion; and (2) PBOT's Building Belonging guide (an anti-displacement framework the bureau developed) will be used alongside the existing equity matrix when prioritizing projects, an amendment approved in committee and accepted by the council.
Council debated, but…
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