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Portland staff outline data‑driven Storefront Support Program, report due Jan. 30
Summary
Portland Solutions and partners briefed the Arts and Economy Committee on a Storefront Support Program that will use a business district health index, mixed data sources and stakeholder engagement to identify near‑term and longer‑term actions; a report is due Jan. 30 with plans to return in early February.
City staff told the Arts and Economy Committee on Dec. 16 that they are developing a Storefront Support Program designed to help stabilize neighborhood commercial corridors and reduce vacancies.
Victor Sanders, project manager with Portland Solutions, said the team is building a “business district health index” that will combine existing city data (business registries, 311/911 calls) with commercial datasets and boots‑on‑the‑ground inventories to detect negative trends and trigger interventions. The project team plans focused stakeholder engagement in January and…
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