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Get Involved: PBOT TSP Advisory Committee Applications Open

TL;DR Summary
PBOT is recruiting up to 30 community members for a new advisory committee to help guide Portland’s 2045 Transportation System Plan (TSP). Meetings begin in May 2025.
Applications are open through Monday, April 14.

Your Voice Matters in Portland’s Transportation Plans

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is updating the city’s long-range Transportation System Plan (TSP), and they want your help. A new Community Advisory Committee will guide this process, offering insight on transportation needs, community values, and how future investments should be prioritized.

Whether you’re a longtime transportation advocate or just care about how people get around in your neighborhood, this is a great opportunity to get involved.

What’s Happening

PBOT is forming a Transportation System Plan (TSP) Community Advisory Committee to support the planning process through 2027. The committee will:

  • Advise PBOT’s Director and project staff
  • Review draft policies and plans
  • Provide feedback on technical analyses and investment strategies
  • Center community values in future transportation decisions

The committee will meet about 7 times between May 2025 and the end of 2027, for two hours each. Most meetings will be hybrid (in-person and virtual options).

Why It Matters

The 2045 TSP is Portland’s roadmap for how we maintain, manage, and invest in transportation over the next 20 years. It’s a key part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and now must also reflect Oregon’s updated planning rules—aligning with climate goals, equity priorities, and community needs.

The committee’s work will help shape plans that:

  • Reduce traffic deaths and injuries (Vision Zero)
  • Improve transit and freight movement
  • Cut carbon emissions and promote health
  • Support economic opportunity
  • Create thriving neighborhoods and civic spaces
  • Ensure the system works for everyone, across all modes

As PBOT’s community engagement lead says: “Not an expert? No problem! Your lived experience is your expertise.”

Who Should Apply

Anyone who lives, works, goes to school, worships, or does business in Portland is eligible. PBOT is especially seeking a diverse mix of voices from:

  • All geographic areas of the city
  • Property and business owners
  • Advocacy and community organizations
  • Transportation and civic interest groups
  • People from under-served communities and historically excluded populations

How to Get Involved

Help build a transportation system that works for all Portlanders. Apply to the TSP Community Advisory Committee and bring your experience and values to the table.

Contact: PBOT@info.portland.gov
Application Deadline: April 14, 2025

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Join the Effort to Shape Our City’s Homelessness Response!

Want to have a say in how Portland and Multnomah County address homelessness? Now’s your chance! The newly formed City-County Homelessness Response System is recruiting community members for two important committees. Your participation can directly impact our community’s approach to this critical issue.

Steering & Oversight Committee

  • Positions Available: 2 non-voting members
  • Who They Need:
    • A Behavioral Health Expert (who doesn’t work for an organization contracted with the City or County)
    • A Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Taxpayer (must live in Multnomah County but outside the City of Portland)
  • Commitment: One-year term
  • Deadline to Apply: Wednesday, August 14

This committee will work alongside local leaders to guide the Homelessness Response Action Plan, a roadmap developed as part of a three-year agreement between the City of Portland and Multnomah County.

Apply for Steering & Oversight Committee

Community Advisory Committee

  • Positions Available: Up to 16 community members
  • Who They Need: Individuals with lived experience of homelessness, business community reps, homeless service providers, health care providers, and more
  • Commitment: One-year term, with meetings starting in September 2024
  • Deadline to Apply: Wednesday, August 21

This committee will identify emerging issues, trends, and help ensure the community meets the goals outlined in the Homelessness Response Action Plan.

Apply for the Community Advisory Committee

These committees are vital to shaping our homelessness response. Whether you’re a behavioral health expert, an SHS taxpayer, or simply a concerned community member, your voice matters.

Let’s work together to make a difference! Apply today and help guide our city’s future.

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