Climate Emergency Workplan 2023 Progress Report

We are living in a climate emergency.

It’s time for Portland to act like it.

Climate Emergency Workplan

Fiscal Year 2022-23

Progress Report

Acknowledgements

The City of Portland wishes to thank the following sta for their contributions to this report:

Alan Bates, Oce of Management and Finance

Eli Bonilla, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability*

Jason Butler-Brown, Bureau of Development Services

Kate Carone, Bureau of Environmental Services*

Je Caudill, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability*

Shoshana Cohen, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Sonrisa Cooper, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Paul de Block, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Patricia Diefenderfer, Bureau of Planning and

Sustainability

Courtney Duke, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Ingrid Fish, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Stacey Foreman, Oce of Management and Finance

Gabriela Giron Valderrama, Portland Bureau of

Transportation

Stefanus Gunawan, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Janet Hammer, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Paul Hawkins, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Eric Hesse, Portland Bureau of Transportation*

Kavita Heyn, Portland Water Bureau*

Steve Hoyt-McBeth, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Andria Jacob, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability*

Wendy Koelfgen, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Brian Landoe, Portland Parks & Recreation

Laura Lehman, Portland Parks & Recreation*

Marcos Lopez, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Kaitlin Lovell, Bureau of Environmental Services*

Barry Manning, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Vinh Mason, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Hannah Morrison, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Phil Nameny, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Pam Neild, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability*

Rachit Nerwal, Portland Bureau of Emergency

Management*

Tunde Oni, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability*

Nishant Parulekar, Bureau of Environmental Services

Katie Root, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Jacob Sherman, Portland Bureau of Transportation

Chris Silkie, Portland Parks & Recreation

Daniel Soebbing, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Jaimes Valdez, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Marie Walkiewicz, Bureau of Environmental Services

Tony Zanetti, Portland Parks & Recreation

Lauren Zimmermann, Bureau of Planning and

Sustainability

* Key contributor

The Climate Emergency

Workplan in Action

Since City Council adopted the Climate Emergency

Workplan as the City’s current climate action plan in August

2022, multiple City bureaus have worked to advance its 47

priority actions. These are the priority actions that, if we

do them, will put Portland on a path toward achieving our

collective decarbonization and community resilience goals.

After year one of this three-year workplan, City sta have

already completed two priority actions and 92% are on

track. Only two were delayed.

The need to address the climate crisis

is already apparent. Portlanders have

experienced record-shattering heat,

choking smoke from increasing wildres,

more frequent oods, and other extreme

climate events over the past several years.

Scientists recently published a warning

that the next ve summers will be the

hottest on record. In fact, Earth is likely

to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming

over pre-industrial levels, a key climate

threshold, by 2027.

What we said last year remains true.

There is still time to avert the worst

impacts of climate change if we take

the actions outlined in the CEW, but the

window grows ever smaller. We have a

plan, the necessary technologies, and the

time to change the course of events for

the Portlanders today and for the future.

We simply need to keep doing more.

The progress on the Climate Emergency Workplan’s 47

priority actions can help meet climate goals.

During the last scal year, City bureaus overcame obstacles

and worked together and with the community to make

progress. This document highlights some of the work done

towards these goals in this rst year.

Progress Report - At a Glance

The Climate Emergency Workplan was created in

collaboration with 10 City bureaus and contains 47 priority

actions designed to make Portlanders more resilient,

specically communities of color and those most vulnerable

to the impacts of climate change.

Over the last year, the City of Portland notably advanced the

priorities of the Climate Emergency Workplan in these areas:

• Transportation: Made advancements in decarbonizing

the transportation sector;

• Resilience: Made Portland more resilient to extreme

ooding and heat events; and

• Equity: Made strategic investments in East Portland.

Current Completion Status

NOW OR NEVER

Data from the local Multnomah

County emissions inventory shows

that 2021 emissions have increased

5% from their historic low during

the rst year of the pandemic.

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) data

shows that local car and truck trips

rebounded to nearly pre-pandemic

levels by October 2021.

Local carbon emissions are down

21% from 1990 levels. While this

progress is important, we still

have to reduce emissions another

29% by 2030 to meet City climate

goals and avoid worst-case climate

change scenarios.

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percent change in emissions from 1990 levels

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We are

here

That means we need to be reducing emissions considerably every single year, year after year. That is not yet

happening. We still have time to act, but there is no more time to lose.

To make progress possible over the past year, City sta acquired external funding and hired additional sta.

City Council and community support is still needed to ensure that City sta can complete action items that

are currently on track.

Transportation Achievements

The transportation sector made up 44% of Multnomah County carbon emissions in 2021. City sta recognizes

this as a strong opportunity for improvement. The actions Portland took during the rst year of the Climate

Emergency Workplan paved the way for positive change now and in years to come.

Climate-friendly travel options must prioritize biking, walking, and taking transit. Vehicle use must prioritize

cleaner fuels. Portlanders also need more electric vehicle options at lower price points. Transportation actions

also must support aordability, particularly for Portlanders living on lower incomes and especially those who

can least aord to pay for transportation.

Cleaner fuels: phasing out petroleum diesel

In December 2022, City Council unanimously approved a high-impact

carbon and equity policy that addresses petroleum diesel fuel sold in

Portland. City Council adopted amendments to Portland City Code 16.60

(Motor Vehicles Fuels) and made Portland the rst city in the nation to

phase out petroleum diesel sold at the pump. By 2030, all petroleum

diesel sales will be replaced with lower carbon alternatives like renewable

diesel and biodiesel.

The updated Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) includes a carbon intensity

(CI) value that ensures renewable fuels sold in Portland are truly lower

carbon across their entire lifecycle (from production to tailpipe). Given

that burning diesel accounts for Portland’s fourth largest source of

carbon emissions and is a major source of local air pollution that

disproportionately impacts low-income people and people of color, this

policy will improve people’s lives and health while also beneting the climate. (T-9)

Lowering barriers to EV infrastructure

In February 2023, City Council unanimously approved a new requirement for electric vehicle (EV) charging

infrastructure in new, larger scale construction. The Portland Zoning Code now requires all new multi-dwelling

and mixed-use development with ve or more units — that include onsite parking — to provide EV-ready

charging infrastructure.

As we continue to shape a future that transitions us away from fossil fuels,

this project ensures that new large residential developments will be “EV-

ready” with adequate infrastructure to support more equitable access to

EV charging facilities. (T-6)

City Council also adopted code changes in March 2023 that make it

easier to build EV chargers in the public right-of-way. This will improve EV

charging access for residents in multifamily housing throughout the city

and expand the availability of public charging. PBOT also pursued and won

a US Department of Energy grant in June 2023 for $3.3 million to support

the installation of 50 Level 2 EV chargers in the right-of-way, in partnership

with utility and other private sector partners. This will help get a rapid and

eective network of charging infrastructure across the city, particularly in

equity-focus areas. (T-7)

Creating community- and climate-friendly transportation options

City sta made progress on several other transportation actions that make

low-carbon travel options safe, accessible, aordable and convenient

for Portlanders. Last year was a historic one for Portland’s E-Scooter and

BIKETOWN programs. They surpassed pre-pandemic rider levels and

logged over 1.6 million trips while expanding eet availability. PBOT

and BPS also actively supported multiple policies and partnerships that

helped reduce vehicle miles traveled. A $2 million grant to pilot goods

movement by zero-emissions vehicles through the SMART program,

using data and sensors to evaluate the pilot, as a means of advancing

freight decarbonization PBOT received a $2 million grant to pilot goods

movement by zero-emissions vehicles through the SMART program, which

will support future progress. (T1-T8)

Leading by example

CityFleet is responsible for providing safe, reliable, aordable, and clean vehicles and equipment to City

bureaus. They served as an exemplary model of how to implement climate action within City operations.

CityFleet passed a new xed-rate fuel model to help fund EV charging infrastructure at City sites through its

charging-as-a-service contract with Portland rm, OpConnect, a veteran owned, BIPOC business. OpConnect

has already begun to install, operate and maintain a growing eet of charging stations. CityFleet also identied

and secured over $4 million dollars in EV-related grant funding to date.

Sta conducted extensive analysis and planning to develop a decarbonization strategy for the City’s roughly

2,600 on-road vehicles. Key elements of the strategy include making EV sedans the default option for new

sedans, expanding EV charging infrastructure at City facilities, and utilizing lower carbon fuels such as

renewable diesel and renewable natural gas for heavy-duty vehicles where EV technology is not yet feasible.

As of April 2023, there are 165 electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles in the City’s eet with an additional 25

on order. CityFleet also expects to install 80 Level 2 charging stations and up to 9 DC fast chargers for City

vehicles by Fall 2024. The strategy seeks for 100% of City vehicles to be zero emission by 2050. (B-2)

Resilience Achievements

Portland must act now to ensure Portlanders and our communities are more resilient to adverse impacts

of climate change like excessive heat, wildre smoke, power outages, ooding and more. Our actions must

respond to the reality that frontline communities – communities of color, low-income people, houseless

people, elders, people living alone, and the disability community – are impacted rst and hardest by these

events.

Progress on this series of actions helps both people and places become more resilient to the specic threats

posed by climate change in our region.

Cooling Portland

The Portland Clean Energy Fund at BPS designed Cooling Portland: A

PCEF-funded climate resilience program to distribute and install 15,000

ecient portable heat pump/cooling units over a period of ve years for

heat-vulnerable, low-income Portlanders. Community distribution partners

facilitated installation of almost 5,000 funits in its rst year of operation. In

addition to these services, recipients learn how to operate the units safely

and eciently. (H-1)

Floodplain resilience

The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) and partners have worked for

more than two decades to make oodplains more resilient. These eorts

reduce community ood risk, improve water quality, and increase habitat

for salmon and other wildlife. This year, BES streamlined the acquisition

program, nalized key purchases, completed the Cedar Crossing

Restoration Project on Johnson Creek and advanced three more oodplain

restoration projects. (F-4 & F-5)

Mitigation banking

Mitigation banking helps oset environmental impacts of certain projects through various means, such as

establishing o-site ood storage and replacing other natural resources. These critical resources can include

trees, vegetation, wetlands, and clean soil, as well as critical habitat for salmon, sh, and wildlife. Mitigation

banking can address climate resilience while osetting the adverse eects of development activities.

City Council identied mitigation banking as a high-priority action item,

convening a multi-bureau work group to further develop the concept. In

March 2023, the work group recommended creation of a City-sponsored,

publicly nanced mitigation program, starting with a pilot project at

Eastbank Crescent on the Willamette River. Council approved special

funding to advance that recommendation and to ensure its continued

consideration in discussions around the new form of government.

Additionally, OMSI and the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission

have embraced the concept as part of OMSI’s Waterfront Education Park.

Ongoing work will focus on securing additional funding with the goal of

beginning construction in 2026. (F-3)

Health impacts for outdoor workers

The health and safety of City sta is vital, especially for outdoor workers

during extreme events. Heat waves can cause heat illness and fatalities as

well as increase workers’ compensation claims and decrease productivity.

Field sta that work for the City come from diverse backgrounds and

often from frontline communities. Reducing their climate exposure and

vulnerability to extreme weather events is an important climate equity

strategy for the City.

Multiple Portland bureaus worked to formalize policies and take proactive

measures to improve health and safety for outdoor workers. These helped

the City comply with Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division

(Oregon OSHA) standards that arose from recent extreme heat and

wildre smoke events.

Bureaus implemented employee trainings, practices and protocols to reduce the impact on workers from high

heat and wildre smoke. They continue to maintain and enhance extreme heat and wildre smoke protocols

for outdoor workers in preparation for future events. (H-2)

East Portland Climate Justice Investments

To repair and rectify some of the historic injustices and disinvestment experienced in East Portland, the City

has been working to make East Portland more equitable, safer, more prosperous, and resilient. The extreme

heat experienced in East Portland neighborhoods during the infamous heat dome of 2021, resulting from an

historic lack of investment in tree canopy, is only one example of how climate change is a racial and economic

justice issue. Over the last year, the City made progress on tree planting as well as green infrastructure in an

ongoing eort to address these disparities.

Tree planting

The City is leading and funding tree-related activities in East Portland.

Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R), Bureau of Environmental Services

(BES), Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Bureau of

Planning and Sustainability (BPS) all work to support these eorts. (T-3)

• The City increased tree planting, especially in priority neighborhoods.

Approximately 4,000 trees were planted in the 2022-23 planting season

and anticipate planting 3,500 trees each year going forward.

• PP&R and PBOT are partnering to develop large tree medians for SE

122nd Avenue and to incorporate street trees on SE 82nd Avenue. This

will help create a visible and lasting positive impact in communities

that currently have low canopy coverage.

• The PCEF Equitable Tree Canopy strategic program is allocating $40

million over a ve-year period to plant and establish trees in low-canopy areas of Portland, with attention

given to the needs of East Portland. A community workgroup will help shape the scale of plantings and

exact placement of the trees.

• BPS is developing an Urban Heat Island Strategy for East Portland. The expansion of trees in the area will

be a key component of the strategy and it will identify specic actions to achieve that. The Urban Heat

Island Strategy is expected to be complete by June 30, 2024.

East Portland Community Center

Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) actively invested in developing the

East Portland Community Center as an energy ecient resilience center

for extreme climate events including heat, smoke, and ice. Necessary

upgrades include multi-functional air ltration for normal operation and

high-smoke conditions. They also include backup power capabilities to

ensure the community center can function as a hub when grid power fails.

East Portland Community Center is a priority for creation of a resilience

hub due to its location, the relatively high number of households and

demographics it serves, particularly individuals of color, those under

18 and over 64, and low-income residents. It’s also key because of the

physical resilience of the location and proximity to other public services.

• PP&R received approval for a contract for HVAC replacement at East Portland Community Center in early

2023. (B-2 & RH-1)

• PP&R submitted a $4 million FEMA Building Infrastructure Resilient Communities grant application in

January 2023. This grant would fund solar and storage at East Portland Community Center. (RH-1 & RH-2)

PP&R is pursuing funding for resilience upgrades at other community centers as well, when opportunities

arise. Mt. Scott Community Center, Southwest Community Center, the Multnomah Arts Center, East Portland

Community Center, Charles Jordan Community Center, and Peninsula Park Community Center all need HVAC

and other upgrades such as backup power and seismic improvements. These improvements will ensure the

centers can be safely used by the community under all conditions, including extreme weather events. (RH-1)

Critical xes to 82nd Avenue

In June 2022, the Oregon State Department of Transportation transferred seven miles of 82nd Avenue to the

City of Portland. Since then, PBOT has collaborated with community and agency partners to identify and begin

investing in critical xes to this important thoroughfare. PBOT will invest

$80 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds over the next four

years to make urgent safety and maintenance repairs including paving,

crossings, lighting, sidewalk improvements, and safety improvements at

intersections. These critical investments improve safety for walker, bikers,

and those taking transit in the corridor while also making these modes of

transportation more comfortable and inviting.

Upon completion of the most critical repairs, PBOT will identify and

prioritize future investments for a safer and more ecient 82nd Avenue.

Over the next two years, PBOT will conduct extensive community

engagement and will work directly with community-based organizations

and agency partners to determine which actions should be prioritized for

the long-term improvement and success of 82nd Avenue.

Looking Ahead: Completing the Climate

Emergency Workplan

City sta accomplished a lot during the rst year of this three-year workplan. However, with only 6.5 years

until 2030, there is still so much that we must accomplish together. Over the next two years, we will continue

to work on these actions and develop strategies to help reach net zero carbon by 2050. Several key initiatives

and areas of focus will help us get there, and their success depends on community and City Council support.

Securing historic federal investments in decarbonization and resilience

The Ination Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

present an unprecedented historic investment from the federal government

into local decarbonization and climate resilience. Many of the actions

within the Climate Emergency Workplan can utilize this funding. With the

Justice 40 overlay of racial equity analysis on all funding decisions, the City

is well positioned to help direct federal investments to the neighborhoods,

communities, and populations that have the most need and greatest

opportunity to benet.

The infrastructure bureaus are working to leverage and secure dierent

funding streams from the BIL, with federal agencies releasing new funding

opportunities weekly. The Oce of Government Aairs currently has two

sta supporting City bureaus in tracking and monitoring relevant grant opportunities. At BPS, climate program

sta are devoting workplan time to search for and acquire IRA funding consistent with the non-infrastructure

activities of the Climate Emergency Workplan that BPS leads.

It’s important for City leadership to understand that securing federal funds requires a coordinated strategy, a

great deal of lead time, dedicated sta resources, and often requires matching nancial capacity.

Creating greater accountability and public involvement in climate work

BPS is currently working to stand up a new Sustainability and Climate Commission that will guide future City

climate action and sustainability goals. The Commission will be a new governance structure for climate action

in the City and will be a champion body for current and future climate work. Circular accountability will be built

into the commission design to ensure this new, powerful climate and sustainability decision making body can

steward community priorities.

Addressing climate and health risks in rental housing

• Annual energy reporting and disclosure of climate and health

information in multifamily residential housing

By late fall 2023, BPS expects to bring an ordinance to City Council that

will expand the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting

requirement (Portland City Code 17.104) to include multifamily

residential buildings and to require property owners to disclose

potential energy costs and related climate and health information to

renters at time of listing. (B-2, BPS)

• Temperature standard for rental housing

As part of an update to the City’s Housing Maintenance Requirements

(Portland City Code Title 29, Chapter 30), BDS is developing maximum

temperature limits for at least one room per rental unit. This will reduce

heat related illnesses and impacts on vulnerable populations during

extreme outside temperature events. (B-2, BDS)

Investing in climate- and racial-justice: Portland Clean Energy

Community Benets Fund (PCEF)

PCEF has conducted extensive community engagement to help inform

and develop the Climate Investment Plan as a ve-year roadmap to guide

its investments. From 2023 to 2028, PCEF will distribute an estimated

$750 million across seven funding categories that will directly or indirectly

support at least twenty actions in the Climate Emergency Workplan,

across both the decarbonization and resilience sections. PCEF sta will

bring the nal recommended Climate Investment Plan (CIP) to Council

late summer/early fall 2023.

Advancing clean industry

Building on the completion of the Clean Industry Assessment and

Roadmap in June 2023, BPS, Prosper and partners will begin to implement the recommendations put forth

in the Assessment. These recommendations will focus on decarbonization of the industrial sector as well as

pollution, waste and inclusive workforces. This work supports existing industrial businesses in the transition to

a clean future as well as new businesses in the sustainable economy. (I-1)

Decarbonizing the transportation sector: continued work on EV infrastructure, freight and multimodal

improvements

PBOT’s key work is to implement the grants recently received, including:

• A $3.3 million grant to advance EV charging in the right-of-way by installing a citywide network of Level 2

pole-mounted chargers in the public right-of-way. (T-7)

• A $2 million grant to pilot goods movement by zero-emissions vehicles through the SMART program,

using data and sensors to evaluate the pilot, as a means of advancing freight decarbonization. (T-8)

• A $20 million Safe Streets for All grant from U.S. Department of Transportation. This project will employ

low-cost, high-benet treatments on approximately 5.5 miles of 122nd Avenue in Portland.

Integrating climate analysis into capital planning

Multiple bureaus are integrating meaningful climate analysis into capital planning decision making and project

analysis. This includes integrating the City’s Internal Cost of Carbon Policy analysis to inform and steer projects

toward low-carbon decisions, reducing supply chain emissions from large projects, and developing climate

resilient design guidelines for a range of City infrastructure. (C-1 & B-2)

Transitioning to clean and renewable energy

Electricity is a key part of homes, businesses, transportation and industry.

It’s also currently the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions for

Portland. As we shift from fossil fuel systems and rely more on electricity,

we must have a solution that can reduce electric emissions now and in the

future.

Thanks to historic energy legislation from 2021, Oregon’s clean energy

transition is well underway. In 2023, Portland General Electric and Pacic

Power delivered their rst ever Clean Energy Plans. These plans outline the

importance of community-based renewable energy systems, which provide

direct benets to our communities and result in increased resilience,

stability, jobs, and energy cost savings. BPS is working with our local

utilities to maximize these benets for Portlanders and meet the Climate

Emergency Workplan goal of a decarbonized electric grid.

Climate emergency progress 2022-2023

Decarbonization priorities

These are the actions required to eliminate carbon from

(“decarbonize”) the built environment, vehicles, and industry and to

replace it with clean, renewable energy sources that do not create

planet-warming emissions.

Energy-related items are at the top because they must happen rst in

order for others to happen at all. To make it possible for buildings and

cars to run on 100% carbon-free electricity, we must rst decarbonize

our grid — meaning, we must ensure that the electricity generated for

Portland comes from renewable sources, not coal or natural gas.

In addition to accelerating the transition to

cleaner fuels and electricity, rapidly reducing

the amount of driving in our community is a

key decarbonization priority.

Reducing the amount of driving also has

numerous co-benets for our community,

including improved safety, public health, air

and water quality, and supporting our vision

for compact, mixed-use growth.

Since the 2015 Climate Action Plan, the

City has endeavored to center racial equity,

justice, and community benet in the work of

decarbonization. This is evident in many of the

policy and programs listed below. We are not

done with the journey toward anti-racism. We

will continue to center the needs, benets, and

priorities of frontline communities in each of the

actions listed in this Workplan.

LEGEND

ᅈMaps to:

Climate Emergency

Declaration, 100% Renewable

Energy Resolution, or 2035

Comprehensive Plan

Status

Complete: Project was

completed on time or early.

On Track: Project is in process

and expected to be complete.

Delayed: Project may need

additional funding or support.

BDS Bureau of Development Services

BES Bureau of Environmental Services

BPS Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

BPS (PCEF) Portland Clean Energy Fund

BRFS Bureau of Revenue and Financial Services (City Risk)

JOHS

Joint Oce of Homeless Services

OMF Oce of Management and Finance

PBEM Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

PBOT Portland Bureau of Transportation

PF&R Portland FIre & Rescue

PP&R Portland Parks & Recreation

PWB Portland Water Bureau

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

E–1 ᅈImplement the

state 100% clean

electricity law.

BPS

BPS is working closely with Portland General Electric and the Oregon Public Utility Commission to

evaluate an automatic enrollment, or opt-out, program that would accelerate 100% clean electricity

to Portland residents and small businesses. Sta held a public “Climate Conversations” event in April

2023 to detail elements of the state clean electricity laws and the opportunity for Portland to pursue

additional community-based renewable energy. BPS sta will continue to assess the tradeo between

costs and the climate and community benets of this program. Sta will brief commissioners in FY24

on city’s energy goals and the importance of a decarbonized electric grid.

On Track 24-25

E–2 Invest in

community-owned

renewable energy

generation.

BPS (PCEF)

In the ve-year Climate Investment Plan, PCEF proposes to invest $397 million through community

responsive grants and ve strategic programs that include opportunities for renewable generation.

So far, solar investments through community responsive grants include 13 kW of installations, with

another 3.8 MW planned.

On Track Ongoing

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

B–1 ᅈEliminate carbon from

existing buildings in

the private market.

BPS

BPS is working with BDS, the Build/Shift Collective and other stakeholders to rene the proposed

Climate and Health Standards for Existing Buildings. The proposal continues to focus on

community priorities to improve the health, safety, and climate resilience of rental housing, while

reducing displacement of economically vulnerable renters and decarbonizing the City’s largest

apartments and commercial buildings.

BPS is drafting City code to establish multifamily energy reporting and disclosure for City Council

consideration before the end of this calendar year.

On Track 23-24

B–2 ᅈEliminate carbon from

City operations.

BPS

In FY22-23, City bureau subscriptions to Community Solar and utility-scale renewable electricity

projects will begin to deliver power, reducing the overall emissions from operational electricity

use. BPS also completed a Renewable Energy Certicate purchase in FY22-23 to meet the 100%

Renewable Energy Resolution, osetting carbon emissions from our operational electricity.

BPS hired an Internal Cost of Carbon Analyst to engage cross-bureau stakeholders and provide

the appropriate technical expertise to embed carbon in operational decision-making, asset

management, and capital expenses. However, an update of the City’s Green Building Policy was

put on hold pending City reorganization.

CityFleet was recognized as the 20th greenest eet in the United States in 2022 and received $4M

in grants to date. A new xed rate fuel model will begin in FY23-24 to help fund EV infrastructure.

In addition, the City contracted with local COBID-certied rm for Charging-as-a-Service, which

will install, operate, and maintain future EV chargers at city-owned facilities.

Ongoing eet and infrastructure projects will also contribute to the elimination of carbon from

City operations. These include a goal of 750 light-duty EVs by 2032 and installation of chargers

and ports throughout the city.

PP&R partnered with PGE to install EV chargers at the Mt. Tabor Maintenance Yard to charge City

vehicles. In addition to installing charging stations at additional PP&R maintenance facilities, PP&R

sees an opportunity to install EV charging stations at parks, especially regional destination parks

such as Washington Park, in order to provide access to charging infrastructure in places where

Portlanders gather. Sta is investigating potential funding opportunities for this work.

On Track 23-24

B–3 Implement energy

retrots, including

life, health, and safety

improvements on homes

owned by priority

populations and on

aordable multifamily

and single family rental

housing properties.

BPS (PCEF)

In the rst round of funding, PCEF supported upgrades in 253 homes, including 140 heat pump

installations. Each project had a 30% allowance for health and safety measures which was used for

items such as roof repair, mold mitigation, and needed electrical upgrades.

The second round of PCEF grant funding will install a combination of energy eciency and

renewable upgrades including an estimated 1,700 heat pumps, heat pump water heaters serving

900 buildings and residential units, 750 lighting upgrades, and over 700 high eciency ventilation

improvements in over 1,800 aordable multifamily homes, 700 single family homes, and ve non-

prot commercial buildings.

On Track Ongoing

B–4 ᅈLower embodied

carbon in the built

environment.

BPS

The Deconstruction Program continues to divert salvageable building materials back into

circulation instead of a landll. In FY2022-23, the program processed 105 permits and saved 16%

of total deconstructed residential building materials for a total of 403 tons of salvaged wood.

In February 2023, BPS hired an Embodied Carbon Analyst focused on exploring potential policy

pathways and market opportunities to increase the use of low-carbon building materials. The

Embodied Carbon Analyst will document existing City policies relating to embodied carbon and

track their impact; identify priority actions for short- and long-term policy development; and

advance embodied carbon targets in ongoing programs such as PCEF and intra-bureau policies.

On Track 24-25

BUILDINGS

ᅈMaps to Climate Emergency Declaration, 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, or 2035 Comprehensive Plan

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

T–1 ᅈMake low-carbon

travel options

safe, accessible,

and convenient

for all Portlanders.

PBOT

2022 was a historic year for Portland’s E-Scooter and BIKETOWN programs. Both surpassed pre-

pandemic ridership levels and generated an unprecedented 1.6+ million trips. Based on rides for the

year to date, ridership for both systems is expected to grow even further in 2023.

In conjunction with Earth Day 2023, PBOT, Lyft, and Nike announced a 33% expansion of the

BIKETOWN eet, intended to keep up with the ever-growing demand for bike-share. This expansion

will add 500 bikes, for a total 2,000, building on the service area expansion in January 2022. To

support ongoing program growth in line with city goals and values, PBOT is soliciting proposals for an

E-Scooter service agreement.

In FY23, PBOT also continued to make capital improvements throughout the city that make walking,

biking, rolling, and accessing transit safe, accessible, and convenient, including additional Rose Lane

and Central City in Motion projects. Less desirably, ongoing revenue challenges are putting pressure

on our ability to deliver small capital projects, which invest in sidewalks, safe crossings, bike safety

improvements, and other investments that make low carbon transportation options safe, accessible,

and convenient for all Portlanders.

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

T–2 ᅈUse equitably

designed pricing

strategies

and parking

management

to encourage

less driving

when people

and businesses

have other travel

options.

PBOT

With Council support, PBOT implemented a new Parking Climate and Equitable Mobility Transaction

Fee, which took eect July 1, 2022. The fee sends a small price signal about the externalized costs

of driving (including greenhouse gas emissions, trac congestion, and use of roadway space) and

supports investments that advance our climate and equity goals. Funds generated will support

investments in transportation aordability and access, in alignment with POEM recommendations.

Investments include expanding aordable housing Transportation Wallet, BIKETOWN for All, and

multimodal infrastructure projects.

PBOT sta is working through multiple channels with ODOT and other regional partners to inform

and inuence development of the Regional Mobility Pricing Project. PBOT is trying to ensure that the

project is developed equitably in line with Pricing Options for Equitable Mobility (POEM) principles

and the community task force’s Highway Tolling recommendations. In addition, PBOT sta is actively

involved in development of congestion pricing policy in 2023 Regional Transportation Plan update

being led by Metro.

PBOT has also initiated parking studies and stakeholder engagement around the formation of new

parking districts and other performance-based parking management strategies in the Boise and Eliot

neighborhoods.

On Track TBD

T–3 Decouple

transportation

funding from fossil

fuels.

PBOT

PBOT sta is monitoring ODOT’s Road User Fee Task Force and development of the Road User Charge

program, OReGO, and working to inform the program through public input opportunities.

PBOT sta is also actively engaged in research to identify alternative transportation funding sources

not tied to fossil fuels.

On Track TBD

T–4 ᅈMake low-carbon

transportation

options more

aordable,

especially for

those who can

least aord them.

PBOT

To guide this work, PBOT sta developed the Way to Go Plan, a data-informed transportation demand

management strategy. This will ensure the City is focused on advancing the policies, projects and

programs that deliver the most eective and equitable outcomes.

Using revenues from the Parking Climate and Equitable Mobility Transaction Fee, PBOT has provided

stable funding for the Transportation Wallet: Access for All program. Working with aordable housing

and service providers and community organizations, this program serves people and households

living on low incomes.

The parking transaction fee also supported the expansion of the BIKETOWN for All program, a

partnership between PBOT, Lyft, participating aordable housing communities, social service agencies,

and local nonprots serving Portlanders with low incomes.

On Track TBD

TRANSPORTATION

ᅈMaps to Climate Emergency Declaration, 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, or 2035 Comprehensive Plan

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

T–5 Support state and

regional vehicle

miles traveled (VMT)

reduction policies.

PBOT

BPS

OGR

PBOT and BPS coordinated actively with Government Relations sta to provide testimony in support

of the July 2022 adoption of robust new Transportation Planning Rules and related requirements as

part of the Department of Land Conservation and Development Commission’s Climate Friendly and

Equitable Communities (CFEC) rulemaking.

In addition, PBOT and BPS sta have actively engaged with Metro and ODOT on their eort to update

the Regional Mobility Policy to elevate its focus on VMT reduction and minimize its focus on the

speed of vehicle movement in line with the CFEC rulemaking.

Finally, PBOT and BPS sta continue to engage with Metro and other regional partners as part of the

2023 Regional Transportation Plan update on how the plan should demonstrate achievement of VMT

reduction goals newly required by the CFEC rules.

On Track 22-23

T–6 ᅈMake new

construction

ready for electric

vehicle charging.

BPS

BDS

On Feb. 8, 2023, Portland City Council unanimously approved the EV-Ready Code Update, which

requires the installation of EV-Ready infrastructure in 50-100% of parking spaces in large new

construction buildings, especially multifamily buildings, on private property.

The requirements became eective March 31, 2023, and permits for new mixed-use and residential

buildings that include parking submitted on or after that date must comply with the new

requirements.

Sta will scope EV-Ready Phase 2 over the next year. This will identify zones not included in the

EV-Ready Phase 1 requirement and determine whether or not to pursue EV-Ready requirements

applicable to those zones. These may include industrial, institutions, single-family and existing

buildings which are not currently covered.

Complete 22-23

23-24

24-25

T–7 ᅈMake it easier

to use electric

vehicles if you

can’t charge at

home.

PBOT

BDS

BPS

City Council unanimously approved PBOT’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging in the Right-of-Way (ROW)

project on March 1, 2023. This program allows utilities and EV charging companies to install Level 2 EV

chargers in areas of the city without current public EV charging infrastructure. The program seeks to

increase charging reliability, aordability and accessibility for renters and those living in multi-dwelling

units without access to chargers.

In addition, PBOT collaborated with area partners to seek additional state and federal funding

to further expand installation of EV chargers throughout Portland. PBOT is also developing legal

agreements and permits to allow installation of new EV chargers as soon as late 2023 or early 2024.

PBOT is assessing other code and administrative rule changes to expand Level 2 and DC Fast Charging

in other areas of the city, but PBOT does not have funding for this work and it would require a new

allocation of resources.

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

T–8 ᅈMake freight

cleaner.

PBOT

In March 2023, PBOT was awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Dept. Of Transportation to pilot

a Zero-Emissions Delivery Zone (ZEDZ), as part of the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing

Transportation grants program. This 18-month Stage One prototype project will incentivize the

use of clean transportation modes to deliver goods by restricting loading zones to zero-emission

vehicles within the ZEDZ. This project also connects with LU-3. If Stage One is successful, the City will

be eligible to apply for a Stage Two implementation grant of up to $15 million in FY25. PBOT is also

bringing the 2040 Freight Plan to Council for adoption in July 2023, which will identify a range of goals

and actions to support safe, equitable, ecient, and sustainable urban freight

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

TRANSPORTATION

ᅈMaps to Climate Emergency Declaration, 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, or 2035 Comprehensive Plan

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

T–9 Replace petroleum

diesel at the pump.

BPS

Portland City Council unanimously approved updates to the Renewable Fuel Standard in December

2022. The code changes increase the amount of low-carbon biofuel blends sold at the pump over

the next several years. By 2030, every gallon of diesel sold in Portland will be 99 percent renewable.

Portland is the rst city in the nation to essentially replace petroleum diesel with lower carbon

alternatives like renewable diesel and biodiesel. The updated policy includes a carbon intensity (CI)

standard that ensures renewable fuels sold in Portland are truly lower carbon across their entire

lifecycle (from production to tailpipe). Renewable fuels can be made locally from waste products like

restaurant grease, which reduces waste, lowers emissions, and creates jobs. This is an example of the

circular economy in action.

Given that burning diesel accounts for Portland’s fourth largest source of carbon emissions and is

a major source of local air pollution, this policy is a real win for people, the local economy, and the

climate.

Complete 22-23

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

I–1 Develop strategies

for the industrial

sector to reduce

emissions, pollution,

and waste, and

follow inclusive

practices.

BPS

BPS launched the Clean Industry Assessment and Roadmap in December 2022 to shape an initiative

that aims to address this action item. The process included a landscape analysis of energy use,

pollution, waste, and inclusion in Portland’s industrial sector with interviews with key stakeholders,

focus groups, and a survey of industrial businesses. The Assessment also involved a scan of global clean

industry hub models and policy and nance tools. The project culminated in a full-day Roadmap event

with stakeholders to identify priorities and develop next steps for the clean industry transition.

BPS sta also convened an Advisory Group to guide this process and worked closely with Prosper

Portland to incorporate the Clean Industry Initiative as a top priority in the Advance Portland economic

development strategy.

In June 2022, elected ocials, City sta and stakeholders traveled to Denmark as part of a clean

industry learning exchange. We shared lessons learned with City Council and the community in a series

of events hosted with Danish partners in October 2022. City sta and other stakeholders continue to

foster this relationship with Danish clean industry leaders.

On Track 23-24

TRANSPORTATION

INDUSTRY

ᅈMaps to Climate Emergency Declaration, 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, or 2035 Comprehensive Plan

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

LU–1 ᅈIncrease ongoing capacity

to develop plans for

centers and corridors

to encourage compact

mixed use communities

with easy walking and

biking access to services

like grocery stores, jobs,

schools, and medical care.

Prepare implementation

and investment plans

for centers and corridors

with adopted area plans,

in coordination with

infrastructure bureaus.

BPS

PBOT

BES

PP&R

PWB

BES, BPS, BES, PBOT, and PWB continue to coordinate investments that provide more

eective implementation of the City’s growth management goals, especially in West Portland

Town Center and in East Portland.

BES serves as a technical advisor for BPS, PBOT, and other agencies on infrastructure

provision related to corridor planning. Construction of transportation improvements,

including bike and pedestrian spaces, and stormwater improvements are underway on

Capitol Highway.

BPS continues planning to implement and rene the 2035 Comprehensive Plan and

support climate-friendly growth and development in centers and corridors. This includes

the adopted West Portland Town Center plan, and two other ongoing eorts. Each may

require implementation funding over time (transportation, economic development and other

services) to fully realize the potential of these plans.

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

LU–2 ᅈWork with existing

communities to avoid

economic and cultural

displacement as

neighborhoods grow

and change. Develop

strategies to ensure that

new development better

reects the full range

of people and cultures

in Portland and is more

accessible to people at all

income levels.

BPS

A number of long-range land use planning eorts currently underway aim to foster inclusive

growth and development. The Lower Southeast Rising Plan proposes strategic zone changes

that focus on improving existing residents’ access to neighborhood-serving commercial

uses and avoid areas where existing naturally occurring aordable housing are located.

BPS planning eorts in Lower Albina, including Albina Vision Trust and the I-5 Rose Quarter

Improvement Project, support ongoing, community-led eorts and partnerships to provide

housing and create wealth for Portland’s Black community. Land use planning in the Vaughn-

Nicolai area in Northwest Portland seeks to secure aordable housing, home ownership

opportunities for underrepresented communities and middle wage jobs with land use

changes. These can create a new mixed-use community served by a streetcar extension.

On Track Ongoing

LU–3 Explore the feasibility of

last-mile urban logistics hubs

and right-sizing the number

of Central City o-street

loading/unloading areas to

support the decarbonization

of delivery vehicles.

BPS

PBOT

BPS hired a Transportation Decarbonization planner in January 2023 to support this work.

They are researching what other cities are doing, building relations with PBOT and will work

with the BPS climate team and the PBOT Freight Modal Coordinator to ensure this action

moves forward. This action is called out in the Draft 2040 Freight Plan and connects to T-8.

BPS and PBOT started conversations about future stakeholder meetings. These will help

the City understand what challenges, barriers, and opportunities exist and determine the

feasibility of last-mile urban logistics hubs within the central city.

On Track Funded

through FY

23-24

Ongoing

funding

will be

needed for

FY 24-

25 and

beyond.

LAND USE

ᅈMaps to Climate Emergency Declaration, 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, or 2035 Comprehensive Plan

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

S–1 Prevent food waste

through business

and residential

outreach and

engagement.

BPS

BPS currently participates in regional collaborations like Food Waste Stops with Me and Eat Smart,

Waste Less. Food Waste Stops with Me is a business-facing program focused on prevention, donation,

and composting. This Metro-led collaboration produces case studies, educational videos, community

partnerships, on-site technical assistance, and outreach campaigns. Eat Smart, Waste Less is a

residential-facing program focused on food waste prevention and led by Washington County.

Portland also participates in state and national residential food waste prevention campaigns, such as

Food Waste Prevention Week and Don’t Let Good Food Go Bad. We are also a founding signatory of

the Pacic Coast Food Waste Commitment, a West Coast collaboration of Cities and States bringing

together food industries to identify food waste reduction opportunities and pre-competitively

collaborating on solutions.

On Track Ongoing

S–2 Reduce food waste

through business

and residential

composting and the

donation of edible

surplus food.

BPS

BPS implements the regional Food Scrap Policy. This program requires businesses that generate large

amounts of food waste to separate food scraps out of the garbage. Enforcement began in April 2023

for larger businesses and will continue to medium and small businesses over next 18 months. BPS also

continues to support residential composting.

On Track Ongoing

S–3 ᅈInvest in

community-led

opportunities to

rent, share, x,

and reuse goods.

BPS

BPS continues to explore the creation of shared reuse, repair, and share spaces throughout Portland.

These spaces would act as community hubs, oering more borrowing and sharing opportunities

within neighborhoods.

BPS also convened community organizations and encouraged them to apply for Metro’s Investment

& Innovation annual grant to fund opportunities such as pilot projects within a resilient sharing

community hub.

On Track 23-24

EMBODIED CARBON/FOOD

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

C–1 ᅈImplement the

internal cost of

carbon in City

decision-making.

BPS

PP&R

OMF/CBO

BES

PBOT

PWB

BPS hired an Internal Cost of Carbon Analyst with experience in lifecycle cost accounting of fossil fuel

infrastructure. BPS is reengaging cross-bureau stakeholders, like the Citywide Asset Management

Group, to gather input and feedback on how to eectively implement the cost of carbon at various

levels of city decision making. The policy suggests that carbon emissions should be considered in city

buildings, vehicles, transportation infrastructure, resource management at the Columbia Boulevard

Wastewater Treatment Plant, and in ecosystem services. BPS sta are also working to integrate carbon

accounting into major capital planning and City budgeting.

In addition, BES has been meeting with BPS’ energy sta assigned to advance implementation of the

shadow cost of carbon. BES is currently identifying high-frequency project types where piloting the

cost of carbon can be used for fast iteration and improvement of the carbon accounting.

PWB piloted internal cost of carbon analyses for a business case project and is working with the BPS

Cost of Carbon Analyst and Water engineers to identify additional project types to analyze.

On Track 23-24

CROSS-SECTOR

ᅈMaps to Climate Emergency Declaration, 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, or 2035 Comprehensive Plan

Resilience priorities

These are the actions required to make Portlanders and our communities more resilient to the current and future impacts of climate change.

LEGEND

ᅈMaps to:

Climate Emergency

Declaration, 100% Renewable

Energy Resolution, or 2035

Comprehensive Plan

Status

Complete: Project was

completed on time or early.

On Track: Project is in process

and expected to be complete.

Delayed: Project may need

additional funding or support.

BDS Bureau of Development Services

BES Bureau of Environmental Services

BPS Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

BPS (PCEF) Portland Clean Energy Fund

BRFS Bureau of Revenue and Financial Services (City Risk)

JOHS

Joint Oce of Homeless Services

OMF Oce of Management and Finance

PBEM Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

PBOT Portland Bureau of Transportation

PF&R Portland FIre & Rescue

PP&R Portland Parks & Recreation

PWB Portland Water Bureau

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

F–1 ᅈUpdate oodplain

maps based on

modeling by

federal and state

agencies and apply

new regulations

to maintain

Portlanders’

access to federal

ood insurance

and disaster

funding, reduce

the impacts of

future ooding and

support recovery

of threatened and

endangered species.

BPS

BES

BDS

PBOT

BPS, BES, BDS, and PBOT, as well as jurisdictional partners continue to coordinate an eort to update

the City’s oodplain maps. These new maps will better identify areas of ood risk, including those

resulting from a changing climate.

BPS and BES sta reviewed the hydraulic model of the Willamette River produced in collaboration

with the US Army Corps of Engineers. This Phase 1 model was used to develop updated estimates of

the extent and depths of a ood like that experienced in Portland in February of 1996. This scale of

ooding is expected to be more common as a result of climate change. The modeling will eventually

inform new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps and updates to City zoning and building codes. Phase

2 of the modeling, which will update ood frequencies, is anticipated to be ready for review later in

2023.

The results of the Phase 1 Willamette River model were incorporated into the updates to oodplain

development regulation proposed in the Floodplain Resilience Plan. The Floodplain Resilience Plan is

expected to be at City Council in the late summer/fall of 2023.

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

F–2 ᅈUpdate the

hydraulic and

hydrologic (H&H)

models for Johnson

Creek.

Update oodplain

maps (based on new

modeling) and Titles

33 and 24 oodplain

codes for Johnson

Creek. Develop

programs to assist

property owners as

needed.

BPS

BES

BDS

PBOT

BES, BDS, and PBEM partnered to submit a grant to FEMA. FEMA determined the full extent of the

study exceeds the amount available. FEMA instead awarded the City $50K to develop an in-depth

scope to propose to other, larger FEMA funding sources.

In addition, BPS expects to move forward on a project to update the environmental overlay zone

requirements in Johnson Creek once BES’ new oodplain models for the area are complete. Along

with the Title 33 changes, BPS expects to coordinate with BDS sta on updates to the Johnson Creek

ood storage mitigation requirements in the building code (Title 24). At that time, updates may also

be made to the Johnson Creek Basin Plan District (33.537). Other bureaus also plan to apply the

oodplain maps, once developed.

On Track 23-24

24-25

FLOODING

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

F–3 ᅈDevelop a

mitigation

banking program

to maintain ood

storage capacity

and habitat and

a long-term

operations and

maintenance plan.

BES

BPS

BDS

City Council identied this as a high-priority action item and is pursuing external funding to initiate

a pilot project at Eastbank Crescent on the Willamette River and identify an appropriate governance

structure. Full funding for this pilot project is still needed. Portland also includes mitigation banking as

part of the ongoing work of the Natural Resource Service Delivery Assessment.

BPS sta also provided support to the Inter-bureau Mitigation Banking Finance Work Group,

convened by Commissioner Mapps’ sta in late-2022/early-2023. BPS recognizes the importance

of mitigation banks and continues to contribute to eorts to evaluate the potential for a mitigation

banking program in the city.

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

F–4 ᅈExpand the

Willing Seller

Program to

acquire frequently

ooded

properties

along Portland’s

waterways that

provide critical

oodplain

functions.

BES

This scal year, BES advanced a Natural Area Land Acquisition Program with a citywide scope of

protecting a variety of lands. These include wetlands that provide or have the potential to provide

natural pollutant removal; riparian areas where stream shading is important for the maintenance

and/or improvement of water quality; headwaters areas that directly supply base ow via springs,

preserve instream ows during dry weather periods, and which if developed may lose their recharge

characteristics; and parcels that facilitate restoration of riparian and terrestrial habitat and connectivity,

including salmonid refugia habitat important for rearing and migration of Endangered Species Act

listed species. In FY 2023, BES purchased 0.3 acres and anticipates closing on a 0.7 acre property in

partnership with Metro this scal year.

On Track Ongoing

F–5 ᅈIdentify key

oodplain and

wetland sites

then design and

construct them to

reduce ood risk,

restore habitat,

improve water

quality and serve

as community

and educational

amenities.

BES

Construction of the Cedar Crossing Restoration Project on Johnson Creek was completed in Fall

2022. The Springwater Wetlands restoration project in the Johnson Creek oodplain is scheduled to

start construction in 2024, and construction of the West Lents and Johnson Creek Oxbow restoration

projects are anticipated to follow in 2025. These projects will reduce community ood risk, improve

water quality, and restore habitat.

On Track Ongoing

FLOODING

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

T–1 ᅈUpdate and

implement

Urban Forestry

Management

Plan.

PP&R

(Urban Forestry)

BES

BPS

BPS (PCEF)

PBOT

PP&R is in a procurement process to engage a consultant team to support the Urban Forest

Management Plan (UFMP) update. The update project is expected to kick o in late Summer 2023. BPS

sta is coordinating with PP&R Urban Forestry on the UFMP update and provided comment on the

project scope in the request for proposal (RFP) and will be a member of the evaluation committee for

the RFP. BPS sta also expects to contribute to the development of the UFMP update.

On Track 22-23

23-24

T–2 ᅈUpdate Title

11 regulations

to improve tree

preservation,

increase resources

for tree planting

in high priority

communities.

PP&R plans to begin this project following the successful adoption of the updated Urban Forest

Management Plan in 2025. This will ensure the proposed Title 11 updates align with the goals and

outcomes established in the updated UFMP.

BPS sta coordinates with and provides support to PP&R Urban Forestry on this project.

On Track Starting

within the

next 2

years

T–3 ᅈExpand tree

planting in East

Portland and

other priority

neighborhoods,

parks, and

outdoor

community

spaces through

existing pathways

and funding

for community

organizations.

Urban Forestry planted 3,200 trees in the 2022-23 planting season and anticipates planting 3,500 trees

annually going forward. Most of these trees are in priority neighborhoods.

PP&R is also partnering with PBOT to develop large tree medians for SE 122nd Avenue and is working

with PBOT to incorporate street trees on SE 82nd Avenue., These will provide the maximum street tree

canopy possible in East Portland, an area of low canopy coverage. Urban Forestry is also partnering

with PBOT on a pilot project to plant trees in the curb zone, as part of a $500,000 grant from the BES

Percent for Green program.

In addition to these eorts, PP&R is working closely with PCEF sta to develop the Equitable Tree

Canopy initiative. The PCEF equitable tree canopy strategic program will plant and establish trees in

low-canopy areas of Portland, with attention given to the needs of East Portland. There is $40 million

allocated to this program.

The tree canopy maintenance reserve fund supports low-income property owners in maintaining

existing established trees. This work is planned as a part of the CIP, with work starting around FY24-25.

Within the guidelines outlined in the MOU the Bureau of Environmental Services Tree Program has

with Portland Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry department, BES is partnering with private

property owners in low-canopy areas, with a focus on commercial, industrial, and multi-family

properties. Sta expects to have planted 700-800 trees this planting season and maintain them for

four years.

BPS sta is developing an Urban Heat Island Strategy for East Portland. The expansion of trees in the

area will be a key component of the strategy and specic actions to achieve that goal will be identied

in it. The Urban Heat Island Strategy is expected to be complete by June 30, 2024.

Additionally, the Floodplain Resilience Plan will update the tree and vegetation requirements of the

Environmental overlay zones chapter (33.430) to increase the minimum number of trees to be planted

when a tree is removed in the oodplain, including those in East Portland. The Floodplain Resilience

Plan is expected to be at City Council in late summer/fall of 2023.

On Track Ongoing

TREES (CANOPY)

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

NR–1 ᅈEnsure that

environmental

protections are

applied to the City’s

important natural

resources through

the Ezones Map

Correction Project and

continued application

of Drainage Reserve

Rules to protect water

quality and ow.

BPS

BES

The Environmental Overlay Zone (Ezone) Map Correction Project is complete. Council adopted

in May of 2022 and the new ezones are now in eect. This was the culmination of a 4-year eort

and involved a remap ezones throughout Portland. This ensures that miles of streams and acres of

wetlands that were previously not within environmental overlay zones (EOA) are now protected.

Sta are now working on the Columbia Corridor and Industrial Lands (CCIL) Ezone Project to

update ezone mapping in the Columbia Corridor, with a special emphasis on industrial properties.

The EOA process will evaluate dierent scenarios for environmental protection and will inform

the CCIL Discussion Draft (and later Proposed Draft), which will be considered at the Planning

Commission in tandem with the EOA process. Ezone changes proposed in CCIL Ezone Project will

be a part of the Economic Opportunity Analysis eort, which is expected to come to City Council

in 2024.

On Track 22-23

23-24

24-25

NR–2 Continue support for

community-based

organizations doing

watershed stewardship,

community engagement,

and education.

BES

PP&R

PBEM

BES partners with multiple watershed councils in deep ways to ensure community participation,

education, and stewardship. In addition, Community Watershed Stewardship grants and

Neighborhood to the River grants support numerous organizations. These community

investments allow for community-generated and led projects that support watershed and

stormwater solutions and participation.

BES also looks to ensure future climate resilience through a strong, diverse workforce. A FY23

Neighborhood to the River grant supports the pre-workforce development internships oered by

Connecting Canopies, a group that’s comprised of dozens of regional partners working together

to increase the regional tree canopy.

PP&R continues to support and facilitate volunteer stewardship and environmental education

events in partnership with community organizations. These focus on watershed stewardship and

community engagement and education.

In addition, PBEM is applying for a Johnson Creek Cooperating Technical Partners Grant. This

project includes an update of the hydrological and hydraulics model of the Johnson Creek

Watershed. This work will help Portland better understand and predict ood impacts to residents;

improve ood alert and warning; inform updates to oodplain regulations; identify most impactful

mitigation opportunities. PBEM is working with BES and BDS on this project.

On Track Ongoing

NR–3 ᅈIncorporate

climate resilience

into the Economic

Opportunities Analysis

(EOA). This includes

allowing space for

trees, protection of

wetlands, riparian

corridors, and other

natural areas.

BPS

BES

PP&R

BPS Environmental Planning sta are working with the Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA)

team to ensure that climate resilience, including oodplain protections, and other natural

resource protections are included in this project. The Columbia Corridor and Industrial Lands

(CCIL) Ezone Project will move forward along with the EOA eort. The CCIL Ezone Project and EOA

teams are evaluating dierent natural resource protection options to include along with EOA-

specic updates.

All proposed CCIL Ezone Project and oodplain management updates will be a part of the EOA

eort, which is expected to come to City Council in 2024. The CCIL project is the primary tool for

incorporating climate resilience into the EOA.

BES also continues to update the City’s wetland inventory, including online info on these project

webpages. The Floodplain Resilience Plan will also inform the placement of Ezones and Title 24

oodplain requirements in the Columbia Slough to comply with the FEMA Biological Opinion. The

Planning Commission voted to support the Title 33 elements of the Floodplain Resilience Plan and

forwarded it to City Council. The current schedule is for City Council to consider and vote on FRP

Title 33 and 24 elements late summer 2023.

On Track 22–23

23-24

NATURAL RESOURCES/GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

NR–4 ᅈLaunch the

development of

a citywide green

infrastructure systems

plan building on the

work completed 2019-

2020.

BES

PBOT

PP&R

BPS

BPS (PCEF)

PBEM

The City invests heavily in green infrastructure as a part of many public infrastructure projects.

These green investments help manage stormwater, cool neighborhoods, increase habitat, and

contribute to neighborhood livability.

PCEF’s green infrastructure-focused community responsive grants support investments in urban

tree canopy expansion eorts, bioswales, depaving, and other projects that use vegetation, soils,

and other elements to sequester carbon emissions. Proposed in the PCEF Climate Investment

Plan, these grants mitigate climate disparities and contribute to community climate resilience.

Overall green infrastructure investments in the proposed investment plan total over $70M over

ve years.

The City is committed to continuing investing in green infrastructure in the coming years.

However, development of a citywide green infrastructure plan is currently delayed due to lack of

resources and the need for a clear lead entity.

Delayed TBD

NATURAL RESOURCES

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

W–1 ᅈPrioritize and implement

wildre prevention and

response actions from

the Multnomah County

Wildre Protection Plan

and State Wildre plans

and other emergency

plans, including:

• Promote re-wise

landscaping and material

selection on homes

• Invasive species

management and fuel

reduction (including

ladder fuels) to maintain

safe fuel levels in natural

areas

• Fire road maintenance

• Reduce human induced

re risk

• Work with electrical

utilities on powerline/re

prevention issues

PBEM

PF&R

BPS

PP&R

JOHS

BPS, PBEM, and PF&R sta are coordinating with Multnomah County and partner bureaus to

participate in the drafting of the new Multnomah County Wildre Protection Plan (MCWPP).

BPS and County sta met to update and modernize action items from the 2011 MCWPP.

BPS will continue to attend MCWPP meetings, provide feedback on draft documents, and

coordinate with partner agencies and bureaus until project completion, which is expected

later in FY 23-24

PP&R continues to coordinate with PF&R to encourage Firewise landscaping in

neighborhoods near PP&R-managed natural areas. PP&R also continues to actively manage

invasive species on its sites to manage fuels, and to pursue additional funding for fuels

management.

On Track Ongoing

W-2 Begin to build a Wildre

Prevention Program to

coordinate with state and

county wildre planning,

update Portland’s Forested

and Wildland Interface Areas

Fire Protection Plan, and seek

grant funding to implement

the plans to help make

Portland more resilient.

The work will include an

evaluation of the wildland

interface areas to identify the

specic hazards that increase

the threat of wildre and

provide mitigation strategies

to address these concerns.

PF&R

PBEM

PP&R

BPS

BDS

PBEM, PF&R, PP&R, BPS, and BDS continue to coordinate with Multnomah County and

partners in this work and participate in the ongoing Multnomah County Community Wildre

Protection Plan (MCWPP) update.

When MCWPP is complete, City sta will contribute to eorts to advance the plan’s action

items to the extent possible. Updates to wildre hazard maps or changes to standards/

exemptions in the City’s environmental and tree codes to allow property owners to manage

ammable vegetation and fuels may be needed in the future.

On Track 22-23

WILDFIRE

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

H–1 ᅈReduce indoor health impacts.

Implement PCEF heat response

program distributing 15,000

ecient heat pump cooling units

to vulnerable Portlanders

Upgrade HVAC systems in PP&R

community centers and other

community spaces that can serve

as cooling spaces and clean air

spaces during heat emergencies.

Provide resilient power to ensure

continued operations in an

emergency. (See East Portland

Community Center pilot project.)

Monitor and analyze temperatures

inside some buildings to better

understand the relationship

between outside temperature

and inside temperature based on

conditions such as landscaping,

construction type, resident

practices.

BPS (PCEF)

PP&R

PBEM

In the rst round of funding, PCEF supported upgrades in 253 homes, including 140 heat

pump installations. Projects had a 30% allowance for health and safety measures that

included mold mitigation. Also, eleven homes were converted from oil or natural gas to

electric HVAC. The second round of funding will install an estimated 1,700 heat pumps

and will include the 30% allowance for health safety measures for over 1,800 aordable

multifamily homes, 700 single family homes, and ve non-prot commercial buildings.

In addition, Cooling Portland launched in 2022 and installed over 3,100 portable heat

pumps and cooling units into the homes of low-income, heat-vulnerable Portlanders.

Allocations are made in the Climate Investment Plan for building improvements for

spaces used during severe weather events. These projects will improve resilience and

continuity of service in event of a major power outage.

A contract to add air-conditioning to Peninsula Park Community Center while

replacing heating system was approved. PP&R will also replace HVAC at Charles Jordan

Community Center.

PBEM continues to work with community-based organizations and Community

Organizations Active in Disaster to alert and warn these organizations about heat

risk, conduct trainings on heat related illnesses and is planning to organize a tabletop

exercise.

PBEM published a report that tracks summer temperatures inside of public/aordable

housing units, in partnership with Home Forward, the local Housing Authority. Sta

contracted the climate adaptation consultancy CAPA Strategies to monitor summer

temperatures in three Home Forward properties and to gather social data allowing the

project team to better understand residents’ experiences with regard to summer heat.

On Track Ongoing

H-2 Reduce outdoor workers’ health

impacts.

Maintain extreme heat and

wildre smoke protocols for

outdoor workers.

Water

PP&R

BES

PBOT

BDS

BHR

BRFS (City Risk)

PF&R

PWB conducted a climate heat impact study and developed standard operating

protocols to protect outdoor workers from high heat and wildre smoke even before

the region experienced recent extreme weather events. Sta also formalized policies in

response to OSHA’s new extreme heat and wildre smoke rules and looked more closely

at areas that need more fortication.

PWB, PP&R, BES, PBOT and other bureaus continue to successfully implement proactive

measures and employee trainings to prevent worker injury and reduce exposure to

extreme events.

PP&R: PP&R has implemented employee trainings and the use of a heat index app on

City devices to prevent worker injury and prevent exposure to extreme heat events.

BES is incorporating the new permanent Oregon OSHA rules related to extreme heat

and smoke workplace safety into training, practices, and protocols, especially for its

substantial outdoor workforce.

PBOT Safety Team has developed and continuing developing protocols for training

during extreme weather; the safety team is now integrated into the emergency incident

response team to ensure safety protocols are met and incident reporting is completed if

an accident occurs.

On Track Ongoing

HEALTH IMPACTS - HEAT AND SMOKE

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

RH–1 ᅈConvert East Portland

Community Center into an

energy ecient, resilience

center for extreme heat,

smoke, ice, extreme cold,

power outages and other

disasters.

Begin HVAC upgrades in

FY22-23, with other work

continuing beyond the 3-year

timeline of this Workplan, if

funded. Use the pilot work to

expand improvement to all

ve large community centers.

PP&R

PBEM

PP&R received approval for a contract for HVAC replacement at East Portland Community

Center. There is also a current capital project in progress to improve Mt. Scott Community

Center, which does not have sucient funding to create a fully resilient facility. If additional

funding becomes available, this renovation project could improve the climate resilience of

the Mt. Scott Community Center by adding a high-performance HVAC system, increasing

lighting eciencies, or adding additional seismic resilience.

PP&R also submitted a $4 million FEMA Building Infrastructure Resilient Communities grant

application. This could fund solar and storage at East Portland Community Center in January

2023.

On Track Ongoing

RH–2 ᅈDevelop neighborhood-

scale energy resilience

through solar + battery

systems.

Work with the community

and other bureaus and

agencies to prioritize facilities

that are essential to the

City or the community.

Prioritize installations in

neighborhoods that serve

communities facing the

greatest risks.

BPS

PBEM

PP&R

BPS’ work on this has shifted away from policy and planning to more investment over the

last few years as the Portland Clean Energy Fund has taken shape. PCEF has funded three

community-based solar plus storage projects so far:

• Street Roots headquarters: 21 kW solar array and 50 kWh battery backup system

• Meals on Wheels: 93 kW solar array and 256 kWh battery backup

• Bethel AME: 72 kW solar array and 10 kWh battery backup

Recognizing the strategic importance of these installations, PCEF’s draft Climate Investment

Plan proposes $30 million annually to build upgrades for community severe weather

response. If approved, it would fund building energy upgrades, including solar installations,

battery backup, high-eciency heating, cooling, and air ltration systems. By investing in

these building energy upgrades, Portland community members will have improved access to

resilient spaces for severe weather-related events.

BPS climate policy team continues to advocate for policies that remove barriers and create

incentives for more battery storage capacity.

PP&R also submitted a $4 million FEMA Building Infrastructure Resilient Communities grant

application. This could fund solar and storage at East Portland Community Center in January

2023.

On Track 23-24

24-25

RESILIENCE HUBS

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

IP–1 ᅈIncorporate

climate change

information

(i.e. ood risk,

extreme heat,

drought) in

capital planning

and infrastructure

design.

BES

PWB

PBOT

PP&R

BES formally assesses climate change risks as part of its planning processes. Sta recently drafted

climate-projected design storms for hydraulic models and are working towards incorporating this step

into our risk assessment and business processes.

PWB is integrating meaningful climate analysis into engineering and capital project planning. Sta

used the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Envision framework to design the new ltration facility

and to apply best practices in energy consumption, renewable energy, greenhouse gas reduction and

climate resilience. PWB evaluates climate change for infrastructure projects when conducting project

viability reports. Climate adaptation and GHG mitigation strategies are then further developed during

each design phase. PWB also developed nationally visible engineering/capital planning case studies

and leading practices with the Water Utility Climate Alliance.

PBOT follows the OMF procurement guidelines for low-carbon cement and the Clean Air Construction

policy, as well as the incorporation of Urban Forestry’s tree policy for applicable capital projects. PBOT

also follows an operational policy of anti-idling while onsite during construction and maintenance

activities, resulting in a reduction of gas emissions, as well as a secondary benet of gas eciency

savings.

PP&R identied adaptation needs including adding air-conditioning in gymnasiums and species

selection for nature patches. Mitigations include system-wide identication of energy eciency/

renewable energy opportunities, pilot-testing low carbon concrete on Gabriel Park playground,

equitable tree planting strategy, and beginning a natural asset assessment program. PP&R also

started discussions with BPS’s Internal Cost of Carbon Analyst to identify appropriate tools and

decision-points that will inuence future embodied carbon. This connects to C-1.

On Track Ongoing

IP–2 Complete

the identied

improvements

needed to

avoid landslides

throughout the

West Burnside Road

right of way.

PBOT

BES

PP&R

There is no progress to report on this action as no funding has been identied for this work.

The Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization has completed phase 1 of emergency route

planning, including for Burnside Rd.

Delayed Five Year

Capital

Project

(Design to

Construct)

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

E-1 ᅈContinuity of operations

actions.

Invest in equipment to keep

modes of transportation in

operation during extreme

weather events.

Purchase, install, and

operationalize a prioritized

list of equipment to enable

modes of transportation to

continue during extreme

weather events, including

snow/ice, intense rain/

ooding, heat, and smoke

events.

PBOT

PP&R

BES

PBOT reassigned a senior planner to Maintenance Operations Emergency Management Team

to increase capacity for emergency management planning. Sta will update the continuity

of operations plans and identication of specic equipment needs. PBOT does not currently

have any funding available to purchase additional equipment.

PP&R maintains a growing eet of AWD and 4WD vehicles. Sta also utilize chains or traction

tires as needed as well as traction devices on heavy equipment vehicles. PP&R’s eet of

heavy equipment vehicles include some high ground clearance vehicles that can be utilized

for high water and ooding. Rangers house a small eet of mountain bikes that can be

utilized when roads are impassable by vehicle or fuel is unavailable,. These will most likely be

used as messenger servicing.

In addition, BES tier 1 essential function sta who have work vehicles have procured either

snow tires or studded tires for the vehicles used to conduct tier 1 functions. The BES Health,

Safety, Security program has purchased three new 4x4 vehicles for the program this year.

On Track 23-24

E-2 Emergency response

preperation.

Invest in equipment to

improve the city’s ability

to respond to emergencies

during extreme weather

events.

Purchase and operationalize

prioritized list of equipment

to improve the city’s ability

to respond and manage

destruction due to extreme

weather events.

PBOT

PP&R

BES

Water

Multiple City bureaus worked to improve the City’s ability to respond to emergencies during

extreme weather events.

PBOT reassigned a senior planner to Maintenance Operations Emergency Management Team

to increase capacity for emergency management planning. This includes updating of the

continuity of operations plans and identication of specic equipment needs. However, PBOT

does not have funding available to purchase additional equipment at this time.

PP&R maintains a vast inventory of equipment that would be benecial in an emergency.

However, the inventory is not prioritized by use for disaster response. This equipment

includes Disaster Response Kits with enough supplies for 10 people to survive 72 hours.

Sta also purchased Emergency Power Supplies to power small electronics. A prioritization

assessment needs to be done to prioritize bureau equipment and response purpose.

BES purchased materials to have a more ready emergency operations center (EOC) to

respond to any type of disruption including weather events. In addition, BES has created an

EOC roster and training expectations for each position and will require every BES employee

to have basic Incident Command System training.

PWB has a state-of-the-art emergency operations center with 105 trained responders

and comprehensive response plans for weather, seismic and other emergencies. PWB is

implementing use of system software for event-specic communications and continuity of

operations, which will enhance PWB’s ability to respond to emergencies during extreme

weather events. PWB is also drafting a new plan to coordinate delivery of emergency

drinking water to community shelters and other locations after disasters strike.

On Track 23-24

E-3 ᅈContinuity of operations

actions.

Draft or revise essential

emergency and continuity

of operations city & regional

plans, including a short-term

climate change emergency

response plan.

PBEM

PBOT

PP&R

PBEM is in process of upgrading city’s COOP software and PP&R continues COOP planning

while waiting for this new software implementation. A climate change emergency response

plan needs developed. In addition, PBOT reassigned a senior planner to be the lead in

coordinating with PBEM to assist with the updating of emergency plans.

On Track 23-24

EMERGENCY PLANNING

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

No. Action Bureau(s) Progress in FY 2022-23 Status

Fiscal

Year

E-4 ᅈIncrease climate resilence

awareness regionally.

Benchmark & integrate

climate resilience with the

greater Pacic Northwest

Regional Area to help

shape & implement climate

challenges, adaptivity and

resiliency.

Work with people who

have historically been

economically disadvantaged,

or negatively impacted

by service levels, projects,

and geographic locations

to collaboratively improve

the region’s resilience by

building adaptive capacity

& expertise, as well as

establishing levels of services

and expectations during

severe weather events.

All

Infrastructure

Bureaus

PBEM

PBOT reassigned a senior planner to integrate climate resilience into the current

emergency planning. Sta is also building broader awareness across the bureau regarding

climate challenges, adaptivity and resilience. In addition, PBOT recruited two new equity

coordinators who will identify and integrate specic needs for people who have historically

been economically disadvantaged or negatively impacted by service levels, projects, and

geographic locations in PBOT’s service delivery.

PWB conducted trainings and capacity-building with local, regional and federal partners

to help prepare water providers for accelerating climate risks and to provide guidance

on emergency preparedness, adaptive planning, and climate adaptation strategies. PWB

provided mobile sprinkler cooling units to locations in East Portland during heat waves in

2021 and 2022. PWB also identies several climate-focused strategies in its Plan to Advance

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to mitigate future harms to underserved and other vulnerable

communities who are disproportionately impacted by climate change, including members of

its own workforce.

PBEM continues to oer disaster preparedness and response training and exercise

opportunities to people who have historically been economically disadvantaged, or

negatively impacted by service levels through its community resilience team.

BES is a partner in multiple collaborative research and coordination groups such as the

Disaster Resilience and Recovery Action Group, Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange,

and the Cascadia Lifelines program. BES has not proceeded in benchmarking.

On Track Ongoing

EMERGENCY PLANNING

ᅈMaps back to directives in the Climate Emergency Declaration or goals or policies in the 2035 Comprehensive Plan or the 2035 Citywide Systems Plan.

This is

our moment.

City Council declared a climate emergency in

2020, directing City bureaus to restore a safe

climate for all Portlanders while centering the

needs and priorities of Black and Indigenous

communities, people experiencing low income,

and community members who are most at-risk

and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

We’ve made great strides as a city to address

climate change, but more is needed. The

climate emergency is here, and it’s putting

our current residents and future generations

at risk. We must move faster to reduce

Portland’s planet-warming carbon emissions,

starting now.

A safe climate is still within reach.

Reducing carbon emissions and preparing

communities for climate impacts is crucial to

addressing the urgent global climate crisis. The Climate

Emergency Workplan outlines the 47 priority actions

the City must take in order to meet carbon-reduction

and resilience goals while there’s still time.

This report highlights signicant achievements made

in the rst year of the program, showcasing tangible

progress resulting from dedicated eorts. It’s solid,

important foundational work that will yield results in

the future, but we’re not yet reducing carbon nearly as

fast we need to. Continued support and investments

remain crucial to sustaining and accelerating these

accomplishments.

Meaningful climate action in this moment requires

a much greater mobilization of resources and

collective eort from community, businesses, and

policymakers, who all play vital roles in driving

transformative change.

Fortunately, we’re fully equipped to act, with a

Workplan in hand. Portland was once a leader

among the global community of cities ghting

climate change. By implementing the priority actions

in this plan, we can be leaders again.

It’s now or never.

WE CHOOSE NOW.

To learn more visit:

portland.gov/bps/climate-action

or email: [email protected]

City of Portland, Oregon

Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Progress Report - July 2023