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Neighborhood Guides

In the beginning, Community Outreach had a concentrated focus in one neighborhood at a time. 

This Neighborhood Focus included a city-wide survey that asked neighbors to share their hopes and dreams for their neighborhood.  The themes of the surveys became the topics of Neighborhood Conversations.  In each neighborhood we hosted many events such as Neighborhood Conversations, Neighborhood History Storytelling, Idea Development Plan Workshops, and Neighborhood Celebrations. 

For each neighborhood, we created a magazine called “Ideas to Inspire Actions”.  These documents are a compilation of the survey results, ideas shared by neighbors, and existing neighborhood resources.  Many of the ideas shared could be replicated in neighborhoods throughout Portland. 

Read and enjoy! 

Overlook:Ideas to Inspire Actions from Overlook Neighbors

Humboldt: Ideas to Inspire Actions from Humboldt Neighbors

Boise: Ideas to Inspire Actions from Boise Neighbors