SE Uplift Land Use & Transportation Committee

When Do We Meet?

The SE Uplift Land Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC) strives to cover relevant and essential land use and transportation topics through monthly meetings, scheduled for 7 pm on the third Monday of each month. In the event of a federal holiday falling on a Monday, the committee will determine the next meeting. We make the meeting agenda available in advance. To receive the latest news and announcements, sign up for our Land Use & Transportation Bulletin newsletter. The committee meetings may be canceled on certain months due to special circumstances, please check our committee meeting schedule for updates.

What Does the Committee Do?

Our urban environment is experiencing a significant amount of development, planning work, initiatives, and activity, making it challenging for individuals to stay informed and weigh in on the changes. The Land Use and Transportation Committee provides a vital forum for sharing information, discussing, and evaluating land use and transportation plans, policies, and other matters that affect neighborhoods in the SE Uplift area. We regularly invite staff from the City of Portland, Metro, TriMet, and other organizations to speak on a variety of current land use/transportation issues.

The committee also provides an excellent opportunity for community members to collaborate around shared land use or transportation concerns within and across neighborhoods. For more information on the content we cover, please review our monthly agendas and Land Use & Transportation Bulletin newsletter.

The committee occasionally provides recommendations to the SE Uplift Board, expressing support for or opposition to significant land use or transportation issues that affect our coalition area. Each neighborhood association and community organization in attendance designates a representative to make these recommendations. Additionally, participants have the opportunity to represent SE Uplift on Community Advisory Groups and other working groups to ensure that the concerns of neighbors are considered and addressed in the development of public policy.

Who Can Attend?

Our forum is open to all community members who are interested in attending and participating in discussions about pending land use and transportation policy, initiatives, community actions, ideas, and more. We welcome agenda topic requests for the meeting and we encourage active participation in the discussions. We only ask that participants follow our meeting rules of conduct, which are centered around respectful behavior.

What is the Charter?

The Charter outlines the purpose, principles, and authority of this committee, along with the role of participants and its relationship to other groups. We invite you to review the charter for the committee to learn more. In 2023 the charter underwent a review process to bring it into compliance with the current SE Uplift bylaws which you can view here.

Meeting Schedule

2024

Meeting Agenda	Bulletin	Materials
No Meeting January	January Bulletin	Winter Weather Advisory
February 12**	February Bulletin	82nd Avenue Transit Project
Housing Production Strategy
March 18	March Bulletin	Crystal Springs Lake Restoration Project
Building a Better 82nd Project
No April Meeting	April Bulletin	Portland Urban Forest Plan
May 20	Bulletin
June 17	Bulletin

2023

Agenda	Bulletin	Materials
No Meeting January
February 21**	February Bulletin	Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge; Discussion Draft Land Use & Transportation Committee Charter
March 20	March Bulletin	Parking Compliance Amendment Project, Hillside Park Redevelopment, Proposed Draft Land Use & Transportation Committee Charter
No Meeting April	April Bulletin	The I-5 Bridge Right Size, Right Now (Just Crossing Alliance), Oregon Active Transportation Summit, 2023 Metro Regional Transportation Plan (Survey Closes May 1st), Parking Compliance Amendment Project
May 15	May Bulletin	Aligning Sewer and Stormwater Rates with Service Costs Recommended Draft Land Use & Transportation Committee Charter
No June Meeting	June Bulletin	Discover Your Neighborhood with SE Uplift, 82nd Avenue Community Conversations, Lower SE Rising Discussion Draft
No Meeting July	July Bulletin	Discover Your Neighborhood Rides, 82nd Ave Critical Fixes, Draft City District Maps, Flood Plain Resilience Plan, Housing Needs Analysis and Housing Production Strategy
August 21	August Bulletin (CORRECTION)	Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) & Housing Production Strategy (HPS) – Download Presentation Slides – View HNA Documents – Submit Comment – Register for testimony at Sept. 26 Planning Commission 2023 Metro Regional Transportation Plan – Submit Comment by Fri. Aug. 25th – Public Survey
September 18	September Bulletin	Lower SE Rising Area Plan – View Proposed Draft – Read the announcement – Submit written comments on the Map App – Register to testify at Oct. 10 Planning Commission
October 16	October Bulletin	Housing Regulatory Relief Project– View the Proposed Draft – Download Presentation Slides – Read the announcement. – Submit written testimony through the Map App. – Register to testify on Tue., Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. – Watch the staff briefing Regional Mobility Pricing Project (oregon.gov) – Read about the Project. – Take the survey by Mon., Oct. 9 – Related topic: Upcoming Supplemental Environmental Assessment for I-205 Tolling Project and I-5 Bridge Replacement Program.
No Meeting November	November Bulletin	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – RSVP for Sunday, November 19th 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Building a Better 82nd – Take Survey on 82nd Avenue Glisan and Davis Signal Improvements project by Thursday, November 30, 2023. Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – Register to attend December 6th 6-7:30 p.m. public briefing – Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement with 60-day public comment period in early 2024.
December 18	December Bulletin	Land Division Code Update – Discussion Draft now available for review. Read the announcement. – Submit comments now through Dec. 31, 2023 via the Map App. Portland Bureau of Transportation Budget – Fixing Our Streets DRAFT Proposal (2024-2028) Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Package 10 (RICAP 10) – Discussion Draft now available for review. Read the announcement. – Submit comments now through Dec. 31, 2023 via the Map App.

Contact Us

Questions, agenda requests, need archived meeting notes or agendas? Contact Matchu Williams, matchu@seuplift.org (503) 232-0010 ext 4.