The project will support the broad community engagement and the creation of a new framework to identify the development and governance structures needed to evaluate how the i-5 rose quarter…

This federal Project Grant award of $800,000, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.940 - Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program), will support the City of Portland in developing a new framework to evaluate how the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project area and the new land created by the highway cover can best integrate with the surrounding Rose Quarter and Lower Albina neighborhood. The funding will facilitate broad community engagement and the creation of governance structures to guide this effort, with the goal of improving mobility, access, and economic development opportunities in the project area. The award has a period of performance from August 27, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

The project will support the broad community engagement and the creation of a new framework to identify the development and governance structures needed to evaluate how the i-5 rose quarter improvement project area and the new land created by the highway cover can best integrate with the surrounding rose quarterandlower albina neighborhood.