Future Vision update and 2040 Growth Concept “report card”
Speakers: Jess Zdeb, AICP, Metro, Principal Regional Planner, and Ted Reid, Metro, Principal Regional Planner
The May Urban Design Panel welcomes Metro staff who are leading the region's Future Vision Project, which brings communities across greater Portland together, to create a 50-year visionary outlook for the region. Fifty years from now, the way people live, work and build their lives in the region will be the result of the choices we make today. As the regional government, Metro is setting the table to collaborate with cities, counties, communities, individuals and organizations across greater Portland to build a shared vision for the future.
The Future Vision will set the course for policies, programs and projects that will work toward a better future for the greater Portland region. It will touch on a wide range of topics, from land use, transportation and our economy to housing, climate, nature, arts and culture. As Metro continues discussions to update the Future Vision, it is also important to look back at how these plans got implemented and what their impacts have been. In addition to talking about the next 50 years, Metro staff will reflect upon the past 30 years and how the 2040 Growth Concept, adopted in 1995, has shaped the region as we know it today.
Engagement is currently underway - through next Summer - and will define regional priorities for a renewed outlook. Come learn how you can shape the future of the region, and before you do that, participate in the project by taking the community survey open through May 15!
Speakers:
Jess Zdeb, AICP
Principal Regional Planner, Metro
Jess is a planner focused on relationship building in her role at Metro. She prizes being part of the agency’s role as a cross-sector convener to move big regional ideas forward and spends most of her time talking with partners to make Metro’s work responsive to and reflective of the region’s interests. She is honored to lead the Future Vision work and feels lucky to be in this role.
Ted Reid
Principal Regional Planner, Metro
Ted Reid is a Principal Regional Planner at Metro, specializing in regional land use policy. Ted has been the project manager for several of Metro’s urban growth management decisions and has worked to adapt these processes to be responsive to the region’s changing needs.
