The first site is in inner southeast Portland on a vacant lot near Powell Boulevard and 13th Avenue. The city is partnering with Urban Alchemy to run the sites.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has confirmed that the first of six planned large-scale sanctioned homeless camping sites will be located in inner southeast Portland on a vacant lot near Powell Boulevard and 13th Avenue. Wheeler announced the news at a news conference Thursday morning.
Wheeler proposed the mass sanctioned campsites plan last fall, coupled with a goal of phasing in a ban on unsanctioned camping elsewhere in the city. The city council approved the
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