Future of Albina

The I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project being delivered by ODOT is one project that is part of a larger effort to invest in Portland’s historic Albina neighborhood and Black communities.

Several other ongoing and planned projects being delivered by other agencies and organizations will transform the historic core of Lower Albina into an innovative, inclusive, vibrant, affordable, mixed-use neighborhood:

The City of Portland's and Albina Vision Trust’s Reconnecting Albina Planning Project complements the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project by creating long-term urban development strategies for Lower Albina, including the highway cover, centered on restorative redevelopment. Visit the project website to learn more and get involved. 

Other projects and initiatives focused on Lower Albina include:

• City of Portland’s Lower Albina Streetscape Project, which focuses on the Broadway and Weidler couplet and supports a waterfront public open space along N Larrabee Avenue 
• Albina Vision Trust's Albina One, Matthew Prophet Education Center Housing Redevelopment 
• City of Portland's and Albina Vision Trust's Albina Waterfront Study 
• Prosper Portland's Williams & Russell Project
• Portland Housing Bureau's Preference Policy
• Soul District Business Association