What matters most to the Lents neighborhood in its next phase of development?
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What is your relationship to the Lents neighborhood? Choose all that apply (hold down the Ctrl key on your PC or Command on your Mac to select multiple items).
What activities do you, your family, and/or friends like to do in Lents?
attend meetings, grocery shop, ride transit,
What kinds of businesses are important to you? What kinds of businesses would you like to have added to the neighborhood?
small cultural shops, low cost grocery stores, African American foods, clothing, hair dresser/barber shops, music stores, clothing/shoes shops, vegetable/fruit markets,
What kind of open public space do you imagine here? What could it be used for (e.g., Lents International Farmers Market)?
meeting spaces open for public use (low costs), classes, dance, music, art, theater, cultural groups presentations, world foods, small business opportunities.
What kind of housing do you imagine here? Do you want to see a mix of affordable housing units and market rate units? Do you want to see a mix of units to accommodate families of all sizes?
We need more housing at the 30% MFI and larger family size housing. Several children in a small apartment 1-2 BR is not ideal They need room to play unencumbered.
What are your top priorities for Prosper Portland's investment in this development?
Create affordable housing units
Programmed events in public spaces, install public art
Create open spaces for neighborhood events
Support local neighborhood small businesses through commercial space renovations
If one of your priorities was "Other" please describe it:
No response.What additional equitable development goals are important to you?
Outreach to African American residents living in Lents for low income housing.
Hire black people as builders and service providers. Blacks have been left out of the process.