 PBOT is Recruiting New Members for the Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Are you passionate about making Portland a great walking city?
Do you agree with PedPDX, Portland’s Citywide Pedestrian Plan, that walking is a fundamental human right and the most fundamental means of transportation?
Then perhaps you may be interested in serving on the Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC).
The City is currently recruiting applications for new PAC members to serve a two-year term. The PAC is a City Advisory Body that advise City Council and all departments of the City (though primarily the Portland Bureau of Transportation, PBOT) on all matters that encourage and enhance walking as a means of transportation, recreation, wellness, and environmental enhancement. In this context walking includes the use of medically approved devices that provide a similar level of mobility.
The PAC is a 15-member committee that meets monthly to discuss city transportation policy, programs, and projects that impact how people move around the city on foot. The committee may also be asked to provide input to the Bureau or City Council on projects led by partner agencies.
 What We Look For
To be eligible for the advisory committee, members must live, play, worship, go to school, work, or do business in the City of Portland. Additionally, applicants for membership should:
- Have an interest in promoting walking for transportation, recreation, and environmental enhancement.
- Have good communication skills for working on a committee.
- Commit to attending one 2-hour evening meeting per month (currently scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month from 6-8pm) and participating in the work of the committee.
We want people from every part of Portland here to share their voice on this committee. If you want to serve your community and to help government make better choices, then we want to see your application. The attributes listed below are what will guide our selection process. We do not expect you to be or have everything listed.
- Exhibit a passion for/commitment to improving walking conditions in Portland.
- Demonstrate an understanding of or lived experience with transportation and urban design issues.
- Contribute to geographic diversity on the committee.
- Contribute to a diversity of pedestrian-related perspectives on the committee, such as any combination of the following demonstrated interests/perspectives:
- commercial/ business/ economic development knowledge
- disability experience/ awareness of the different ways people “walk”
- safety advocacy
- social or racial justice experience
- recreational user (such as leisure walking, running/ jogging, dog walking)
- transit (bus, MAX, etc.) ridership/advocacy
- children/ education/ youth engagement
- service to vulnerable communities/ underserved Portlanders
- Are new to participating in City processes/ committees.
- Demonstrated ability to listen and consider other perspectives and constructively contributing to the work of the committee.
How to Apply
Online submission is the preferred, fastest method to get the application into the hands of the PAC’s member selection sub-committee. You can apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/jobs/4246587/volunteer-non-paid-position-portland-pedestrian-advisory-committee.
Applications are due on or before November 19, 2023. Selected members will be notified of their appointment in December 2023/January 2024, and the first meeting with new PAC members will be January 18, 2024.
Please direct any questions you may have about this volunteer to the PAC staff liaison at gena.gastaldi@portlandoregon.gov.
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