Give the Gift of Livability!

Do you feel like the stress of holiday shopping season is turned up a notch or two this year faced with the daily news of the economy? Having trouble getting fired up about tins of kettle corn or the newest electronic gadget for family and friends as gift options?

Lighten your load, while also sharing a gift that keeps giving by contributing to one of the best deals in town. Give the gift of livability this season and help secure a livable future for ALL Portlanders.

Make a tax-deductible contribution to the Coalition for a Livable Future and know that the gift of livability will last long into the future. Everything that CLF does has long-term impact. Unlike those fuzzy slippers that will lose their fluff in a couple of months a gift to CLF lasts for decades.

Legislative Agenda for Oregon

Coalition for a Livable Future supported 2011 Oregon legislation our members and partners promoted for a just and sustainable Portland-Vancouver region. Both a short and descriptive version of our legislative agenda is available.


These bills support the vision of CLF’s Regional Equity Atlas Project for healthy people, healthy places, and a healthy public process.

CLF Is Preparing for Equity Atlas 2.0

The Regional Equity Atlas maps equity conditions in the greater metropolitan region. By measuring access to opportunities like affordable housing, transit, parks and grocery stores, the Atlas illustrates which people and places have the best access and which ones have the worst access to these important assets. Visit www.equityatlas.org to learn more about it.

Right now we are beginning work to develop the next iteration of the Regional Equity Atlas with 2010 Census data.

Shift the Balance and the Columbia River Crossing Mega-Project

Shift the Balance is our program to influence major transportation decisions in the region.  Projects include Columbia River Crossing (CRC) Mega-Project, Metro's Regional Transportation Plan Update and Climate Scenarios, Transportation System Plan updates in Portland and Gresham, and building common capacity to engage through the Transportation Health Equity Network. Learn more about regional transportation issues and how we're trying to shift the balance towards a more sustainable and equitable transportation system.

The CRC Mega-project is the most expensive public works project in our region's history. Expected to cost $3.6 billion, and billions more in interest costs, the project would expand five miles of Interstate 5 between North Portland and Vancouver, WA. The current approach is ineffective, irresponsible, and based on false assumptions. It would put the region at significant financial risk.

We support real solutions to the challenges we face. A less expensive, more environmentally friendly approach can create jobs while addressing freight and traffic issues. For more information about CLF's efforts to change the direction of the CRC highway mega-project click here.

About CLF

The Coalition for a Livable Future is a partnership of over 100 diverse organizations and thousands of individuals working together to create a more equitable and sustainable Portland metropolitan region. Learn more about us.