Tested edition · dataset
Oregon campaign-finance ledger
Published transaction records, reviewed matching classifications, candidate links and supporting evidence.
Portland Civic Lab; Oregon Secretary of State ORESTAR
Portland Civic Commons · First edition
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66 resources
Tested edition · dataset
Parks backlog priorities
Open repair and improvement items, published bureau scores, property summaries and dated closure-risk references.
Portland Parks Atlas; Portland Parks & Recreation
Tested edition · dataset
Parks adopted budgets
Public budget source rows, account totals, reviewed property matches and incomplete district subtotals.
Portland Parks Atlas; City of Portland Budget Office
Discovery only · portal
City open-data directory
Find bureau datasets and their publishing offices.
City of Portland
Discovery only · portal
PortlandMaps
Property and geographic information; layer dates and access vary.
City of Portland CGIS
Discovery only · portal
City GIS open-data catalog
Discover specific GIS layers; inspect layer schema and vintage before joining.
City of Portland CGIS
Discovery only · portal
City GIS metadata
Definitions and provenance for City map layers.
City of Portland CGIS
Discovery only · portal
Metro RLIS Discovery
Regional GIS layers; individual datasets retain their licenses and vintages.
Metro
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Metro Data Resource Center
Regional demographic, land and transportation resources.
Metro
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PSU civic and neighborhood profiles
Neighborhood and demographic context; inspect geography and estimate periods before comparisons.
Portland State University Population Research Center
Discovery only · document
Neighborhood profile maps
Published neighborhood profiles and contextual maps.
City of Portland
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Discovery only · portal
Transportation data
Transportation data and dashboards; check each source separately.
Portland Bureau of Transportation
Discovery only · portal
TriMet GIS resources
Transit geographic data; static geography alone does not establish current service.
TriMet
Discovery only · portal
Police open data
Reported incidents and other police data; reporting practices and geography matter.
Portland Police Bureau
Discovery only · tool
Portland Street Response dashboard
Response activity dashboard; downloadable coverage is not verified by the Commons.
City of Portland
Discovery only · portal
Public-safety dashboards
Directory of safety reporting resources.
City of Portland
Discovery only · portal
Affordable housing development
Housing development information; identify the specific inventory and reporting dates.
Portland Housing Bureau
Discovery only · tool
Metro Social Vulnerability Explorer
Purpose-specific vulnerability measures; do not substitute economic displacement or heat indices.
Metro
Discovery only · portal
County climate and health
Climate-health information and tools; not an operational cooling-center feed.
Multnomah County
Discovery only · portal
City workforce data and analytics
Workforce reporting; check aggregation and reporting periods.
City of Portland
Discovery only · portal
National Equity Atlas
Comparative equity indicators; geographic coverage and definitions vary.
PolicyLink and USC Equity Research Institute
Discovery only · portal
Black Wealth Data Center
Wealth and economic indicators; not all measures resolve to Portland neighborhoods.
Black Wealth Data Center
Discovery only · document
Cultivating Justice community research guide
Community research practice and participation guidance.
Coalition of Communities of Color
Discovery only · exploratory project
Community Data DiscoTech repositories
Workshop code and exploratory projects; not a maintained production data service.
Community Data DiscoTech contributors
Discovery only · document
2026 election results: latest changes, incumbent support and every transfer
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Testing the claims about the 2026 election: incumbency and ranked choice, with 2024 ballots as the baseline
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Portland Public Assets
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Portland libraries: history, branch atlas and future
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Your household budget: Portland, Beaverton, Vancouver, WA, and national peers
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Taxes & public services: spending, outcomes, funding and choices
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The 2026 voters’ guide
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Portland Possible, the downtown map
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The Parks Atlas
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Oregon Market Commons
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The Oregon Governance Atlas
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The City Council guide
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Ask Portland surveys
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
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Portland Permits
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The dashboards
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The City org chart
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The CED decisions register
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The business directory
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The small-business funding finder
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The Civic Concierge
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Open data and the API
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
The public records tracker
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Portland’s economy, 1840 to 2026: what was made here, what stayed and who decided
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Participatory budgeting
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · tool
Fire in Oregon: guide and atlas
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Small business in Portland: jobs, business challenges, assistance and outcomes
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Portland’s maker economy
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
The homelessness continuum
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Homelessness
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
The PPS budget
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
The City budget
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Venues and public assets: costs, PSU and Keller transition
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Housing: build it, afford it, keep it
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Lloyd Center
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Mass timber
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
The I-5 Rose Quarter
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Data centers
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Oregon economic development
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Who runs Portland
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Campaign money: council and governor records, City matching, donors and spending
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
Larger campaign gifts: counts, dollars and City matching
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
Discovery only · document
FPDR, the police and fire pension
Published Lab resource. Follow its own methods, coverage dates and source terms.
Portland Civic Lab
A foundation to build on
The Commons begins with three tested packages and a broader source directory. Next priorities are downloadable Council decisions, shared geography, and a record connecting public commitments to delivery. These are future work, not available capabilities.
Portland Civic Lab maintains the Commons independently. Source publishers retain their own terms. Listing an organization does not imply a partnership or endorsement.