Gresham Heat Strategy

Gresham, Oregon

In 2024 CAPA was contracted by the City of Gresham to examine current policy conditions and establish a foundation for a local Heat Strategy. CAPA reviewed existing planning documents and municipal code to identify heat-relevant themes as well as heat mitigation/adaptation levers that are supported by planning and code language. CAPA identified 56 heat-related action items in existing planning documents and reframed them into 15 summary heat strategies such as tree planting, workforce development, renewable energy systems, and multimodal transportation. These strategies were scored by implementation potential, cost, timeline, and impact to provide a prioritization structure for the City. This prioritization sheds light on what strategies may be the most feasible to implement given current conditions while recognizing that all the strategies are important for heat resilience. CAPA provided specific recommendations for code amendments and policy directions to best provide a comprehensive set of options for heat adaptation, mitigation, and emergency response.

Client

City of Gresham

Services

Hazard Action Plan, Jurisdictional Scan

Media

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