Development Done Differently
The Albina Vision Trust exists to ensure that our most marginalized communities are reflected in the built environment and that we participate in the wealth generated by our presence as owners of our homes and businesses.
We walk towards tomorrow as shared stewards of a precious dream couched in a district-wide redevelopment project: the radical idea that connection can be capital, community can heal, and healing can transform what is possible for generations of children that have yet to draw their first breath.
The Values
AVT’s 94-acre project area in Lower Albina
Lower Albina reimagined
Shifting Paradigms:
The Community Investment Plan
In 2020, the Albina Vision Trust set out to steward the community’s long-felt desire to articulate a new future for Albina on their own terms.
Collaborating with a cross-disciplinary team of planners, architects, artists, and economists, the Albina Vision Trust kicked off the Community Investment Plan, a 3-year planning effort that put community members in the driver’s seat of defining what a redeveloped Lower Albina should look like.
The result of this people-first, multi-generational engagement approach is a living document, one that reflects decades of tireless effort by Black Portlanders who have refused to give up on the dream of seeing their once-bustling community rebuilt.
The Albina Vision Community Investment Plan authentically involves the community in shaping a place that serves their needs while simultaneously considering financially feasible strategies for accomplishing this work over time. The plan has received international recognition and accolades, including winning the AZ Honor Award for Social Good.
