# Jurisdictional scan: Portland's transportation utility fee

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Podcast: [The Grand Parade](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-grand-parade-5748300)
Published: 2026-04-13T08:32:23+00:00
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## Resource

Things referenced: This Strong Towns PDX post Councillor Mitch Green’s Motion The agenda page with links to all of the transportation utility fee reports: https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/establish-new-transportation-utility-fee-1-2 And where to watch the meeting/keep up with this committee, if you, like me, are now invested in this sideplot: https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda/committee-whole

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