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Portland is the largest city in Oregon, and one of the first in the US to respond to the issue of peak oil. Its task force is profiled in the book Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty.

• Population: 537,081 (2006 census)
• City government: City Commission Government

Timeline

• 10 May 2006: Passed resolution establishing a "Peak Oil Task Force" to study peak oil and its related consequences, seek community and business input, and develop recommendations on mitigation strategies.
• 7 March 2007: City Council accepted Task Force recommendations.

Articles and resources on Post Carbon Cities

Resource: Resolution	Resolution to establish a peak oil task force Published 25 July 2006 by Portland City Council Resolution to establish a task force to study peak oil and its related consequences, seek community and business input, and develop recommendations on mitigation strategies.
Resource: Report	Portland Peak Oil Briefing Book Passed 10 May 2006 by The City of Portland/Office of Sustainable Development A briefing report on the issue of peak oil and the types of issues it is likely to have impacts on.
Resource: Report	Descending the Oil Peak: Navigating the Transition From Oil and Natural Gas Accepted 7 March 2007 by Portland City Council The final report of the Portland (Oregon) Peak Oil Task Force. This product of six months of research and over 80 stakeholder interviews is an excellent model for developing a local response to energy uncertainty. It appears to have been the first major peak oil vulnerability assessment by a U.S. city.
Resource: Resolution	Reduce fossil fuel use 50% in 25 years Passed 7 March 2007 by Portland City Council Resolution to accept the final report of the Portland Peak Oil Task Force, setting a goal of reducing community fossil fuel use by 50% in 25 years. Passed by City Council on 7 March 2007.
	Web of streetcars for an energy- and climate-resilient city Published 21 July 2007 by The Oregonian "What would Portland look like if we implemented solutions to global warming and peak oil?" Portland City Commissioner --and possible mayoral candidate-- Sam Adams said. "It would look a lot like Portland circa 1920, a time when the main means of motion were your feet, streetcars and bikes."
	Oregon clean power mandates will stimulate industry in 2008 Published 31 Dec 2007 by the Daily Journal of Commerce - Oregon Oregon's renewable energy mandates and tax credits are stimulating lots of activity in related industries, with even greater growth expected in the next year. "We’re already seeing a huge increase in investments in renewable energy," said state Rep. Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland), who worked to pass the state renewable energy standard. "Between renewable energy and the biofuels bill, we’re seeing lots of new jobs."
	Portland takes on peak oil: from understanding to a resolution Published 6 Jan 2008 by HopeDance Magazine Portland's Peak Oil Task Force was groundbreaking, and its report is an example to other cities. But what has the city done to follow up on the report? Melanie D’Arcy reports on Portland's progress.
Blog post	Portland Peak Oil Task Force: one year later By Daniel Lerch, 3 Mar 2008 Now that we've moved decisively into all-time high prices for oil, what better moment to take a look at what one of the first cities to act on peak oil --Portland, Oregon-- has done since the conclusion of its peak oil task force a year ago.
Blog post	Santa Barbara's energy and climate initiatives; Portland's "new green space" By Laurel Hoyt, 2 Apr 2008 Portland's outreach program in support of a new bike infrastructure element: bike boxes.

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