Living Cully

Portland, Oregon, USA

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Living Cully is a coalition of community-based non-governmental organizations that links environmental improvements to anti-displacement and anti-poverty goals in a diverse low-income neighborhood in Portland, Oregon’s Cully neighborhood. The coalition undertakes wide range of activities, including: training and employing residents in energy efficiency and green infrastructure construction, building and preserving affordable housing, developing new parks and green infrastructure, and advocating for socially- and environmentally-progressive city policies. Across their varied activities, Living Cully aims to build dignified livelihoods for Cully residents as a means of building “environmental wealth.” The case study draws on a range of sources, including: site visits; reviews of written plans, reports, and other documents; and interviews with coalition members, city staff, and other stakeholders.