Graffiti is a cause of disagreement among residents of Portland, Oregon.[1] Residents can report graffiti and request removal.[2] In 2023, a poll conducted by The Oregonian showed 61 percent of Portland voters considered graffiti a "big" problem.[3]
Prevalence
The city saw a rise in graffiti during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
Removal efforts
The graffiti increase during the pandemic prompted city council to strengthen removal efforts.[6][7] In late 2022, the city hired Graffiti Removal Services to create "preventative graffiti".[2] Police have also arrested major offenders.[8][9]
In 2021, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) hired River City Environmental to remove graffiti along three highways.[10][11] As of 2022, the local company Portland Graffiti Removal removed graffiti for ODOT.[12][13] ODOT's $2 million in funding ran out in 2023.[14][15]
The city requires building owners to remove graffiti within 10 days or risk a fine.[16] In practice, the code is not being enforced against property owners.[17]
See also
References
- ^ Portland businesses fed up with graffiti, archived from the original on 2023-09-09, retrieved 2023-09-09
- ^ a b "Portland cleanup team putting up preventative graffiti to ward off vandals". kgw.com. December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "61% of Portland voters call graffiti 'big' problem, poll from The Oregonian/OregonLive finds". The Oregonian. 2022-10-23. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "It's Another Record Year for Portland Graffiti". Willamette Week. 2022-09-08. Archived from the original on 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "City battles graffiti problem in Northeast Portland". kgw.com. November 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "City officials share what graffiti looks like in Portland and their plan to combat it". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ Allison, Megan (2022-03-18). "City and state agencies add resources to tackle graffiti around Portland". KATU. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "A pro skateboarder is accused of tagging graffiti all over Portland". kgw.com. August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "'Nobody wants dozens of felony counts': Graffiti investigation in Portland leads police to cache of guns". kgw.com. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (2021-06-08). "Oregon beefs up graffiti removal along Portland freeways but struggles to eradicate it". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "ODOT hires contractor to help clean graffiti along Portland freeways". kgw.com. June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Totally tagged: What's being done about Portland's graffiti problem". kgw.com. August 22, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ Gallivan, Joseph (2022-03-09). "Tag, you're it: Scrubbing Portland's graffiti". PortlandTribune.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "ODOT awards $2M in contracts to clean up graffiti and litter in Portland". kgw.com. February 19, 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "ODOT is out of money for removing graffiti around Portland". kgw.com. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ Liedle, Chris (2019-07-02). "Portland business turn to street artists to help deter graffiti taggers". KATU. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Why Local Leaders Can't Seem to Clean the Graffiti Off Portland". Willamette Week. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
External links
Media related to Graffiti in Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
