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Expansion Dashboard
Check the current MLS
expansion outlook for
Portland and other cities.
expansion outlook for
Portland and other cities.
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Know someone who is
interested in MLS to PDX? Tell
them about us!
interested in MLS to PDX? Tell
them about us!
The first step is understanding what needs to be done if Portland is going to secure an
expansion franchise. Ultimately that is securing the funds necessary to bring PGE Park to
the standard that will support both PSU Football and MLS soccer and to help the Beavers
find their own facility. The key things we - the public - can affect are to those ends are:
1) Educating the public about the benefits and challenges associated with bringing MLS to PDX
2) Letting Mayor Elect Sam Adams and city council members Fish, Leonard, Salzman, and Blackmer
know there is significant support for MLS in Portland if we do it our way.
3) Generally raising the public visibility of support for MLS
We have started a list of resources below - but would love to hear your ideas on how your
fellow Portlanders can pitch in.
So you want to join the movement . . .
Stuff that everyone can do:
Call or Write a letter to city decision
makers:
Sam Adams
Mayor Elect
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 220, 97204
(503)823-3008
Nick Fish
Commissioner of Public Works
Position Number 2
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 240, 97204
(503) 823-3589
Dan Salzman
Commissioner of Public Affairs
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 230, 97204
(503)823-4151
makers:
Sam Adams
Mayor Elect
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 220, 97204
(503)823-3008
Nick Fish
Commissioner of Public Works
Position Number 2
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 240, 97204
(503) 823-3589
Dan Salzman
Commissioner of Public Affairs
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 230, 97204
(503)823-4151
Randy Leonard
Commissioner of Public Safety
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 210, 97204
(503)823-4682
Gary Blackmer
Auditor of the City of Portland
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 140, 97204
(503)823-4078
Get the message out in any way possible
Do your part to support soccer in Portland
- Contribute artwork or articles to this site
- Create public art (campaign lawn posters?)
- Post fliers around town
- Tell your friends about this site
- Submit letters to the editors of local newspapers
Do your part to support soccer in Portland
- Go to the next Timbers game
- Get involved with OYSA
- Support local university soccer
Stuff that Retail Businesses Owners can do:
If you've got a storefront, you've got a unique opportunity to talk to your customers about
things that could impact your business. And whether you run or own a hotel, a sports shop,
a local bar, or a clothing store, the prospects of Major League Soccer and higher profile
college football facilities could be significant for your bottom line.
If you support MLS in Portland, you might consider:
things that could impact your business. And whether you run or own a hotel, a sports shop,
a local bar, or a clothing store, the prospects of Major League Soccer and higher profile
college football facilities could be significant for your bottom line.
If you support MLS in Portland, you might consider:
- Printing up your own MLS to PDX stickers with your logo on them and handing out to
customers (anyone is free to do whatever they want with our content in terms of
reproduction) - Donating to this site (everything we receive goes back into this website & related
efforts) - Talk to us about credited sponsorship (we get tens of thousands of hits per day)
- Write to the city council members describing how your business could benefit from MLS
We could use the assistance of people in any of the following capacities
- Web developers or designers
- Lawyers
- Anyone experienced in working with the City Council
Stuff you can do if you are a professional: