The City Repair Project

09/24/2026

The Planning & Sustainability Office and City Repair invite you to join us on September 29, 2026, for a community Paint Day as we bring the brand-new, student-designed Montgomery Plaza street mural to life!

This placemaking initiative is keeping the student-led design process alive by continuing to have a vibrant, welcoming gathering place. The gorgeous new mural is designed by students Justice Ketcher, Mae Petit, and Sammy Won.

Sign up here: www.psumontgomerypainting.eventbrite.com

Event Details:

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 10am - 5pm
Montgomery Plaza (SW Montgomery St @ SW Broadway)
All PSU students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome.
All ages are welcome, with adult guardian required for ages 14 and under.
Paints, brushes, rollers, snacks, drinks, and music will be provided.
Wear clothes you don't mind getting a little paint on, bring a friend, and let's make the PSU campus a little brighter together!

About the Artwork:

Interwoven is a 176x27 foot mural located in Portland State University’s Montgomery Street Plaza. Designed by PSU students Justice Ketcher, Mae Pettit, and Sammy Won, the mural weaves the plaza together into a space that encourages passersby to stay and linger. Reflecting on our shared experience of being welcomed as transfer students to PSU, the blooming, multicolored flowers woven throughout the mural represent how a university like PSU can offer opportunities for students to bloom into unique individuals. Like flowers, individuals who hold the power to reflect back into the world all the beauty they carry within.

Thanks to and for making this project happen!

09/10/2026

09/03/2026

Want to create your own street painting? Here's your chance to learn how!

Our 90-minute online workshop will guide participants through the logistics of planning a successful street painting, including permitting, collaborating with your neighbors, design, paint selection, and event planning.

Go to www.cityrepair.org/events to register for or by donation!

08/22/2026

Join us on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m., August 29th to repaint Arleta Triangle Square at SE 72nd St and SE Woodstock Blvd!

Paint supplies and tools will be provided. Please dress in clothes you don't mind getting paint on and bring sunscreen and a water bottle!

Kids are encouraged to participate with parental/guardian supervision. We can accommodate all people and abilities.

08/20/2026

Wow, OKAY, here's advance heads up that the hugely awesome CBA (Community Built Association) Bi-Annual Conference is coming up soon! It's a national gathering of creatives that build community through participatory design and hands-on creative infrastructure-making!
Check it OUT, join us there!
https://www.communitybuilt.org/upcoming-conference

07/28/2026

🎨 Help City Repair Paint Woodlawn’s New Neighborhood Living Room!
Join us for another community street painting project on Sunday, August 2 at the new Woodlawn Yards pedestrian plaza at the intersection of NE Durham Avenue and NE Dekum Street.
No special skills are needed, just bring your community spirit and help paint the street in Woodlawn! Bring a water bottle, hat, and clothes you don't mind getting paint on.

Prep work begins at 8am and painting in color will begin around 1pm.
Volunteer sign-up: https://signup.com/go/rongrwq

07/28/2026

Help give Concordia Commons a fresh coat of color!
Stop by Wednesday, July 29, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to help repaint the street mural at NE 30th and Killingsworth. Drop in for as long as you can—no experience is needed, and all painting materials will be provided.

07/28/2026

Join us to repaint Roseway Street Plaza!
When: Thursday, July 30th, 10 am - 2 pm
Where: NE 72nd Ave and NE Mason

Bring a water bottle and clothes you don't mind getting paint on!

07/14/2026

Many more events to come this week, come and make better spaces for everyone!

See schedule, locations, and RSVPs on cityrepair.org/village-building-convergence.com

07/01/2026

We're freshening up the Hawthorne Plaza!

🌺 Come help us repaint the ferns and flowers and make it a happy blooming summer 🎨

Paints provided!