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The Portland Bureau of Transportation is seeking volunteers to serve on a street parking advisory committee.

The 20-member committee will advise PBOT staffers working on a yearlong effort to update the city’s , said Grant Morehead, transportation planner and project manager. PBOT is using a $225,000 Oregon Department of Transportation grant to refine the parking permit program for neighborhood residents and people who work in non-metered areas to better respond to a surge in mixed-use development, he said.

鈥淎s the city continues to grow, our approach to parking is going to have to change,鈥� he said.

PBOT staffers will analyze parking demand in five areas selected with the help of advisory committee members. Morehead said he expects the areas to include places like Southeast Division Street and Hollywood that have experienced a lot of mixed-use development, as well neighborhoods like Northeast 42nd Avenue that could follow suit.

The committee will hold its first meeting in mid-September, and members are expected to meet six to eight times through June 2015. A proposal with committee recommendations to update the city parking permit system could be ready to go before Portland City Council by next summer or fall, Morehead said.

PBOT is seeking committee members representing a variety of interests. These include residents and business owners in mixed-use corridors, neighborhood and business associations, property developers, residential property managers, and commercial business interests.

More information about the committee and application materials is available at .