Dear North Williams Community Members,
This summer, the City of Portland will run a special educational campaign to encourage safe and respectful traveling on North Williams.
While discussions about changes to the roadway continue as part of the North Williams Traffic Safety Project, we have heard loud and clear from the community that how people interact with one another while traveling up North Williams is just as important as engineering, and that conditions on the street feel dangerous today and should be addressed as soon as possible.
Please come to a special brainstorming meeting to answer these questions:
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Category Archives: Bike Boulevard
NE Sunday Parkways Route Released
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released the map for this year’s Sunday Parkways route through Northeast Portland. The day for the NE tour is September 25th from noon to 5pm.
More info at: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?&a=282544&c=51515
Community Cycling Center Announces “I Ride” Bicycling Campaign
From the Community Cycling Center:
The Community Cycling Center is excited to announce the debut of the “I ride” campaign, a celebration of all who ride bicycles in our community, made possible through a grant from Kaiser Permanente’s Special Initiative Fund. The campaign features many of Community Cycling Center’s program participants who are champions and role models that have been working hard to promote bicycling in their neighborhoods. The “I ride” campaign will be displayed on bus benches located at 15 intersections in north and northeast Portland from May to October.
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Festival Proposes Street Closure at King Park
This year, the Good in the Neighborhood festival at King School Park proposes closing Going from Grand to 6th and Grand from Going to Wygant during the three days of the event, June 24th to 26th. The street closure permit application asks for community feedback to be directed to the organizer, Cheryl Roberts at 503-595-3517.
Road Safety Action Plan Meeting Tonight
Vision Zero wants to remind you about the second and final stakeholder and public meeting this Wednesday, April 20, from 5:30-7pm at the OAME offices (4134 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland).
They will be continuing work on the King, Humboldt, Boise Road Safety Action Plan and need YOUR input and feedback. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Please see their website for more information.
Please feel free to contact Michelle van Tijen with any questions.
Phone: 503-893-8777
Public Involvement Coordinator
Vision Zer0 Oregon
A project by
The Loci Group, Portland State University Masters of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop