Category Archives: Community Involvement

CRC Forum at Concordia University

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Crossing the Columbia: How should we spend $3 to $10 billion? Does the I-5 Bridge really need to be replaced? Will the Columbia River Crossing improve the region’s livability? How much will it really cost and how else could that money be used? Make your voice heard to elected officials! Please join neighbors in voicing questions & comments about the Columbia River Crossing directly to elected officials!

What: Public Forum on the Columbia River Crossing (CRC). Co-sponsored by the Northeast
Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) & the Concordia Neighborhood Association
When: Monday, March 7th, 7pm to 9pm
Where: Concordia University’s Luther Hall -Room 121 (NE Holman btwn NE 27th & NE 29th)

Agenda:

1. Mara Gross of Coalition for Livable Future & Joe Cortright of Impresa & CEOs for Cities
2. Statements from Neighborhood Associations & Neighbors
3. Feedback from elected officials including: Tom Hughes, Rex Burkholder,
Tina Kotek, Lew Frederick and Chip Shields.

More info: Contact the NECN at 503.823.4570 or visit www.NECoalition.org

2011 Multnomah County Community Budget Forum

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With significant reductions in state funding looming, understanding and giving input into Multnomah County’s budget is more important than ever. Do you prefer Multnomah County move funds from another program to make up the difference? Which programs should the county prioritize? Come to a MultCo budget forum sponsored by County Chair Jeff Cogen and the Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee to understand how the funding system works and tell the Board of County Commissioners what you think!

Thursday, March 3, 6-8:15pm at the Multnomah Building,
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

For more information contact: Office of Citizen Involvement at 503-988-3450 or www.citizenweb.org

OPAL Seeks Rights for Transit Riders

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From OPAL:
TriMet riders who depend on the bus and MAX are facing greater hardships. Many transit riders, especially working-class families and people of color, rely on single-trip fares to meet basic needs and can’t afford to invest in transit passes. TriMet has cut bus service by over 170,000 hours leading to longer wait times between buses, overcrowded buses that pass us by, and missed transfers. Service cuts have decimated evening and weekend service. TriMet’s transfer policy is unequal and insufficient to give bus riders the time required to take care of our daily needs.

OPAL Bus Riders Unite! has a Solution:

1. EXTEND ALL TRIMET TRANSFERS TO 3 HOURS FOR BUS AND MAX
2. SUPPORT EVENING RIDERS WITH UNLIMITED TRANSFER TIME AFTER 7PM

Sign our Petition here
Sign-on Coalition Endorsement

NECN Land Use Meeting

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The NECN Land Use and Transportation Committee meets Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm at the NECN Office.

A key event the LUTC is planning right now is a Public Forum on the Columbia River Crossing with your Elected Officials. While government officials are still being confirmed, please save the date of Monday, March 7th, 7:00 – 9:00pm at Concordia University . This forum will give Neighborhood Associations and other community members a chance to state their perspective on the planning of the CRC project, and hear responses from your representatives. We encourage joining together with your own Neighborhood Association, or even your Association’s Land Use and Transportation Committee to help craft a statement. This event is co-sponsored by the Concordia Neighborhood Association and NECN. If you have questions about the CRC proposal, or how you can participate please email LUTC@NECoalition.org or call the LUTC support staff at 503-823-4223.