Diane Phillips, Real Estate Manager for Safeway has informed the King Neighborhood Association that the company intends to fulfill KNA’s requests that the King Safeway store add covered bicycle parking and make a financial contribution to Friends of Trees. KNA made its support for Safeway’s requested adjustment from city landscaping code contingent on the fulfillment of the requests. If Safeway were not granted the adjustment, seven parking spaces would have been given over to additional trees and plantings. By making the donation to Friends of Trees, more low-income homeowners will be able to plant trees, thereby meeting the intent of the requirement. Also, bicycle parking at the store seems to have been an afterthought with wire loops welded on the bollards in front. A new, actual bike rack for 20 bikes is planned under the canopy by the door.
Category Archives: Community Involvement
Can Last Thursday Be Saved from Itself?
What do you think about Last Thursday?
The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is canvassing neighborhoods along Alberta and soliciting input from neighbors affected by Last Thursday. As the impact grows each year, now over 10,000 attendees on summer months, any benefit to the local economy needs to be weighed against the noise, litter, parking issues and public drunkeness. Is this an event that the neighborhoods want? Should Last Thursday continue to be regulated differently than other large events in the city? Are there ways to improve Last Thursday? The City of Portland wants to know.
Tell the Mayor:
(503) 823-4120
sam.adams@portlandoregon.gov
Commissioner Amanda Fritz
(503) 823—3008
Amanda@portlandoregon.gov
And the Northeast Coalition
of Neighborhoods:
4815 NE 7th Ave.
(503) 823-4575
info@necoalition.org
And/or your local neighborhood association:
King Neighborhood Association Meeting:
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 6:30pm,
NE Coalition office, 4815 NE 7th Ave.
Concordia Neighborhood Association Meeting:
Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 7pm,
McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave.
Sabin Community Association Meeting:
Monday, September 13th, 7pm
Whole Foods, 3535 NE 15th Ave.
Vernon Neighborhood Association Meeting:
Tuesday, Sept. 14th 7pm, Enterbeing, 1603 NE Alberta
NECN needs help with distribution! If you would like to get some fresh air and help get the flyer out please call 503-823-4570. They are primarily targeting between MLK, 33rd, Killingsworth and Prescott but if you would like to distribute in another area that is welcome as well.
Contact:
Shoshana Cohen
Neighborhood Programs Manager
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
503-823-4570
www.necoalition.org
Shoshana@necoalition.org
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Neighborhood Economic Development Roundtable
Neighborhood Economic Development Roundtable
Monday, September 13, 2010
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Portland State University | Smith Memorial Ballroom | 1825 SW Broadway
Help shape neighborhood economic development in Portland!
How can PDC and the community be more effective at neighborhood economic development?
Join national and local experts, city decision-makers, and other community leaders for a day of learning, interaction, and dialogue
Your input is vital to develop a guiding strategy to:
• Expand economic opportunity and grow jobs
• Create community/public/private partnerships
• Develop new resources for neighborhoods
• Build capacity for local organizations
• Implement community action projects
Space is limited.
Register today to contribute your expertise and vision.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
For more information, visit us online at www.pdc.us/cedroadmap
or call 503.823.2384
Event is free. Lunch will be provided. Translation and childcare available upon advanced request.
N/NE Quadrant / Stakeholder Advisory Committee
A Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) is being formed to advise project staff and make recommendations to the Portland City Council and the Director of the Oregon Department Transportation on policy and project proposals resulting from the N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler planning process. The committee will have approximately 30 members, with wide representation from area stakeholders and community interests, including: business and neighborhood associations, property owners, affordable housing, cultural heritage, the environment, economic equity, labor, urban design and transportation.
Subcommittees of the SAC will be formed to address specific issues, such as transportation, land use and urban design, and will include additional stakeholders with expertise and interest in the topic issues. Subcommittees will help frame the issues for the full SAC, especially on specific subject areas requiring more analysis and input. SAC and subcommittee meetings will be open to the public and have opportunities for public comment. Agenda, minutes and materials will be posted on this website as they are available.
A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), representing public agencies with specialized expertise related to the plan and implementation, will serve as a resource for the SAC throughout the planning process.
More information about the SAC process and procedures may be found in the Draft Stakeholder Advisory Committee Collaboration Principles.
N/NEQ News: Are you interested in serving on the Central N/NE Quadrant Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee?
The City of Portland and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are seeking applications for two “at-large” positions in order to broaden the diversity of perspectives on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
The project will launch with the first SAC meeting on September 16, 2010 (tentative date) and is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete. The SAC will meet approximately 12 times during that period. The deadline to submit an application for an “at-large” position is September 3, 2010. See the Application Form for more information
Support Your Local Schools with Project Community Care
Get your community schools ready for fall by coming out to your King public schools, King and Sabin. Along with most other PPS schools, they will have their events on Saturday, August 28th from 9:00-noon. We will be weeding, cleaning, painting and doing general upkeep of the grounds. Meet the new King Principal, Kim Patterson and get involved with the PTA as a parent or community member.
Pre-register at
www.community.pps.k12.or.us.
Questions? Call 503-916-3078 or
e-mail ajackso2@pps.k12.or.us
Your efforts will make a difference for students and the neighborhood.
Interested in additional volunteer opportunities? Visit www.community.pps.k12.or.us to select opportunities such as landscaping, tutoring, painting and more!
There will be a Community Appreciation Barbeque after the event at Clarendon-Portsmouth K-8 School, 5103 N. Willis Blvd. from 1-4 p.m.
Free food, live music, back-to-school information and more!
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