Category Archives: development

Feedback Needed to Shape Future Urban Renewal

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A community-based public forum series is being held to educate and engage community members regarding pending decisions about significant Urban Renewal Area (URA) investments that will change the built environment of inner North and Northeast neighborhoods. Inspired by neighbors for neighbors, these forums are an opportunity for local residents to learn about and share their views on the history of local Urban Renewal Areas, become aware of current options being considered for the future of the URAs, and speak to the types of investment they would like to see in their community. The first event of the series begins February 10th with a “Community Truth-Telling” Town Hall. Community feedback from the series will be presented to the Portland Development Commission’s North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative Community Advisory Committee on March 24th. This series of four events is sponsored by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, The Urban League of Portland, and the Portland State University Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. This project was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH’s grant program.

Series Details:

Urban Renewal Area Town Hall 1: Community Truth-Telling
Wednesday, February 10, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Place: Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Snacks and drinks provided

Panelists will share perspectives on how inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas have historically impacted neighborhoods. Attendees will also be invited to share their own views on the history of Urban Renewal Areas.

Urban Renewal Area Community Forum and Planning Sessions (Two). Both sessions will be the same.

Session One: Saturday, February 20th, 10am – 2pm
Session Two: Tuesday, February 23rd, 6pm – 9pm
Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Lunch or dinner provided

Learn the nuts and bolts of Urban Renewal Areas and the choices for the future of the Interstate Corridor and Oregon Convention Center URAs. Participate in work sessions to provide input into the future of the URAs and economic development in inner North and Northeast Portland.

Urban Renewal Area Town Hall 2: Community Recommendations
Thursday, March 11th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Snacks and drinks provided

Come hear the URA recommendations generated at the community work sessions. Provide your thoughts and additional recommendations.

RSVPs are encouraged. Contact Shoshana Cohen at the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods forums@necoalition.org or 503-823-4575

Planned Parenthood to Open on MLK

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Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette’s new facility will celebrate it’s opening on February 14th. The organization has requested a street closure for the event on Garfield Avenue behind the building. As a result of the controversy over the availabilty of abortion services at Planned Parenthood, Bill Diss on behalf of Precious Children of Portland and Knights of Columbus is requesting to close Beech Street from Garfield to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. next to the building. Notification of the requests, as usual were sent to the neighborhood association for comment. If you would like KNA to give input to Portland Department of Transportation, we will accept comments at our Wednesday meeting or via info@kingneighborhood.org.

PDC Urban Renewal Meeting

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The Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Advisory Committee will meet at the King Facility next week for their quarterly meeting. The OCC URAC, how’s that for an acronym, is resposible for advising PDC on their efforts to rejuvenate the Convention Center area, most of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and part of Alberta Street. Visit PDC’s website for more info: http://www.pdc.us/ura/occ.asp

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 4 – 6 PM
Contact: Joleen Jensen-Classen, 503-823-3352
Location: King Facility 4815 NE 15th Avenue

Columbia River Crossing Forum

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CRCOn Saturday, November 21st NECN will be hosting a Columbia River Crossing Impact Forum. We hope that each neighborhood can send at least 1 or 2 representatives, however all are welcome! We will hear from three students of the Sustainability Clinic at Willamette University College of Law about their research into the impacts the Columbia River Crossing project will have on the east side of Portland and the region as a whole. They will share research on health and environmental impacts as well as the laws that govern the project and how the process for the project moves forward.

During the forum we will also hear from Jeri Williams from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (and former Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Action Group), on her involvement and advocacy on the various stages of this bridge expansion project. She can provide personal insights into how to get involved and what has worked and what has not.

Finally, we will have short, small group discussions to gain feedback from all of you on your concerns and suggestions for how we can all work to make sure that east side residents are best served by this project.

Here are the specifics:

What: NE Community Forum: Columbia River Crossing
When: Saturday, November 21st 10am – 12:30pm; 9:45am Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Where: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 5431 NE 20th Ave.
RSVP: By November 19th to Regina Williams at 503-823-4575 or admin@necoalition.org.

A flyer with the information is also attached. Please spread this information to your neighbors! The forum is open to all!

CRC forum final draft

JumpTown–A New Vision for the Rose Quarter

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memorial coliseumCharlie Burr of public relations firm Edelman, will present the new JumpTown concept for revitalizing the Rose Quarter at our next meeting on November 18th. The November meeting was delayed a week due to the Veterans Day holiday. Edelman represents the Trail Blazers and Portland Arena Management on development plans for the Memorial Coliseum and vicinity. The JumpTown name conjures the jazz history of the area prior to its bulldozing in the wake of urban renewal. Once a thriving neighborhood and now a sea of concrete, much attention has been paid as of late as to how to breathe life back into the district.

Jumptown Rose Quarter

Come next Wednesday and see if this is the right idea and if it can benefit the residents of NE Portland.

http://vimeo.com/6304174
http://www.imaginejumptown.com/