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Portland Plan Retreat Notes

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Notes write up from NECN pdx plan retreat 4-3-10

Hello Neighborhood and Community Association board members, leaders and activists;

Attached please find the notes from the Portland Plan Retreat that was hosted by the NE Coalition of Neighborhoods on Saturday, April 3rd from 10am-1pm at Curious Comedy Venue. We had great turn-out of a wide variety of people who have experience working on a wide variety of issues in our community – from education to transportation to the arts and more!

Thank you all who were able to attend and contribute your time and ideas! Your participation is what makes these events successful! Debbie Bischoff, NE Portland District Planner with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, will be in-putting this information into the Portland Plan.

The next step for you and your neighbors is to take this information, and the other priorities you see in your neighborhood to the Phase II Workshops. Follow this link to find the schedule of workshops: http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=289672&c=50730#1. At this workshop Portland Plan staff will be presenting the goals that have been identified in each of the 9 Action Areas from Phase I, get your feedback on these goals and lead a discussion about equity in the City. You are welcome to attend any of the workshops, not just the NE workshop.

Please contact Lauren McCartney anytime if you have thoughts, comments, or questions about this process and the notes.

Lauren McCartney
Neighborhood Association Outreach Coordinator
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
4815 NE 7th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
P: 503-823-4135
F: 503-823-3150
E: lauren@necoalition.org
www.necoalition.org

Jefferson Frontage Improvements Meeting

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Jefferson HS Frontage Improvements Project Advisory Committee Meeting

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
7:15 PM- 8:30 PM

Jefferson High School Frontage Improvements PAC Meeting #4. PAC will be reviewing and discussion proposed draft concept plans for the project.

Contact:
Denyse C. McGriff, 503-823-3295

Location:
5210 N. Kerby Avenue
Community Meeting Room- Kerby Avenue entrance lower level

Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. April 17th

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Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:00am-Noon Neighborhoods Work-Party
Noon-3pm Community Celebration

Every year on SOLV-It Day, the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and North/Northeast Business Association organize over 300 local volunteers to gather together on the Boulevard for a neighborhoods work-party to remove trash and debris along MLK Jr Blvd., from Broadway to Lombard and give back to the community in the spirit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This is the fourth annual 3 mile-long project to clean up trash and debris along MLK Jr Blvd. This year, there will be a community celebration with music, entertainment and food!

Join the support for Spiffin’ Up Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a working partnership and collaboration between dozens of government agencies, business associations, community non-profits, neighborhood associations and faith-based groups.

Among our past accomplishments:
• More than ¼ ton of trash and debris was picked up along a 3-miles of NE MLK Blvd., Garfield St. and Grand Ave.
• Graffiti removed from buildings, poles, posts and benches.
• Spiffin volunteers provide 1500 volunteer hours.
• More than $25,000 in positive local media exposure for the MLK Blvd corridor

Click here to volunteer!

Portland Plan Retreat at Curious Comedy

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The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is hosting a Portland Plan Retreat
for all residents of North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods on Saturday, April 3rd from 10am-1pm
at Curious Comedy at Vanport Plaza 5225 NE MLK Blvd (north of Alberta). This event is open to all
and we encourage organizations and businesses to send a representative!
The purpose of this retreat is to convene neighbors living within the bounds of the Northeast Coalition
of Neighborhoods (Neighborhoods include: Alameda, Boise, Concordia, Eliot, Grant Park, Humboldt,
Irvington, King, Sabin, Sullivan’s Gulch, Vernon and Woodlawn) to address local concerns and
examine how to advocate for needs as the Portland Plan process continues over the next 3 years and
beyond.
Using interactive, popular education techniques, attendees will be encouraged to voice and identify
community issues to be taken into account as the City of Portland creates the Portland Plan. Past
community plans will be presented as a helpful guide for starting this process. Topics to be addressed
include, but are not limited to, health, equity, housing, transportation, business, education, jobs, arts and
culture, parks, etc.
N/NE Neighborhoods Portland Plan Retreat
Saturday, April 3rd 10am-1pm
Curious Comedy at Vanport Plaza, 5225 NE MLK Blvd. (north of Alberta)
Light refreshments provided
RSVP to Lauren McCartney at lauren@necoalition.org or 503-823-4135.

Coalition for a Livable Future’s: Bits, Bites, Bags & Benefits

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You’re invited to…..

an Evening of Bits, Bites, (Gift) Bags & Benefits at the Living Room Theaters

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010, Doors open at 6 PM, Show at 7 PM
Living Room Theaters – 341 SW Tenth Avenue. Portland OR

Admission is FREE but space (& gift bags) are limited! RSVP required to Ron at ron@clfuture.org or 503-294-2889 x-11

Two Bits:

• Screening of highlights from the documentary “Making Sense of Place – Portland: Quest for the Livable City” which documents the history of Portland’s experiment with land use planning. As part of this history, the film shines a light on one of the most fundamental challenges related to the success of our internationally-renowned planning approach:
How to revitalize communities without forcing out the people who have the greatest need for the benefits that revitalization brings?

• Discussion led by Kate Allen, Housing Policy Manager – Portland Housing Bureau; Dr. Lisa Bates, PSU College of Urban & Public Affairs; and Metro Councilor Robert Liberty to consider new ideas for how to tackle this issue.

Some Bites: Hosted Hors D’oeuvres (No- Host Bar)

(Gift) Bags: Yes….On top of a great program and Hors D’oeuvres….you will walk away with your own “Schwag Bag”. Each attendee will receive a Lincoln Institute tote bag, the “Making Sense of Place – Portland: Quest for the Livable City” DVD and a copy of CLF’s hallmark publication, the Regional Equity Atlas.

The evening is sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. “Portland: Quest for the Livable City” is the third film in the Lincoln Institute series titled Making Sense of Place, which examines the complex questions of urban planning and regional identity by exploring ways in which people participate in and experience their cities.