Five Coliseum Concepts Presented Tonight at PDC

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Five of the teams that submitted concepts for the redevelopment of the Memorial Coliseum have been invited by the Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) to present their project visions at the Tuesday, Feb. 23 SAC meeting. That meeting is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and will be held at the Portland Development Commission, 222 NW 5th Avenue.

Each team will be given approximately 10 minutes to present their plan for the redevelopment or adaptive reuse of the Memorial Coliseum. Following the fifth presentation, the SAC will lead a 30 minute question and answer session with team representatives. Two additional teams that submitted full concepts have been invited to participate in the question and answer session.

“Through the online submission process, online evaluations, presentations and Q&A session, the SAC has received a considerable amount of information on the proposals,” said Mayor Sam Adams, SAC chair. “Following the presentations, I expect that the Committee will be able to make a well informed recommendation as to which teams will be asked to progress to the next stage of this process.” The SAC will make a recommendation to Portland City Council in March. Council will then request full proposals from the selected teams.

The five teams presenting Tuesday night are: Community Crossroads; Memorial Athletic & Recreation Center (MARC); Portland Action Sports Complex; the Trailblazers and Winterhawks Concept; and Veterans Memorial Arts and Athletic Center (VMAAC). The two teams that have been invited to participate in the question and answer session are OregonXperience and Jewel in a Box.

To review each of the concept summaries and for more information on the Memorial Coliseum process, please visit: www.rosequarterdevelopment.org

Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop

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What: Photographing your Urban Forest, a Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop!
Where: McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue
When: Saturday, February 27th from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration: Please Contact Autumn Montegna 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@ci.portland.or.us to register.

Cost: $25 payable at the workshop (scholarships are available)

Explore ways to use photography to enhance you stewardship projects and promote neighborhood tree goals. Taught by Neighborhood Tree Steward and professional photographer, Bob Langan, you will learn digital photography basics and how to best capture your subject. Using the Concordia Neighborhood as an example, we will photograph themes set forth by their Tree Team, critique photos, and learn how to set up an art show portraying local urban forest issues. For more information please contact Autumn Montegna.

Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop Series is brought to you by the Tree Steward Coalition, members include Portland Parks & Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Urban Forestry Commission, Friends of Trees, and Portland State University.

Online Map of Green Energy

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The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has a tool on their website that maps existing solar installations as well as a way to estimate the solar energy potential of your home. Click on the link below and enter your address.
http://oregon.cleanenergymap.com/

If you want to take advantage of your solar potential, sign up for Solarize Northeast. NECN’s group purchase solar discount initiative.

http://solarize.necoalition.org/default.cfm

Miracles Club Good Neighbor Agreement in Arbitration

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The Miracles Club, a social club for people in recovery from drug addiction on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. is due to see ground broken on its new facility on the east side of the boulevard soon. In connection with the move, a Good Neighbor Agreement between the club, the immediate neighbors and King Neighborhood Association was in the works for many months. After negotiations broke down between the immediate neighbors, Miracles, and city planning officials last winter, the process was sent to mediation. So far, one meeting has been held between mediators, an immediate neighbor, members of Miracles, NECN, and KNA. A court ruling last year prohibited the blocking of all traffic from the site to Grand Avenue. The working group hopes to identify the remaining negotiable issues and prioritize them so that negotiations can proceed constructively.

PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: 2035 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN

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On Monday, March 22, 2010, Metro will open a third and final 45-day public comment opportunity on the draft 2035 Regional Transportation Plan and an air quality conformity analysis that indicates the region will continue to meet federal and state clean air standards. The comment period for both of these documents will close at midnight on Thursday, May 6, 2010. Comments received after that time will not be included in the formal public record.

The RTP is a long-term blueprint that guides transportation planning and investments throughout the region. Metro is required to update the plan every four years. The plan proposes investing more than $20 billion in local, regional, state and federal funds during the next 25 years. The plan seeks to improve safety and travel choices for everyone, revitalize downtowns, main streets, create jobs and enhance our economy, maintain clean air and reduce our region’s carbon footprint. The final RTP reflects the policies, project list and funding strategy as accepted by the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and the Metro Council in December 2009.

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