The Portland Bureau of Transportation is working on a project to plan, design and construct safety improvements to a 9.1 mile north-south bicycle route. The route uses a variety of local residential streets and neighborhood collector streets between NE/SE 26th and 29th Aves. It runs from NE Lombard St at the north end of the City to connect to the Springwater Corridor at SE 45th Ave at the south end of the City. The project is funded through a $2.4 million federal grant.
PBOT will hold three open houses where you can learn more and provide input. The first open house will be held Thursday, March 13th from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Fremont United Methodist Church at 2620 NE Fremont. The same material will be presented at open houses in SE Portland on March 17 and March 18 at Cleveland High School and Central Catholic High School, respectively. For more information on the project, including draft maps, documents and Stakeholder Advisory Committee notes, see the project webpage.
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The Portland African American Leadership Forum and the North/Northeast Business Association are gathering community members, including residents and those who have been displaced, of all backgrounds and perspectives, to develop a community-based development plan for the site.
NEW DATE AND LOCATION Date: March 4 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: NNEBA Building - 311 N Ivy Street, Portland The Portland African American Leadership Forum and the North/Northeast Business Association are hosting a community meeting to discuss the issue of gentrification and how it has impacted various community members’ position on the topic of what to do with the empty lot at MLK & Alberta.
This meeting was originally scheduled for February 18, but had to be postponed due to the teacher's strike, which made the meeting facility unavailable. NEW DATE AND LOCATION Date: February 25 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: NNEBA Building - 311 N Ivy Street, Portland OPB News reporters and Think Out Loud producers will be in Northeast Portland to hear from the community about stories that OPB should cover in the area. Meet with Think Out Loud Senior Producer Allison Frost, OPB News Blogger Lizzy Duffy, OPB Reporter Amelia Templeton, and OPB’s Public Insight Journalist Amanda
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Upon arriving, individuals need to sign up for a time slot with a reporter or producer. Each person will then get a few minutes of one-on-one time with an OPB News staffer to share experiences, tell them what stories they’re missing, and help shape OPB News’ coverage. For more information about this event, visit our Facebook Event Page. WHEN: Wednesday, February 26 2:30 - 5 p.m. WHERE: McMenamins Kennedy School Library - 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR Questions? Contact Amanda Peacher at apeacher@opb.org or 503-445-1882. Thirty-five people living in Sabin have joined a new social network called Nextdoor, which is designed to connect neighbors. It's a free service, similar to Facebook, but based on neighborhood.
From the company website: "Nextdoor is the private social network for you, your neighbors and your community. It's the easiest way for you and your neighbors to talk online and make all of your lives better in the real world. And it's free. Nextdoor’s mission is to use the power of technology to build stronger and safer neighborhoods." Watch this ABC News report about Nextdoor or read this article. Join here. As of January 2014, the median home value in Sabin is $407,000, up 10.6% from a year ago. The list price per square foot is on an upward trend, as well. Data courtesy of Zillow Home Values.
The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District is offering free classes on naturescaping, rain gardens and native plants. Come and learn gardening practices that reduce pollution and conserve water while saving you time, money and energy. Perfect for all levels of do-it-yourselfers, these workshops offer simple gardening tips & resources that will help you bring your vision to life. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information, call 503-222-7645.
View the full schedule here. NECN is pleased to offer five grants of $1,000 each for collaborative projects that improve the quality of life in our 12 inner north/northeast Portland neighborhoods.
Applications are due by March 14, 2014. An info session will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 7-9pm at the NECN office at 4815 NE 7th Ave. For more details, see the NECN website. It's trendy to say that we want a sustainable neighborhood, but what does that really mean? We tackled this question at our first Sustainable Sabin/King meeting on Jan. 21. While we didn't end up with a slick vision statement, we did find some common ground. We agreed that it's about working together to create a resilient, diverse and integrated community with affordable housing, access to healthy food and safe streets. It's about knowing our neighbors and being connected with each other.
We recognize that there are many nonprofits and community organizations already working on issues we are concerned about. The question is, how can people living in Sabin and King partner with these organizations to help build a stronger community? After brainstorming some ideas, we narrowed the field to three potential projects: — Create street paintings, build an earthen bench and plant bee-friendly habitat in parking strips as part of Portland's Village Building Convergence on Beech Street from 9th to 14th avenues. — Expand Sabin’s annual cleanup day so unwanted items could be adopted and reused by other neighbors, rather than have all items taken to the city dump. — Work with the Sabin Community Development Corporation (Sabin CDC) to increase the stock of affordable housing for families with moderate incomes through a land trust. We're excited about all of these projects and hope you will be, too. If you're interested in participating or just want more information, please contact Diane Benson at dcb1810@yahoo.com or Clay Veka at clayveka@yahoo.com, and we'll connect you with the leaders. |
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