Wednesday, February 17th City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave. Sign-up to testify by 1:30 Hearing Starts at 2:30 In 2015, 337 homes in Portland came down. Of those, only about 30 were deconstructed. The cost to our community, and to our planet, in terms of waste to the landfill, increased atmospheric carbon, not to mention the […]
Month: February 2016
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENTS Chinese American: Exclusion / Inclusion January 28 – June 1, 2016 Oregon Historical Society 1200 SW Park Ave Portland, Oregon 97205 America’s desire for trade with China is older than Independence, yet in 1882 the nation’s borders shut for the first time to exclude Chinese workers. A long and bitter contest […]
Drop in at any five open houses to learn about Portland’s new bike share program and tell us your favorite station locations. Open house details All open houses are drop in, two hours, and cover the entire service area. Tuesday March 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hosford School, 2303 SE 28th Pl. Thursday March 17, 12-2 p.m., […]
Parks Replacement Bond
Now seeking feedback for North Park Blocks! Portland Parks & Recreation announces three Open Houses for Parks Replacement Bond projects currently under design. All are welcome to come learn more about these projects that will improve parks near you! Couch Park Playground, Plaza, & Loo: Thursday, February 25, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Legacy Good […]
Tell us how you prepare! (Win a $150 emergency kit! WOW!) Preparedness survey to guide projects designed to reduce risk from natural hazards There’s work we can do now, together, to reduce our risks from natural hazards like floods, earthquakes, landslides, storms and wildfires. We can’t do it all and we can’t do it all […]
Parks & Rec – Budget Forums & Hearing
PP&R, in collaboration with Commissioner Amanda Fritz and the Bureau’s Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) has submitted the Bureau’s Requested Budget to Mayor Hales. Our BAC includes the Parks Board, representatives from the neighborhood coalitions and representatives from the African Youth and Community Organization (AYCO), Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) and Hacienda Community Development […]