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 […]
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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 […]
Standing Room Only Reported by Stanley Penkin The history of the Centennial Mills property is a long and sad one. As one of the most historic and iconic properties in the Pearl District, and the entire city, there was much optimism about this prime riverfront site being developed into a unique and significant project benefitting […]
NW District Parking Meters
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced today that it will begin installing parking meters along and adjacent to NW 21st and NW 23rd from Burnside to NW Vaughn, a significant step toward implementing the NW Portland Parking Plan approved by City Council in 2013. Installation of the approximately 360 meters is set to begin […]
The City of Portland, Oregon is proposing an update to the Portland Plant List (PPL). The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS), in partnership with the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), will hold a public hearing February 9, 2016, on the proposed changes to the PPL. BPS is coordinating the administrative rulemaking process for the […]