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Category: Livability

Rethink Streets NW 13th

Post author By NWNW
Post date March 27, 2017

NW 13th Ave Action Plan Every year, students at Portland State University’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning program work with a community partner in Portland or beyond to produce a plan as a capstone project. Rethink Streets, one such student group this year, will be producing a plan centered on the Pearl District’s NW […]

City Clean-ups Environment Event Livability News Public Involvement Sustainability

EPA Willamette River Final Clean-up Plan

Post author By NWNW
Post date February 14, 2017

Update from the below meeting Follow-Up from EPA Community Information Sessions for the Portland Harbor ROD: EPA issued its Record of Decision (ROD) for cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site in January 2017 and presented four community information sessions in March 2017. If you were not able to make any of the information sessions […]

City Livability News Public Involvement Transportation

Apartments & Bikes?

Post author By NWNW
Post date February 6, 2017

Tell us about your apartment’s bicycle parking Where do you currently store your bike? Where do you WANT to store your bike? As the City of Portland continues its work to reach 25% bicycle mode split, have you ever wondered where all the bikes will park? We’ve seen the public, blue staple racks along the […]

City Livability News Noise Public Involvement

Noise Review Considers Pile Driving

Post author By NWNW
Post date November 17, 2016

Pile Driving Update: Noise Review Board Considers Action by Stan Penkin As the impact hammer pile driver reverberates throughout the North Pearl at Hoyt Street’s Block 20 project, the Noise Review Board (NRB) met on November 9th to discuss a proposal that would reduce the harmful effects of this antiquated method. With some 25 to 30 […]

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Neighbor Helping Neighbor

Post author By NWNW
Post date November 16, 2016

The Real America: Neighbor Helping Neighbor By Stan Penkin In the wake of the destructive rioting that hit the Pearl District during the night of November 10th, many neighbors came out the next morning to show support for the community by helping with the cleanup. Rioters broke store front windows, mostly along Lovejoy and Everett Streets, […]

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Support Neighborhood Business

Post author By NWNW
Post date November 15, 2016

Support Neighborhood Businesses and Their Employees Today Portlanders it’s time to show your love for local. Over the last month neighborhood businesses city wide have been hit hard by everything from explosions to theft and vandalism. To make it easy to show your support neighborhood business districts have created fun events and opportunities to get […]