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Spring 2018 Neighborhood Cleanup Events

Neighborhood Cleanup Events It’s that time of year again! Time to get outside, meet your neighbors, and band together to beautify your neighborhoods. Below is a list of all the cleanups happening in the NWNW Coalition. Find your neighborhood event and come out to clean up with your neighbors! Keep in mind that all events […]

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Event Housing Livability News Public Involvement

Voices of the Homeless

It’s fair to say that issues of homelessness have been among the most talked about topics in Portland for the past few years. We’ve heard from homeowners, city officials, business people, and non-profit organizations. Everyone, it seems, recognizes that having people unhoused on the streets of Portland is good for no one. The February League […]

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Crime Prevention Event Livability News ONI

Public Safety Action Committee

NWNW Public  Safety Action Committee Meeting Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 Open House: 6:30pm-7:00pm (meet your local officers!) Meeting time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room, 1838 SW Jefferson Join us for a Public Safety Action Committee (PSAC) meeting. The PSAC is a forum where community members, businesses, neighborhood associations, the Office of […]

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City Crime Prevention Graffiti Livability News Noise Public Involvement

PDX Reporter

Report livability concerns with PDX Reporter PDX Reporter is the official app for Portlanders to report livability concerns to the city. When you see a sidewalk trip hazard, an abandoned car, or a clogged storm drain you can take a photo and upload it to the app which will automatically send your report to the […]

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SHNA Community Rain Garden

by Carla Eisner, SHNA Board Member, Sustainability Committee Chair After months of planning and site preparation, volunteers from the Sylvan-Highlands Neighborhood Association and the Odyssey School community teamed up on November 18th to install a native plant rain garden on the Odyssey campus. The project was funded by a Neighborhood Small Grant award from NWNW […]

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Environment Fundraising Livability Parks & Rec Public Involvement Volunteer

Footbridge Over Burnside Crowdfund

The Footbridge Over Burnside Join the Crowdfund and Help Close the Gap You’re traveling on Portland’s iconic Wildwood Trail when you suddenly have to pull up short:  What’s this? A three-lane, high-speed urban arterial smack in the middle of your peaceful forest? Or, you’re cruising in your car down Burnside toward the city at 40 […]