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The month of August is often referred to as the "dog days of summer" but not because of pet pooches. It has to do with the star Sirius, also known as the dog star, which rose at the same time as sunrise during the month of August in ancient Roman times. |
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Upcoming Meetings in
Central Northeast Neighbors
Meetings are being held through Zoom. Please look at the Neighborhood Association Websites for updates.
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Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) contact Ronda
Sumner Neighborhood Association (SAN) contact Ronda
Madison South Neighborhood Association (MSNA) Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) Click here
Friends of Wilshire Park Playground Project, Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) Click here
Hollywood Neighborhood Association (HNA) Click here
Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Click here
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Do you need a Notary Public? CNN has you covered.
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. We have Ronda Johnson and she is able to help you. This is a free service from Central Northeast Neighbors. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries during Covid-19 quarantine.
Central Northeast Neighbors Ronda (503)823-2780
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August 11, 2020 Special Election
The City of Portland has called for a Special Runoff election on August 11, 2020, to fill the vacancy for Commissioner, Position 2. The City of Portland Charter Section 2-206 requires a Special Election for a vacant position. All voters in the City of Portland are receiving a ballot for this Special Election with the top two candidates from the May Election for Commissioner, Position 2. The runoff election for other Portland positions, including Mayor and Commissioner, Position 4 are scheduled for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
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Comment Period Opens on Using Tolls to Raise Funds, Improve Travel on I-205
Online survey open Aug. 3 through Sept.16
ODOT launched an online survey seeking public comment on five preliminary alternatives for tolls on Interstate 205 around the Abernethy Bridge.The toll alternatives, released Monday, launch a federally required environmental review process and a 45-day period for public comment. These are the first steps that will lead to selection of a toll system in the corridor.
Each of the five alternatives would toll all lanes of I-205 between Stafford Road and OR 213 to raise revenue and improve travel reliability. The revenue could help pay for highway improvements along the corridor
Before March 2020, an average of 100,000 vehicles traveled Interstate 205 every day in the corridor, leading to more than 6.5 hours of delay and costing our economy $2 million each day. As the risks of COVID-19 are reduced, we expect a return of traffic congestion. ODOT proposes all-electronic, variable-rate tolls to manage this congestion and generate revenue for needed transportation improvements to keep people moving into the future.
Tolls are one tool we will use to improve the transportation system. Tolling I-205 improves traffic as some drivers adjust their travel times to pay a lower toll and free up space on the highway, optimizing the system for all.
With no tollbooths, drivers will not stop to pay a toll. A transponder, a small sticker placed on the inside of the windshield, is read and connected to a pre-paid account. If a vehicle doesn’t have a transponder, a camera captures the car’s license plate, and the registered owner is billed. This keeps traffic flowing.
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Portland families and educators, we are thinking of you as you get ready for the changes and adjustments that will come with this school year while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Know that we are here to support and we welcome your ideas! We hope you are enjoying these beautiful summer days as you prepare for the 2020-21 school year.
This easy, 4-minute survey will help US help YOU! Let us know how your students will be traveling for their daily activities and what challenges you foresee when in-person classes resume in the future. The survey is intended for families across the Portland Metro region so please share widely so we can better understand families' transportation needs.
Free Vision Zero Yard Signs
During the COVID-19 pandemic, PBOT has received feedback from community members that there has been a noticeable uptick in speeding and dangerous driving behaviors. Our Vision Zero team is distributing approximately 1,400 free signs to community members to promote safe driving behaviors in Portland.
There are six signs to choose from, and a PBOT volunteer will get the sign to your home through contact-free delivery. Signs are available in English and Spanish.
PBOT's Response to COVID-19 and Physical Distancing
These are some ways our program and the Bureau have been supporting Portland's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the mandate to physically distance.
New Traffic Playgrounds
Traffic Playgrounds are like mini cities -- families can scoot, ride, skate and walk while they practice skills and learn rules of the road away from vehicle traffic. They also provide a no-contact play area for families. We currently have three traffic playgrounds ready for visitors! For locations of traffic playgrounds click here
School food delivery
In the spring and early summer when many of our program activities were put on hold, Safe Routes to School and The Street Trust worked together to help deliver food to families across Portland. For more information click here
Free, FUN online classes with Sunday Parkways
Like many festivals and events, our beloved Sunday Parkways had to change their programming this year. Rather than thousands of Portlanders filling neighborhood streets and parks, they are now offering an incredible amount of FREE, health-focused online events and classes. For more information on up coming events click here
Safe Streets Initiative
PBOT has been making temporary changes to city streets to give people more space to walk, bike, roll, do business, and get around in their neighborhood. Find out more about the Safe Streets program, see a map where streets have advisory signs, and complete a survey with feedback on the PBOT website.
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Community Collection Events Discontinued
Starting July 2020, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is
discontinuing funding for Community Collection Events.This is due to budget constraints and the availability of disposal options through Metro facilities and services, and through nonprofit organizations and social service agencies that accept a wide range of usable goods and pick up donated materials throughout the year.
BPS is in the process of developing bulky waste management solutions that serve community members who lack the physical ability, transportation or financial resources necessary to manage these materials. We are also looking at ways to bolster the reuse and repair community that puts usable items in the hands of those in need.
Thank you to our District Coalition partners and community volunteers
BPS recognizes the leadership of the many passionate neighborhood volunteers that have made community collection events a success. Thanks to their dedication, over the last 18 months alone, these events collected 376 tons of mixed waste, and diverted over 3,000 items for reuse. Community groups and neighborhood associations can still independently host collection events. If groups choose to host an event and want drop boxes for waste collection, they can contact any permitted commercial garbage and recycling company to set up service.
BPS will develop improved bulky waste management solutions that better serve community members who lack the physical ability, transportation or financial resources necessary to manage these materials. We are also looking at ways to scale community reuse and repair to serve more Portlanders. Both of these efforts will center BIPOC community’s needs.
For Bureau of Planning and sustainability click here
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Montgomery Park to Hollywood Transit and Land Use Development Study
Share Your Thoughts on Development and Transit Plans for NW and NE Portland - Visit the MP2H Open House and Survey!
We want to share with you draft ideas about land use, transit and transportation, and opportunities for future development. We would like your feedback about which transit alignment, or which elements of each concept alignment, you think best support community and project goals. Please review the background materials and conceptual alignment alternatives, and then complete the survey below to share your comments.
Background
The Montgomery Park to Hollywood Transit and Land Use Development Strategy (MP2H) will explore opportunities to create an equitable development plan for transit-oriented districts in NW Portland and NE Portland. The MP2H study will identify land use, urban design and economic development strategies, as well as opportunities for community benefits possible with a transit-oriented development scenario, including a potential streetcar. The project will also consider how such opportunities could support the City’s racial equity, climate justice, employment and housing goals. The work is funded in part by a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant.
For Northeast Portland, the project will explore the feasibility to extend Portland Streetcar to the Hollywood District along three alternate street alignments. A streetcar line to Hollywood is viewed as a long-term possibility – in the 10-15 year time horizon. The main goal of the MP2H study on the eastside is to identify a preferred alignment for future study and more detailed planning. The alternatives for review include information on nearby land uses, transportation, and opportunities for future development.
Project goals
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Support Portland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan and Climate Action Plan goals for improving economic prosperity, human and economic health, equity and resilience, and for reducing carbon emissions.
- Focus growth in centers and corridors with high levels of services and amenities.
- Increase opportunities for employment and housing, particularly middle-wage jobs and affordable housing.
- Improve access to affordable housing, middle-wage jobs, nature and recreation through high quality, reliable, and frequent transit service and other multi-modal options.
- Ensure that under-served and under-represented communities and those potentially most impacted from land use and transportation proposals have an opportunity to meaningfully participate in the planning process, and benefit from project outcomes.
- Advance equitable outcomes by developing community benefits strategies to accompany land use decisions and transportation investments.
Take the survey
We want to hear what elements of each scenario you support and which scenario you think best supports the project and community goals. Your input will help us combine the best elements into a plan for area. The survey has key diagrams and images from the development scenarios, but you may find it helpful to open each development scenario in a separate tab so you can compare them side-by-side and reference them as you complete the survey.
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The American Red Cross Needs Donations of Blood and Platelets
The Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Testing will provide critical insight into whether donors may have possibly been exposed to this coronavirus, as some COVID-19 carriers can be asymptomatic. The Red Cross is committed to helping the community in meaningful ways during this pandemic.
Donating blood products is essential to community health and the need for blood products is constant. Healthy individuals can still donate. The Red Cross follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and volunteer donors are the only source of blood for those in need. Hospitals are resuming surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donors are urged to give now to ensure blood products are readily available for patients. For more information https://www.redcross.org/local/oregon.html
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Join a Multnomah County Community Budget Advisory Committee
Are you interested in learning about county programs, budgets and priorities?
The Office of Community Involvement is now accepting applications for new Community Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC) members. CBACs are groups of community members that review and make recommendations on county departmental budgets and operations, and are one of the key ways the county receives community input on its budget priorities.
No budgeting or financial expertise is necessary! Just an interest, in the programs and budget process of the County and availability to attend meetings.
Applications received by 5pm on Monday, August 31st will be reviewed first
Following the deadline, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as needed.
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TriMet News
Steel Bridge to Close for Four Weeks in August for Major MAX Improvements
Bridge closed to all traffic on upper deck; five bus lines detoured and all MAX lines disrupted, shuttle buses running from Aug. 2 – 29
August will see TriMet’s largest MAX improvements projects to date, resulting in a four-week-long closure of the Steel Bridge to allow crews to make a series of major upgrades to the MAX light rail system that will improve resiliency, keep trains on time and create a smoother ride.
From Sunday, Aug. 2, through Saturday, Aug. 29, the upper deck of the Steel Bridge will be closed to auto, bus, MAX light rail, bicycle and pedestrian traffic to accommodate the work. All MAX lines—Blue, Green, Orange, Red and Yellow—will be disrupted. To move people around the disruption, shuttle buses will depart about every two to five minutes, serving Rose Quarter, Union Station/NW 5th & Glisan and Old Town/Chinatown stations.
Bus lines 4, 8, 35, 44, and 77, as well as all auto traffic, will be detoured to other bridges. Pedestrian and bicyclists will be able to cross the Steel Bridge on the lower-deck pathway, which will remain open during the entire project.
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National Night Out
The National Night Out 2020 celebration will be held later in the year due to the pandemic. While conditions may change, we are currently planning to hold events on one day, the first Tuesday in October (10/06/2020).
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Online Farmstand!
Only accepting orders Monday at 9am through Thursday at noon. As the world grapples with the health, social and financial impacts of Covid-19 we are finding ways to adapt. We have opened an Online Farmstand and are only processing orders and accepting payments online. We offer free farm pickup on Sundays or charge a $3 delivery fee to certain zip codes in N/NE/SE PDX. Our products will be restocked every Monday morning at 9am and will be available until Thursday at noon.
Our Farm
Farming has given us the opportunity to change our values into purpose. Working with 2.5 acres of cultivated land in the East Columbia Neighborhood of Portland and in Orient, Oregon soil health is of utmost importance to us. East Columbia is a very unique neighborhood due to its wetlands, open spaces and drainage ways and our farm is located about half way between the Columbia River and the Columbia Slough. Anything that goes into our soil winds up in our food and our treasured waterways and this is our basis for all of the farming decisions we make.
Lil' Starts uses sustainable farming practices to grow clean, healthy produce and plants for our CSA programs, farmers markets and restaurant accounts. Owners Luke & Lillian Klimaszewski wholeheartedly believe in natural growing methods. That's why they only use non-GMO seed stock and their plants, produce and soil are free of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Lil' Starts makes their own soil mix and feeds their plants locally sourced compost, plant and fish teas and amendments from trusted sources. These earth honoring practices, along with a good dose of community and love, ensure the best conditions for healthy, thriving plants.
For more information check out there web site Click here
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CNN Resource Numbers and Websites
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life. Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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