Central Northeast Neighbors
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February is Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. President has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.
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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
Central Northeast Neighbors Community Connects Gathering TBD
Central Northeast Neighbors Land Use & Transp. Comm. 4th Thurs Zoom
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Tri Met Open House
Wednesday, February 10, 5–6 p.m.
English with ASL translation
Question and answer live streaming event.
Password: trimet
Phone: 1-415-655-0001
Meeting number: 145 510 4014
TriMet will hold a virtual open house to hear feedback on proposed service improvements for the fall of 2021 and spring of 2022. With the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and projected losses in fare and payroll tax revenue, we have paused the largest bus service expansion in our region’s history. However, we are planning to adjust a number of bus routes to help speed up service and make it more reliable with improvements that come at little to no cost.
We held our first open houses on the proposed service improvements last fall and made some updates to the plan based on your feedback. The open house scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10 will provide an opportunity to see how the proposed adjustments have changed. More
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Do you Need a Notary Public?
We have you covered.
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. Our Ronda Johnson is a Notary! This is a free service from Central Northeast Neighbors. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries during Covid-19 quarantine.
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Commissioner Portfolio
Assignments
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureaus
City Budget Office
Office of Management and Finance
Office of Government Relations
Office of the City Attorney
Portland Police Bureau
Prosper Portland
Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Office of Equity and Human Rights
Office of Violence Prevention
Liaison Responsibilities
Regional Disaster Policy Organization
A Home For Everyone (with Commissioner Ryan)
Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (with Commissioner Hardesty)
Venture Portland
Human Rights Commission
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
Bureaus
Portland Bureau of Transportation
Portland Fire & Rescue
Office of Community and Civic Life
Liaison Responsibilities
Portland Mall Management, Inc.
Portland Aerial Tram Board
Portland Streetcar, Inc.
Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation
Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (with Mayor Wheeler)
Public Involvement Advisory Council
Regional Disaster Policy Organization
Fair & Moral Claims Committee
New Portlanders Policy Council
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureaus
Portland Water Bureau
Bureau of Environmental Services
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Liaison Responsibilities
Travel Portland
Visitors Development Fund
BOEC User Board
Fair & Moral Claims Committee
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Bureaus
Portland Parks & Recreation
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Office of Community Technology
Liaison Responsibilities
Regional Arts and Culture Council
Portland’5 Centers for the Arts
Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission
Portland Community Media
League of Cities
Metro Policy Advisory Council
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Bureaus
Portland Housing Bureau
Bureau of Development Services
Joint Office of Homeless Services
Liaison Responsibilities
Rose Festival
Portland Children’s Levy
Home Forward
Multnomah County Animal Control
Multnomah Youth Commission
Royal Rosarians
A Home For Everyone (with Mayor Wheeler)
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Portland Bureau of Transportation
Speed limits
What Makes a 'Safe Speed'
In urban places such as Portland, speed limits must account for people traveling in different ways: walking, driving, using mobility devices, biking, skateboarding, and so on.
It is important to consider people traveling outside of motor vehicles because they are not protected from the impact of crashes.
We use the following principles to identify safe speed limits:
- Less physical separation between people driving and vulnerable users requires a lower speed limit. Sidewalks and protected bike lanes are examples of physical separation.
- Injury crashes are an indicator that speed limits may be too high.
- Street design can help reinforce a speed limit, but speed limits alone can still support safer travel.
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Setting urban speed limits based on 85th percentile speeds is not supported by evidence and is not part of our practice. (The 85th percentile is the speed at which 85 percent of people drive at or below on a street.)
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Rent well a program of transition projects
Rent Well, a program of Transition Projects, is a 15-hour tenant education curriculum that provides individuals with the support, knowledge, and expertise they need to become successful tenants. Whether an individual has never rented before, has a poor rental history, or has years of excellent rental history, this program offers something for everyone.
The Rent Well curriculum is broken up into 12 sections which last 70 minutes each. These sections cover everything from Fair Housing Laws, the rental screening process, how to talk to a potential landlord about screening barriers, credit repair and building, how to maintain a healthy home, the eviction process, and much more.
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Covid 19 Vaccines - How Oregon is Sequencing Vaccinations
Article graciously provided by Hollywood Senior Center
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We recognize that information surrounding the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has been hard to come by and difficult to interpret. With that in mind, we hope to provide the vaccine information resources below, so that you can empower yourself to use the Oregon Health Authority website, as well as phone, text, and email to reach out to the Oregon Health Authority to find accurate and timely information.
If you are having trouble navigating any of the resources below, or have other general questions, feel free to contact us at staff@hollywoodseniorcenter.org or 503-288-8303.
All seniors will be eligible to get vaccinated by the beginning of March 2021.
Here are dates for when Oregonians age 65 and older can start getting vaccinated:
WHO When Phase
80 & Older February 8,2021 1B,Goup 2
75 & older February 15,2021 1B,Goup 3
70 & Older February 22,2021 1B,Goup 4
65 & Older March 1,2021 1B,Goup 5
Have a question about the COVID-19 vaccine?
Text ORCOVID to 898211 to get text/SMS updates (English and Spanish only)
If you can’t find the answer on the website, by text, or by email:
Call 211 or 1-866-698-6155 between 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily, including holidays.
Please be aware that wait times may be long due to high call volumes. There is an option to get a call back rather than wait on hold. (Languages spoken: English and Spanish. Free interpretation available for all other languages.) TTY: Dial 711 and call 1-866-698-6155
COVID Call Center
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Serving older adults throughout Portland since 1973.
Hollywood Senior Center offers a range of programs and educational opportunities to adults 55 and older.
- Enjoy life-long learning through our seminars and classes
- Stay healthy and active with our evidence-based exercise programs
- Have fun playing cards, jamming with our ukulele group, or taking in a movie
- Explore the arts by attending a dance class, or learning how to draw or paint
- Meet new friends and enjoy good conversation over a cup of coffee or an outing in the city
- Find support and encouragement from others at one of our support groups
For more information about Hollywood senior center click here
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HollywoodHUB Is being planned as a replacement of the Hollywood Transit Center.
TriMet is working with BRIDGE Housing, a non-profit affordable housing developer and manager to redesign the Hollywood Transit Center and MAX station.
This new developement will have 213 permanently affordable apartments (reserved for ‘low income’ residents that earn 60% or less of Area Median Income (AMI). 40% of units reserved for residents with an AMI ≤ 30%, including potential units designated as Permanent Supportive Housing) The apartents will include community spaces with ground floor amenity spaces.
Phase 2 of this project, comprising a quarter-block in the northeast corner of the site, is reserved for future development that will complement Phase 1 and is identified for a mixed-income development. "Phase 2 of hollywoodHUB could deliver between 60 and 100 additional housing units, or up to +/- 80,000 SF of office space, or a mixture of these uses. The decision on Phase 2 plans is not anticipated until predevelopment for Phase 1 is complete."
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CNN Resource Numbers and Websites
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Some Neighborhood Facts
Hollywood. The Hollywood Neighborhood in northeast Portland was named after the ornate Hollywood Theater which was built by Walter Tebbetts. The theater opened on July 17, 1926 with the silent movie, "More Pay-Less Work". Prior to 1926, this area was known as “Hollyrood”, Oregon after the Scottish Holyrood.Apr 14, 2017
The Rose City Park Neighborhood was platted in 1907, the year of the first Portland Rose Festival. Trolley service from Downtown Portland was inaugurated that year by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., and discontinued November 30, 1936.
The original Beaumont Neighborhood was platted in 1910. It was originally part of the Rose City. The original Rose City Park subdivision was part of a land claim of Joseph Backenstos, which was assigned to his widow by President Andrew Johnson in 1866.
The Wilshire Neighborhood was initially platted in 1921 around the area of NE 33rd and N.E. Skidmore. Wilshire includes Wilshire Park, a 14.83-acre (60,000 m2) park with a canopy of mature trees, playgrounds, and picnic facilities.
Cully Neighborhood is Portland’s largest neighborhood both in population and land mass, it is over 3 square miles and population. It was incorporated into Multnomah County in 1985. It was home to the Chinook peoples and was known as Neerchokikoo village. Cully is the most ethnically and racially diverse Census tract in Oregon.
Grant Park Neighborhood is named for the park at its center, a lovely and walkable green area spanning nearly 20 acres. Grant Park, named for President Ulysses S. Grant, was acquired by the city in 1922 and Grant High School was built in 1924.
Homes in Sumner Neighborhood are mostly single units, although there are a few larger models sprinkled throughout. The area is diverse and family-friendly – you can spot kids playing in their yards on most weekends. Parts of Sumner are very tight-knit, with neighbors watching out for each other and creating a strong community. Sumner is also great for walking, particularly if you live closer to Sandy Blvd.
Safeway is in the Roseway Neighborhood on the site of The old Rose City Fred Meyer store. Did you know that Fred Meyer's was built around a home whose owner refused to sell his property to make way for Freddy’s. The store surrounded the house on 3 sides. They had one heck of a fenced back yard!
Sunderland Neighborhood is home to Dignity Village, the Portland Airport and The Columbia River Correctional Facility. Dignity Village is a membership-based community in NE Portland, providing shelter off the streets for 60 people a night since 2000. It’s democratically self-governed with a mission to provide transitional housing that fosters community and self-empowerment– a radical experiment to end homelessness.
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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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