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Filtration Neighbor Update - September 2021
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Traffic Advisory: PBOT takes significant step forward in improving pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle access to the Hawthorne Bridge
New traffic signals to be activated and Hawthorne Bridge ramp reopened on SW Naito on Tuesday, Sept. 28
Traffic Advisory
Advertencia de tránsito: ¡Marque la fecha! La instalación de Blumenauer Bridge, el puente para peatones y ciclistas más nuevo de Portland, iniciará el viernes 8 de octubre
La instalación del Puente requerirá el cierre total de la carretera Interestatal 84 en ambas direcciones durante un fin de semana
Traffic Advisory
Save the date! Placement of Blumenauer Bridge, Portland’s latest pedestrian and bicycle bridge, begins on Friday, Oct. 8
Bridge placement will require a full closure of Interstate 84 in both directions for one weekend
Traffic Advisory
Moments from the Community Healing through Art initiative
The events organized through this initiative will continue into 2022. Here are some of the highlights so far.
News article
Free yard trees for all Portlanders continue mission of PP&R’s Urban Forestry
Five yard tree giveaway events begin September 25, 2021, where Portland neighbors can register in advance for free trees for their yard. This is part of Portland Parks & Recreation's mission to grow, preserve, and protect the city's urban forest.
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St. Johns main street upgrades kick off next week with $5M in improvements
The decades of potholes caused by buried streetcar tracks on N Lombard Street in St. Johns will soon come to an end, when the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) starts construction on the N Lombard Main Street Repair Project through the heart of Portland’s northern business district.
Press release
Changing Mindsets & Raising Expectations
You are invited to participate in the "Shizu Akagi and Mary Foumal Memorial Webinar Series". As part of Civic Life’s Disability Leadership grant program, this webinar series will sim to change mindsets and to raise expectations of and for disabled people.
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Together, Stitching Hope Piece by Piece
A community project to inspire Black youth to invent new patterns for their lives and create something beautiful. The project is funded through the "Community Safety and Health Through Art" grant.
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National Expungement Week
This week, the City of Portland presented a proclamation declaring the National Expungement Week. Civic Life spoke with the non-profit Rosewood Initiative to learn how they are helping Portlanders expunge records and court fees.
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A letter from Rebecca Esau, Director of the Bureau of Development Services, regarding customer feedback on the City’s building permit services
Recently a survey was sent to 1088 customers who applied for building permits from January through June 2021, asking about their experiences and seeking ideas for improvement; 282 customers responded. Here is BDS Director Esau’s letter to survey recipients.
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Fix-it Fair returns with free workshops for a healthy home and family
Fix-It Fair will offer live, interactive online workshops again this year, starting in November and running through April 2022. This year's programming builds on the success of last year's shift to an online format.
Updated News article
Fixing Our Streets: Transportation still not tracking and accounting for projects to maintain the spending split promised to voters
This is a two-year follow-up to our 2019 report, "Fixing Our Streets: Some accountability commitments not fulfilled."
News article
Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances
The short dances, contained by the 4x4 stage at Lents Park, are condensed statements of artist individuality and diverse responses to community healing.
Updated Blog post
Residential Infill Project - Part 2 (RIP2) has begun
RIP2 is the City’s response to statewide middle housing mandates; brings Portland into full compliance with HB2001.
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Water Bureau acts on conflicts of interest, new purchasing procedures
The Auditor’s Office in 2019 investigated allegations of conflicts of interest in Water Bureau purchases. This follow-up looks at the progress the Water Bureau has made to implement recommended changes.
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Mayor Wheeler Votes in Support of Reproductive Healthcare Rights and Opposition to the State of Texas’ Ban on Abortion
Our community will remain a safe haven for abortion access and reproductive freedom. Portland will continue to lead with compassion and be true partners in the fight for reproductive rights.
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