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Portland’s First Multilingual Resource Guide
Prior to Welcoming Week, Civic Life worked with the New Portlanders Policy Commission (NPPC) and other community groups to develop Portland’s first multilingual guide that would serve as a “road map” for new immigrants and refugees coming to Portland.
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You Are Invited to Welcoming Week!
Beginning Sept. 10, the City of Portland, along with other municipalities and organizations around the country, will affirm their commitment to building a more welcoming country where everyone — regardless of their race, ethnicity, or citizenship status — feels like they belong.
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Joint City Statement on Hate Crimes
Our core values as a City include anti-racism and equity. Every Portlander and everyone visiting our city deserves to be welcomed and to feel that they belong. They should encounter a Portland free of bias and hate, where they do not fear for their safety and security.
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Apply to be the BPS Sustainable Economy and Just Transition Analyst
BPS is hiring an analyst to connect the dots between the City’s work in climate and decarbonization policy, economic planning, and community and economic development. Apply by Sept. 27, 2021 at 11:59 pm.
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Portland’s newest bike and pedestrian bridge has a new name -- Ned Flanders Crossing.
Transportation Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Mayor Sean VanGordon of Springfield, Oregon unveil the name at a ceremony today.
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The Cart Blocks Comeback
Portlanders enjoyed food and downtown outdoor gathering space at The Cart Blocks on opening day on July 24. The relocation to a new site downtown wasn't easy - for the food cart owners or the city officials who helped create the new site.
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Smoother streets ahead: Fixing Our Streets microsurfacing projects begin on Tues., Sept. 7 with a focus on residential streets and neighborhood greenways
Nine street segments will receive a new-to-Portland paving treatment known as microsurfacing, which lays a thin layer of asphalt mixed with polymer fibers to damaged street surfaces.
Traffic Advisory
Texas Withdraws Abortion Rights, Portland City Council Withdraws Business
Portland City Council will consider an emergency resolution next week to ban future travel, goods and services from the state of Texas until the unconstitutional ban on abortion is withdrawn or overturned in court.
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Brown lawns, clear skies: How Portland manages water in dry times
For Portlanders, conserving natural resources like water is part of our culture. Even though Portland is not facing a water shortage, drought is a growing concern around Oregon and the West, so it’s important to always protect our resources.
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New 2021 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code replaces 2019 Oregon Zero Energy Ready Commercial Code on Oct. 1
The Oregon Building Codes Division recently adopted the new 2021 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code (OEESC).
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Washington Park Update
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Washington Park Update
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Washington Park Update
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2021 OVP Forging Ahead Scholars
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Welcome to the Team!
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With the start of the school year, PBOT reminds the public that school routes are everywhere, urges Portlanders to 'drive like it'
With so many kids walking, biking and otherwise traveling on the city's sidewalks and streets, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is urging people driving to be especially careful and to drive with extra caution and attention.
Updated Traffic Advisory
The Master Recycler Program celebrates 30 years
The Portland Metro area Master Recycler Program began in 1991 and has trained over 2,000 volunteers.
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