NewsThe City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is accepting applications through Monday, April 16, 2012, for community members to serve on eight Policy Expert Groups (PEGs) for the Portland Comprehensive Plan Update. The Comprehensive Plan helps the city prepare for and manage expected population and employment growth, as well as plan for the major public investments to accommodate that growth. It provides direction for City decision-making on... The Office of Neighborhood Involvement will be presenting before the City Council Budget Work Session and your advocacy for full funding of the East Portland Action Plan would be helpful: Tuesday, April 3 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Council Chambers, City Hall 1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Getting downtown can be problematic... The East Portland Action Plan annual presentation to City Council will be on: Thursday, February 9th, 2:00 PM time certain (we are the only presentation of the day) City Hall Chamber 1221 SW 4th Getting downtown can be problematic. You can get multimodal travel and parking information from: http://www.portlandonline.com/... East Portland Legislators to Hear Priorities before the 2012 Legislative Session: Monday, January 30th at 6:00 PM. Mt. Tabor Hall on the PCC SE Center Campus, 2305 SE 82nd Ave. Two days before the 2012 session begins, Representatives Alissa Keny-Guyer and Michael Dembrow and Senator Jackie Dingfelder are hosting a town hall. Each legislator will discuss major issues facing the upcoming session, including the budget and potential legislation. Everyone is encouraged to bring questions and ideas. Join us and help spread the word! Portland Parks & Recreation Budget: City of Portland bureaus have been directed to plan for budget cuts. The Parks & Recreation Budget Advisory Committee has submitted their recommendations to Parks Director Mike Abbaté and City Parks Commissioner Nick Fish. This is happening after previous year’s budget cuts. The Director and Commissioner will craft their final recommended budget to submit to the Mayor after January 13, 2012. Review the following and give your input. Consult PP&R’s budget website for detailed budget... EAST PORTLAND ACTION PLAN (EPAP) Revised Dates 2012 – 13 Grants Program ($54,000)
The City of Portland is awarding a fourth round of East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) Grants. We invite residents, Neighborhood and Business Associations, non-profits, and community-based organizations in... Please join us on Thursday, August 25th at 6pm. The ride will be about 6.5 miles and begin at the southeast corner of Lents Park at SE 92nd and Steele. Come learn about our shared passion for:
EPAPbike, in conjunction with our partners ODOT, PBOT, Friends of Trees, and the Community Cycling Center, held two recent membership recruitment events. The Breakfast on the Burnside@I-205 Bridge was held on Friday, May 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 am, intersecting 43 riders on a cold wet morning, 15 of whom interacted with EPAPbike, while the Happy Hour on the Burnside@I-205 Bridge crossed paths with 95 riders on the cloudy evening of Monday, May 24, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. In all, contact information was collected from over 20 residents! |
