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Dec 29,2008
Notes of Interest » December 28, 2008
by shooter
While watching the snow melt over the holiday weekend, we did a little scanning of local news stories. You'll find our list of interesting news links below. The photo is an aerial shot of the Swan Island wind tunnel mentioned in one of the stories. The reason it was built on the lagoon is that the water acts as a filter, removing particles from the air before it enters the air intake (the black square on the end of the building). How this works I'm not exactly sure, but that's what I've been told. If anyone can explain this please comment!
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Dec 5,2008
Notes of Interest » December 4, 2008
by shooter
Today's Notes of Interest contains two of Portland's favorite topics: bikes and dog poo. Read, ride, and watch your step...(photo: Queen Bee)
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Oct 3,2008
4312 N Interstate Avenue » Market Rate Apartments Proposed in Overlook Neighborhood
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Overlook neighbors have the opportunity to participate in the design review process for a new market rate apartment building, The Prescott, at 4312 N. Interstate Avenue. The applicant, represented by Myhre Group Architects , seeks Design Review approval to construct a new full-block mixed-use building located along N Interstate Ave, bounded by N Prescott St to the north, N Skidmore St to the south, and N Maryland Ave to the east. The 139,518 SF building will house 155 residential units on floors 1-6, 110 parking spaces below grade, and six retail spaces at the ground floor totaling 10,279 SF of tenant space. The building is to be a U-shaped structure surrounding a private ground-floor, south-facing courtyard . Ground floor retail spaces face N Interstate and the sides wrap along N Prescott and N Skidmore streets.The units are studios (approximately 450 sq ft), one bedrooms (approximately 600-700 sq ft) and two bedrooms ( approximately 950 sq ft). All units will be m
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Sep 30,2008
North Portland Greenway Trail Comment Period
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Posted at The Sentinel : FROM PRESS RELEASE By Paul Maresh, NPGreenway Trail Metro and the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) will be seeking public comment on the allocation of regional flexible funds to be programmed in the 2010-13 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP). The formal comment period will be from October 13 to noon December 1st. Portland Parks and Rec. has requested $449,000 for: North Portland Willamette Greenway Planning Study. Twenty-six applications have been submitted to METRO requesting over 52.5 million dollars of funds, in amounts from $222,000 to 5.2 million dollars. There are approximately $28 million of funds to be allocated. Of this amount about $12,000,000 will be allocated for projects within the City Of Portland. There are 10 requests totaling about 22 million dollars for projects within the City. So, you can see public input from North Portland residents can play a big part in advancing our np
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Sep 14,2008
Planning Commission Members Tour North Portland With Neighbors
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Planning Commission members took a close look at North Portland last Tuesday to learn about the development issues affecting the city's fifth-quadrant. The tour included representatives from each of the eight neighborhoods that make up North Portland. The goal was to make sure city planners were familiar with North Portland's issues as they work to update Portland's Comprehensive Plan .The four-hour bus tour was intended to give commissioners and planners a "visual frame of reference", according to Arianne Sperry, the North Portland liaison with the Planning Bureau . Many of the commission members haven't been exposed to the issues in North Portland. During the tour neighborhood representatives pointed out specific issues in their neighborhoods. The most common opinion among neighborhoods was that North Portland is full of under-utilized commercial properties. Many properties are used for "transient" rather tha
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Aug 29,2008
Take the Streetcar Survey
by Trace
The Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) is currently drafting a Streetcar System Plan, with the intent of creating a citywide network. The purpose of the Streetcar System Plan (SSP) District Working Group process that is currently underway is to engage the public in the beginning of a long-range planning effort that will identify future streetcar corridors with the highest potential in a long-term implementation strategy. Specifically, the goal of the NE District Working Group process is to identify where community support for potential streetcar corridors is located in NE Portland. Currently, volunteers like us are doing community outreach to gauge the level of support in Northeast Portland along various corridors such as Broadway/Weidler, MLK Blvd, Alberta St, and 82nd Ave. The city has stated that new streetcar corridors will be prioritized in areas where community support exists.http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7QjGufQZvkQ5cFawdRA6CA_3d_3d
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Jul 27,2008
Interstate corridor plan approved, neighbors reactions mixed
by shooter
It does seem that the Height Opportunity part of the plan was inserted close to the end of the process with little opportunity for public input. Overall, however, I still think the plan is good and will provide good growth opportunities for the areas within the plan.
Read the Portland Tribune's story .
Read the Portland Tribune's story .
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