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Environmental Health Safety Transportation

Snow & Ice

Be prepared for inclement weather. Check out the Tips for Ice and Snow from the Neighborhood Emergency Team.

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Civic Engagement Environmental Livability Meeting

1/18 Members Meeting

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP/NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGWednesday, 18 January 2023, 7:00-8:45 pm Attendance: Melanie Billings-Yun, Craig Koon, Sally Mize, Joyce del Rosario, Sarah Taylor, Nancy Seton, Mike Lynch, Bill Failing, Helen Chauncey, Sean Micken, Rob Wilcox, Don Evans, Leslie Hammond, Mark Van Der Veer, David Lewinsohn, Patty McMahon, Darleen Garrett, Michael Montoya, Call to order Oregon Community Solar Program—Sean […]

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Environmental Home Meeting PBOT Trails Transportation

4/20: Our Roads, Our Hills, Our Future

SWHRL General Membership MeetingWednesday, April 207:00-8:30 pm On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89857301407?pwd=R204YUw1dnZkUE5vejB0TEFlSGlzdz09 Our Roads, Our Hills, Our Future Featured speakers: Metro Councilor Duncan Hwang (District 6), on Metro’s planned transportation projects and Climate Smart Strategy and how they will affect our neighborhood Terri Preeg Riggsby, candidate for District 6 Metro Council, on planning a transportation infrastructure centered […]

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Environmental Home Livability Safety

Let’s talk about drinking water

Portland drinking water town hallCommissioner Mingus Mapps and the Portland Water Bureau invite everyone who uses Portland’s drinking water to attend a virtual Town Hall about lead in drinking water from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9This is an opportunity for the community to hear information from the Water Bureau and Commissioner Mapps and […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Environmental Livability PBOT Safety Trails Transportation

SW Broadway Dr

SWHRL has big news here: previously, SWHRL members cleared up the  path behind the guardrail on the last stretch before I-405, and PBOT removed a small section  of guardrail at the upper end to allow easy access to that trail. This allowed pedestrians to get out of the road, and has seen heavy use, despite its […]

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BES City of Portland Environmental Livability Trails Transportation

SW Trails #6

As some of you know, SW Trails #6 to Downtown has been cut off for some time,  as the link between the stairs at SW Vista and SW Mill St. Terrace was closed by the property  owner. While SWHRL is still looking for a way to re-establish this particular link, another has  arisen: the path […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Environmental Land Use

Environmental Overlay Zone

News about the Environmental Overlay Zone Map Correction Project: Testify on the As Amended Proposed Draft You are invited to review and testify on amendments to the Proposed Draft Ezone Map Correction Project. The amendments are based on changes to maps of streams, tree canopy, steep slopes and wetlands. You can view those changes through the Ezone Map App by […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Environmental Livability

Trash Cleanup Resources

Neighbors West-Northwest also has trash grabbers and graffiti removal supplies available for loan for groups organizing their own cleanup efforts. Contact staff to reserve a time.