Category: Bulletin Board

SE Uplift November meeting agenda, project updates, and more!

View entire newsletter here: Land Use & Transportation Committee Agenda Monday, November 20, 2017 7:00-9:00 PM 3534 SE Main Street, Portland All Are Welcome! 7:00 – Welcome, Introductions, & Project Updates (Facilitator: Leah Fisher, Neighborhood Planning Program Manager; & Marty Stockton, BPS Liaison) Announcements Project updates Training Opportunities 7:20 – Division Transit Project (Brenda Martin, Community Affairs Representative,TriMet) Background: The Division Transit Project, previously the Powell-Division Transit and Development Project, will improve travel between Downtown Portland, Southeast and East Portland and Gresham with easier, more reliable bus service. The project transitioned from the planning process led by Metro to a […]

Worst Day of the Year Ride 2018

Hello, We are writing to notify the Kerns Neighborhood Association of an upcoming event that will be going through your neighborhood. The Worst Day of the Year Ride is a fundraising community bicycle ride event benefiting the Community Cycling Center. The Worst Day of the Year Ride will take place on Sunday, February 11th, 2018. Participants in your area are riding a 15 mile “urban course”. The route starts and ends at the Lucky Lab Brewpub on SE Hawthorne, and can be viewed on our website: http://www.worstdayride.com/routes.html We anticipate approximately 500 riders to participate. We will release the riders at […]

Full Spectrum Trivia at Migration Brewing

Every Tuesday at 7:00 PM at Migration Brewing Company, join Full Spectrum Trivia for a FREE, fun, general knowledge team trivia game! Prizes are awarded to 1st and 2nd place, as well as “Best Team Name,” so you’re always within reach of a prize! Four rounds of fresh, fun, and unique questions within full spectrum of categories lasts about 90 minutes, punctuated by a halftime music round, with bonus questions laced througout. Full Spectrum Trivia is very proud to partner with Migration Brewing Company for this fun, weekly event. Join the ‘Hi Definition Fun!’ every Tuesday! For more information about […]

Draft wood smoke ordinance – we welcome your thoughts!

Dear Friends and Neighbors, After this summer, we all understand the negative impacts of wood smoke. The fires in our beloved Columbia River Gorge and throughout the state brought poor air quality advisories to our region for much of August and September. We were frustrated at being advised to stay indoors during the summer months and many even experienced coughing and difficulty breathing caused by the poor air quality. But wood smoke is a health hazard in the winter months as well, particularly during certain weather conditions, called inversions, when smoke from household or other fires lingers close to the […]

Reminder: Washington Park – Party in the Park – Saturday!

Reminder – Party in the Park! Saturday, April 8th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – World Forestry Center, Cheatham Hall Presentations on the concepts at 10:30 and 12:30. https://vimeo.com/207503540 https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/70954 THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE IN THE DOOR WILL RECEIVE 2-FOR-1 PASSES TO THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM!  We want to know what you think about Washington Park: Do you love visiting the park or avoid it? Or maybe you think the park is for someone else, but not for you? We want to know. Give us your feedback on the Master Plan concepts.