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Draft Comprehensive Plan Update Workshops | |
 The soon Draft Plan release will give all who are interested time to review and discuss with friends and neighbors. All Portlanders are invited to learn more about the draft plan and provide feedback during the public workshops in February and March. The workshop is an opportunity to identify issues, concerns, needs or ideas that can help make the Working Draft more reflective of community priorities. Stay tuned for an announcement about the release and check the website for updates. Public Workshop Schedule as of December 2012:
- Feb. 19, evening at Multnomah Art Center
- Feb. 26, evening at De La Salle North Catholic High School
- Feb. 28, evening at Franklin High School
- Mar. 2, mid-morning at David Douglas High School
- Mar. 9, mid-morning at Beaumont Middle School
- Central City workshop being scheduled for the week of March 2 - 8.
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Sandy Blvd High Crash Corridor Safety Project Open House |  Wednesday, March 6th
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Hollywood Senior Center
1820 NE 40th Ave.
Stop by to learn more about transportation safety on Sandy Blvd -SE 11th to NE Killingsworth St. and share your feedback about:
* Existing conditions
* Pedestrian, bicycle & transit deficiencies
* Problem areas
For more information about the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation "High Crash Corridor Safety Program" see http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/40390. |
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Smart and Connected: The Next Big Idea in Cities | |
 This free public lecture is by Intel innovation strategist and UO in Portland guest instructor Herman D'Hooge. D'Hooge will discuss how urbanization affects a city's infrastructure, resources, and services, and how "smart city" design can help. D'Hooge and his students studied the "The Portland Plan," a 25-year strategic plan guiding the city of Portland, to develop ideas on how to implement the plan more efficiently and with smart city design innovations. Keeping cities economically prosperous, livable, healthy, and environmentally sustainable will require new approaches and innovations in all city systems. Join January 31 6 PM, University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts, 70 NW Couch Street. Please RSVP to aaapdx@uoregon.edu or call 503-412-3718.
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| 2013 CNN Neighborhood Grant Projects! |
 | | Community Bike Educators Graduation |
Partnerships, leadership, new community building initiatives, and opportunities for under engaged groups in the CNN area are growing through this grant program:
Community Involvement for Immigrant Teens-Madison SUN-IRCO-Hacienda
Health for all Ages Fair in the Cully Neighborhood
Madison High School Food Week-building healthy diverse families
Our 42nd Ave. Community Design Workshop-Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative
Scott SUN School Community Mural-youth creativity, community identity
!Vamos en Bici! Bike ride leadership to Cully parks-Community Cycling Center-Hacienda-Verde |
| Living Stages Community Building Training for 82nd Ave. Neighbors |  As part of the Eastside Forum Project and a grant by the county, Living Stages is hosting a Community Training, March 9-10, 2013 to continue to develop a performance troupe here along 82nd Avenue-- the 82nd Avenue Players! Community participants will receive training in community-building, leadership, and interactive theatre while developing a series of short interactive plays based on their own experiences of the challenges and possibilities of living, working, accessing services along 82nd Avenue. No theatre experience is necessary! The training will be offered free to members of the community along 82nd Avenue. To register for the training and performance, email tamara@livingstages.org. or hints and tips on related subjects click here. |
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Annual Placemaking Project Request For Proposals Now Available |  Village Building Convergence events will happen for 10 days from late May and into early June. We will be assisting dozens of communities to come together and undertake transformative
projects within their own localities. Most all of them will address ecological and community development concerns, including climate change. Please see the RFP for more details on the goals and requirements for participating communities and for more information visit www.cityrepair.org. |
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East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Grants | |
 Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 Partners in Conservation Grant Cycle.
$550,000 in grant funds is available for conservation projects (or events) that fit one or more of the following categories:
* soil erosion prevention/control
* soil health
* environmental education
* water quality
* water conservation
* watershed health
* habitat restoration
Visit our website at www.emswcd.org to view application guidelines and to download the application forms. Application Deadline is Friday, January 18, 2013 by 4:00pm. If you have questions or just want to discuss your ideas for projects please contact Lissa Adams, Finance and Grants Manager at lissa@emswcd.org or call (503) 222-7645 x 117. |
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Nature in Neighborhoods Capital Grants Program | |
 Next round of Nature in Neighborhoods Capital Grant funding is now open. Metro is seeking applications for projects that re-green and re-nature neighborhoods. Full applications are accepted only from applicants who have been invited to apply after submitting a letter of interest. Letters of Interest are accepted at any time and staff encourage applicants to submit as soon as possible. Please note that it will be difficult for any project submitting a Letter of Interest after November 15th to incorporate staff feedback into a full application by the deadline. Full applications are due by 4 p.m. January 28, 2013.
Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/capitalgrants for application information. |
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Special Events |  Portland Parks and Recreation www.portlandparks.org
Local Farmers Market Listing click here
Resolutions Northwest Mediation Workshops
Our United Villages
www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org
Columbia Slough Watershed Council event calendar
Gateway Green www.gatewaygreenpdx.org
Emma's Garden Trainings in City Farming in Cully visit www.emmasgarden.org
Cully Park Play Area Community Listening Session Jan 15 6-8p Scott School, Cafeteria, 6800 NE Prescott by Let Us Build Cully Park!
Planning Commission Hearing on Historic Resource Code Improvement Project Jan 22 6p 1900 SW 4th, second Floor
Madison High School Library Book Sale Jan. 26 Jan. 27 2735 N.E. 82nd 11a-3p
Our 42nd Ave NPI Design Event Feb. 19th (more details to follow)
CNN Land Use, Transportation and Open Space Committee Meeting Feb. 4 7-8:30p CNN, 4415 NE 87th
Visit our calendar www.cnncoalition.org
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