npGREENWAY invites you to a Preview of the North Portland Greenway Trail Alignment Project May 12, 6:30-8:00 PM at the Daimler Trucks North America Corp 8, Corporation Conference Center 4555 N Channel Avenue, Swan Island 6:00 PM Come early for a guided walk of the Greenway Trail along Swan Island. Experience the feeling of a […]
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River Plan 2nd City Council Hearing Today
R I V E R P L A N N E W S March 31, 2010Planning for the Willamette RiverfrontCity of Portland | Bureau of Planning and Sustainability IN THIS ISSUE 1. REMINDER – City Council Hearing Tomorrow! 2. Call for Nominations to the Science Panel 3. Staff Responses to Council Testimony 1. REMINDER – […]
Baltimore Woods leaps forward with funding from Nature in the Neighborhoods Grant
March 19, 2010 Dear npGreenway and 40-Mile Loop partners,It was a very heartening moment as the Metro councilors voted one by one unanimously to support the Nature in Neighborhoods grant for 4 Baltimore Woods property acquisitions! It was one of 5 projects chosen in the Metro area. I know it’s not a part of Robert’s […]
Support River Plan at City Council Meeting
Update 1/25/2010 City Council Meeting Rescheduled FROM THE 1/21/2010 EDITION of the RIVER PLAN NEWS 1. City Council Public Hearing Rescheduled for February 17The City Council public hearing on the River Plan / North Reach Recommended Draft that was scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 2:00 pm has been postponed. The hearing has been […]
Local Architect and Blue Ribbon Trail Committee Member has vision of Portland full of bike paths and trails amongst other things
Over at the Burnside Blog, they published part 3 of a series entitled“IF I WERE KING OF THE (URBAN) FOREST Here are some excerpts that we wanted to share with you: Architect Rick Potestio is one of the design community’s most engaging thinkers—the product of a childhood spent basking in the work of masters like […]
Update on RFF Comments
Michelle has posted a great story over at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance blog about your overwhelming support in Metro’s recent Regional Flexible Funding process. THANK YOU! We have great hope that the decision will come in favor of the Willamette River Greenway Feasibility Study. Support for bike/ped trails dominates Metro process Posted by: Michelle Dec […]
Testify at Planning Commission tonight
Testify at Planning Commission tonight The River Plan is headed to the Planning Commission tonight. This is an opportunity for you to come and show your support for a multi-use path connecting St Johns with downtown. BikePortland.org posted a great article this afternoon summarizing whats going on. If you have time tonight, we’d love to […]
River Plan News – October 10, 2008
R I V E R P L A N N E W SPlanning for the land along the Willamette RiverCity of Portland | Bureau of Planning IN THIS ISSUE1. River Plan / North Reach Open House and Plan Release2. River Plan / North Reach Schedule~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. River Plan / North Reach Open House and Plan […]
Lessons from our Past | More Car Based Infrastructure?
I came across this great video this morning about the defeat of the Mt Hood Freeway. It speaks volumes about what we can learn from our past. It reminds me of the current momentum for the Columbia River Crossing and also how we shape North Portland with the upcoming River Plan. Thanks to Clarence and […]
River Plan / North Reach || Discussion Draft Released
River Plan / North Reach || Discussion Draft Title SheetOriginally uploaded by npGREENWAY It has been three years in the making; The Discussion Draft For the North Reach portion of the River Plan was released today. This is an exciting step as this future document will guide development and conservation along this unique portion of […]
