Big Look Task Force Town Hall Meeting, Sept. 18

Thursday, September 18, 2008 University of Portland – Buckley Center Auditorium 5000 N Willamette Boulevard Portland, OR 97203 6:30 pm – 8.30 pm Oregon’s Big Look Task Force is a 10-member state-appointed group charged with evaluating our statewide...

HAND Meeting, Sept. 16

Please mark your calendar for the next HAND board meeting. Tuesday, September 16 St. Paul Classroom @ Paulist Center, St Philip Neri Catholic Church 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214 6:30 PM Land Use & Transportation Committee (Contact: Kina Voelz) 7:00...

HAND is a Walker’s Paradise

In case you hadn’t noticed, you’re living in a Walkers Paradise — right here in the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood — and long time neighbor Richard Ross has supplied a website that proves it. Hosford Abernethy is rated as one of the top walking...

Neighborhood Small Grants – Apply Now!

Grants for small neighborhood projects are again available from the City this fall. (e.g., Think a multi-cultural event that brings neighbors together OR a small construction project for a needed neighborhood facility plus a host of other possibilities.) If you have...

Update to SK Northwest development along river

Here’s an update to a land use hearing HAND has been following for more than a year. It’s about a stretch of land along the Willamette river that many hope would include a piece of trail, helping connect the Springwater Corridor to the Eastbank Esplanade....