Southwest Hills Residential League
SWHRL is looking for new members and volunteers! SWHRL is YOUR neighborhood association, helping with your transportation and land use questions, planning emergency response, standing up for neighborhood concerns, bringing in speakers to inform you on current issues, and more. But we can’t do it with just a few active members. We need your ideas, […]
Share your voice! Complete a survey to help shape tolling on I-5 and I-205Public input will help us design a system that benefits communities, including those experiencing low incomes. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) invites community feedback to guide how congestion pricing could work in the region and advance equity, including developing a toll […]
The Graffiti Program offers no-cost or reduced-cost graffiti removal assistance to residents, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations who meet eligibility criteria. Our removal assistance includes painting and/or power washing surfaces. We cannot provide help with acid-etched glass or graffiti on vehicles. Who Qualifies? Anyone impacted by hate graffiti and most gang graffiti; Small businesses with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
How do we create diverse neighborhoods? Join us as we build intentional spaces, support inclusion, and develop outreach strategies to increase diverse representation in our community! Click on an event below to get full details on the workshop.
The state just issued guidance on RIP2, and added ‘wildfire hazard’ as a category that may preclude increasing density: https://www.portlandmaps.com/bps/residential-infill-2/#/map/R326786
Homelessness is arguably the greatest humanitarian and societal emergency facing Portland. As the number of unhoused grows each year, it can feel overwhelming. But there are civic groups who are effectively tackling this problem–and who can help us carve a path forward. Listen to our conversation with leaders of four volunteer organizations who are taking practical […]