Hate-fueled violence can have no safe harbor in America. “When ordinary Americans cannot participate in the basic activities of everyday life—like shopping at the grocery store or praying at their house of worship—without the fear of being targeted and killed for who they are, our democracy – and the very fabric of our society – […]
Category: Livability
Be sure to share promotional information with SWHRL’s outreach team. Email outreach@swhrl.org Apply for a Community Event permit To apply for our Community Event form, use our online form here: Community Event application form Application takes 5-10 minutes to fill out. Due to a high volume of requests, we estimate 5-10 business days to respond. […]
Don’t miss out! 3 Grant + Award OpportunitiesNominations and applications are due soon for Portland Parks Foundation’s three current grants and award opportunities—one new—designed for community volunteers and organizational leaders working to better Portland’s parks and open spaces. The new Joey Pope Award for Parks Leadership will honor and provide a $10,000 grant to uplift and […]
The future of the light is in question – is there a better solution? UPDATE – PBOT indicates that the temporary stop signs will remain for 90 days to evaluate their effectiveness; PBOT will then make a decision on fixing the signal or making the stop signs permanent. As you’ve no doubt noticed, the traffic […]
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4/7 PSU Clean-up Sign up
Sign up link: https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0C8W00000V8tbZUAR/psu-team-solve-cleanup PSU Team SOLVE Cleanup Bora Architects This opportunity is for the folks involved in the PSU SB1 project. We will plan to meet at the SB1 Building (1025 SW Mill St, Portland, OR 97201) at 3pm. We’ll do litter clean up around the building and surrounding city blocks for about an […]
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 […]
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Taking Homelessness to Task
SWHRL is hosting educational meetings to tackle our homelessness emergency and housing inventory crisis. We see families that need support to keep their homes safe and families that don’t have the safety of a home. Please contact outreach@swhrl.org to join the taskforce.
Portland drinking water town hallCommissioner Mingus Mapps and the Portland Water Bureau invite everyone who uses Portland’s drinking water to attend a virtual Town Hall about lead in drinking water from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9This is an opportunity for the community to hear information from the Water Bureau and Commissioner Mapps and […]
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 […]
SW Montgomery, bike greenway and crossings – The new configuration at SW Patton and SW Greenway seems to be working well, as are the two crossings at either end of the SW Montgomery greenway (SW Patton, and SW Vista).