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City of Portland Livability PPS Safety Schools

Ainsworth Safe Routes to School

Ainsworth School – Safe Routes to School is still planning to install traffic-calming devices at  the intersection of SW Spring and SW Vista, including a new crosswalk. Work has been  delayed, but was expected soon. No word on whether the Annex crosswalk will get any traffic  control aside from some plastic wands. A plan for […]

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BES City of Portland Environmental Livability Trails Transportation

SW Trails #6

As some of you know, SW Trails #6 to Downtown has been cut off for some time,  as the link between the stairs at SW Vista and SW Mill St. Terrace was closed by the property  owner. While SWHRL is still looking for a way to re-establish this particular link, another has  arisen: the path […]

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City of Portland Livability Transportation

Do you walk in your neighborhood?

To a school or TriMet bus? For the dog? The excercise?  Do you do so on a sidewalk? Many of your fellow SWHRL residents (and for that matter, SW Portlanders in general) do not have that basic foundation of pedestrian safety:  a sidewalk, or any other travel surface separated from traffic, often rendering a simple […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Environmental Livability

Trash Cleanup Resources

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.

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Civic Engagement Home Livability Meeting Video

Actions to End Homelessness

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 […]