The Rose City Food Park (5235 NE Sandy Blvd) is having a fun evening of trick-or-treating this Halloween, Oct 31th from 4pm-7pm.
Costumes encouraged!
Rose City Park General Meeting Tuesday Oct 25 7-9pm
Next week’s General Meeting for the neighborhood association provides you with a great opportunity to learn more about the issues on this year’s ballot. Plus, you can hear from the candidates themselves in the Portland City Commissioner race — both Steve Novick and Chloe Eudaly will be here in person to present their priorities if elected as your City Commissioner.
October 25 RCPNA General Meeting Features November Ballot Information
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association’s (RCPNA’s) next interactive general meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 7 – 9 pm. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the German American Society, 5626 NE Alameda St., which is ADA-and transit-accessible (TriMet bus lines 12 and 71). Doors open at 6:30 pm. Below is the agenda:
7 -7:10 Welcome and Introductions – Tamara DeRidder, RCPNA Chair
7:10 – 7:35 Commission #4 Candidates Steve Novick and Chloe Eudaly 12 min. presentations each
7:35 – 8:10 Women League of Voters Presentation on Measures 97, 98, 99, 26-178 and 26- 179 – Patricia Garner 5 min. presentations on each measure and then Q&A at the end
8:10 – 8:40 Pro and Con Views on Measure 97 Pro View – Yes on 97 – Sandra McDonough, Portland Business Alliance Pres./CEO Con View – NO on 97: Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales – Brian Setzler 7 min. presentations and then Q&A at the end
8:40 – 8:55 Renew Oregon Presentation – Brett Thompson
8:55 – 9:00 Closing Comments
See you there!
Rheinlander Restaurant Closing
More change planned for Sandy at 50th Ave. Right across the street from the large Taco Time development, the Rheinlander German restaurant will be closing and the iconic building will be torn down in early 2017. The Hollywood Star reports on the plans for the property, which include a two-story building that will house a branch of The Portland Clinic.
You can count this website editor among those who will miss the character of the Rheinlander building and restaurant. If you enjoy classic German fare, be sure to get your last sauerbraten and schnitzel before they close at the end of the year.
RCPNA Land Use & Transportation Committee Recommendations for Comprehensive Plan Implementation
Click below to view a copy of the RCPNA testimony to the City Council regarding the Transportation System Plan Stage 2.
The Rose City Park Land Use & Transportation Committee recommended a parallel route to NE Halsey for the City Bikeway designation. But, no such vote was taken regarding the NE Sandy Blvd designation as the same.
Instead the Committee unanimously agreed to support on-street parking for businesses, engaging the businesses if there are any proposed streetscape changes, and requiring an impact study be done that includes travel modes and impact on residential and commercial properties if a bike lane is proposed for NE Sandy Blvd.
In addition, in a unanimous vote, the Committee supported language to include ‘health impact due to air quality’ to the definition of City Bikeway. This was done since there is now empirical scientific evidence that there are negative long-term and short-term impacts to bicyclists who travel on freight corridor arterial streets, rather than less traveled residential streets.
Learn About Urban Infill: Lessons from Around the Country (Oct 17 6:30-8:30pm)
Portland Together is pleased to announce a presentation and conversation with Nore Winter titled
Compatibility Matters: Lessons from around the Country on Compatible Infill.
The event is scheduled for October 17, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Main Event Room (142/144) at the White Stag Block, University of Oregon PDX Campus. Admission is free, but advance registration is recommended. Registration is being handled by the Architectural Heritage Center. For more information about the event and Portland Together, see http://www.portlandtogether.org
Mr. Winter will spend about an hour discussing his experiences and that of other experts in helping fast growing cities plan for growth while protecting their resources of existing single family housing. His comments will provide some new approaches that challenge the current recommendations by the Mayor’s Residential Infill Project (RIP) as they relate to moderating the size and scale of new construction in our traditional neighborhoods.
After his presentation, a responder panel consisting of Morgan Tracey and Brandon Spencer-Hartle from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Sara Cantine from the RIP Stakeholder Advisory Committee, and others to be selected shortly will address questions to Nore to explore how his experience may shed light on Portland’s current challenges. The last 30 minutes of the event will be devoted to Q&A from the audience.
Portland Together is a project of United Neighborhoods for Reform and the Portland Coalition for Historic Resources with sponsorship and logistical support from the Architectural Heritage Center and Restore Oregon. Costs of the event have been underwritten by the sponsoring organizations and generous individual donors concerned about our treasured Portland neighborhoods. We appreciate the support of the University of Oregon Historic Preservation Department in helping arrange for the venue.
Attendance is encouraged for:
Those interested in preserving Portland’s stock of existing moderately priced housing
Those concerned about mega-houses replacing smaller homes one-for-one
Those looking for better infill ideas from around the country
Decision-makers in local government and neighborhood coalitions and associations
Faculty and students of architecture, urban design, and historic preservation
Those interested in exploring additional strategies for increasing the supply of affordable housing in Portland
KATU Report on Coming Taco Time Property Development on Sandy Blvd
Our very own Chair, Tamara DeRidder, was interviewed and communicated the concerns neighbors have about the lack of parking spots being planned for the development. Click the image to view the full report.
The Hollywood Star recently had a report on the development as well, which included a rendering of the envisioned six story building.
October Newsletter!
Soon to be delivered to your doorstep, the latest issue of the Rose City Park Review has been published. Get the online version by clicking below.
Special Meeting of Land Use & Transportation Committee, Thur Sept 29 7-9pm
Please join me for a Special meeting of the LU & TC taking place Thurs. Sept. 29th from 7-9 pm at the German American Society, 5626 NE Alameda. This Special meeting was scheduled at our last meeting on Sept 15th to allow our Committee to focus and comment on the Comprehensive Plan “Early Implementation Package”. This massive set of policy documents are scheduled for City Council hearings Oct. 6th and 13th. It includes the following:
- · Zoning Map– Note: Impacts 60th Ave. Sta. Area and Mixed Use Commercial Zone
- · Transportation Systems Plan(TSP) – Note: Includes possible reducing vehicular lanes and on-street parking to allow bicycle lanes on Sandy Blvd. from NE 82nd through Hollywood where the Planning and Sustainability Commission recommends NE Sandy Blvd. as a Bikeway along with Halsey. Transportation Demand Management strategies for new Campus Institutional Zone (think Providence Hospital)
- · Community Involvement Program
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Staff recommendations can be found at: www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/
The Portland Bureau of Transportation Stage 2 TSP can be found here: https://www.portlandoregon.