Month: April 2008

Sundance Channel show will feature local design firm

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A visit to Alta Planning

The sign in front of Alta’s former
location. They have since moved to
711 SE Grand Ave.
(Photo © J. Maus)

Southeast Portland based bicycle and pedestrian planning firm, Alta Planning + Design, will be the subject of an upcoming episode of Big Ideas for a Small Planet, a documentary series which airs on The Sundance Channel.

The show is part of Sundance Channel’s new “programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment,” known as The Green.

According to The Green’s press statement, the Big Ideas series presents, “forward-thinking designers, products and processes that are at the forefront of a new green world. Each episode revolves around a different green themes as it spotlights three specific innovators or innovations that have the potential to transform our everyday lives.”

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Pedestrian advocacy group hires first Executive Director

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Lynn Lindgren-Schreuder
(Photo: Willamette Pedestrian Coalition)

The Portland-based Willamette Pedestrian Coalition has hired Lynn Lindgren-Schreuder as its first Executive Director. According to a press release issued by the WPC, the new hire, “marks a milestone” for the formerly all-volunteer organization.

The WPC was founded 16 years ago and works to advocate for pedestrians and ensure the development of safe and walkable neighborhoods.

With a new Executive Director, the WPC says they, “aim to do for walking what the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has done for biking: make pedestrian friendly development and transportation corridors key benchmarks for sustainable urban living.”

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Streetcar System Plan Workshop (E)

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These workshops will comprehensively consider all the issues associated with streetcar development–including potential conflicts with bicycling.

If you’re concerned about bicycle operation in conjunction with streetcar, or are simply interested in the opportunities streetcar offers for Portland, don’t miss these meetings!

East Portland
Tuesday, April 15
7:00-9:00 p.m.
East Portland Community Center, Classroom #1
740 SE 106th Ave.

Flanders Street bike bridge fate will be decided tomorrow

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Tomorrow, Portland City Council will decide whether or not the City will re-use the Sauvie Island Bridge span for a bicycle and pedestrian-only crossing of I-405 at Northwest Flanders street.

The owner of the span, Kuney Construction, is currently under contract with ODOT to demolish the bridge. Therefore, if PDOT wants to continue their effort to relocate the bridge to Northwest Portland, they must enter into a contract with Kuney immediately. Due to these time constraints, Commissioner Sam Adams has put forth an emergency declaration which must have the support of four out of five Commissioners in order to pass (usually only three votes are required).

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