This just in from City of Portland Bureau of Transportation:
MEDIA ADVISORY:
East Burnside/Couch Couplet ribbon cutting will be Oct. 12WHAT
The City of Portland is hosting a celebration of the East Burnside/Couch Couplet with elected officials and local leaders. The project invested in E Burnside and NE Couch on the Central Eastside, changing them from two-way to one-way streets and enhancing the opportunity for redevelopment and business growth in the Central Eastside.WHEN
Tuesday, October 12, from 9 to 11 a.m.WHO
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Mayor Sam Adams, business owner Bob Wentworth, Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Rob Sadowsky and a member of Friends of Burnside Couch will address the audience.WHERE
The event will be at the northwest corner of E Burnside St. and NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.