The plan to create a new district surrounding the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) has been in the works for almost 15 years. Tomorrow, proponents of the plan to redesign 34 acres of land in Portland’s central eastside will ask the city’s Design Commission to review their proposal – the most concrete action … Read more
The Earl Blumenauer Bridge is now open as a link from Portland’s Central Eastside to the Lloyd District via NE 7th Ave, much to the delight of people who walk, bike and roll in the central city. But there’s room for improvement on the streets surrounding the bridge if it’s to become a cohesive, easily … Read more
Going green, adding plastic wands.
If not now, when? If not here, where?
A place often avoided, could become a haven.
“I think we have more in common with the bike community than less.”
As the central eastside grows, biking infrastructure must grow with it.
The city says there’s no room for future bike lanes on Alder.
“Other cities are passing us up because they realize that it attracts young people, the lifeblood of a city’s future.”
Street Books launched its fifth lending season on Tuesday.
