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Draft CNA LUTC Agenda: Wed, Feb 17, 2021

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Here’s a draft agenda for next week’s LUTC meeting.
WHAT:
Concordia Land Use & Transportation Committee (LUTC)
WHEN:
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
WHAT TIME:
7pm
WHO:
Concordia neighbors interested in improving the neighborhood through safer streets, more housing opportunities, and more local business
HOW:
It’s virtual.
Login online at this link:
https://meet.google.com/ocg-wgut-iki
Or call in by phone:
316-512-3077 PIN: 417604919#
WHY:
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” -Jane Jacobs
See you there!
cheers,
~Garlynn

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Garlynn G. Woodsong (he/him)
Vice Chair and Board Member, Position Southwest 1
Land Use & Transportation Committee Chair
Concordia Neighborhood Association

CNA Letter on Highway 30 Safety

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The Concordia Neighborhood Association sent this letter to decision-makers, following a series of recent fatal crashes on North Portland Highway / Highway 30 Bypass:

Hwy_30_Safety_Letter_CNA-Sept_2020-signed

To date, we have only received supportive responses from Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Metro Councilor Sam Chase. No other decision-maker has had the common decency to even reply, much less join the coalition seeking solutions for the conditions on this deadly facility.

CNA LUTC Draft Agenda: Wed, May 20, 2020

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Hi folks,

We held our second fully-virtual CNA LUTC meeting last month (April), and it seems we’re getting used to this thing now, things are working well. Not only do you no longer even need to leave your house to attend, but you don’t even have to feel guilty about that, because nobody else is leaving their house to attend the meeting physically, either!

And yet, all of this distancing is also increasing the levels of social isolation in our community. Once the time comes, it really will do us all a lot of good to spend some time outside in the nice weather, hanging out with our neighbors, both those we know already, and those we are about to meet.

Following on a conversation the Board had on this topic in April, the LUTC will discuss the potential for block parties that close the street to allow for safe socializing for neighbors. We’ll have Kim Harrison from PBOT joining us to hear our thoughts, goals, and ideas, which she will bring back to the Portland in the Streets group to consider as they work on next steps for the block party, play streets, and other programs they offer.

To join our April meeting, on Wednesday, May 20th at 7pm, use this login information:

Web:

https://meet.google.com/ocg-wgut-iki

For security reasons (to prevent Zoombombing-type incidents):

If you’re joining us for the first time by web at this meeting, please just email your address (or nearest cross street) within the neighborhood to: landuse (at) concordiapdx (dot) org

Phone:

+1 316-512-3077 PIN: 417604919#

See attached for the draft agenda.

cheers,

~Garlynn

CNA LUTC Agenda: Jan 15, 2020

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This Wednesday, January 15th, 2020, we’ll have two guests at the CNA LUTC meeting:

First, we’ll be talking about the redevelopment of the Dekum Court housing project with Pamela Kambur from Home Forward.

Then, we’ll be discussing the Columbia Lombard Mobility Plan with Bryan Poole from PBOT.

Please join us! 7-8:30 pm in the Community Room in the SE Corner of McMenamins Kennedy School.

 

CNA LUTC_AGENDA_Jan_15_2020_DRAFT

Smell something foul? Report it with the new Smell MyCity app!

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For years, residents of Concordia have complained about smells, from natural gas, to diesel exhaust, and even emissions from the airport. Until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to take action when you smell something noxious:
Announcing a new free app for reporting possible industrial air pollution incidents to Portland Clean Air!
Please help with this launch by downloading the app today and making a smell report- even if the smell report is positive.
Portland Clean Air has been working with Dr. Beatrice Dias from Carnegie Melon University, the developer of the app and Seventh Generation is helping to launch the app city wide.
The Smell MyCity app crowdsources community reports of pollution odors and visualizes our city’s air quality. Please help us with this launch by downloading the app today and making a smell report. Even if your report is an entirely positive one (which we all hope it is!) your report today will help us a lot on the receiving end. This is a better alternative than your complaints being ignored by DEQ or floating around Nextdoor. Portland Clean Air now has a toxic smell response team with monitoring equipment and the data from nine agencies to help pinpoint the source so Portland Clean Air can send in negotiators.

The Smell MyCity app is available on the App Store and on Google Play.
There is no fee to download the app – it’s free!
Click here for the iOS app
Click here for the Android app

The Smell MyCity website makes smell report data publicly accessible and easy for all residents and community groups to explore. You can visit the map visualization page to see how smell reports are distributed across the city over time. In addition, the data access page enables anyone to download smell report data for further analysis.