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Category Archives: Jeff Lynott
Improvements on Foster: Conversation Continues Between PBOT, the Mayor’s Office, and the Neighborhood
When representatives from the Mayor’s Office and the Portland Bureau of Transportation met with members of the Foster-Powell and Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Associations last Tuesday, differing views on how and when to improve Foster Road became evident. While all were … Continue reading
Posted in Jeff Lynott, News, etc., Uncategorized
Tagged FoPo, Foster Powell, Jeff Lynott, Katja Dillman, Mayor's Office, PBOT, PDC, sam adams, Streetscape Plan
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The future’s bright for the Bob White Theatre
Saturday’s neighborhood appreciation party was, by all accounts, a great success. For FoPo and for the Bob White Theatre. For the first time since the 1980′s, the theater played host to live entertainment, and a happy crowd brought energy and … Continue reading
Posted in About Us, Community, Entertainment, Jeff Lynott
Tagged Bob White Theatre, bottlecap boys, fallmen, FoPo, Foster Powell, jennie wayne, Nick Storie
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Will FoPo and outer Southeast get a slice of Bike Share’s pie?
Just two days after the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) launched its new Bike Share website, an interactive site aiming to inform, engage, and seek input from its viewers, the city council formally approved PBOT to seek proposals from private … Continue reading
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Tagged bike share, bureau of transportation, FoPo, Foster Powell, Jeff Lynott, Lents, Mt. Scott Arleta, PBOT, station location
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Car-free in FoPo
As we continue our discussion on the qualities that make Foster-Powell great, we’d like to expand on our “walkability” theme. In an article a couple months ago, we mentioned that Foster-Powell ranks in the top third of Portland neighborhoods when … Continue reading
FoPo and Mt. Scott-Arleta to get new murals
As announced by Southeast Uplift (SEUL), through the Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s Graffiti Abatement program, various community projects will receive a combined total of $7400 to repair or prevent the harm of graffiti on neighborhood buildings. On Monday, 3/5, Southeast … Continue reading
Candlelight vigil to honor pedestrian killed on Foster, demand safety improvements
Saturday evening brought somber news to the neighborhood, as it was learned a pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver while attempting to cross Foster Road near 71st Avenue. Monday morning made the tragedy all the more real, as the … Continue reading
