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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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