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Re-Paint Arleta Triangle Square June 24th

When: June 24th, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Arleta Triangle Square (5999 SE 72nd Ave)

Join SymbiOp Landscaping on Saturday, June 24th at 9:30 a.m. to Re-Paint Arleta Triangle Square! Paint supplies and tools will be provided along with food and drink. Dress accordingly for handling paint.

Thanks to the City of Portland for providing the resources to support neighborhood efforts to reduce gunfire violence and build community activity in Mt. Scott-Arleta!

Let Us Know That You Are Attending!

Upcoming Events at the Arleta Triangle Square

Make a good place better with your neighbors! The Arteta Triangle summer work parties are back for the season.  Meet at the Arleta Triangle to help weed, paint, and support community. Gloves, tools, and drinks provided. The work parties meet on the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. throughout the summer. On days with excessive heat warnings, the work parties start and end times each move to an hour earlier.

  • Summer Work Party – Saturday, May 27th
  • Local Vendor Market – Saturday, June 17th 
  • Repaint Arleta Triangle Square! – Saturday, June 24th 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Summer Work Party – Saturday, July 29th
  • Party On, Portland! – Saturday, August 5th
  • Summer Work Party – Saturday, August 26th
  • Summer Work Party – Saturday, September 30th
Host Your Events At Arleta Triangle Square

Building a Better 82nd Open House Closes May 31st!

Image of SE 82nd Ave north of Stark St dated 10-29-32. Photo courtesy of the City Archives at the City of Portland.

There is still time to provide feedback on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Building a Better 82nd Project in coordination with Metro Government and TriMet. The project includes near-term critical fixes and a plan for improvements to 82nd Avenue. High-frequency transit on the network’s busiest transit line along 82nd Ave is proposed in the same style as the Division FX bus service. The project includes immediate safety measures for all road users and signal improvements. Additional investments include shade expansion via tress, better access for people using the corridor. See anything missing? Share your ideas for the project now!

Provide Feedback to Proposed Changes to 82nd Ave

Provide Your Thoughts on the Lower SE Area by June 23rd

Do you work, play, live, or worship in the Mt. Scott-Arleta, Brentwood-Darlington, Lents, or Woodstock area? If so, your feedback is needed on the Lower SE Rising Area Plan. A Discussion Draft was recently released and is seeking feedback to determine if neighbor comments and ideas to improve transit service, pedestrian crossings, bike networks, and transportation service are enough. Have ideas on land use or transportation projects to improve the area? Provide your feedback before June 23rd!

The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) and Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) have released the Discussion Draft of the Lower Southeast Rising Area Plan. This draft plan proposes zoning changes that will help expand opportunities for neighborhood businesses and housing choices, along with transportation improvements, to make it easier for residents and others to meet daily needs nearby and help address housing affordability.

In this “online open house” event, you’ll have the opportunity to hear more about these draft proposals from project staff, ask questions, and give us your input to help refine the plan. You are also invited to engage with this project through a self-guided online open house and share your feedback through a survey or the events listed below.
 

Lower SE Rising at Lents International Farmers Market

Learn about the draft plan and how to give your feedback

June 4, 2023 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Community Event

Lower SE Rising at Woodstock Farmers Market

Learn about the draft plan and how to give your feedback

June 18, 2023 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Community Event

Review Proposed Changes in the Lower SE Rising Area Plan

The Park Lights Are Saved at Mt. Scott Park

Thanks to your support and advocacy, the park lights at Mt. Scott Park will be retained until funds are available to replace them. You may have notice multi-lingual warning signs attached to the light poles reminding folk to never attach anything to light poles. Did you know that each light pole weighs nearly 1200 pounds? That is a lot of weight you do not want to be on the receiving end of!

Thanks to Commissioner Dan Ryan and the Portland Parks & Recreation, lighting will remain at the park and 18 out of the 22 light poles will be replaced as supplies become available. This is an increase from the original proposal and the replacement light poles will retain the classic design with the attached metal framing that we are accustomed to. Current estimates are sometime near  December, 2023 when the Mt. Scott Community Center is scheduled for closure during the seismic retrofit and partial remodel.

Read About the Light Pole Safety Project

Free Neighborhood Dumpster Day Is June 10th, 2023

When: June 10th, 2023 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Celebration City Christian Church (6828 SE Holgate)

Gather all large, bulky household items you may have at home and dispose of them at nearby Celebration City Christian Church. The City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability are hosting neighborhood Dumpster Days. Best of all the event is free to all residents of Mt. Scott-Arleta and Foster-Powell neighborhoods.

Large household items including mattresses, rugs, treated lumber, wood stumps, furniture including couches, tables, and chairs, and small appliances such as vacuums, microwaves, and toasters will be accepted. All items will be disposed of as trash except for working microwaves and toasters. Hazardous items such as tires, paint, CFL light bulbs, televisions, etc. will not be accepted. Items from businesses will not be accepted.

Questions? Contact the Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Waste Info Hotline at 503-823-7202 or email wasteinfo@portlandoregon.gov

Email Your Questions to wasteinfo@portlandoregon.gov

Support Our Main Street at These Foster Road Events

Report Potholes, Maintenance, Graffiti, Abandoned Cars, & Trash to 3-1-1

Have you noticed missing traffic signs, graffiti, trash, potholes, or other safety concerns? You can report them by using the PDX Reporter App or by calling 3-1-1.

PDX Reporter App
PDX 311 | Portland.gov

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Neighbors Together

Hi neighbors! We hope you are keeping warm and safely enjoying the recent snowstorm. Keep reading for information on an upcoming neighborhood safety conversation, an artist popup market at Arleta Triangle Square, and how to host your event at the Square.

Neighborhood Safety

Join a Neighborhood Safety conversation sponsored by the City of Portland and the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association.

When: March 8, 2023 at 7-8 pm
Where: 5512 SE 73rd Ave. (MS Presbyterian Church)

The event is limited to 25 participants. RSVP below to secure your spot.
Email any questions or topic suggestions to: Jacob.Brostoff@portlandoregon.gov

Please RSVP Here for March 8th

Pre-Spring Pop Up Market

Come to the Pre-Spring Pop Up market on March 18th and support your neighbors and local artists! The market is located at the newly-revamped ARLETA TRIANGLE SQUARE on SE Woodstock/SE 72nd. You can have a great time with your friends and family and also visit Fat Cupcake for sweets or Mt Scott Pub right across the street to grab some drinks. Don’t miss out on this fun and exciting event!

When: March 18, 2023 at 12-5 pm
Where: SE 72nd Ave & Woodstock (Arleta Triangle Square)

Host Your Event at the Triangle Square

Host your next event at the Arleta Triangle Square, a free and welcoming public space that promotes sustainability, cultivates community, and provides safety for the neighborhood. Whether it’s a community gathering, a birthday party, or a get-together with friends, the Arleta Triangle Square is the perfect outdoor venue. Come create, gather, and meet at the Triangle Square. Reserve the space with an email to the neighborhood association with details and enjoy the benefits of an inclusive and versatile public space. See you at the Triangle Square!

Host Your Event at the Square

To find information on monthly board meetings and how to request time on the agenda, visit the meetings page.

Have you noticed missing traffic signs, graffiti, trash, potholes, or other safety concerns? You can report them by using the PDX Reporter App or by calling 3-1-1.

PDX Reporter App
PDX 311 | Portland.gov

Portland Bureau of Transportation crews work 24/7 keeping snow and ice routes clear. Here are tips for taking transit, walking, biking, or driving in severe weather.

GET HOME SAFE: Severe Weather Travel Tips | Portland.gov

Multnomah County severe weather tips: Keep warm. Avoid traffic. Help your neighbor. Volunteer. Tips and resources for how to stay healthy and have fun during the winter months.

Care for When It’s Cold | Multnomah County (multco.us)
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Community Safety Surveys

Surveys are being delivered to households surrounding Mt. Scott Park. Your response is needed. The City would like to know if you observed a recent decrease in shootings or speeding since the summer. Would you like to see support continued? If your household reserves a survey it is important to respond to it.

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Portland Street Response Pilot Adds Increased Areas of Service, Now Includes Majority of Mt. Scott-Arleta

News article originally from the City of Portland

Portland Street Response expanded its boundaries on April 1, 2021 to serve more areas and added additional call types.

Published: April 7, 2021 12:18 pm

Portland Street Response (PSR), the pilot program from the City of Portland that offers a non-police response to assist people experiencing houselessness or low acuity behavioral/mental health crises, expanded its boundaries on April 1, 2021 to serve more areas. The pilot began using the boundaries in the Lents neighborhood serviced by Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) Fire Station 11 and is now responding within eight Portland Police Bureau (PPB) districts in the greater Lents area.

Fire station service districts are called Fire Management Areas, or FMAs. After a month in service, an analysis of calls in consultation with PSR’s partners at the Bureau of Emergency Communication (BOEC) led program managers to see that the team was missing calls tied to police district areas just outside of the FMA. As part of the pilot, PSR is going to test assigning the areas to police districts rather than FMAs, which will result in expanded service to the greater Lents area.

Map showing the previous boundaries that were bordered by SE Powell Blvd. on the north, SE 82nd Ave. to the west, the Clackamas County and City of Portland boundary along Clatsop St. (roughly) on the south, and roughly SE 112th Ave. on the east. The map shows new boundaries that are primarily SE Division St. on the north, SE Clatsop St. (roughly) on the south, SE 62th Ave. (roughly) on the west, and Powell Butte along the eastern boundary.
Map showing previous boundary (shaded) and outline of new boundary in blue.

The previous boundaries were bordered by SE Powell Blvd. on the north, SE 82nd Ave. to the west, the Clackamas County and City of Portland boundary along Clatsop St. (roughly) on the south, and roughly SE 112th Ave. on the east. The new boundaries are primarily SE Division St. on the north, SE Clatsop St. (roughly) on the south, SE 62th Ave. (roughly) on the west, and Powell Butte along the eastern boundary. There is a new look up tool where you can plug in your address to see if it is within PSR’s program area. You can access that tool here: https://www.portland.gov/streetresponse/address-lookup-tool

With this expansion, the team will also be taking fire calls in additional FMAs that connect through the police districts. The team will be dispatched for certain non-life threatening, non-emergency fire medical calls in FMAs 25, 19, 7, 29.

As part of an evaluation on call types from the first month, on April 1 the PSR team started responding to calls for a person either outside or inside of a publicly accessible space such as a business, store, public lobby, etc. Prior to April 1, the team only responded to calls for a person outside. The team still does not currently respond within private residences. Additionally, the team will now co-respond with PF&R on certain public burning calls (such as outside warming and cooking fires) to offer wrap-around service assistance.

PSR has also created a dashboard so the public can access our call data. The data dashboard can be accessed here: https://www.portland.gov/streetresponse/data-dashboard

“After our first month in service we were able to see areas where we can increase our call load. We appreciate our partners at BOEC, PPB, and PF&R for offering helpful insight as we build this program,” says Program Manager Robyn Burek.

“I am so pleased to see that the Portland Street Response pilot is doing exactly what it set out to accomplish: experimenting with different ways to provide service by being nimble and responding to new information,” says Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. “The City of Portland invested in a pilot so we can create the best system possible and we are using that investment wisely.”

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