Letter from the Land Use Chair Summer 2018

Posted on by Allan Rudwick
7th Avenue Traffic Calming Island

I think it is probably time for me to step down.  It has been 10+ years of involvement with the ENA Land Use committee and quite a few as chair.  During that time we have gone from a bust-to-boom economy and that means a bunch of new buildings in the works.  While many under-constructions projects are about to start renting out units, another cluster of buildings on the North Williams corridor is in the works with 4 new proposals adjacent to Williams and Cook alone. Portland’s new zoning map will be going into effect any day now and that might mean another flurry of proposals under the new rules, or a gentle slowdown in the incoming permits.

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Letter from the Land Use Chair Spring ’18

Posted on by Allan Rudwick

The Eliot Land Use & Transportation committee has had a busy few months.  We have a few new energetic members, and we have been busy discussing projects as well.

On the transportation side of things, we have been discussing the possibility of installing a parking permit district in southern Eliot.  I am really curious to hear what you think of this.  This doesn’t affect me personally, as I live on a block that would be outside of this district.  I live on a block that seems to have enough space for everyone to park most of the time.  However I realize that there are some who park on the next block over every day, and they feel like it is a problem for them to park on a regular basis.

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Land Use Update Winter 2018

Posted on by Allan Rudwick

Another turn around the sun and a number of new buildings coming to Eliot.  We’ve got a bunch of under-construction projects, including two projects on MLK – Cascadia’s Garlington Center at NE Morris Street (housing and social services) and PCRI’s C-shaped building a few blocks up between Cook and Ivy. There are also two projects going up in the southern Vancouver/Williams Corridor- 160 Units at Hancock and another 45 on Vancouver near Page.  A co-housing complex is going up at 20 NE Tillamook and Bridge Housing is proposing a 4-story building at Williams and Tillamook as well.

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LUTC Meeting Agenda 2018-02-12

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Eliot Land Use and Transportation Committee Agenda
February 12, 2018

Meeting begins 7:00pm

<DRAFT> Agenda:

  1. additions?
  2. Magnolia phase 2 (NE MLK at Fargo)
  3. <tenative> Micro-housing at Williams and Fargo (previous responses)
  4. Demolition Request at 19 NE Morris (Mike Warwick) – forgot to discuss last time
  5. Approve minutes from January
  6. Other updates (parking permit district, N/S Neighborhood Greenway on 7th/9th)
  7. Public Comment

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LUTC Meeting Agenda 2018-01-08

Posted on by Allan Rudwick

Eliot Land Use and Transportation Committee Agenda
January 8, 2018

Meeting begins 7:00pm

<DRAFT> Agenda:

  1. additions?
  2. Infill proposal at 126 NE Stanton (Farzan Enayati)
  3. Micro-housing at Williams and Fargo
  4. Demolition Request at 19 NE Morris (Mike Warwick)
  5. Land Use Committee Elections
  6. Other updates (parking permit district, etc)
  7. Public Comment

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LUTC Meeting Agenda 2017-12-11

Posted on by Allan Rudwick

Eliot Land Use and Transportation Committee Agenda
December 11, 2017

Meeting begins 7:00pm

Agenda:

  1. Portland Bureau of Transporation- Nick Falbo- NE Broadway High Crash Corridor discussion
  2. south Eliot & Parking – Possible Permit Program effort- Brad Baker
  3. Micro-Housing at Fargo and N Williams (developer has not committed to coming, I am still discussing)
  4. Updates + Public Comment

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