TriMet is proposing to re-route Line 24 through Eliot in a fairly substantial way.
The Eliot Land Use Committee has crafted a letter in response to this proposing a smaller route change that would still be faster but would better serve destinations in the neighborhood:
A group of PSU Masters of Urban and Regional Planning students who called themselves MAGPIE planning recently delivered their final report on a planning project that would redevelop land around the I-405 Kerby Avenue Ramps. They also did a presentation to the Eliot Neighborhood Association last month.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Eliot Parking Task Force are hosting an open house to collect feedback and input on a proposed parking permit program for the Eliot neighborhood. PBOT kicked off the project last summer and has been working with the Eliot Parking Task Force to look at parking issues in the neighborhood. Together, we have co-created a proposed parking permit program that would make it easier for residents to find parking when there are large events nearby. We want to hear from you! Stop by our in-person open house at the Matt Dishman Community Center (77 Knott St, Portland, OR 97223) in Classroom A on May 16, from 5-7 p.m. to learn more about the proposed parking permit program and give feedback. Learn more on the in-person open house webpage.
Can’t make it to the in-person open house? A virtual open house and online survey will be available on the project webpage from May 12-29. PBOT and the task force will use feedback collected at both open houses to finalize the details of the permit program.
Have a child and need to sign them up for school? Portland Public Schools has several events scheduled to see the schools in person. Most of the Eliot Neighborhood is in the Boise-Eliot/Humboldt (BEH) School area. More information on enrolling at BEH can be found here: https://www.pps.net/domain/6389
I am in year 4 of 10 with my eldest two daughters there and I could not recommend it more highly. The teachers and administration are top notch. Principal Kaveh’s goal is to have 3 classes per grade, which would require 65 kids per grade for grades 4-5 and slightly lower numbers for the lower grades. The way to achieving this is asking more neighbors to at least consider this great school and so I am asking you to take a look. Ask to take a tour or visit on one of the scheduled connect to kindergarten dates. Filling out the paperwork on the earlier side would be a great help to retain our existing teachers amid proposed cuts by the district.
There is an event this coming Thursday where you can tour the school and get a sense of what it is like this coming Thursday 3/15 at 5:30pm. You can also get a sense of the weekly highlights from the Principal’s Message page here: https://www.pps.net/boiseeliot
Principal Kaveh is happy to answer any questions can be reached at kpaksere@pps.net
The next issue of the Eliot News is going to press soon, but we are short on content for this issue. Please reach out to news@eliotneighborhood.org with any articles, pictures or advertising you would like to make it into the next issue. We publish this newsletter quarterly, so feel free to submit articles or other content on a rolling basis.
<Content from No More Freeways> This fall, No More Freeways sent ODOT a letter asking if ODOT planned to host an in-person public hearing for the proposed Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion. Now that we’ve learned ODOT has refused, No More Freeways and our partners instead decided to host our own. NMF will be partnering with local advocacy groups including the Eliot Neighborhood Association and Sunrise Movement PDX to host the “People’s Public Hearing on the Proposed Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion” at Harriet Tubman Middle School on the evening of Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. This event will include invited testimony from advocates concerned about the impact this proposed expansion will have on air quality, street safety, traffic congestion and carbon emissions in the Albina neighborhood, followed by open testimony from the public. Elected officials representing local, regional, and state governments have been invited to attend and listen to community concerns about this freeway widening proposal. This event will be videotaped(and technology willing, live-streamed, on this page below) and tape of the People’s Public Hearing will be submitted to ODOT as part of the public comment for the Supplemental EA. No More Freeways has issued our statement about ODOT’s November 2022 EA on our Lids Not Lanes page. This venue is transit accessible, ADA accessible, and we will be requiring (and providing) masks for all attendees. PEOPLE’S PUBLIC HEARING PROGRAMMING STARTS AT 6PM JANUARY 3RD, 2023 HARRIET TUBMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 2231 N FLINT AVENUE; PORTLAND OR 97227 TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE AVAILABLE VIA 4, 17, 24, 44 BUS LINES, EASTSIDE PORTLAND STREETCAR. BIKE PARKING AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS. ON-STREET CAR PARKING. Want to help? We need a handful of volunteers for this People’s Public Hearing event to be a success. Email us! Can’t make the event? We’ll miss you, but you can still submit written public comment! Every bit of submitted testimony counts. Check out our Action Alert for more information and a link where you can tell ODOT that you want to see restorative justice for Albina along with a full Environmental Impact Statement. Comments are due to ODOT by January 4th. Support us! This event ain’t cheap – if you appreciate what our all-volunteer, grassroots organization has done to demand the truth from ODOT, we’d appreciate your support. Whether you’ve got $1500, $150, $50 or $15, we’ll take whatever you are able to give, and we’ll mail you a hand written thank you card with some of our trademark NMF swag. Thanks for your support!
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