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• PDC releases Community Livability Grant funds for Interstate URA (Added to web site: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:33 GMT)
  The Portland Development Commission (PDC) now has funds available for community livability projects in the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (ICURA). The Community Livability Grant Program, administered by PDC, awards funding for projects that involve physical improvements to community facilities, open spaces or historic/cultural preservation. The program invests in facilities and other assets of ICURA neighborhoods that improve livability for residents and enhance the unique nature of these Portland neighborhoods.

• Meeting: Grant Warehouse Project Open House (Added to web site: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:38:01 GMT)
  

  Monday, March 15, 2010
  5:30 - 7:30 PM

  The Grant Warehouse Project, located at 3368 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in the Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Area is housing project consisting of 30 units, 18 of which will be permanently affordable. This is an opportunity for community members to review and comment on the various design plans for the project.

  Contact:
  Joleen Jensen-Classen, Public Participation Manager, 503-823-3352

  Location:
  Old Town Pizza
  Vanport Square
  5021 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

  Transit Stop:
  Bus #6 stop 5952

• Meeting: Foster-Woodstock Streetscape Enhancement: Design Phase Open House (Added to web site: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:08:54 GMT)
  

  Tuesday, March 23, 2010
  5 - 7 PM

  Open House is prior to the Lents Neighborhood Association General Meeting

  To receive community input on design concepts for SE Foster-Woodstock Street Furniture, Redesign of SE Ramona Street at SE 92nd and landscape and signage concepts for couplet triangles.

  Contact:
  Sue Lewis or Kevin Cronin, 503-823-3331

  Location:
  Seventh-day Adventist Church
  8835 SE Woodstock

  Transit Stop:
  Bus Stop #1826, Line 14

• Five Coliseum Concepts Presented Tonight at PDC (Added to web site: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:42:41 GMT)
  

• Meeting: Bridgeton Promenade Public Open House (Added to web site: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:06:57 GMT)
  

  Monday, April 12, 2010
  5 - 7 PM

  The public is invited to an open house to review the latest designs for the Bridgeton Promenade. The current design will be based on a concept plan that was created in 2007. The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association meeting will immediately follow the open house.

  Contact:
  Kevin A. Cronin, 503-823-3305

  Location:
  Columbia School
  716 NE Marine Drive

  Transit Stop:
  MAX Yellow Line - Expo Station/Bus No. 16

• feature: PDC's Monthly Newsletter - February 2010 (Added to web site: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:56:15 GMT)
  

• PDC Board of Commissioners meeting agenda - Feb. 24, 2010 (Added to web site: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:15:40 GMT)
  The meeting agenda and materials have been posted for the Feb. 24 Board of Commissioners meeting.

• RFP #09-35: Design and Development Feasibility Analysis of the “Gateway Redevelopment and Neighborhood Park Project Plan” (Added to web site: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:42:07 GMT)
  

• Meeting: North Macadam Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (Added to web site: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:51:08 GMT)
  

  Thursday, March 11, 2010
  8:30 - 10 AM

  Agenda available by request.

  Contact:
  Brian Lord, 503-823-3326

  Location:
  Portland Development Commission
  Commission Room, 1st Floor
  222 NW 5th Ave

  Transit Stop:
  NW 5th & Davis Bus # 4, 8, 33, 35, 44

• PDC Provides Funding for Portland State Business Accelerator (Added to web site: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:32:19 GMT)
  Portland, Oregon – On February 10, 2010, the Portland Development Commission (PDC) authorized funding to support the construction of more than 2,000 square feet of new wet lab space at the Portland State University Business Accelerator (PSBA), located at 2828 SW Corbett Avenue. Construction will begin in March to create up to six new private lab spaces for companies and common lab space for use by additional companies, addressing the requirements particular to wet labs, including access to direct ventilation, water and specialized piped utilities. The space was made possible as the result of a partnership between the PDC, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Portland State University (PSU), with input from the Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA).

Miscellaneous

• Annual Urban Renewal Report
  covering Fiscal Years 2005-06 and 2006-07
  
• For additional new publications, news releases, RFPs/RFQs and Portland Praises, please see the links listed above.
  
• PDC in the News — featured print and broadcast news articles on PDC projects and programs.
  
• Recommended Changes to the City's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Tax Exemption Program—The City’s TOD tax exemption program provides an incentive for new multifamily and mixed-use development to support the regional light rail system and other forms of public transit. It is currently available in light rail station areas along the east-west MAX line, the Hollywood and Lents Town Centers, the Gateway Regional Center, and a portion of Northwest Portland.
  The Planning Bureau's staff proposal to the Planning Commission is to expand the TOD program boundaries to cover the Interstate and planned I-205 light rail station areas and three Main Streets with frequent bus service. Changes are also proposed to update the program’s public benefit requirements and review process.
• New navigation improves access, and links directly to featured current PDC work — found at the bottom of the main Urban Renewal Areas (URA) navigation button. Each project is color-coded to a URA map which links to the main URA entry page. Direct link: www.pdc.us/currentwork
• South Waterfront Central District:
  www.pdc.us/ura/north_macadam/sowa-central-district.asp
• Central Gateway information at: www.pdc.us/centralgateway
• PDC Public Outreach & Education — A new central location to engage and inform citizens about our work throughout the city. The Public Participation Policy and manual are now posted for input. www.pdc.us/participate
  

  PDC Speakers Bureau — Allow us to address your colleagues, business group or community members. PDC's Speakers Bureau can help "revitalize your next meeting." www.pdc.us/speakersbureau

• Headquarters Hotel — Learn about current developments with the Convention Center Headquarters Hotel project; view the submitted proposals and read background on the project. www.pdc.us/hqhotel
• Burnside Bridgehead — Learn about the current status of the Burnside Bridgehead Redevelopment project. www.pdc.us/bridgehead
• PDC web site QuickReference Guide

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