February 29, 2008

PDC Holds Second Open House On NE Portland Gateway Project

The Portland Development Commission is inviting community members to help create a master plan for the redevelopment of the northeast Portland neighborhood gateway site at NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and NE Grand Ave. The plan will also include a series of heritage makers along NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. between the gateway and
NE Rosa Parks Way.

The second in a series of open houses will take place Saturday, March 8 between 10 a.m. and noon at the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs, 4134 N. Vancouver Ave. Participants will be asked to review and comment on three concept designs based on community input to date.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Gateway and Historic Markers Project aims to fulfill the goals of the Albina Community Plan, and other community plans, that call for the identification of a gateway commemorating Dr. King at NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and NE Grand Ave between NE Schuyler St. and NE Hancock St. The plan also recommends that the gateway enhance the pedestrian environment, incorporate multicultural public art, and announce the entrance to an historic area of Portland. The proposed heritage markers may honor individuals, cultural or historical events, or topics of significance to Portland’s inner northeast neighborhoods. This series of markers will link the corridor and help enhance its identity.

For more information, contact Irene Bowers, project manager at 503-823-2419 or e-mail. To view design ideas from the first open house and project documents visit: http://www.pdc.us/pubs/inv_detail.asp?id=807&ty=17.

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