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Check out this great new graffiti removal program that provides free training to young men and free graffiti removal to Portland businesses:
https://youtu.be/0MPjWJUf3sA

This program was created by Treneil Washington and funded by the City's Office of Violence Prevention.

If you see graffiti in your neighborhood, you can report it to the city or request a graffiti removal kit. Learn more: https://www.portland.gov/bps/graffiti

Portland graffiti being defeated by Torch of Hope While the average teenager’s hardship includes drama in high school, Treneil Washington’s adolescence was marred by gang violence and jail time. Born and rai...

♻ 🔋 Thank you for safely recycling your old batteries! Since June, 8 tons of batteries have been collected from Portland residential glass bins.

This means metal, plastic, and other materials from batteries are getting recycled into new batteries, as well as products like stainless steel and road asphalt.

And you’re preventing dangerous fires that can happen when batteries are tossed in the trash.

As a reminder, here’s how to safely recycle batteries at the curb:

1. Batteries that aren’t labeled “alkaline” must have their ends taped.
2. Put all batteries in a 1-quart clear, zip-sealed bag.
3. Place the bag in your glass bin, on top of any glass.

https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/battery-recycling

If you live in an apartment or want to recycle batteries at your workplace, call 503-234-3000 to find drop-off locations near you.

Battery recycling Learn how to recycle batteries in Portland. (Never put batteries in garbage or mixed recycling.)

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"City Climate Planning When the Climate Is Already Changing" with City of Portland, OR , City of Baltimore and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is up for and we need you!

Vote for this panel (first covered by Science Friday) at https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/150660 and help get us to !!

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Fact: There's a housing shortage in Portland. Another fact: The City of Portland is doing something about it. Starting with more facts. Like exactly who needs housing and of what type and affordability level? We've done that in-depth research with the Housing Needs Analysis. Now we're sharing the Housing Production Strategy (HPS) that addresses that need, guiding Portland's housing growth and development over the next 20 years. We're excited to share the HPS with City Council later this month!

Over the next 20 years, Portland will need up to 120,000 new housing units, including a variety of housing types (family-sized, affordable, accessible/visitable) for current and future households.

To help meet that need, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) staff have worked with a variety of City staff and external stakeholders, conducting in-depth analyses and engagement to determine more exact housing needs in Portland. The result is the City’s inaugural draft Housing Production Strategy (HPS), which builds on initiatives led by Commissioner Carmen Rubio since she was assigned the Community & Economic Development Service Area in early 2023.

The Housing Production Strategy is a five-year action plan, including strategies and actions the City can take to promote new housing development, emphasizing equitable outcomes for communities facing bigger challenges to meeting their housing needs – especially low-income households, communities of color, elders, people with disabilities, and people experiencing houselessness.

Of particular note is the City’s commitment to ensure that housing is a key component in major redevelopment projects such as Albina Vision Trust, OMSI, Lloyd, and 82nd Avenue. In addition, the City will be looking at further ways to incentivize office-to-housing conversions in downtown and analyzing density and height across the Central City.

City Council will discuss the proposal at a public hearing at 2pm Wednesday, August 28th, where community members are invited to testify.

More information: Portland.gov/Housing-Production

🔋 Have you heard? If you live in a house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex, you can now set out a ziplock bag of batteries in your GLASS recycling bin.

For safety, follow these instructions:

1. Tape the ends of any battery that is NOT labeled “alkaline.”

2. Put batteries into a 1-quart, clear, zip-sealed plastic bag.

3. Place the bag of batteries on TOP of glass in your glass bin, so the waste collection driver can see it.

NEVER put batteries – or things with batteries in them – in your garbage or blue mixed recycling bin: They can spark and cause fires.

Apartments and businesses: Take batteries to a drop-off location for safe disposal.

Call 503-234-3000 or go to www.oregonmetro.gov/askmetro to find drop-off options for batteries and things with batteries in them.

Find more information about how and why to safely dispose of batteries at www.portland.gov/batteries

Battery recycling Learn how to recycle batteries in Portland. (Never put batteries in garbage or mixed recycling.)

What's another way to build more housing in Portland? Create more lots for single-family homes! We'll be sharing our proposals to increase land divisions with City Council tomorrow, and community members can testify on these changes to improve housing supply in Portland. Learn more/watch the hearing at: https://tinyurl.com/547n959v

♻ 🏕 Did you know there are places you can buy used outdoor gear (and save money) or sell gear you no longer use (and make money)? Find out where, along with tips for safely disposing of things like camping & BBQ propane tanks, old cans of bug spray, and pool chemicals in this post from our partners at Metro.

Sun-sational sustainability: waste prevention and disposal tips for summer Here are some tips to have a low-waste summer and safely dispose of hazardous materials that come from summertime adventures.

Don't fry ... there are lots of ways to stay cool in this heat. 😎

Don't fry ... here are more ways to stay cool.

The hot weather contines this week. Stay up-to-date on collection times and any weather-related changes by visiting our website: www.portland.gov/early-pickup

Early garbage pickup on hot days On very hot days, waste collection may start earlier than usual for the safety of collection drivers. Residential customers should set garbage, recycling, and compost bins out at the curb the night before.

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund is developing Strategic Program 6: Comprehensive E-Bike Access and Support (SP 6), providing incentives to low- and medium-income Portlanders to purchase an e-bike. E-bikes are a greener transportation option for people to commute to work, run errands, and get to services in their communities.

Today, Portland City Council unanimously approved SP 6. Together with our biking community, we’re rolling forward.

Learn more about SP 6: https://www.portland.gov/bps/cleanenergy/climate-investment/climate-investment-plan/cip-strategic-programs -sp-6-comprehensive-e-bike-access-and-support

Follow our progress. Bookmark: https://www.portland.gov/bps/cleanenergy/climate-investment/climate-investment-plan/cip-strategic-programs

Read more PCEF stories: https://www.portland.gov/bps/cleanenergy/our-communitys-work

Hot weather alert!

Friday, July 5, is forecasted to be a hot one. If Friday is your regular pickup day, please set bins at the curb Thursday night. Garbage, recycling, and compost pickup will start earlier than normal on Friday. More details: www.portland.gov/early-pickup

Get real-time alerts about service changes (heat and snow!): Download the garbage day reminder app or sign up for reminders by email, text, or phone: https://www.portland.gov/garbageday

Thank you for helping keep drivers safe during these very hot days!

Early garbage pickup on hot days On very hot days, waste collection may start earlier than usual for the safety of collection drivers. Residential customers should set garbage, recycling, and compost bins out at the curb the night before.

It's the last week of Pride Month, and we're ending our series of LGBTQ+ historic sites posts with some powerful accolades from our elected officials, including Earl Blumenauer, Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, Suzanne Bonamici, and Commissioner Carmen Rubio. We're so grateful for their recognition and support of two new historic site listings: Erv Lind Field and the Crystal Hotel carry special meaning to Portland's early LGBTQ+ community and push the boundaries of the National Register of Historic Places to include histories that have long been excluded from official recognition. Learn more about the places and spaces with significance to Portland's LGBTQ+ community.

Two Portland landmarks, Erv Lind Field and Crystal Hotel, added to National Register of Historic Places for LGBTQ+ historical significance Successful listing effort led by Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with support from Commissioner Carmen Rubio and Oregon’s congressional delegation, led by Congressman Earl Blumenauer.

We are proud to announce another reason to celebrate this Pride Month!

BPS's LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Project nominated two historic buildings for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the country's official list of significant historic places. Our nominations were successful making the Erv Lind Field in NE Portland and the Crystal Hotel in the west end of downtown the second and third LGBTQ+ landmarks designated in Oregon, joining Darcelle XV.

A big thank you to Commissioner Carmen Rubio, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Governor Tina Kotek for their continued support and leadership in making these nominations successful!

Learn more about our efforts to preserve LGBTQ+ history in Portland: https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/historic-resources/news/2024/6/24/two-portland-landmarks-erv-lind-field-and-crystal

Design Commission gets two new members!

The City of Portland welcomes Sarah Vaz and Thomas Eldridge to the Design Commission. They will provide leadership on urban design and architecture in the city’s design overlay zones where design and neighborhood character are of special concern. More information is available at portland.gov/dc_vaz_eldridge.

post #3! Our historic resources planners partnered with consultants from Salazar Architect and Minor Planning & Design to survey Portland's LGBTQ+ historic resources. Highlights include: Centenary Wilbur Methodist Church (pictured), where the Portland Gay Liberation Front began in March 1970; the Ace Hotel, the original location of LGBTQ+ bars Scandals & C.C. Slaughters; and Lownsdale Square, the early city park associated with intimate relationships. Learn more at: https://tinyurl.com/bd8vfhu9

By improving operational, programmatic, and financial capacities, nonprofit organizations can enhance their ability to manage funding, track data, build a skilled workforce, and ultimately make a greater impact on addressing climate change.

Strategic Program 10: Community-Based Organization (CBO) Capacity Building Program (SP 10) was unanimously approved by Portland City Council today.

SP 10 will offer a multi-year cohort program for CBOs that includes training, technical assistance, consultation, operational funding, staff support, and more. The program equips organizations with resources and support to help them fulfill their mission and enable us to achieve ours.

Learn more about SP 10:

The Climate Investment Plan's strategic programs The strategic programs in the Climate Investment Plan will be developed on different schedules. Learn more about these programs, including eligibility, allocations, timelines, and who to contact for more information.

City offices will be closed tomorrow to honor Juneteenth. The holiday - also known as Freedom Day, Liberation Day, Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day - has been celebrated annually by African Americans since the late 1800s. The celebration of Juneteenth in Oregon began in 1945, when community leader Clara Peoples introduced the tradition from Muskogee, Oklahoma to her co-workers at the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland. Learn more from the Multnomah County Library.

Juneteenth resources from Multcolib My Librarian Alicia T. - Multnomah County Library Juneteenth resources from Multcolib My Librarian Alicia T. by multcolib_aliciat - a staff-created list : Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the U.S. Civil War had ended, marking the end of slavery for African Americans in this coun...

♻🚲🕶 We're going to Portland Sunday Parkways in NE Cully this weekend - and you should too!

Swing by our booth to hear some easy tips and tricks to save money and avoid food waste by keeping your food fresh longer. We hope to see you on Sunday!

Heading to the Northeast Cully Sunday Parkways event this Sunday, June 16? Leave the car at home and enjoy a fun, car-free Sunday! Below are resources to help get you to this free community event:

🗺 Check out the Citywide Bike Map for the best biking routes, including neighborhood greenways and quieter streets. You can find the link to this interactive online map by clicking the link in our bio.

🚲 No bike? No problem! Sign up with BIKETOWN - Portland Bike Share for free, unlimited 60-minute rides on the city's electric-assist bikes. Make sure your rides start and end on the Sunday Parkways route to qualify. Plus, you can leave the bike at the event and catch a ride home with TriMet! View the online Google map which includes BIKETOWN stations near the event route by visiting bit.ly/cullymap24.

🚌 Plan your bus trip by visiting TriMet’s online trip planner! You can also visit bit.ly/24spne for a list of bus routes that will bring you right to the NE Cully Sunday Parkways route.

Only two more days until we open the streets of NE Cully for walking, biking, rolling, and playing!

Join us at the Juneteenth Oregon community festival tomorrow in NE Portland at Lillis-Albina Park!

Swing by our booth and bring your "I've always wondered if this can be recycled..." questions for our expert recycling staff to answer.

June 15th, 2024, Juneteenth OR, 2024 Juneteenth Oregon Annual Community Festival @ Lillis-Albina Park In 2022 Juneteenth was made a state holiday. Come alive with the community for the Clara Peoples Freedom Parade. The parade gathers at 9:00 AM at the King School located at 4906 NE 6th, Portland, OR.

We are proud to have played a part in this effort! Learn more about our graffiti removal assistance program on our website: https://www.portland.gov/bps/graffiti/request-services

Portland restaurant's revival made possible by 911 call to remove large homeless camp If you pull up to the Eastern Cathay Chinese restaurant on Northeast 82nd Avenue, you’ll notice it right away. No homeless camps in the parking lot. That wasn’t

🔋♻ Give us your batteries, free of charge. (That was a Dad joke about our new curbside battery collection program. You're welcome.)

🔥 This Father's Day, tell your dad he's fire. But don't start a fire: Recycle your batteries safely.

If you live in a house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex, you can now set out a ziplock bag of batteries in your GLASS recycling bin.

For safety, follow these instructions:

1. Tape the ends of any battery that is NOT labeled “alkaline.”
2. Put batteries into a 1-quart, clear, zip-sealed plastic bag.
3. Place the bag of batteries on TOP of glass in your glass bin, so the waste collection driver can see it.

NEVER put batteries – or things with batteries in them – in your garbage or blue mixed recycling bin: They can spark and cause fires.

Learn more at

Battery recycling Learn how to recycle batteries in Portland. (Never put batteries in garbage or mixed recycling.)

We're celebrating Pride Month by featuring Portland's first LGBTQ+ listing on the National Register of Historic Places, Darcelle's XV, designated in 2020. More than 50 years ago (in 1967), Walter Cole Sr. leased Demas Tavern in Old Town and transformed it into the beloved cultural hub it is today. Although Cole died last year, we honor Darcelle’s legacy by documenting and protecting our city’s LGBTQ+ historic sites, connecting us all to our shared Portland past. Learn more about Darcelle's and other LGBTQ+ listings in Portland. https://tinyurl.com/5cbymdee

Portlanders can now dial 3-1-1 or go online to apply for a free cooling unit in advance of the hot summer months.

Our Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund is partnering with PDX 311 to equitably expand the reach of the Cooling Portland program, which connects people in need with free, efficient, and portable units that provide cooling and heating.

Cooling Portland is managed by Earth Advantage, which partners with community organizations and housing providers to reach those who need cooling devices. Because Cooling Portland is not an emergency response program during heat waves, people are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Learn more online:

Cooling Portland: A PCEF-funded climate resilience program Important information about Cooling Portland: A PCEF-funded climate resilience program, designed to provide efficient portable cooling / heating units to low-income Portlanders with vulnerabilities.

🔋NEW! If you live in a house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex, you can now put a ziplock bag of batteries in your GLASS recycling bin.

For safety, follow these instructions:

1. Tape the ends of any battery that is NOT labeled “alkaline.”
2. Put batteries into a 1-quart, clear, zip-sealed plastic bag.
3. Place the bag of batteries on TOP of glass in your glass bin, so the waste collection driver can see it.

NEVER put batteries – or things with batteries in them – in your garbage or blue mixed recycling bin: They can spark and cause fires.

Apartments and businesses: Take batteries to a drop-off location for safe disposal. Call 503-234-3000 or go to www.oregonmetro.gov/askmetro to find drop-off options for batteries and things with batteries in them.

Find more information about how and why to safely dispose of batteries at www.portland.gov/batteries

City of Portland, OR, Commissioner Carmen Rubio, Portland Fire & Rescue

Battery recycling Learn how to recycle batteries in Portland. (Never put batteries in garbage or mixed recycling.)

We're celebrating Pride Month by showcasing our Historic Resources Program, which is leading the LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Project. During this multi-year effort, we're surveying, documenting and designating historic buildings and places associated with Portland's le***an, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer+ histories. While LGBTQ+ histories have been documented by community historians and scholars for many years, this project is the first initiative to advance inclusion, recognition, and protection of LGBTQ+ historic sites in the city. Read more about the project on our website, and follow along as we celebrate Portland’s Pride Month! https://tinyurl.com/mv8tkxt7

We love farmer's markets, and we're looking forward to this one tomorrow afternoon/evening! 🥰

We're just two days away!

Please join us from 4pm - 8pm @ 5011 NE 42nd Avenue!
We'll have our community produce boxes available, plant starts from our pals at Side Yard Farm and we'll be launching our new food equity program!

See you there!

Renters in Portland and multifamily property owners: Share feedback on a two-part policy proposal to help inform prospective renters:
1. Energy reporting to the City (20,000 sq. ft. and larger)
2. Climate & health information for renters (duplexes and larger)

Learn more about each part and provide public comment at Portland.gov/MFE.

♻ Ever wondered what happens to your recycling? Watch this 1.5-minute video to follow your recyclables from bin to sorting facility and then off to be turned into new things.
https://vimeo.com/159995475

Then learn more at:
https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/about-garbage-and-recycling/what-happens-recycling

Recycling: What happens after you put it in the bin Vinod Singh explains how recyclables are sorted at Hillsboro's Far West Recycling, and where they go from there.