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Volunteers Needed: Traffic Safety Event March 30

Volunteers are needed for the March 30 Traffic Safety event on SW Vermont Street. Who knows who will turn up? Join us!

Help promote Safe Routes to School. Join friends, family and neighbors for a public Traffic Safety Event on Monday, March 30, 7:30 to 9 am. Adult volunteers RSVP and report to SW 50th Ave and Vermont St. Receive signage to display that encourages drivers to slow down and yield at crosswalks in this school zone as well as the Vermont corridor to the east of 50th, including the intersection at 45th.

RSVP here.

City Councilor Mitch Green helped local volunteers at our event in October:

Build community, meet neighbors and promote safe routes to school for all! This event is brought to you by West Hills Montessori School in partnership with PBOT Safe Routes to School; Portland Police Bureau; District Four Coalition; and the Maplewood, Multnomah and Hayhurst Neighborhood Associations.
Registration is limited to adult participants, please.

Event contact Pam Fox: community@westhills-montessori.com

(image courtesy of Portland Bureau of Transportation)

Transportation Funding Open House February 19

“Portland has a transportation crisis. There are potholes everywhere, our streets are deteriorating, our bridges are aging and we can’t afford the safety improvements our community needs. The cost of construction has gone up, and funding has not increased to pay for it. The longer we wait to repair our streets, the more expensive and expansive the problems get”
–Portland City Council Member Olivia Clark – District 4

Councilor Clark has introduced a resolution to Portland City Council to consider how to solve these problems. The Council needs feedback from SW Portland community members. Portland Bureau of Transportation is hosting this and other open houses for the community to weigh in on issues including:

the options to raise more money
the kinds of things that the city would spend the money on
ways to review and monitor the spending

Join the conversation on Thursday, February 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Rieke Elementary School Gym (1405 SW Vermont Street).

Hundreds of Hayhurst residents turned up for the Transportation Conversation relating to the Alpenrose site back in summer 2024. Let’s continue the advocacy for improvements to SW Shattuck, SW Vermont and other streets in our neighborhood!

Meet Your Neighbors, Love Our Creek on February 28

The Hayhurst Neighborhood Association’s Parks & Watershed Committee is partnering with the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services, Westside Watershed Resource Center and West Multnomah Soil & Water District to host a free event on Saturday, February 28: Meet Your Neighbors – Love Our Creek.

This event runs during 9 am to 12 noon at the SW 55th Drive right-of-way above Vermont Creek between SW Idaho Street and SW Vermont Street.

This FREE event includes opportunities to:

Improve habitat and beautify the SW 55th right-of-way
near Vermont Creek by removing English ivy. Tools and
gloves will be provided!
See photos and learn about wildlife that live in and near
Vermont Creek in our Hayhurst neighborhood, including
beavers, minks, bobcats, deer, coyotes, river otters and
fish (sculpin, redside shiner and western brook lamprey)
Learn about what you can do to support restoration and
conservation efforts in your own yard and Vermont Creek
Talk to and gather info from local environmental and
nature groups, and celebrate with crafts and refreshments
Make a meaningful and positive impact in the community and our local environment.

Everyone in the community is invited to participate!