Metro, Portland to purchase natural area
Three Portland area public agencies have teamed up to provide a park and plenty of natural space to an underserved part of Northeast Portland.
View ArticleCity seeks money for park-deprived East Portland
The area of Portland east of Interstate 205 is a historically park-deficient area. The city has a growing number of vacant parcels there pegged for park use, as well as several completed park master...
View ArticleTwo Portland parks selected as finalists for national award
Two Portland parks are in the running for a national award that recognizes the outstanding use of open public spaces in urban settings.
View ArticlePhotos: Evergreen Wings and Waves Waterpark
An Evergreen International Aviation 747-100 airliner serves as the visual centerpiece and launching point of four water slides at the Evergreen Wings and Waves Waterpark in McMinnville, which will open...
View ArticleParks district buys 23-acre site in Beaverton
Tualatin Hills Parkand Recreation District has closed on the purchase of a 23-acre parcel in the Cedar Mill area of Beaverton that is slated to become a future community park. The $8 million purchase...
View ArticleJamison Square, Director Park passed over for parks award
The Urban Land Institute named the 2011 winner of the Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award today: St. Louis’ Citygarden, which won a $10,000 cash prize. Two parks in Portland were finalists for the award.
View ArticlePark to connect The Dalles’ downtown to riverfront
When Interstate 84 was built, the road cut off The Dalles’ downtown from its riverfront. The city for several years has had a high priority to reconnect its parts, and one of the projects is to create...
View ArticleEx-landfill planned to become a park in Northeast Portland
An effort is under way to transform a former 25-acre landfill site into a community park in Portland's Cully neighborhood. Cully, according to local advocates for green spaces, is one of the most park...
View ArticleConstruction starts on Fields Neighborhood Park in the Pearl
After more than a decade of conceptualizing, planning and designing, Fields Neighborhood Park is now under construction in the northeast end of the Pearl District.
View ArticlePark planned for Portland’s Cully neighborhood
The Cully neighborhood in Northeast Portland has only one park to serve its 13,000 residents, according to city of Portland officials.
View ArticleA pump station in a park? It better be fun
The water bureau will request design advice next week from the Portland Design Commission on its replacement for the 99-year-old Fulton Pump Station in Southwest Portland.
View ArticleParks where Occupy Portland is camped have long history
In an open letter to Occupy Portland on Monday, Parks Commissioner Nick Fish claimed the demonstration is causing an estimated $19,000 in damage to Chapman and Lownsdale squares. Fish went out of his...
View ArticleWhat exactly is this Shemanski people want to occupy?
Occupy Portland made an attempt to re-occupy another park this past weekend. This time, it was in Shemanski Park, a name that led many Portlanders wondering: "Wait, what and where is Shemanski Park?"
View ArticleWhy does Portland have so many dogs? Good urban planning
Portland is awash in dogs. We have a cupcake shop that makes doggy cakes. The North Park Blocks have a Benson Bubbler-esque dog bowl water fountain. Four-footed things that go "woof" are everywhere. So...
View ArticleVolunteers creating park on vacant Cully property
A community service project initiated by the International Living Future Institute will transform a vacant lot in Northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood into a small park.
View ArticleFederal grant contributes to Portland park project
A new park in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood is set to open this week, and a federal grant will help Portland Parks & Recreation build another larger park nearby.
View ArticleMetro adopts plan to protect parks, natural areas
The new Parks and Nature System Plan will guide development and planning for natural areas that Metro manages.
View ArticlePark to connect The Dalles’ downtown to riverfront
When Interstate 84 was built, the road cut off The Dalles’ downtown from its riverfront. The city for several years has had a high priority to reconnect its parts, and one of the projects is to create...
View ArticleParks where Occupy Portland is camped have long history
In an open letter to Occupy Portland on Monday, Parks Commissioner Nick Fish claimed the demonstration is causing an estimated $19,000 in damage to Chapman and Lownsdale squares. Fish went out of his...
View ArticleWhat exactly is this Shemanski people want to occupy?
Occupy Portland made an attempt to re-occupy another park this past weekend. This time, it was in Shemanski Park, a name that led many Portlanders wondering: "Wait, what and where is Shemanski Park?"...
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