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Portland Parks & Recreation is responsible for maintaining greenspaces that comprise 15% of Portland, but not all of the city’s residents enjoy the same access to public parks and services, the department acknowledged in a report it released last week touting its mission to center communities of color in ongoing improvements.
Portlander Samuel Hambrick never learned to drive because he believed cars were too dangerous. "He was afraid he could hurt someone," his mother, Susan Hambrick told the Mercury. In September 2021, Samuel was walking along Highway 30 in Northwest Portland in the early morning when he was hit and killed by a person driving a car. The highway doesn’t have sidewalks or a large shoulder, so Samuel—a transit-dependent pedestrian—was walking on the side of the...
Portland City Council appointed a committee Wednesday responsible for drawing geographic districts in preparation for the city's transition to a new form of government.
Two months after voters approved a sweeping change to city government, the Portland City Council last week approved 13 nominees to the commission that will reshape how Portlanders are represented.
The commission will lead the effort to establish four new geographic districts for Portland’s next city council.