Walkabout in Multnomah Village
Maria Thi Mai
After much rescheduling, Commissioner Adams visited Multnomah Village as part of his Business Association Walkabouts. Multnomah Village is one of 11 Business Associations selected for a pilot program to have Environmental Services and Transportation Community Liaisons. These Liaisons are intended to provide a single point of contact for navigating City services.
All the stormwater pouring into our drains provided a natural segway into watershed improvement ideas like a possible a "greenstreet" in front of the toy store. We also looked at traffic issues at awkward intersections such as Capital Highway, Canby, and 32nd (Lucky Lab, Loaves and Fishes, and Multnomah Art Center).
Thanks to Luna Jaffe, Edward Jones Investment, Judy Torme, Multnomah Antiques, Tye Steinbach, Thinker Toys, Don Snedecor, Multnomah Village Post, and Leo from the Multnomah Art Center for joining us on this wet Friday.
Posted by Maria Thi Mai on January 6, 2006
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Lenny,
I like Matt and you are right he did a lot of great work on many projects. We will have to disagree about the quality of his work on the tram.
Sam
Posted by: Sam Adams | Jan 20, 2006 2:43:44 PM
Matt did a good job for so long. I cannot state how disappointed I am in recent revelations that he lied by ommission on the tram. The damn tram is however a good example of the axis of goldschmidt's crew. I believe his partner tom Imenson chaired OHSU when the tram took life, homer williams who the oregonian states is goldschmidt's best friend is the main developer, tram corp's mike lindburg was goldschmidt's planning chief and vic rhodes who was matt's boss when he made his misstatements to council.Am I missing tom walsh, does he also have a piece of the action. I am interested when former mayor katz first met with OHSU to discuss the tram and would like to review any written communications in that regard. I would like to know if any taxpayer funds support the tram's non profit corp
Posted by: michael p. roche | Jan 23, 2006 1:10:13 PM
"....stormwater pouring into our drains provided a natural segway into watershed improvement ideas..... "
Please consider the SW36th and Capitol Hwy intersection. Street & Curb work is going to be done there in the near future due to recent construction. There is a lot of water that gushes down 36th and with work to occur soon might be a better pilot project location.
This also might tie into the erosion and area right next door below the Capitol/Multnomah Overpass.
Posted by: Bryan H. Ackler | Jan 23, 2006 4:08:16 PM
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Sam,
the fine sidewalk improvements between Multnomah and Hillsdale that you may have noted were done under the skillfull project management of former PDOT employee, Matt Brown.
Matt deserves our thanks for the fine work he did in SW and SE as well as South Waterfront. He was a master at bringing public input, technical limits and budget realities all together to produce fine public improvements in our communities. His departure is a loss to us all, but he deserves our thanks, not a rebuke.
Multnomah...my home village...destroyed by the opening of Washington Mall in the 70's...but making a grand comeback.
Posted by: Lenny Anderson | Jan 9, 2006 11:29:36 AM