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Changes to Wilson, Lincoln high schools likely in redesign Despite Wilson and Lincoln high schools’ large size and high performance, the Southwest schools’ enrollment and programs are likely to change under the Portland Public Schools’ (PPS) High School Redesign, said Chair Will Fuller at the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. Schools ... [Read full story]
Planners design new South Waterfront light rail station City, Metro and TriMet planners, having determined the route of a future Portland to Milwaukie light rail line, are working on more detailed plans of how it would operate and how stations would work with the neighborhoods around them. At a briefing before the Portland Planning Commission last ... [Read full story]
Southwest neighborhood coalition takes leading role in solar energy project Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. is taking a leading role in Solarize Southwest, modeled on similar projects in southeast and northeast. It involves group purchase and installation of solar panels for household energy generation and savings, with attendant cost savings. It also involves group ... [Read full story]
Travel along Multnomah Blvd restricted during sewer construction The City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services is about to begin long-anticipated construction of a new sewer line on Southwest Multnomah Boulevard. BES has spent the last month “potholing” – making minor excavations looking for existing but unknown sewer ... [Read full story]
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