1) Sustainable Overlook movie night (Nov. 22)
2) Portland Aerial Tram closing for maintenance (Nov. 22-27)
3) Public hearing on tax break for affordable housing (Dec. 6)
4) Transportation advisory group seeks applicants
1) Sustainable Overlook movie night (Nov. 22)
Join Sustainable Overlook for a free showing of Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Lucky Lab Tap Room.
We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash?
Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
Sustainable movie night
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m.
Lucky Lab Tap Room (1700 N Killingsworth St.)
2) Portland Aerial Tram closing for maintenance (Nov. 22-27)
The Portland Aerial Tram will close for scheduled maintenance from 7 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 22, reopening at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. The work is scheduled for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, when the tram experiences lower than normal use and closes for the national holiday.
During the closure, shuttle buses will run between Oregon Health & Science University’s South Waterfront and Marquam Hill campuses. Passengers can catch a shuttle bus from the Center for Health & Healing in South Waterfront and the Kohler Pavilion roundabout on Marquam Hill.
The closure will allow crews to replace the tram’s haul rope. The haul rope, used to propel the tram cabins from one station to the other, must be replaced periodically. It was last replaced in 2010.
The Portland Aerial Tram is one of the busiest aerial tramways in the world, providing more than 12 million rides since opening in 2007. After more than 21,800 hours and 325,000 trips, the haul rope is near the end of its useful life.
Though shuttles will be available during the tram’s normal operating hours, with more running during peak times (7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.), please plan to add as much as 30 minutes to your time in transit. If possible, avoid scheduling meetings and appointments on the hill and at the waterfront on the same days.
3) Public hearing on tax break for affordable housing (Dec. 6)
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 3-5 p.m., the Portland Housing Advisory Commission (PHAC), the advisory group to the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB), will hold a public hearing to discuss an application being considered for approval for the Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption (MULTE) Program.
The application from Fairfield Residential is for a project in on N Interstate Avenue and N Willamette Boulevard with 140 new units, 28 of which would be affordable to households earning no more than 80% of Area Median Income if approved.
Tax exemption programs such as the MULTE encourage the inclusion of affordable housing and other public benefits in new residential developments. PHB can approve up to $3 million in new tax exemptions each year.
Affordable housing tax break hearing
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 3-5 p.m.
Portland Housing Bureau (421 SW 6th Ave., Suite 500)
4) Transportation advisory group seeks applicants
Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee, or TPAC, is seeking volunteers interested in transportation issues. Three community-member appointments are open for two-year terms starting in January. Applications will be accepted until Dec. 9. The Metro Council expects to make the appointments in January.
TPAC reviews regional plans and federally funded transportation projects across the Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington County metropolitan area. The committee advises local and regional leaders on transportation investment priorities and policies related to transportation, such as efforts to create communities with easy access to public transit, provide safe options to get to schools, work and errands, and help the economy by creating smooth freight movement through the region. It also helps identify needs and opportunities for involving the public in these transportation decisions.