Image description: Group photo taken at RandyLand A couple of weeks ago I was in Pittsburgh for the first time and I fell in love with it! I am originally from Chicago and have a soft spot for old industrial cities– the scale, the building stock, the over the top sports fandom (Da Bears!), and […]
Image description: Photo collage with left image of a goat eating blackberries, top right image of 4 people cleaning up the park, bottom right image of park with people cleaning up park and a view of the city. Over 10 years ago Veteran’s For Peace (VFP) set out to promote the important message of peace […]
Peace Memorial Park Updates We have been out in the community gathering insight and feedback for the redesign of Peace Memorial Park. Recently we beared the rain and hosted 2 outreach efforts at the park site, speaking with bike commuters and pedestrians about what they would like to see the park look like. We also […]
We want to welcome some new faces around the Lloyd EcoDistrict offices. During the course of the 2019 – 2020 school year, we will have two interns joining us from Portland State University’s Student Leaders for Service program. Caitlyn (left) and Josh (right) will be serving as the communications intern and outreach intern respectively. We asked […]
Mark your calendars! This year, Audubon’s Lights Out community engagement event will be on Saturday, September 21. Join buildings and residents all over Portland in going dark from dusk till dawn to help raise awareness about the importance of dark skies. A large body of research shows that light pollution has significant negative impacts on […]
Peace Memorial Park Design Meeting We want the community to participate in the Redesign of Peace Memorial Park! Peace Memorial Park (PMP) is a pocket park above the Eastbank Esplanade, at the corner of NE Lloyd and Oregon. Thousands of cyclists and pedestrians pass through it every day, most without giving it a second thought. […]
Peace Memorial Park Cleanup Join us on Saturday, August 10th from 9 am – 1 pm when we clean up Peace Memorial Park! This is a great way to become involved in a community beautification project here in the Lloyd neighborhood. Thousands of people walk and ride their bikes by this space every day and […]
I was fortunate to be awarded a scholarship to attend the Association of Oregon Recyclers annual convention, Sustainable Oregon, from 19 – 21 June. The conference was held in beautiful Bend, and about 250 people from all over Oregon and Washington attended. It was hard to choose sometimes from the sessions on offer, and it […]
Intersection Mural On July 14th from 9 am – 4 pm, join us as we refresh the intersection mural on 2nd and Clackamas! We are partnering with muralists Rather Severe and nonprofit Color Outside the Lines, but we need your help to get everything done. This is a great way to meet your neighbors and […]
Expanding the Pollinator Corridor to the waterfront and working with Veterans for Peace
Livable Lloyd Be sure to join us along with Go Lloyd and the Lloyd Community Association on Monday, June 24th from 6 pm – 8 pm at McMenamins Broadway Pub as we meet with residents and those in the community who want to get engaged! We will be discussing public safety in Lloyd, as well […]
eBay Foundation Awards Lloyd EcoDistrict a Grant for Lloyd Delivers An Innovative Food Delivery Service Serving Delicious Dishes That Fight Hunger Lloyd EcoDistrict is leading the initiative for Lloyd Delivers, an innovative program promoting upstream and downstream solutions to food waste and hunger. Starting in the Lloyd neighborhood and at eBay Portland’s Downtown office, this […]
