Mid-county Memo Blog

New resource for improving the design of infill development now available

Portlanders have a new tool to help improve the design of infill development in their neighborhoods.

Published by the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, “The Infill Design Toolkit: A guide to integrating infill development into Portland’s neighborhoods” serves as a resource for community members; builders, designers, neighbors and others – all who are involved in designing, building or participating in dialogue about the new development that continues to shape the form of Portland’s neighborhoods.

We received an e-mail from Karen Bohart, Reynolds High School choir director about a pair of fundraisers this weekend in support of their efforts to travel to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center. It follows:

The Reynolds High School Choir is scheduled to perform at Lincoln Center in New York, New York on Sunday March 29, 2009.
The public is invited to help students’ reach this destination by attending a performance and dinner hosted by Ristorante Di Pompello in Historic Downtown Troutdale, 117 East Historic Columbia River Highway, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13, 2009.