H PUBLISHED IN NORTHEAST PORTLAND SINCE 1984 H STAR PUBLISHING INC. STAR THE HOLLYWOOD Great ideas for Mother's Day & Easter! PAGES 12-13 H SERVING NORTHEAST AND NORTH METROPOLITANNEWS PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOODS H APRIL 2019 H VOLUME 36, NUMBER 10 H StarH HSTAR COMMUNITY NEWS WALKING WHILE BLACK FEELS UNSAFE IN CITY Walking while Black in Portland can feel treacherous, according to data analysis and public outreach by transportation planners who are developing a city pedestrian plan. Residents in Southwest and outer eastside neighborhoods have the most gaps in sidewalks and they also have inadequate BY JANET GOETZE lighting compared to close- [email protected] in areas, the planners said. However, the planners wanted to learn more because they received a relatively low percentage of survey comments from low-income Expoloring leafy Kerns areas and neighborhoods with sizable minority residents. They teamed with community organizations to develop two focus groups. Among other things, they learned that Black residents say they must be extra careful when Neighborhood by foot crossing streets or using crosswalks because they may be targets of racial slurs by drivers or other pedestrians. One woman who wanted to walk for exercise said BLOCK BY BLOCK SAVORING FLAVORS OF KERNS, SERVED UP BY FRANKS-A-LOT'S BILLY GOUCHER. PAGE 15 she never ventures out after 5 p.m. because she doesn’t feel safe. Another said she pays her son’s car insurance “because it is safer for him to drive than to be exposed.” In addition to increasing lighting in underserved communities, planners said in a summary document, their “toolbox” will include partnering with other agencies and city bureaus “to advance the well-being and personal security of vulnerable communities and continuing to research racial bias and driving behavior.” The “toolbox” information and focus group summary are in the project website www.pedpdx.com. Planners seek feedback on the draft pedestrian plan. A meeting is scheduled from 6-7:30 p.m. April 4 at the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), 5135 N.E. Columbia Blvd. Another is planned 6-7:30 p.m. April 9 at the Historic Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon Ave. LEXUS IN KERNS CITY APPROVES DESIGN FOR NEW SCHOOL BOARD HOPEFULS BUILDING AT 3075 N.E. SANDY BLVD. PAGE 4 TO SPEAK AT FORUM The League of Women Voters of Portland will moderate a free forum for Portland school board candidates at 6:30 p.m. April 11 in the Blanchard Education Service Center, 401 N. Dixon St. Four of the seven board positions will be filled in the May 21 election. Terms will end this year for board members Paul Anthony, Julie Esparza Brown, Amy Kohnstamm and Mike Rosen, but some may seek reelection. Ballots will be mailed to registered voters during the first week of May. The League’s Education Fund, the Portland Council Parent-Teacher Association and The Bus Project will sponsor the forum. 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The new CITY COUNCIL EXPECTED TO representing many Portland neighborhood Paul. high school campus will accommodate associations, has taken aim at HB2001 and De La Salle North Catholic President more than 350 students, ensuring what has REVIEW RESIDENTIAL INFILL SB10, claiming they mandate significantly Oscar Leong took the long view: “The new been characterized as the school’s “strong FORMULAE IN SEPTEMBER increased density in residential areas and site ensures that we are well-equipped and transformative education, changing AFTER LATEST VERSION override local comprehensive planning to meet the needs of our students and a growing number of students’ lives long processes and zoning authorities.