Richmond Neighborhood

Richmond Neighborhood Association

The Richmond Neighborhood Asociation is one of the most active neighborhood coalitions within the entire City of Portland. This group originated in response to concerns over Portland's Model Cities program participation in 1968. In 1974, the group organized considerable citizen input as part of the proposed Mt. Hood Freeway fiasco. At the time, the State of Oregon had plans to construct a four-lane freeway connecting Highway 26 to Interstate 5 roughly following Division Street, through the heart of Richmond. The plans were ultimately dropped due to public opposition and budget concerns.

In recent times, the Association has actively particpated in the City's Division Corridor and Code Update Projects. The group also successfully fought, all the way to the Court of Appeals, a proposal by a local fast food operator to demolish housing on SE 39th for a drive through fast food restaurant near the already over capacity intersection of 39th & Hawthorne.

The Richmond Neighborhood Association is a leader in the City for supporting antibias and anticrime activitiees.

RNA initiated this neighborhood plan on its own after years of not being included in the City of Portland's neighborhood plan scheduling. With the City now supporting district plan concepts, RNA's neighborhood plan promises to be the last true neighborhood plan developed within the City.

Source: Richmond Neighborhood Plasn, Adopted by RNA 11/10/92, Adopted by City Council 1993. Page 14.

Links

Official Richmond Neighborhood Assoc. Website: RichmondPDX.org