North Portland’s Community Newspaper - Bi-Weekly - PO Box 83068, Port. OR 97283 Right-of-way vacation approved for plazas at St. Johns Gateway By Barbara Quinn The Review A plan to vacate city owned right-of-ways and ivy island to create two pub- lic plazas adjacent to a new de- velopment at 8247 N. Lombard, passed with unanimous approval at a Planning and Sustainability Commission hearing on Novem- ber 17, 2015. The two tree-lined public spaces would front retail stores or cafes on the ground fl oor of the four-story, 100-apartment building. The stair-stepped ar- chitectural design also includes a private courtyard for tenants and underground parking (New Devel- opment at St. Johns East Gateway, Barbara Quinn, St. Johns Review, July 24, 2015). Renderings of the plazas were shown at the hearing during a pre- sentation by Alan Jones, principal architect at Jones Architecture, who also cited the goals of the St. Johns Lombard Plan that guide development standards in the St. Johns pedestrian district. The proposal to add the pla- zas includes reconfi guration of a blind curve on Lombard currently adjacent to the building site. Ad- dressing unsafe traffi c conditions St Johns Review PO Box 83068 Port. 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Send your $13 payment to: PO Box 83068 Portland, OR 97283 VOTE PHOTOS NOW are for your favorite PHOTO on Pages 4 and 5 of this issue, and pages 4,5 & 8 in the Nov. 13 issue. This is the last Review to display photographs photos taken by our own St. Johns citizens. Now it is up to YOU to vote for the one you liked best. The winner will receive a $100 prize. In this issue are pictures from July through November 2015. In the Nov. 13 issue were pictures taken January through June - so be sure and keep both issues handy. You can still vote for pictures in either issue. The photo with the most votes will win. For a clearer represen- tation of each photo, go to the website: www.stjohnsreview.com and click on “Archives,” the “2015” folder. HOW TO VOTE: There will be two ways to vote for your favorite and all votes must be received by December 15, 2015. The win- ning photo will be announced in the Dec. 25th issue. 515-840 VOTE NOW: 503-283-5086 or reviewnewspaper@gmail.com