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Page 14 Minority & Small Business Week Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent 311 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211 503 286 1103 Fax 503 286 1146 ernie.hill.h5mb@statefarm.com 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service R State Farm R October 7, 2020 Broadway Corridor Plans Approved C ontinued froM p age 5 for underserved and underrepre- sented communities. “Today’s work represents sig- nificant progress in the Broad- way Corridor development project, an inclusive place that delivers significant, equitable community benefits,” said May- or Wheeler, who introduced the agreements during a Council session last month. “This neigh- borhood will serve as a transit hub, a recreation site and an employment center, with a mix of affordable housing and home ownership opportunities. It also serves as an example of Port- land’s leadership on sustainabil- ity and community-based devel- opment projects.” The Portland Housing Bu- reau’s participation in a Commu- nity Benefits Agreement for the project includes a commitment to conduct intentional outreach to Black, Indigenous, Chinese and Japanese American commu- nities with historic ties to the site as part of the housing bureau’s affordable housing efforts. “The City has been working with community to create a vi- sion for redevelopment of the site for years. I want to thank Prosper Portland and Executive Director Kimberly Branam for their hard work on this project,” Wheeler said. “Under these mile- stone agreements, Broadway Corridor will be Portland’s next great place - a transit hub and employment center with dense residential housing, a place of active recreation, an example of Portland’s leadership on sustain- ability, a welcoming gateway that will strengthen connections across the river and create a sense of belonging for all who live, work, or visit the site. And most of all, it is a key opportu- nity to reduce racial and social disparities and extend benefits to all communities throughout Portland.” $5.00 Digital Displays Come to Transit Stops TEES C ontinued froM p age 10 CLUBS FAMILY REUNIONS SCHOOL CLUBS BUSINESSES SCREEN PRINTING 971-570-8214 has a number of safety measures in place—a mask requirement, on-board limits and physical distancing, hand sanitizer dis- pensers, and soon a safety pan- el next to the operator’s seat on nearly all our buses—TriMet an- nounced last week that it is once again accepting cash on buses. The mew digital displays coming to more than 80 bus stops and transit centers will rely on technology similar in size and technology to the e-reader or tab- let you use at home. The screens are high-resolution black-and- white and show arrival times, information about stop closures, delays and detours. The first of the 13-inch ePaper displays—so-called because they mimic the appearance of ink on pa- per with minimal glare—went up at the Beaverton Transit Center in spring as TriMet tested the technol- ogy. The agency will be installing the solar-powered digital displays throughout the transit system for the remainder of the year. “We’re prioritizing stops in low-income communities and lo- cations where ridership is high,” TriMet officials said. Because the screens are pow- ered by solar energy, they don’t require a power source or fiber optic cable, allowing TriMet to install more of them at bus stops than it could with older technol- ogy that needed a hard-wired power source. The on-screen information is updated once per minute, giving riders real-time arrivals and service alerts. The information displayed is managed by a single cloud-based content management system ca- pable of running on multiple plat- forms. TriMet signed a five-year contract with Connectpoint, a company specializing in ePaper signage, to provide the digital displays and implement the con- tent management system. The primary funding for the project came from House Bill 2017, the Keep Oregon Moving act, which emphasized bus improvements. 971-276-8674 Martin Cleaning Service MCS Residential & Commercial Business Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning• Minimum Service CHG. $50.00 (A small distance/travel charge may be applied) Ask about all our other special services available CARPET • UPHOLSTERY • AREA/ORIENTAL RUG • VEHICLES AUTO/BOAT/RV ODOR TREATMENT• SPOT & STAIN REMOVAL Call for Appointment (503) 281-3949 Cut, trim, edge, power washing, hauling, leaf removal, cleanup, anything! FREE ESTIMATES FAIR PRICING L egaL N otices Need to publish a court document or notice? Need an affidavit of publication quickly and efficiently? Please fax or e-mail your notice for a free price quote! Fax: 503-288-0015 • e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com The Portland Observer
