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January 23, 2009
Learn to Live Car-Free
From the Southeast Uplift online newsletter:
Community Conversations
Sunnyside-Centenary United Methodist Church 3520 SE Yamhill Tuesday, February 17
7 PMTransition Sunnyside is a project of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association's Sustainability Committee to inspire a community-level conversation about how to begin shifting our patterns of living away from a heavy reliance on fossil fuels (oil, gas, grid-supplied electricity) and toward more local alternatives for food, transport, household energy and water.
The lecture series will feature films, guest speakers, round table discussions and workshops.
The February conversation will feature a round table on living and getting around car-free in Portland.
For updates and more details visit their website and click on Sustainability.
Bring your friends!
Questions? 503-231-5059 or e-mail 9watts@gmail.com
Posted by Chris Smith at 7:39 AM
Comments
January 23, 2009 11:27 AM
ws Says:
For a second I thought this post was referring to the Sunnyside near Clackamas/Happy Valley.
January 23, 2009 9:14 PM
Jason McHuff Says:
Me too.
January 23, 2009 9:22 PM
Jason McHuff Says:
Oh, and I am already car-free but might try to go to it. And I should note that the Clackamas County Sunnyside probably wouldn't be the best place to try to get people to be car-free. (And no that's not TriMet's fault, but the fault of subsidies/policies/etc that discourage density and pedestrian-friendly design. Besides hampering efficient transit, they also hamper walking and biking.)
January 24, 2009 9:36 AM
ws Says:
Tell me about it, you can hardly walk to get your mail in Clackamas county.
January 27, 2009 10:35 PM
Erik Halstead Says:
Walkable communities in Clackamas County:
Milwaukie
Gladstone
Oregon City (including the city elevator)
Canby
Molalla
Sandy
On the other hand, Mt. Hood isn't all that walkable...and I know some areas in Multnomah County that are VERY unwalkable.
