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New bike garden coming to Vancouver

A bike garden in Vancouver will have its grand opening next month. Also known as traffic gardens, these types of spaces help children and adults practice bike and road safety in a controlled environment.

Will Grimm is the lead design and project manager for the Heights Bike Garden. Fionnuala Quinn is the director of Discover Traffic Gardens and consulted on the project. They join us with details.

Vancouver’s first ‘bike garden’ will bloom in June

According to the City of Vancouver, The Heights Bike Garden will, “Provide a fun, community-serving space at the site of the former Tower Mall.” The location — a large development site bordered by Mill Plan and MacArthur boulevards — is about two miles north of Portland’s Marine Drive (as the crow flies over the Columbia River) and about a six mile bike ride from the Kenton neighborhood in north Portland.

Vancouver unveils final designs for Main Street makeover

Portland’s neighbor across the Columbia River is evolving so quickly that, if you don’t visit regularly, it might seem like someone simply waved a magic wand. Poof! There’s a shiny new waterfront. Poof! There’s another residential tower.

Vancouver’s Heights District project wins Governor’s Smart Communities Award

The city of Vancouver’s Heights District Development — a project for a 205-acre mixed-use, walkable neighborhood with affordable housing — is one of the 11 winners of the 2023 Governor’s Smart Communities Awards.

Designers share proposals for Telephone Hill redevelopment, with one including existing homes

Designers unveiled four possible development options for Telephone Hill at a community meeting on Wednesday. About 50 people attended to review potential plans, and many of them called for the city to consider a “no build” option instead of adding new units.

Waterfront design competition moves forward

Curious about the Waterfront Design Competition finalists’ visions of Sandpoint’s future? You can get a peek at the designs in person this weekend, as city officials will be at the farmers market to showcase what the teams have come up with.

Residents say they feel disconnected at first Telephone Hill redevelopment meeting

Dozens of residents expressed plenty of ideas about future possibilities for Telephone Hill at an initial public open house to consider the redevelopment of the area Wednesday, but many said they don’t feel they made a connection with officials overseeing the project.

Juneau residents weigh in on future of Telephone Hill during open house

The City and Borough of Juneau hosted an open house Wednesday to gather public opinion on what to do with Telephone Hill. About 50 attendees answered survey questions like, “What types of uses would you like to see on Telephone Hill?”

Stage 2 waterfront design contest teams present to public at City Hall

The city of Sandpoint hosted a public meet-and-greet April 12 of the three teams selected to advance into Stage 2 of its downtown waterfront design competition, featuring presentations from three of eight groups who answered the contest solicitation, issued Feb. 21.

‘It’s about a sense of place’: Soldotna weighs in on riverfront redevelopment plan

Boardwalks, bike lanes and better business. The city of Soldotna is gathering all the ideas it can from residents and business owners before putting together a plan to create a walkable, business-friendly downtown along the Kenai River, meant to bring more traffic to the underutilized riverfront area.