First Stop Portland

Connecting leaders worldwide with Portland's experts to exchange ideas, policies, and best practices for better cities. Housed in @psu_cupa at @Portland_State

[Portland Business Alliance @PDX_BizAlliance]

Standing ovation for @PrezMitsui from his team at @PortlandCC at today’s #PBJExecs awards @PDXBIZJournal 🙌🏻

[First Stop Portland @FirstStopPDX]

ICYMI Video from the #MLKDay remembrances at @Portland_State last month, "Echoes of the Past: Portland scholars & activists make connections to Dr. King" featuring @psu_cupa Profs Bates and Zapata, and other community leaders. https://t.co/kAGEWeFear

[First Stop Portland @FirstStopPDX]

ICYMI the @psu_cupa panel discussion on Equity in Emergency Management last week, the folks at Metroscape have uploaded video and written up a summary: https://t.co/DIZ3oXvJCu

[Jessica Vega Pederson @jvegapederson]

Portland 2.0 recently brought together more than 250 civic leaders & activists, elected & emerging leaders, experts & members of the public to discuss how to move Portland toward a more equitable and inclusive future. Here are some key takeaways:
https://t.co/lQPIKBpHJ7

[John MacArthur @johnmacpdx]

If you missed the @TRECpdx seminar on the Portland E-scooter Pilot, here is the link: https://t.co/XrqhQBHkt8
#micromobility #escooters #Scooters

[Dan Hill @cityofsound]

“What Happened When Oslo Decided to Make Its Downtown Basically Car-Free?” by @FastCompany (Spoiler alert: it’s great. Related to my previous piece, more on central Oslo’s broader mobility strategies) https://t.co/cTn4KFiBgP

[Julia Brim-Edwards @BrimJulia]

Big reveal... @BIKETOWNpdx BLACK HISTORY MONTH bike! By designer Marcellus Johnson @Nike. Find one around town and visit one of Oregon’s 5,000 black-owned businesses..and not just in Feb @PDX_BizAlliance @PDXBIZJournal @GreaterPDX @prosperportland

[Walker Macy @WalkerMacyLA]

Walker Macy is collaborating with the City of John Day to envision a sustainable future for the Innovation Gateway; a former mill site that will feature public gathering spaces, farmers market, open space and commercial development. #landscapearchitecture #urbandesign

[@sarahforpdx.bsky.social @sarahforpdx]

Thrilled to touch down in beautiful Victoria, BC this evening to share lessons from Portland on sustainable city-building in a "City Talks" lecture hosted by @uvic and the Empowerment Programme of the EU.

Gorgeous landscape + protected bikeways, already #smitten😻

[Jessica Vega Pederson @jvegapederson]

The Portland 2.0 Kick-Off event was a huge success! I want to thank all the panelists and the over 250 attendees who showed up to ask and answer tough questions about how to create a better, more equitable and inclusive city.

[Jessica Vega Pederson @jvegapederson]

For those interested in continuing the conversation about civic involvement and engagement and local governance, please consider applying to attend the future workshops: https://t.co/Nsu5VQ8IHv

We will also share more info on the event as well as video shortly!

[Portland State University @Portland_State]

🥕 system for growing food in the home
🥗 meal-planning app to prevent food waste
⛑ biodegradable helmet
These are among 7 finalists for @Portland_State's annual @PSUCleantech. 😲Now students will create prototypes & compete for $10K at @tfnw. #GoViks! https://t.co/gZMkCHx4ux

[Portland State University @Portland_State]

Midterm stress relief is almost here! Free food, Thai massage and, best of all, CORGIS. Wed. Feb. 6, 4-6 pm at Smith Student Union Ballroom. FREE for students with PSU ID. 🐶https://t.co/dvjAfNJikx

[City Club of Portland @PDXCityClub]

Let's talk about earthquake preparedness in the nonprofit sector with @NonprofitOregon @MultCoEM @501Commons & @Portland_State #fridayforum https://t.co/p0PC3Rloiv

[First Stop Portland @FirstStopPDX]

PSU Professor Masami Nishishiba: "Equity is the elimation of structural disparities in outcomes."

[First Stop Portland @FirstStopPDX]

Full house at @Portland_State @psu_cupa for panel discussion on equity in emergency management-- so many academics, first responders, bureaucrats, practitioners in the room!

#LearningCity #SmartCity #FutureReadyCity

[First Stop Portland @FirstStopPDX]

"Equity is an action word," says DaVon Wilson-Angel, Neighborhood Emergency Team specialist, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management. "It means giving people what they need to feel empowered."

[First Stop Portland @FirstStopPDX]

@PercySpercy @psu_cupa We thought she was phenomenal. Looking forward to hearing @psu_cupa's own on stage for tonight's #MLKDay event too! #PSUDiversity
https://t.co/HA71FIE013

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

My full speech at the World Economic Forum in print.
#wef19 #WhateverItTakes https://t.co/M3tJhHbZs4