Welcome Neighbors!Welcome to Sullivan’s Gulch. You live in the neighborhood between Lloyd Center and New Seasons, Broadway and I-84. You’re also a member of Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood Association (SGNA). We get together to plan activities and events, such as block parties and trash clean ups. We support neighborhood businesses and also comment on government policies that affect “the Gulch”, including pedestrian safety and traffic on NE Broadway.
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Upcoming SGNA ActivitiesSGNA Board meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month in person at Central Luthgeran Church (NE 21st & Schuyler, use the Schuyler St. entrance) and via Zoom. We also hold spring and fall general meetings to update neighbors on our activities.
We can use your help with our website, newsletter, gatherings and activities… anything that brings neighbors together and makes the Gulch a nicer place to live. To get involved, attend a meeting or send us an email. SGNA Board of Directors Meeting Monday, March 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm Central Lutheran Church The regular monthly Board meeting. All are welcome. Agenda, location and Zoom login info will be posted here approximately 7 days before the meeting. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94775513005?pwd=aGR4RC9venJnS0RxQUtsVGl5WXM5dz09 SGNA Spring Geneeral Meeting Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:00 pm Central Lutheran Church SGNA Earth Day Trash Pick Up Saturday, April 22, 2023; 9:30 - Noon Meet at the small plaza at the SE corner of NE 16th & Multnomah. Sign up in advance to be sure you get a grabber, trash bag and vest. Ping Pong Party 1pm Saturday. April 8th; 1 pm In the alley between 24th & 26th Neighborhood Yard Sale Saturday, July 8: May-September: Events in the Alley! Look for posters on telephone polls! September: Gulch-O-Rama October: Halloween Block Party November: Fall General Neighborhood Meeting with Board Elections Gulch O RamaOur annual neighborhood block party returned on September 10 after several years of a Covid time out. It was an alley party this year, simplifying the planning and execution. Thanks for the organizing done by Esther Saulle-Simek and Marisa Perez and volunteers Sara Osheroff, Donald Issacson, Betse Thielman, Lynne Coward.
As these pictures, taken by Keith Iding, attest. a good time was had by all, and by those of all ages. Crime in Sullivan's Gulch
Here's a summary of police crime statistics for Sullivan's Gulch as of June, 2022.
You can easily search other neighborhoods and time periods on the Police Bureau website. Select the neighborhood you want from the map or search box and then narrow the time frame if you want. There's a short description of what each category of offense is if you hover your cursor over the numeric total for that item. 1903 Panoramic Photo
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Home Depot and Apartment
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Last year SGNA Land Use Chair, DJ Heffernan, and I met with the head of Trimet Service Planning to learn more about what it would take to make Line Y a reality. We were told that even with all the expansion and improvements that Trimet is currently implementing it appears promising that Line Y could happen in the 5+ year time frame. But we were cautioned that there are some competing interests for the estimated $4 million it would take to operate Line Y. This includes the possible conversion to electric buses or making all of Trimet free! Since Trimet is a public agency they have an open process in setting the priorities each year. It’s guided by a Citizens Advisory Committee and, ultimately, the Trimet Board of Directors.
Given COVID-19, Trimet will certainly put this kind of service enhancement on hold, probably for several years. If you think it’s a good idea and would like to spend time trying to move this forward, we need help contacting neighborhood associations along the route to alert them to the possibility of N-S bus service on 20th-21st and work together to rally support to move it up Trimet's priority list for future investments. But it’s going to take regular attendance at the Citizens Advisory Committee and later Board meeting to move the project along. We’ll post new information as we get it. If you want to help out, get in touch with Dave or DJ directly or via the Contact box on this page. Source of information and maps North/NE https://trimet.org/future/northcentral.htm https://trimet.org/future/pdf/north-central-final-map.pdf SE https://trimet.org/future/southeast.htm https://trimet.org/future/pdf/southeast-final-report-map.pdf Current bus routes map https://trimet.org/maps/img/trimetsystem.png |
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