Brooklyn Action Corps

• Construction of New Brooklyn Yard Retail Center Moves Forward

  Construction is quickly moving forward on the new retail center known as “The Shops at Brooklyn Yard”.  Located near the McLoughlin/Holgate intersection, the complex will be anchored by a 43,000…

  October 15, 2008

• BAC Takes Stand Against Poorly Planned Infill

  The BAC Board has voted unanimously to oppose a proposal to divide a parcel of land located at 3523 SE 13TH Avenue. This was a difficult decision for our organization…

  October 14, 2008

• Coming Soon: More Street Trees for Brooklyn

  photo credit: Trevor Blake The nonprofit group Friends of Trees is bringing its tree planting expertise back to the Brooklyn Neighborhood.  Volunteers will be planting street trees in the neighborhood on…

  September 16, 2008

• BAC General Meeting to Discuss Future of SE 17TH Avenue

  Residents and owners of property between SE 16th and 17th Avenues are strongly encouraged to attend the next BAC General Meeting.  Trimet staff will be present to talk about future plans…

  September 14, 2008

• THANK YOU!: Ice Cream Social A Huge Success

  The 2008 Brooklyn Ice Cream Social was bigger and better than ever.  The weather was sunny and darn near perfect.  We had several new organizations present this year, and this…

  September 8, 2008

• Editorial: Can Brooklyn Survive Its Outdated Zoning?

  Planners at the City of Portland’s Bureu of Planning are hard at work on a much-needed update to the Central City Plan.  The plan was last updated in 1988, and…

  August 22, 2008

• In Memorium: Chester Yeom

  Chester Yeom, the former operator of Brooklyn’s Milwaukie Market, has passed away.  Many area residents will no doubt remember Chester for his keen sense of humor and his collection of…

  August 1, 2008

• Sting Snares Dozens of Speeders on Powell Boulevard

  Portland Police’s traffic enforcement team was out in full force at the east end of the Ross Island bridge on the evening of Tuesday, July 29th.  Over a dozen officers…

  July 30, 2008

• Breaking News: Portland City Council Approves MAX Extension

  The planned Portland to Milwaukie MAX light rail line cleared another hurdle on July 17th with the adoption of the new locally preferred alignment by Portland City Council. Mayor, and former Brooklyn…

  July 17, 2008

• Milwaukie MAX Decision Pending

  This is it, the week that the Portland to Milwaukie MAX Steering Committee makes its formal recommendation on a route, a bridge location on the Willamette River, and on station locations!

  June 24, 2008