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Introduction
The Office of Neighborhoods provides City residents, City Council and staff with responsive, coordinated services that promote and support collaboration and communication among residents and City government through recognized neighborhood associations.
Neighborhood Associations in Vancouver have been officially recognized since 1975. Since then, the Office of Neighborhoods has been growing and changing along with the community. Over the years, the city has increased opportunities for citizen involvement and built strong partnerships between city hall and the community through special programs and benefits for recognized neighborhood associations. In 1990 there were 14 recognized neighborhood associations; today there are 63 officially recognized associations.
Safe Neighborhood Streets Clinics
The Neighborhood Traffic Safety Alliance (NTSA) is hosting three special ‘safe streets’ clinics to explore low-cost safety tools for residents to use in calming neighborhood traffic. The public is encouraged to attend and learn about various neighborhood-initiated actions that address local speeding concerns on residential streets.
Once the Safe Neighborhood Streets Clinics are completed, Neighborhood Associations will have the opportunity to apply for small grants to further some of the concepts discussed in the workshops. These safe street pilot projects will help demonstrate 'neighborhood initiated' actions that address local traffic issues without requiring physical methods of traffic calming. The pilot projects would most likely be implemented in the summer of 2011.
Neighborhood Associations may request the Safe Neighborhoods Streets flyer as a page in their neighborhood newsletters to help create interest in these informative sessions.
For more details: www.cityofvancouver.us/NTSA
RSVP to Brooke Porter at 360-487-7731 or brooke.porter@ci.vancouver.wa.us
MAY 18, 2010 - Do It Yourself Traffic Calming
JUNE 15, 2010 - Neighborhood Placemaking
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Transportation Office, 4400 NE 77th Ave, 3rd floor
SAFE STREETS CLINIC 3: 22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees
Building upon the philosophy and research of Walkable Communities founder Dan Burden, this workshop will explain the benefits of street trees and their relationship to traffic calming and community livability. Participants will learn how to implement these ideas on residential streets. This session will be hosted jointly with the Vancouver Urban Forestry Program.
Informational Flyers
These may be requested as pages in your neighborhood newsletters
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Safe Neighborhood Streets
Neighborhood Resource Directory
Washington Telephone Assistance Program (WTAP)
Other Items of Interest
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Doo Something Pawsitive.
How Many Households Are In Your Association?
Prevent Vehicle Theft & Prowls 2009.
Neighborhood Concern-Suggestion Form
Neighborhood Association Tree Canopy Percentages
Newsletter Translation Assistance.
Map Your Neighborhood Letter
Map of Vancouver Fire Stations .
East & West Side Investments 2002-2008 .
What is a Neighborhood Association?
OoN Library List
Think Before You Top Tree Flyer
Recycling Articles
Request one of these articles be added to your neighborhood newsletter to fulfill particpation in the Recylingest Neighborhood Program.
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Special Note: If your association meets in a school and the school is closed for any reason the neighborhood association meeting will be cancelled.
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