SW Portland is a community with a number of organizations and people devoted to it.
History
- History of the Barbur Boulevard Bridges
- “Behind the Wheel: Barbur Blvd history” (Fox 12 news, Dec 22)
- History of Stephens Creek Trail
- Governor’s Mansion in Hillsdale
Blogs
- Noticing South West Portland is a blog by a SW Portland resident
- The Red Electric is a blog by journalist Rick Seifert about SW Portand
- ExplorePDX has a lot about walking in SW Portland, but it is now somewhat out of date.
Books
- Up Fanno Creek by Eric Lindstrom (at Multnomah County Library)(at Amazon)
- Little Free Libraries
Friends
- Friends of Terwilliger
- Friends of Barbur
- Friends of Marquam Nature Park
- Friends of Tryon Creek State Park
- Friends of April Hill
- Friends of Marshall and Maricara Parks
- Friends of Vermont Creek
Community information and organizations
- Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association
- Ashcreek Creek Neighborhood Association
- Bridlemile – Moving to Portland
- Bridlemile Neighborhood Association
- Collins View Neighborhood Association
- Crestwood Neighborhood Associaton
- Far Southwest Neighborhood Association
- Hayhurst Neighborhood Association
- Hayhurst neighborhood history
- Healy Heights Neighborhood Association
- Hillsdale Farmers Market
- Hillsdale Main Street
- Hillsdale – Moving to Portland
- Hillsdale Neighborhood Association
- Hillsdale NET (Neighborhood Emergency Team)
- Homestead Neighborhood Association
- Maplewood Neighborhood Association
- Markham Neighborhood Association
- Marshall Park Neighborhood Association
- Multnomah Village
- Multnomah Moving to Portland
- Multnomah Neighborhood Association
- South Burlingame Neighborhood Association
- South Portland Neighborhood Association
- South Portland – Moving to Portland
- Southwest Hills Residential League
- Sylvan – Moving to Portland
- West Portland Park Neighborhood Association
- Boundaries of the SW neighborhoods
- SWNI — SW Neighborhoods, Inc.
- SouthWest Connection community newspaper
- Southwest Portland Post community newspaper
Hotlines
- Traffic safety problems 503-823-SAFE
- Pothole Hotline 503-823-BUMP
- Street Light Hotline 503-865-LAMP (5267)
City and regional government
- Portland City Government 503-823-4000
- Portland Bureau of Transportation
- Portland Parks Arbor Month
- Bureau of Environmental Services
- Water Bureau
- Bureau of Developmental Services (Portland Maps)
- Trimet
- Metro
Portland City Contacts
- PDX Reporter App–for all kinds of problems
- ADA Curb Ramps: Clay Veka, 503-823-4998
- Bike Parking: Sarah Goforth, 503-823-9863
- Bike Share
- Bike Counts: Roger Geller, 503-823-7671
- Pedestrian Counts: Michelle Marx, 503-823-4589
- Vision Zero: Alexis Gabriel, 503-823-4414
- Vision Zero
- Safe Routes to School: 503-823-1171
- Safety Issues: 503-823-SAFE (7233),
- Safety Outreach/Education: Sharon White, 503-823-7100