🌱 Pressure For Safer Portland Roads + Real Estate Update

Hello, friends. I’m Helen Eckhard and I’m your new host of the Portland Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and chilly. High: 48 Low: 37.

Here are the top three stories in Portland today:

1. Transportation agencies, including the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), are under pressure to make the roads in Portland safer. Fifty people have been killed on Portland roads this year alone. The bureau is currently working on a project called Safer Outer Stark, a $20-million plan that will add more bike lanes, better sidewalks, improved lighting, and more crosswalks with more visibility. However, construction won't finish until 2025. Learn more about the advocates speaking up for those wounded or killed on Portland roads at the link. (KATU)
2. The real estate market in Portland is cooling down as temps drop. While housing sale prices usually drop in the fall, this decline is steeper than usual. In October, the median price of Portland-area home sales is $537,000 — down $11,000 (2 percent) from September, but up 4.1 percent from the median sale price of $516,000 in October 2021. Lake Oswego/West Linn and Ridgefield/La Center are areas with home prices still on a high as North and Northeast Portland continues to have the slowest year-after-year growth. (Portland Monthly)
3. Looking for a new place to eat this fall? The long-anticipated Jewish deli, Jacob & Sons, has recently opened at 337 NW Broadway. This take-out-only eatery features Reubens, matzo ball soup, potato salad, and three different kinds of pickles. If you're looking for dinner and a show, check out the New Orleans-inspired cocktail bar and independent live music venue, Lollipop Shoppe now located at 736 SE Grand Avenue. Check out the food and drink recommendations at the link. (Eater Portland)

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Today in Portland:

• Bilingual Hindi Storytime At Garden Home Community Library (10:00 AM)
• Ladybug Nature Walk At Arbor Lodge Park (10:00 AM)
• Stretch & Balance At Claremont Civic Association - Great Hall (11:00 AM)
• Portland CareerMD Career Fair For Nursing And Allied Health At Hampton Inn & Suites Portland-Pearl District (3:00 PM)
• Lizzo: The Special Tour At Moda Center (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Travel Portland shared a gorgeous view of St. Johns Bridge! See if you know the area where the pic was taken at the link. (Travel Portland via Instagram)
• Check out a video of Jeffrey Gibson explaining a new installation in his exhibition, “TIMELINE” at Portland Art Museum — on view through Feb. 26. (Portland Art Museum via Facebook)
• Head to the Shemanski Park Farmers Market on Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the Harvest Festival! In addition to the market vendors selling farm-fresh produce and artisanal food products, there will be live music, art activities for all ages, seasonal produce tastings, and more. (Portland Farmers Market via Facebook)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.