NE Broadway Community Walk

On Tuesday, November 8th, Go Lloyd was invited to participate in a site visit along NE Broadway with business owners, the Lloyd Community Association (LCA), and staff from the City of Portland’s new Public Environmental Management Office (PEMO). The boundaries of the Lloyd Enhanced Service District, and the three Lloyd-specific nonprofit organizations, end just before Broadway, leaving a gap in services at the north of the district. Businesses along NE Broadway face the same difficulties as those in Lloyd, Downtown, and city-wide: cleanliness, safety, and vandalism.

The group walked from business to business to speak with managers and owners about the main issues their stores face. With the momentum of these organizations and engaged community members, there are many solutions available to support our neighbors on NE Broadway. Potential solutions discussed on this visit include installation of murals with anti-graffiti coating, adding tree lighting, and connecting with local social service providers to assist individuals in crisis in the area.

Together, we will be able to pool our resources and improve the vitality of the NE Broadway retail corridor. Go Lloyd is pleased to be part of the conversation and is looking forward to making continued improvements with LCA, PEMO, and the NE Broadway community.

Meet Maitri

Maitri Dirmeyer works in the Lloyd neighborhood and recently won Go Lloyd’s network prize for the 2022 Get There Challenge. We asked her some questions about her cycling journey. Read on, you may find yourself inspired to start bike commuting, just like Maitri.

Do you ride your bike to work? For shopping or visiting friends? For recreation or sport?

I occasionally ride my bike to work. I’m still mostly teleworking. I regularly ride my bike for short trips to personal appointments and local events. I also ride for recreation and fitness. I’m an all-around/all season cyclist.

If you ride to work, how many miles is your commute?

Around 8 miles one way, or 16 miles roundtrip.

Why did you start riding? What was the motivation?

I’ve been riding off and on since childhood and mainly for recreation. I really started riding 4 years ago. I had been driving to the Park and Ride, and one day (after not being able to find a parking spot) I decided then and there that I would stop driving there and instead ride my bike and lock it in the secure bike parking cage at the Park and Ride before boarding the MAX and transferring to a bus. Prior to that I occasionally rode for recreation and frequently used BIKETOWN for short trips in town during and after my workday.

What were some barriers or obstacles you had to overcome in order to start bike commuting? How did you overcome them?

Proper gear, route familiarity, and confidence. To overcome them I researched and invested in proper gear including good lights, rain jacket, rain chaps, rain pants, waterproof gloves, under helmet beanie, bootie covers, and waterproof backpack pannier. I also researched and familiarized myself with good routes using Google Maps, Ride with GPS, Strava, and PBOT Biking maps. And most importantly I got out there and consistently rode, which in turn built my confidence and I’ve kept with it ever since.

Do you have any stories about riding to share that are surprising, funny, or educational?

Yes, many! I love Pedalpalooza and I am continuously inspired by the joyful, creative, welcoming, and inclusive rides our awesome cycling community hosts every summer (2022 had over 800 rides!).

Steptember: A Month of Movement

Go Lloyd kicked off Steptember 2022 with our guided Art Walk, where we got the chance to view local artist, Jeremy Nichols, paint the new mural on the Metro garage (located at NE 7th Avenue and Lloyd Boulevard) while chatting with the muralist.

Next up was the Historic Places Walk, where we were joined by Oregon Walks Executive Director, Ashton Simpson. We were treated with a pleasant surprise when the current owners of the historic Gov. George Chamberlain House in Irvington gracious let us enter their front yard. We observed the Victorian architecture up close and admired the giant Beech tree in the southeast corner of the yard. This tree was gifted to Chamberlain’s daughter, Carrie (herself the first Rose Festival Queen in 1907) as a seedling from George Washington’s garden at Mt. Vernon. 

All month long our Holladay Park Cleanups continued strong, with our diligent park stewards collecting and removing over 75 pounds of garbage. 

Halfway through the month, Go Lloyd and The Street Trust came together to host a PARK(ing) Day parklet on NE 6th Avenue and NE Holladay Street. We repurposed the 20 foot by 6 foot parking space to create room to ‘Relax by the MAX’ with coffee, games, and comfy chairs. Many furry companions enjoyed complimentary PARK(ing) Day dog treats while we discussed transportation inspirations and barriers with their humans. 

Later in the month on our Water Walk (with a lively and engaged group of attendees), we toured the many water features and fountains within the Lloyd neighborhood. We were joined by liaisons from Community Engagement Liaison Services (CELs), a group currently working with Go Lloyd on a DEI project. 

Our last walking tour of the month was the Blumenauer Bridge Walk, which circled back to a location on our Art Walk where we revisited the newly finished Metro garage mural and saw its vibrant, final design. We chatted about adaptive bikes and neighborhood revitalization while we strolled over the Blumenauer Bridge on a summer-like late September afternoon. 

Steptember 2022 was full of fun and movement— thank you to all the community members who joined us!

Llove for Lloyd

Show your love for the Lloyd neighborhood by visiting the many great restaurants and small shops around town!

Go Lloyd and BabbleBuy partnered to create the Llove for Lloyd campaign, designed to inspire people to shop locally and visit small businesses in our neighborhood.

Visit this link to download the BabbleBuy app and explore all the wonderful, small businesses in Lloyd.

Join the Get There Challenge October 3 - 16

Now in its 10th year, the Get There Challenge is an annual two-week event to help Oregonians drive alone less and use transportation options more. Participants can unlock fun and knowledge-building achievements for points toward weekly and grand prize drawings. Anyone age 18 and older who lives or works in Oregon can join!

Carpool, vanpool, ride transit, bike, walk, or telework to make your ride greener, cheaper—and friendlier!

Create an account for free in Get There Connect for or log in here.

When the Get There Challenge begins October 3, visit the Challenge page and unlock achievements to earn points for the chance to win prizes, like the following:

• Two $500 Visa Cash Cards

• $1,500 toward a custom Bike Friday folding bike

• One $100 Black Star Bags gift card per week

• Six $25 Café Yumm gift cards per week

• One $100 Columbia Sportswear gift card per week

• One $100 Portland Design Works gift cards per week

• One Portland Design Works swag bag per week

• Five $50 Ruffwear gift cards per week

• Three $50 Made in Oregon gift cards per week

• Three $50 Fred Meyer gift cards per week

• One Chrome Industries commuter bag per week

• One Bob’s Red Mill prize pack per week

Plus, if you work in the Lloyd neighborhood and log at least one trip between October 3 and 16, you will be eligible to win a $50 gift card to Metropolitan Tavern, courtesy of Go Lloyd.

Make your ride count! Learn more and sign up at GetThereOregon.org.

2022 Walking Meeting Challenge

Steptember is almost here!

During the entire month of September, participate in Go Lloyd’s Walking Meeting Challenge and be entered to win a $100 gift card to Metropolitan Tavern!

Get outside and explore the neighborhood, visit other floors in your building (or home), and if you can't leave the room, start with a few minutes of walking in place to get that blood flowing.

To be entered, follow these simple steps:

1. Take your meeting for a walk—inside or outside, as long as you’re walking/rolling.

2. Take a photo or short video during your meeting (just your feet or your view counts).

3. Post the photo or video on social media and tag @golloydpdx with #Steptember

Each post counts as one entry. A random winner will be chosen from all eligible entries at the end of the month.

Join us at our other Steptember events all month long.

New Lloyd Event Parking District

Beginning September 1, 2022, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be implementing a new Lloyd Event Parking District on event days with over 10,000 attendees.

When in effect, the Event District will increase the on-street parking rate from $1 an hour to $3 an hour and extend the meter hours up to 10 PM within the Lloyd Event District area (the light blue area on the map below). On non-event days, the on-street parking rate will be $1 an hour with meter hours ending at 6 PM in the entire Lloyd Event District area.

An increase in price for on-street parking encourages people traveling to Lloyd for large events to use public transit, ride bikes, carpool, or take other modes of transportation besides driving alone. (Did you know that an Adult Day Pass for TriMet only costs $5?) This reduces traffic congestion for everyone traveling around Lloyd, lowers vehicle emissions, improving air quality, and makes it easier for residents to find on-street parking.

Lloyd Residents

If you are a full-time resident living within the Lloyd Event District area as of September 1, 2022, you can register one vehicle with PBOT for the Lloyd Event Resident Courtesy List. Through August 31, 2023, vehicles on this courtesy list will avoid receiving a parking meter nonpayment citation when the Event District is in effect.

Eligible residents must complete the Lloyd Event Resident Courtesy List Vehicle Information Form by September 30, 2022 to avoid receiving a citation when the Event District is in effect.

To learn more about the new Lloyd Event Parking District and view the schedule of upcoming Event District days, visit PBOT.

Sign up to receive updates on the Lloyd Event Parking District here.

Blumenauer Bridge Opening Day Celebration!

It was great to see so many Portlanders come out in support of yesterday’s Opening Celebration of the Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge!

A HUGE “Thank you!” to Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, Kimberly Branam, and Lloyd’s own, Wade Lange, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), and our partners, the Central Eastside Industrial Council, The Street Trust, Friends of the Green Loop, and Prosper Portland.

Despite the heat, friends and neighbors joined together for a fun, car-free day celebrating our communities and this new, important connection between Lloyd and the Central Eastside. Not only does the Blumenauer Bridge provide a safe and easy crossing for people walking, biking, and rolling between these two great neighborhoods, it will also serve as an important segment of the future Green Loop.

Go Lloyd is proud to have helped fund the construction of this transformative piece of infrastructure and we are happy to underwrite the cost of the pedestrian and bike counter that will be added to the plaza at the north end of the bridge (stay tuned!).

We’d like to extend a special shout out to all those who helped make the Lloyd Block Party at Hassalo Plaza such a success—Friends of the Green Loop, PBOT, Kuto, the Garrett Baxter Quartet, PDX Mobile Bike Repair, The Bookmobile Babe, Staccato Gelato, Yeah Mon Food, FoodiMenus, 40 Mile Loop Land Trust, and especially Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Commissioner Mingus Mapps (Thanks for leading our parade to the bridge, Commissioner Mapps!).

Finally, thank you to all attendees and vendors for sticking it out in the heat and helping to create such a positive atmosphere all day long.

What a fantastic way to celebrate Bridge City’s newest bridge!

Call for Lloyd Vendors!

This is a call for Lloyd businesses, food vendors, and organizations that want to participate in the Blumenauer Bridge Opening Event on July 31, 2022!

The day will include a variety of community-led bike rides and neighborhood activities. New plazas on the north and south sides of the bridge, as well as nearby destinations in Lloyd and Central Eastside, will have pop-up block parties and open streets.

We will be filling up the bridge’s north landing at NE 7th Avenue and NE Lloyd Blvd with vendors and tents—join us!

The event is expected to attract hundreds of attendees and will begin with a press conference and news media at noon.

Contact ophelia@golloyd.org by July 10 to sign up to participate in the event.

Learn more about the opening of the new Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge at PBOT.

2021 Go Lloyd Annual Report

Our 2021 Annual Report is here! Learn about program highlights from the past year, neighborhood partnerships, and a sneak peak of what’s to come from Go Lloyd.

Check out a preview from this year’s report that explains where money spent on on-street parking is reinvested back into Lloyd.

$1.95 million invested in Lloyd transportation in the past 11 years.

The Grand Floral Parade Returns to Lloyd

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portland Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade is back in 2022!

The parade route is shortened this year and will travel exclusively through the Lloyd neighborhood on Sunday, June 11, 2022 from 10 AM to noon.

The parade will begin by traveling through the Memorial Coliseum, continuing along N Broadway and heading east down NE Weidler St. It then travels south down NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., turns left and heads east on Lloyd Blvd., and continues northeast along NE 16th Dr. Finally, the parade will turn west on NE Multnomah St. and disband near the Lloyd Center.

Portlanders can watch the parade by purchasing reserved indoor seats to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, from the street along the route, or via a live telecast of the event on Fox 12 Oregon.  

Visit rosefestival.org to purchase tickets and learn more about the Grand Floral Parade.

If you expect to travel into or through Lloyd on the morning of the parade, plan ahead and expect delays.

Bike to Work Day

Thank you to everyone who helped to make our first in-person Bike to Work Day in two years such a success! We were very happy to see so many new and familiar faces supporting cycling in Lloyd.

A special, “Thank you!” to our partners, Left Coast Bicycles - Mobile Bike Repair, BIKETOWN, and Spin e-scooters.

We hope to see you all at more events in the future.

If you would like to get involved with promoting or participating in bike activities in the Lloyd neighborhood, contact ophelia@golloyd.org.

Earl Blumenauer Bridge Preview

Go Lloyd recently organized a preview tour of the new Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge, or “The Earl,” as it is affectionately known. This key piece of infrastructure will provide a much-needed pedestrian and bicycle connection between the Lloyd neighborhood and the Central Eastside, and serve as an important segment of Portland’s Green Loop.

A big “Thank you!” to Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) for giving us this unique opportunity.

We look forward to the bridge opening later this year. Stay tuned for more details.

2022 Virtual Lloyd Open House

Go Lloyd, and our neighborhood partners, the Lloyd Enhanced Services District, Lloyd EcoDistrict, and Lloyd Community Association hosted our second Virtual Lloyd Open House on Thursday, March 17. If you weren’t able to tune in live, you can watch it here!

We would like to extend a huge “Thank You!” to everyone who participated in the Open House and helped to make it a reality. And a special thanks to Ground Score Association and Central Eastside Together.

Be sure to stay up to date on everything happening in Lloyd by visiting our community partners on the web, signing up for our newsletters, and following us on social media.

Lloyd Enhanced Services District
Lloyd EcoDistrict
Lloyd Community Association

Meet Go Lloyd's New TDM and Outreach Program Manager

Ophelia Cavill is our new Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Outreach Program Manager, heading up our Bicycle and Pedestrian programs and serving as our primary ambassador to employers, employees, and residents. She is a native of the Rose City, having grown up in Northeast Portland’s Woodlawn neighborhood. A graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in Planning, Public Policy, and Management, Ophelia combines her equity-focused, public service-driven perspective with a passion for community engagement and accessible transportation options.

When she isn’t working, you can find Ophelia frequenting the local jazz scene, walking and biking around the city, completing any type of puzzle, or identifying urban wildlife. She is a proud advocate for complete streets and livable cities.

Job Opening: Outreach and TDM Program Manager

Go Lloyd is seeking a full-time Outreach and TDM Program Manager to oversee several programs that encourage Lloyd employees and residents to choose transit, biking, walking, or ridesharing for their commute. Review the complete job description below for full details.

Please submit a resume and cover letter as separate PDF documents to jenny@golloyd.org. The subject line of your email should be “Application for Program Manager”. Please include your full name in the file name of both documents. In your cover letter, please note where you saw this posting.

Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, December 21, 2021 by 5:00 PM.

Go Lloyd Adopts a Block

This October, Go Lloyd officially adopted the Lloyd Center Tower block (between NE Multnomah and Halsey Streets and NE 7th and 9th Avenues—see map below).

You’ll find Go Lloyd staff picking up garbage around this block every Monday afternoon, rain or shine. We are committed to keeping this block clean for the benefit of all in the Lloyd neighborhood.

Interested in adopting a block, yourself? Visit adoptoneblock.org to get started.

Lloyd businesses, if you are eager to begin but need help collecting supplies, email paul@golloyd.org.

Request for Proposal: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consulting Services

Go Lloyd is seeking a qualified diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant to engage with its staff to train, education, and establish a thoughtful DEI policy that will become the foundation for refreshed programs and service offerings. An outgrowth of this work will be to engage a broader and more diverse audience, building trust within these communities to better understand their needs and to see how (or if) Go Lloyd can assist within the context of its mission.

Submission Instructions

• Proposals due by October 22, 2021, at 5:00 PM.

• Please submit proposals electronically to paul@golloyd.org with the email subject line “Go Lloyd DEI Proposal.”

• Please limit proposals to a maximum of ten pages.

• Clarifying questions may be sent via email to paul@golloyd.org.

Bike Parking on Duckworth Dock

The Duckworth Dock received another upgrade just in time for the end of summer!

Lloyd’s own swimming hole is now more accessible with the addition of 10 new bike racks. Human Access Project led the effort, in collaboration with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Portland Parks & Recreation, with Go Lloyd providing funding to bring this project to fruition. This upgrade is a continuation of our 2020 investment to the Duckworth Dock and we were happy to work with Human Access Project once again to help improve this walkable and bikeable destination within the Lloyd neighborhood.

Grab your helmet and your swimsuit and check it out for yourself! The dock is accessible via the Eastside Esplanade, just south of the Steel Bridge on the east side of the Willamette River.

Photos courtesy of Human Access Project.

Free2Move Car Sharing Now in Portland!

Those of us with a low-car or no-car lifestyle will be happy to see a new free-floating car sharing service in Portland.

Car sharing is a great way to get around the city without owning a vehicle. It offers greater flexibility in travel options for the daily commuter or the weekend adventurer. Portlanders can access over 200 new Jeep vehicles across the city for trips reserved by the minute, hour, or day. Registration is free and locating vehicles is easy with the mobile app. Insurance coverage is provided, and gas and the first 500 miles are included. Learn more at Free2Move.com and download the app to start your registration process.