What We’ve Done
The neighborhood association has been involved with everything from getting the traffic light at Tichner and Burnside installed to working with the city on the Washington Park Master Plan. The association works with City of Portland bureaus and neighborhood attractions to maintain and improve livability, safety, access and equity for residents and visitors in our community.
What We’re Working On:
Addressing the Wildfire Threat
A committee of residents and board members formed in 2022 to assess and address risk to homes in our neighborhood from wildfire. Portland Fire & Rescue department supports us with information, offers individual home-assessments for free, and is helping our Arlington Heights committee apply for recognition as a Firewise Community. See the Resources Page of this website to learn how to prepare your home and family for wildfire.
Washington Park Reservoir Improvement Project
The Reservoir project is on schedule. Portland Water Bureau, Hoffman Construction and your AHNA Board communicate regularly to minimize, address and remediate disruptions to the neighborhood from this massive project that’s about to enter a quiet phase. Read all about the project at the Portland Water Bureau’s information page, and get in touch with the AHNA Board if you have questions or concerns.
Explore Washington Park
Park organizations work together to improve visitors’ experience at Washington Park. The Washington Park Board consists of the organizations below plus representatives from Arlington Heights and Sylvan Highland Neighborhood Associations.
- Hoyt Arboretum
- International Rose Test Garden
- Oregon Zoo
- Portland Children’s Museum – closed permanently 2021
- Portland Japanese Garden
- World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
Several of these organizations are engaged in expansion projects and working on transportation and parking within the park. A Transportation Management Association operates the free Washington Park shuttle system. Parking meters generate funds to improve the overall park experience.
AHNA works to make sure that the concerns of the neighborhood are represented on the Explore Washington Park Board since decisions may have a major impact on our neighborhood.
We are working together with the Sylvan Highlands Neighborhood Association on this. Visit the Explore Washington Park website for more.
Portland Japanese Garden
The Japanese Garden completed a major expansion in 2018. Through the years-long process and today the Neighborhood Association maintains close contact with the PJG to collaboratively address changes and impact on the neighborhood from increased visitors.
Additional Projects
Recent and current projects the neighborhood association has engaged with include the Stearns Canyon Stairs repair, parking on Fairview Blvd, traffic and parking congestion near popular destinations, restoring the Zoo Train and public transit access in Arlington Heights.
Issues We Address
It’s important that work done by the Neighborhood Association represents the views of residents in the neighborhood. We want to hear from you.
The board meets on the second Monday of most months and these meetings are open to everyone. You are more than welcome to join us, hear about our work and share your concerns. Register with NextDoor to get notices of board meetings.