Ben McCready, Rock Island (IL) assistant to the city manager, adds to ELGL’s ongoing series on assistant city manager and deputy city managers by profiling the new deputy city manager in Fort Collins, CO. Background Check Fort Collins’ Deputy City Manager and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Mihelich holds a Master of Science degree in Urban and … Continued
Knowledgeable. Detailed. Enthusiast Portland Bike Share is the hot topic for 2014. When will it start? How will it work? What’s the City’s investment? ELGL went straight to the sources for answers. Steve Hoyt-McBeth walked us through a detailed presentation on what is bike share, what isn’t bike share, how other cities are … Continued
Steve Hoyt-McBeth, project manager for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation gave a great presentation on the effort to bring a bike share to Portland. His presentation was very informative and he was willing to share it with ELGL. Check out the presentation below and some takeaways from the lunch forum. Download the presentation: Portland Bike … Continued
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Nqzx4Z1FA And the winner is…. Leah Treat Director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation ELGL joined forces with Oregon ITE to co-host a lunch this week with Leah and it was fantastic! Leah talked about her background, working with Commissioner Steve Novick, and the move from Chicago to the West Coast. To thank her … Continued
ELGL and Oregon ITE Present “Lunch with Leah” Leah Treat, Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Tuesday, March 18 Kittelson and Associates – 610 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205 Register Background Check Connect:LinkedIn and Twitter Leah Treat is a seasoned public agency manager who has managed multi-billion dollar portfolios, cut bureaucratic red tape and pioneered … Continued
ELGL and the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) are co-sponsoring a forum with Steve Hoyt-McBeth, Portland Bike Share program manager on April 16. Learn about the history and formation of bike sharing in the United States and how the program is being implemented in Portland. Called a “Very Portland Project” in the Portland Tribune, … Continued
The 2013 OCCMA Conference This summer I had the opportunity to represent ELGL down at the OCCMA Conference in Bend, OR. Since our co-founders have kids to take care of, they sent me and my exceptional photography skills to let our members know what was happening at the Seventh Mountain Resort. Now that I’ve had … Continued
ELGL is hosting a lunchtime forum on August 20, 2013 to learn about how the Portland region’s economy is changing. Come eat lunch with us at the Metro Council Chambers as we listen to Dr. Charles Heying, Portland State University Professor of Urban Studies and Planning. Join Dr. Heying at this lunchtime session (sorry, no … Continued
