Participating City Agencies
- Bureau of Environmental Services (BES)
- Bureau of Parks and Recreation (PPR)
- Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
- Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)
- Portland Development Commission (PDC)
- Portland Sustainability Institute (POSI)
Q & A with Sarah Coates Huggins from Portland Parks & Recreation
Q. Tell us a little about yourself.
A. I was born and raised in southeast Portland, and after living in a few different places after high school (New York, New Zealand, California), I happily headed home again because there’s no place like it. I am married to a wonderful fellow named Christopher Robin (for all you Winnie the Pooh enthusiasts out there), and we enjoy spending time with our rambunctious dog and three grouchy cats (see description of dog). While I’ve dabbled for years with guitar and violin, I am currently enjoying learning to play the banjo.
Q. As a Foster-Lent Integration Partnership (FLIP) team member, what is your expertise and connection to FG Steering Committee and the FLIP process.
A. I am a planner with Portland Parks & Recreation, and have been working with an inter-Bureau team on the FLIP project for several years. I have a Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning, and my focus – both in education and profession – has been on parks planning.
Q. What is your favorite thing about the Foster community and conversely what do you think is keeping the Foster area from reaching its full potential?
A. The international feel of the Lents – farmer’s market, grocery stores, restaurants. I often head to the Foster area to get groceries I couldn’t get elsewhere. I would love to see Foster become more walkable, especially the connections to the commercial areas.
Q. What area do you live in and how long have you lived there?
A. I live in inner Southeast Portland, in the Brooklyn neighborhood. I have lived there for five years. I grew up in the Westmoreland neighborhood just to the south.
Q. If I asked you to meet me in the Foster area, without researching the area, where within the Ecodistrict would that be?
A. Lents Commons coffeeshop on 92nd & Foster.
A. I was born and raised in southeast Portland, and after living in a few different places after high school (New York, New Zealand, California), I happily headed home again because there’s no place like it. I am married to a wonderful fellow named Christopher Robin (for all you Winnie the Pooh enthusiasts out there), and we enjoy spending time with our rambunctious dog and three grouchy cats (see description of dog). While I’ve dabbled for years with guitar and violin, I am currently enjoying learning to play the banjo.
Q. As a Foster-Lent Integration Partnership (FLIP) team member, what is your expertise and connection to FG Steering Committee and the FLIP process.
A. I am a planner with Portland Parks & Recreation, and have been working with an inter-Bureau team on the FLIP project for several years. I have a Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning, and my focus – both in education and profession – has been on parks planning.
Q. What is your favorite thing about the Foster community and conversely what do you think is keeping the Foster area from reaching its full potential?
A. The international feel of the Lents – farmer’s market, grocery stores, restaurants. I often head to the Foster area to get groceries I couldn’t get elsewhere. I would love to see Foster become more walkable, especially the connections to the commercial areas.
Q. What area do you live in and how long have you lived there?
A. I live in inner Southeast Portland, in the Brooklyn neighborhood. I have lived there for five years. I grew up in the Westmoreland neighborhood just to the south.
Q. If I asked you to meet me in the Foster area, without researching the area, where within the Ecodistrict would that be?
A. Lents Commons coffeeshop on 92nd & Foster.
