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Portland Trail Blazers Partner with Nonprofit to Redevelop Historic Neighborhood
The nonprofit Albina Vision Trust and the Portland Trail Blazers have launched the Albina Rose Alliance, a partnership to support community-led development efforts to restore Lower Albina as a hub for Portland, OR’s Black community.
The Portland Business Journal reported that the NBA franchise is a key participant in this effort as a major property owner in the neighborhood now known as the Rose Quarter. AVT’s goal is to reconnect the 94-acre neighborhood that was isolated by the construction of Interstate 5 and the Memorial Coliseum.
The alliance will work across four strategic areas, according to the two groups. They include the following:
- A joint development strategy for Lower Albina, including the Rose Quarter.
- Joint storytelling and communications.
- Joint legislative strategy and advocacy.
- Joint celebration of community through events and gatherings.
“The Portland Trail Blazers have a legacy of connection with the Albina neighborhood and are committed to working in partnership with the Albina Vision Trust to be a positive force for change moving forward,” said Dewayne Hankins, president of business operations for the Trail Blazers and Rip City Management.
Pictured: Albina One, an affordable housing project being co-developed by the Albina Vision Trust.
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