Multnomah County Health Department, Depave, and Cultivate Initiatives worked together to remove and haul away 500 sq. ft. (two to three parking spaces) of asphalt at Central City Concern’s Evergreen C...

Asphalt and concrete. Not exactly the sexiest topics in the world, but think about it: pavement is everywhere we look. From roads and highways to schoolyards and ma…

Share thisBy Barbara Quinn There was a time when the playground at James John Elementary school in the heart of St. Johns town center was a bleak expanse of hot blacktop surrounded by nondescript chai...

Share thisBy Barbara Quinn There was a time when the playground at James John Elementary school in the heart of St. Johns town center was a bleak expanse of hot blacktop surrounded by nondescript chai...

Every community needs shaded streets to cope with rising summer temperatures. Due to a history of disinvestment or late annexation, East Portland neighborhoods are less prepared for climate change tha...

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Depaving for green spaces has removed 8.4 acres of pavement across 80 Portland sites since 2008, delivering NASA-verified cooling and 24.4 million gallons of redirected stormwater annually, and is now...

Sparrowhawk Native Plants LLC organizes pop-up native plant sales in neighborhoods around Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington for eco-minded home gardeners that want to help birds, pollinators,...

Join us for a FREE RNB After Dark mini block party outdoors at the Future Green Plaza! DJ SETS , RNB PERFORMANCES , FOOD , VENDORS & all the vibes.

Join Art Heaux July 31 8:30pm - 10:00pm to experience and enjoy short films by amazing filmmakers and writers highlighting life experiences, love, and more!

Are bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?)

In the summer of 2025, the vibrant installation “Limes” transformed Washington Empire Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, into a welcoming, shaded public space celebrating Caribbean...

Pavement creates hotter temperatures by absorbing and radiating heat, while blocking the soil and tree canopy coverage that could provide cooling.

Portland leaders may redirect Clean Energy Fund dollars to police or Moda Center upgrades. KATU spotlights current PCEF grants like Girls Build, a green construction camp for foster and unhoused girls...

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In early December, 2025, Depave worked in collaboration with Portland Parks & Recreation's Urban Forestry program to add trees to the recently depaved green…

The project comes to a part of town with little access to parks or green space.

Join Depave and our non profit partners for Ride Together, Rise Together - a fun community bike ride! Starting at the Future Green Plaza and ending at the new Friends of Noise venue, the Off Beat, for...