Portland: a sustainable business walking tour.

Sunday May 2, 12:30 – 3:30 pm

Sponsored by Metropolitan Group. The tour will be led by some of the City’s most innovative
green business leaders and will visit cutting edge green building projects and leading socially
responsible businesses. Participants will learn about our city’s growing sustainable agriculture and
food economy, renewable energy innovations, transportation options and beautiful natural spaces.

12:45 pm Transportation from Skamania Lodge to

ZGF Architects
NW Marshall St
3 1 1:30 pm Tour begins at the lobby of ZGF Architects
(1223 SW Washington Street, SE entrance)
NW Lovejoy St 1:30 pm Presentation by Craig Briscoe and
Peter van der Meulen, ZGF, 2nd floor lobby
1:38 pm Presentations by Andrea Durbin, Oregon
NW Kearney St
Sustainability Center; and Scott Lewis,
Portland Sustainability Institute
NW Johnson St 1:45 pm Walk via 13th Avenue to Burnside and then down
2 12th Avenue to Keen (926 NW 13th Avenue):
highlights include Weiden + Kennedy, Hanna
NW Irving St Andersson, Oblation Papers and Press, and
PNCA (Pacific Northwest College of Art)
2 2:00 pm Presentation by James Curleigh, Keen,
NW Hoyt St
926 NW 13th Avenue
NW 14th Avenue

NW 13th Avenue

NW 12th Avenue

NW 11th Avenue

NW 10th Avenue

2:10 pm Walk via 13th Avenue to Marshall to Tanner Springs

NW Glisan St Park (between NW 10th and NW 11th, and Marshall
Avenue): highlight includes Bridgeport Brewing
3 2:15 pm Presentation by John Tydlaska, Portland
NW Flanders St
Development Commission, Tanner Springs Park
2:25 pm Catch Street Car at NW 11th and Johnson and/
NW Everett St or walk to Gerding Theater (detrain at NW 11th
and Couch)
4 2:40 pm Presentation by Greg Phillips, Portland Center
NW Davis St
Stage, 128 NW 11th Avenue
2:50 pm Walk through the Brewery Blocks/GED/The Henry
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NW Couch St (1120 NW Couch Street)
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3:00 pm Walk via NW 11th Avenue to SW Washington:
highlights include Powell’s Books, Stumptown,
W Burnside St bike corral at SW 10 Avenue and ShoreBank
SW Pacific/Telegraph Building
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 Featured Portland-based organizations and tour stops include:
KEEN Inc., manufacturer of hybrid footwear, socks and bags, is an
outdoor brand that delivers innovative hybrid products, enabling all
outdoor enthusiasts to live an active lifestyle. The company strives
to demonstrate integrity and leadership, especially on social and
environmental commitments, while promoting an inclusive outdoors
community. www.keenfootwear.com
Gerding Edlen Development is a full service real estate investment,
development and asset management firm that has been pioneering
the standards of excellence in Green Real Estate investment since 1996.
The firm has developed more than 60 green projects totaling nearly
$5 Billion in real estate value throughout the Western United States.
Gerding Edlen is one of the largest developers of LEED® Certified
Properties in the U.S. www.gerdingedlen.com
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP is nationally recognized for archi-
tecture, planning and interior design—with offices in Portland, Seattle,
Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC. We transform the needs and
aspirations of our clients into inventive, engaging built environments that
enrich and inspire people’s lives. We strive to honor the unique qualities
of a building’s purpose and place and exercise environmental steward-
ship. Together with our clients, ZGF builds community. www.zgf.com
Oregon Sustainability Center is the vision of a unique partnership
to grow the green economy and make Oregon a world-class leader
in sustainability. www.oregonsustainabilitycenter.org
The Oregon Environmental Council safeguards what Oregonians love
about Oregon – clean air and water, an unpolluted landscape and healthy
food produced by local farmers. Our vision for Oregon includes solving
global warming, protecting kids from toxics, cleaning up our rivers, build-
ing sustainable economies, and ensuring healthy food and local farms.
www.oeconline.org
Portland Development Commission (PDC)/Tanner Springs Park:
PDC is Portland’s catalyst for economic prosperity, quality housing and
employment opportunities for all. PDC is working to make the City of
Portland the most sustainable city in the world by investing in high per-
formance buildings and green streets, ecosystem restoration, businesses
that create sustainable economic opportunities for all, green and healthy
affordable housing, and social equity policies and practices. Tanner
Springs Park is just one of the many urban parks around Portland that
attempts to recapture the area’s past with its native wetlands and flowing
runnels. www.pdc.us
Portland Sustainability Institute (PoSI) brings together business, higher
education, nonprofit and municipal leaders to drive next-generation
initiatives for urban sustainability. The goal: game changing ideas that
weave together community livability, ecological resiliency, and broad-
based prosperity. The results will fuel business and policy innovation,
enhance quality of life, and create cities and neighborhoods that are
not just sustainable, but restorative. www.pdxinstitute.org
Portland Center Stage is the city’s leading professional theater company
and is one of the 25 largest regional theater companies in the nation.
Located in the Historic Portland Armory, the facility is the first historic
rehabilitation on the National Historic Register, and the first performing
arts venue, to achieve a LEED Platinum rating. www.pcs.org
Stoller Vineyards: Located in the heart of Oregon’s Dundee Hills,
Stoller produces creates world-class pinot noir, chardonnay and rose.
The winery is the first Gold LEED Certified winery in the United States.
It integrates gravity-flow wine making techniques, energy-efficient
heating and cooling, and waste-water reclamation to reduce negative
environmental impact. www.stollervineyards.com
Metropolitan Group is a leading social change agency headquartered
in Portland, Oregon, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Washing-
ton, D.C. MG works exclusively on behalf of local, national and interna-
tional socially and environmentally responsible businesses and other so-
cial purpose organizations to create results, including expanded revenues
and resources; increased product use and consumer awareness; and
strengthened capacity. MG specializes in strategic communication,
branding and cause related campaigns for green building, renewable
energy, organic and natural products, natural resource conservation,
public health, public transportation, affordable housing and economic
development. www.metgroup.com
Other tour highlights include:
Powell’s Books: Largest private bookstore in U.S. www.powells.com
Shorebank Pacific: First commercial bank in the United States with a
commitment to environmentally sustainable community development.
www.eco-bank.com
Hanna Andersson: Eco-friendly kids clothing. www.hannaandersson.com
Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Revolutionary independent coffee
roaster and retailer. www.stumptowncoffee.com
Getting to the tour:
SVN Shuttle
SVN will provide transportation from Skamania Lodge
to downtown Portland. Grab a boxed lunch in the lobby
before you depart at 12:45 PM on Sunday, May 2nd.
The tour will begin at the offices of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca
Architects (1223 SW Washington St.).
Driving
1. Start out going EAST on SW SKAMANIA LODGE WAY toward
ROCK CREEK DR. (0.2 mi)
2. Turn RIGHT onto ROCK CREEK DR. (0.3 mi)
3. Turn RIGHT onto WA-14/EVERGREEN HWY. (1.5 mi)
4. Turn LEFT onto BRIDGE OF THE GODS ($1 toll) (Crossing into
OREGON). (0.6 mi)
5. Turn LEFT onto WA-NA-PA ST/US-30. (0.1 mi)
6. Merge onto I-84 W/US-30 W. (34 mi)
7. Keep RIGHT to take I-84 W/US-30 W via EXIT 9 toward
AIRPORT/SALEM/SEATTLE. (6.9 mi)
8. Take the I-5 S exit on the LEFT toward BEAVERTON/SALEM/
CITY CENTER. (0.3 mi)
9. Take the exit toward CITY CENTER. (0.2 mi)
10. Take the ramp toward MORRISON ST./CITY CENTER. (0.2 mi)
11. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto MORRISON BRIDGE. (0.2 mi)
12. MORRISON BRIDGE becomes SW WASHINGTON ST. (0.5 mi)
13. 1223 SW WASHINGTON ST. (parking directions below)
Parking
Turn RIGHT onto 12th AVENUE. Continue for a few blocks.
Enter garage on NW 12th between Couch and Davis. Parking
costs about $5 and is a short walk from where the tour will
begin and end.
Getting to the airport:
The tour will end at 3:30 PM in downtown Portland. There will
be one van returning to Skamania after the tour, otherwise,
attendees can easily take public transport or a cab directly to
the airport.
Public transit from Twelve | West (SW 13th and Washington)
1. Walk a three blocks east on SW Washington St. Turn right on
SW 9th Ave. Continue for three blocks. The Library/SW 9th
Ave. MAX Station is located near the intersection of SW Yam-
hill St. and SW 9th Ave. (Total walking time about 7 minutes)
2. Take the MAX Red Line to Airport (about 40 minutes)
3. Get off at Portland International Airport MAX Station
Taxi
Radio Cab (503) 227-1212
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