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The distance to bike from Foster-Powell to downtown is about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on where in the neighborhood you begin. Though Foster-Powell is bounded by heavily trafficked roads not ideal for bicyclists, there is an east-west bike route through the neighborhood on Center Street, and
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It is likely that much of the construction in the Foster-Powell
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Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Spanish-language materials at Multnomah County Library's Foster-Powell location at 79th and Holgate.
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1149:North Tabor
1139:Mount Tabor
1084:Laurelhurst
989:Forest Park
864:Arbor Lodge
723:Atlas Pizza
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1284:Sunderland
1204:Portsmouth
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934:Centennial
914:Bridlemile
754:Essex Park
478:Trimet.org
383:References
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1064:Irvington
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295:Geography
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