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Infrastructure Condition and Capacity PORTLAND PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT FALL 2009 Infrastructure Acknowledgments Condition and Capacity Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) PROSPERITY AND BUSINESS SUCCESS Mayor Sam Adams, Commissioner-in-charge Susan Anderson, Director SUSTAINABILITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Joe Zehnder, Chief Planner Steve Dotterrer, Principal Planner Eric Engstrom, Principal Planner DESIGN, PLANNING AND PUBLIC SPACES Gil Kelley, Former Director, Bureau of Planning Primary Authors NEIGHBORHOODS & HOUSING Bob Glascock, Senior Planner, BPS Michelle Kunec, Management Analyst, BPS TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS Contributors Gary Odenthal, Technical Services Manager, BPS Carmen Piekarski, GIS Analyst, BPS EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT Technical Advisors Members of the Citywide Systems Team and the HUMAN HEALTH, FOOD AND PUBLIC SAFETY City Asset Managers Group played key roles in the development of this report, including: Bureau of Environmental Services QUALITY OF LIFE, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITY Virgil Adderley, Principal Engineer Susan Aldrich, Capital Improvement Program Manager ARTS, CULTURE AND INNOVATION Lester Lee, System Planning Manager Ning Mao, Supervising Engineer, Asset Systems Management Bureau of Transportation Courtney Duke, Senior Transportation Planner John Gillam, Supervising Planner Jamie Waltz, Transportation Asset Manager Portland Parks & Recreation Sue Donaldson, Planner, (formerly) Nancy Gronowski, Senior Planner Portland Water Bureau Additional Technical Advisors Greg Drechsler, Principal Engineer David Collins, Ivy Dunlap, Marie Johnson, Garry Ott, Marlies Wierenga, Bureau of Environmental Services; Lesley Barewin, Greg Raisman, Bureau Jeff Leighton, Senior Engineer, Asset Management of Transportation; Robin Grimwade, Brett Horner, David McAllister, Mike Saling, Supervising Engineer Portland Parks & Recreation; Teri Liberator, Portland Water Bureau To help ensure equal access to City programs, services and activities, the City of Portland will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons with disabilities. Call (503) 823-7700 with such requests. www.PDXPlan.com The Portland Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................... 7 Citywide Inventory...........................................................................................................................7 Key Infrastructure Challenges and Opportunities ...........................................................................8 Key Findings: Infrastructure Deficiencies......................................................................................11 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................16 READER’S GUIDE ............................................................................................................ 19 About this Document.....................................................................................................................19 An Introduction to Portland’s Infrastructure...................................................................................19 Explanation of Terms ....................................................................................................................24 CHAPTER 1: BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ............................................ 27 Overview .......................................................................................................................................27 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Strategy ..............................................................................28 Key Issues & Concerns.................................................................................................................29 Regulatory Compliance.................................................................................................................31 Portland’s Watershed Approach ...................................................................................................33 Combined Sewer System .............................................................................................................36 Sanitary Sewer System.................................................................................................................44 Stormwater System.......................................................................................................................48 Wastewater Treatment System.....................................................................................................51 CHAPTER 2: PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION ....................................................... 54 Overview .......................................................................................................................................54 Key Issues & Concerns.................................................................................................................56 Parkland........................................................................................................................................60 Facilities ........................................................................................................................................65 Trails .............................................................................................................................................88 Natural Areas ................................................................................................................................90 Urban Forest .................................................................................................................................94 Infrastructure Condition and Capacity Background Report 1 Infrastructure Condition and Capacity CHAPTER 3: PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION......................................... 99 Overview.......................................................................................................................................99 Inventory .......................................................................................................................................99 Key Issues & Concerns ..............................................................................................................102 Regulatory Requirements ...........................................................................................................105 Street System .............................................................................................................................107 Pedestrian Network.....................................................................................................................125 Bicycle Network ..........................................................................................................................134 Public Transportation..................................................................................................................156 Freight System............................................................................................................................163 CHAPTER 4: PORTLAND WATER BUREAU................................................................. 170 Overview.....................................................................................................................................170 Key Issues & Concerns ..............................................................................................................173 Desired Levels of Service ...........................................................................................................175 System Service Area ..................................................................................................................175 Regulatory Requirements ...........................................................................................................178 Supply System............................................................................................................................182 Transmission System..................................................................................................................190 Distribution System.....................................................................................................................191 Terminal Storage ........................................................................................................................203 2 The Portland Plan The Portland Plan FIGURES, TABLES, AND MAPS Overview Table E.1 Summary of Portland’s Infrastructure Systems ..................................................................7 Reader's Guide Table A.1 Portland’s Infrastructure: Inventory, Value, and Condition ...............................................21 Environmental Services Table 1.1 Bureau of Environmental Services Inventory....................................................................28 Table 1.2 Combined Sewer System Inventory..................................................................................36 Table 1.3 Current Condition (2008) - Combined Sewer System.......................................................37 Figure 1.1 Summary of Existing and Projected Hydraulic and Structural Problem Estimates ..........37 Figure 1.2 Summary of Combined Sewer System Hydraulic Performance Estimates .....................40 Figure