Local Investment Team (LIT) Meeting 1
Multnomah County July 11, 2019 Task Force Corridors of Interest
2 Local Investment Team – Multnomah County
3 Burnside Street/Barnes Road
4 1 of 5 Burnside Street/Barnes Road (Sunset Transit Center to Downtown)
Forest Park
Downtown Portland Medical Zoo
Sunset TC
5 2 of 5 Burnside Street (Downtown to 122nd Ave)
Downtown Zoo Portland
I-205
6 3 of 5 Burnside Street (Western Portion) (Downtown to Central Eastside)
Zoo Downtown Central Portland Eastside
7 4 of 5 Burnside Street (Central Portion) (Central Eastside to 60th Ave)
Laurelhurst
Central Ave. th
Eastside 28
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8 60 5 of 5 Burnside Street (Eastern Portion) (60th Ave to 122nd Ave)
I-84
MAX MAX
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60 122
Mt Tabor
205
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9 Regional Role:
• Connects Washington County and East Multnomah County through downtown Portland. • “Emergency lifeline” route, aids emergency vehicles during disaster recovery efforts. • Identified by TriMet as a key corridor to increase transit ridership.
10 Local Role:
• Barnes Road portion serves Medical Center and Sunset Transit Center. • Supports TriMet line 20 and many others through downtown Portland. • Critical Willamette River crossing for all users • Main street for numerous formal and informal commercial centers • Connections to MAX and Gresham Transit facilities
11 Issues and Opportunities:
• Washington County • High transit ridership potential • High safety need • Multnomah County • High transit ridership • The Burnside Bridge is seismically inadequate. • Burnside is a high crash corridor. • High safety need. • Diverse range of adjacent land uses. 12 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• Earth Quake Ready Bridge • Transit/Enhanced Transit Corridor • Safety Projects • Signal Upgrades • Managing parking and direct access • Sunset/Gresham Transit Center Upgrades
13 Central City
14 1 of 1
Downtown Portland
Lovejoy St
Hawthrone
Morrison Morrison Bridge
Burnside Burnside Bridge Bridge
15 Regional Role:
• Includes many major arterials and transit routes in the core of Portland’s downtown • Employment node that will become more dense as the number of jobs will increase by 40 percent in 15 years • Dense housing network serving diverse economic range • Strong visitor population on foot, bike, scooter, and transit. 16 Local Role:
• Pedestrian access to business, commercial, and residential • Provides mobility to the widest range of users in a variety of modal forms • Supports curbside access supporting goods movement and deliveries • Serves walking, bicyclists, bus, light rail, and street car circulation 17 Issues and Opportunities:
• Central City streets are often at capacity during the busiest commuting hours • Demand will increase as the economy grows • Significant portion of regional transit delays are caused by Downtown Portland traffic • High concentration of equity focus areas • MAX service limited by at-grade routing
18 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• Eliminate serious transportation injuries and deaths • Maintain freight access and support businesses • MAX at-grade bottleneck (tunnel study) • Central City in Motion (CCIM) • Green Loop connecting east and west sides • Eastside Broadway/Weidler included
19 Powell Boulevard
20 1 of 4 Powell Boulevard (Willamette River to Burnside Rd)
I-84
Downtown Portland
Gresham Powell Blvd
I-205
21 2 of 4 Powell Boulevard (Western Portion) (Willamette River to 82nd Ave)
Ross Island Bridge Ave Cleveland nd High School 82 Powell Blvd
22 3 of 4 Powell Boulevard (Central Portion)
(82nd Ave to 174th Ave)
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82 174
Powell Blvd I-205
Powell Butte
23 4 of 4 Powell Boulevard – Eastern Portion (174th Ave to Burnside Blvd)
Ave Gresham
th Powell Blvd 174
24 Regional Role:
• Links west side connections to east county and beyond for all modes including freight • Connects historically underserved communities • TriMet identifies Powell as a key corridor to increase ridership including eventual High Capacity Transit
25 Local Role:
• Main street for numerous formal and informal commercial centers • Provides access to and between numerous community areas • Provides local access and circulation to residential and commercial areas • Transit access to a diverse range of communities
26 Issues and Opportunities:
• Serving concentrations of equity focus areas • High injury corridor needs for each user • Inner Powell: pedestrian safety and crossings, lighting, and minor Enhanced Transit Corridor • Gresham: Intersection capacity projects and bicycle facilities near downtown
27 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• Safety issues throughout corridor • High bus ridership and congested bus operations • Intersection projects at major intersections, including signal enhancements and redesigns • Multimodal projects along Outer Powell including transit, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities • Pedestrian crossing enhancements
28 82nd Avenue
29 1 of 4 82nd Avenue (Highway 224 to Airport Way)
Portland Airport
Clackamas
30 2 of 4 82nd Avenue (Southern Portion) (Highway 224 to Foster Road)
SE 82nd Ave
Clackamas I-205 Town Center Kelly Elementary
31 3 of 4 82nd Avenue (Central Portion) (Foster Road to I-84)
Mt. Tabor
Rose City Golf I-84 PCC Montavilla
MAX Walmart
32 4 of 4 82nd Avenue (Northern Portion) (I-84 to Airport Way)
Portland I-84 Airport
Madison High MAX TC
Multnomah University
Rocky Butte I-205 33 Regional Role:
• Major North/South arterial connecting Clackamas Town Center, the Jade District, Montavilla, and Roseway neighborhoods, and Portland International Airport. • Alternative route over I-205 to and from Portland International Airport • Serves one of the most diverse populations in the region. • TriMet line #72 is highest bus line ridership in the region Includes access to the Blue, Red, and Green MAX lines. • Identified by TriMet as a key corridor to increase transit ridership. 34 Local Role:
• Main street for various communities • Provides local access and circulation • Transit access for diverse range of community members • Existing regional trail crossing and connections • Connector between communities • Portland International Airport access
35 Issues and Opportunities:
• 82nd is a high injury corridor (16 fatal crashes in 12 years) • Significant congestion along the northern end of 82nd near Airport Way and MAX Red Line • High bus ridership and congested bus operations • High safety need • Lack of walking/biking infrastructure
36 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• High opportunities for • Pedestrian crossings • Improved safety performance • Enhanced transit corridor • Airport Way interchange • Increase MAX Red Line reliability • Reduce regionally (Washington State) generated traffic congestion.
37 122nd Avenue
38 1 of 1 NE/SE 122nd Avenue (Powell Blvd to Sandy Blvd)
I-205
Car Park Rose Dealerships High
MAX Station Shaver Elementary
39 Regional Role:
• Major North/South connection that exhibits congestion at key intersections • Identified by TriMet as a key corridor to increase transit ridership. • Serves diverse neighborhoods and communities
40 Local Role:
• Provides local access and circulation for various residential and commercial areas • Transit access for diverse range of community members • North-south connection to various east-west transit lines, including MAX
41 Issues and Opportunities:
• A high injury corridor for pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and transit users. • The highest number of bicycle crashes among East Multnomah County corridors • Supporting concentration of equity focus areas • High transit ridership potential • Constrained railroad underpass
42 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• Increase transportation safety for each user along the corridor • Improve access to transit along and crossing the corridor • Determine intended corridor outcomes to serve pedestrians, bicycle, and transit, • Assess corridor lighting and crossing • Determine Railroad underpass solution
43 162nd Avenue
44 1 of 1 NE/SE 162nd Avenue (Powell Blvd to Sandy Blvd)
Glendoveer Oliver Elementary I-84
RR Lynch View underpass Elementary Alder B. Lee Elementary Middle
45 Regional Role:
• North-South corridor between Portland and Gresham • Serves historically marginalized communities in the Rockwood neighborhood
46 Local Role:
• Access schools – both sides of the road • Provides local access and circulation for various residential and commercial areas • North-south connection to various east-west transit lines • Access to trails at south end and at I-84 on north end
47 Issues and Opportunities:
• Safety improvements are needed throughout the corridor • Incomplete sidewalks and bicycle facilities • Possible lane reductions in lower volume areas • Transit safety and connectivity improvements are needed despite increased transit service • Supporting concentration of equity focus areas • Need to establish I-84 and Railroad underpass
configurations 48 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• Complete street buildout with 3-5 lanes, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and crossings • Coordinate City of Portland and Gresham cross sections (lane numbers) • Transit enhancements including transit signal priority and transit stop improvements • Need to establish I-84 and Railroad underpass configurations
49 NE/SE 181st/C2C
50 1 of 4 NE/SE 181st Avenue (C2C) (Clackamas to Columbia)
Happy Valley 181st and 182nd 172nd
190th
I-84
Gresham 51 2 of 4 NE/SE 181st Avenue (C2C) (Southern Portion – 172nd Ave)
Rock Creek Employment SE 172nd Center
Needed Connection
SE 52190th 3 of 4 NE/SE 181st Avenue (C2C) (Center Portion – 190th/182nd Ave)
Centennial Centennial High Middle
SE 182nd
Mult. County SE 190th Offices
53 4 of 4 NE/SE 181st Avenue (C2C) (Northern Portion – 182nd/181st Avenue)
I-84
Rockwood
NE 181st MAX SE 182nd Hartley Elementary
54 Regional Role:
• North-South connection between rapidly developing Happy Valley and Columbia Corridor through Western Gresham. • 181st connects I-84 and US 26 • Connect employment areas with low-income areas, affordable housing, schools, parks, and neighborhood amenities. • Support Urban Growth Boundary residential and Rock Creek employment area. • North-South Alternative to I-205. 55 Local Role:
• Clackamas County • Will serve future Rock Creek employment center • Serves Rock Creek Middle School • Access to proposed affordable housing • Multnomah County • Serves Rockwood community • Provides links for east-west and north-south TriMet transit • Serves various residential, commercial, and employment developments 56 Issues and Opportunities:
• Cross sections and facility types do not safely serve each user • (172nd-190th) connector is needed to complete C2C corridor • The northern half (NE 181st) of the C2C corridor is a high injury corridor • Assess I-84 and Railroad underpass configurations
57 Evaluation Considerations and Themes:
• Gresham • I-84 to Powell: Enhanced Transit Corridor, safety, capacity at Powell • Powell to connector: Build to urban standard, replace bridge over creek • Clackamas • Build connector from SE 172nd to SE 190th • Complete roadway from 172nd from Sunnyside to connector and build to urban standards
• 172nd & Foster Intersection (Multnomah) project 58 Considering each corridor….
When we go out to the corridors, what would you like to know more about?
59 Closing
Is there anything else?
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