CITY OF PORTLAND FREIGHT MASTER PLAN Adopted May 10, 2006 CITY OF PORTLAND OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Portland City Council Tom Potter, Mayor Sam Adams, Commissioner Randy Leonard, Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Commissioner Erik Sten, Commissioner Gary Blackmer, City Auditor City of Portland Planning Commission Ingrid Stevens, President Paul R. Schlesinger, Vice President Timothy W. Smith, Vice President Christine Caruso Don Hanson Larry Hilderbrand Gail Shibley City of Portland Office of Transportation Sam Adams, Commissioner of Public Utilities Sue Keil, Director Paul Smith, Transportation Planning Division Manager Office of Transportation Project Staff John Gillam, Policy Section Manager Deena Platman, Project Manager Jeanne Harrison, Senior Transportation Planner Lewis Wardrip, Senior Engineer Peter Mason, Traffic Engineering Associate Joseph Neilson, GIS Technician Samy Fouts, Graphics Support Sumi Malik, Staff Assistant Judith Fouts, Administrative Support Past Assistance Jim Francesconi, former Public Works Commissioner Brant Williams, former Director Laurel Wentworth, Transportation Planning Division Manager Steve Gerber, Senior Transportation Planner Consultant Team Sorin Garber Consulting Group PB Consulting David Evans & Associates This project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. This TGM grant is financed, in part, by funds provided by the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the City of Portland, and the State of Oregon. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect views of policies of the State of Oregon. Cover photos: Courtesy of the Port of Portland and Tidewater Barge Lines Printed on Recycled Paper 8/06 CITY OF PORTLAND FREIGHT MASTER PLAN Adopted May 10, 2006 Ordinance No. 180132 CITY OF PORTLAND OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION The Freight Master Plan was developed with the dedicated and valuable assistance from the following people: Portland Freight Committee Committee Members Steve Bates Linda Braden William D. Burgel Corky Collier Tom Dechenne Gary Eichman, Committee Vice-Chairperson David Eveson Jan M. Frost Ann Gardner, Committee Chairperson Peter George Jerry Grossnickle Bruce Halperin Chris Hammond Marion Haynes Wayne Kingsley Lee Johnson Bill Maris Greg Miller Thomas Rowe Robert Russell Bob Short Marsden Smith Dick Swennes Dan Spahr Charles Tindall John Trumbull Elizabeth Wainwright Howard Werth Tracy Ann Whalen Associate Members Nick Fortey, Federal Highway Administration Shelli Romero, Multnomah County Steve Kountz, Portland Planning Bureau Colin Sears, Portland Development Commission Susie Lahsene, Port of Portland Laurel Wentworth, Portland Office of Transportation Jason Tell, Oregon Department of Transportation Bridget Wieghart, Metro Thomas Picco, Oregon Department of Transportation Randy Evans, Portland Development Commission Technical Advisory Committee Rob Barnard, Project Management April Bertelsen, Interim Pedestrian Coordinator Rob Burchfield, Traffic Operations Mike Coleman, Traffic Design Ramon Corona, Parking Control Sorin Garber, Consultant John Gray, Metro Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator Bill Kloos, Signals and Street Lighting Dave Hutson, Bureau of Maintenance Mark Lear, Traffic Investigations Steve Kountz, Bureau of Planning David O’Longaigh, Bridges and Structures Lidwien Rahman, ODOT Lewis Wardrip, Traffic Design Ning Zhou, Transportation Planning For more information about the City of Portland Freight Master Plan, contact: Robert Hillier Portland Office of Transportation 1120 SW Fifth Ave, Room 800 Portland OR 97204 Phone: 503-823-5185 (use our main line) Fax: 503-823-7609 TDD: 503-823-6868 Website: www.portlandtransportation.org click on Freight Master Plan under Projects and Planning/Projects and Plans TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION . 1 Rivers, Rails, Runways and Roads . 1 West Coast Freight Hub . 3 Freight Moves Portland’s Economy . 4 Trends Influencing Freight Movement . 5 Planning Ahead for Freight . 6 Portland’s Freight Master Plan . 7 Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan and the Transportation System Plan . 9 Coordination With Other Freight Mobility Plans and Programs . 10 2. SETTING THE COURSE . .11 Introduction . 11 Assessing the Freight System . 11 A Course of Action . 15 3. POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES . 17 Introduction . 17 Policy Framework . 17 Relationship to Portland Transportation’s System Plan . 19 Relationship to Other City Documents . 19 Comprehensive Plan Policies for Freight . 20 The Freight System . 21 4. IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN . 25 Introduction . 25 Actions and Activities . 25 Moving Ahead . 27 Monitoring Success . 27 5. FREIGHT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS . 29 Introduction . 29 What is a Freight Improvement? . 29 Types of Freight Improvements . 29 Setting Infrastructure Priorities . 30 Freight Infrastructure Improvements . 30 Funding the Freight System . 40 6. TRUCKS AND STREET DESIGN . ..