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Transportation Committee

The Transportation Committee acts as a forum in the community for improvement of the transportation system in SW Portland in all its modes: auto, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, even freight. More specifically, the committee:

  • Lobbies the city for infrastructure improvements for the above transportation modes.
  • Works with neighborhoods to resolve local problems like speeding and inappropriate speed limits.
  • Supports the community in infrastructure planning projects like the Barbur Streetscape Plan and Capitol Highway Plan.
  • Participates in city and regional transportation system planning like the city’s Transportation System Plan and Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan.
  • Recommends actions and positions, as appropriate, to the SWNI Board.

 

View the 2011-2012 Action Plan

 

Monthly Reports

January 2012
December 2011

 

Meetings

The SWNI Transportation Committee meets the third Monday of every month, except January and February, in which it meets the 3rd Wednesday due to MLK and Presidents Day holidays.
Time:      7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
Contact:  Roger Averbeck, Transportation Committee Chair, 503-679-1447 transportation@swni.org or
               Leonard Gard, SWNI Program Manager, 503-823-4592 leonard@swni.org

 

View 2012 meeting dates

 

 

2012 Meeting Agendas and Minutes

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2011 Meeting Agendas and Minutes

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2010 Meeting Minutes

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Current Activities

 

Burlingame Trunk Sewer Project

Environmental Services is replacing the 50-year-old Burlingame Trunk Sewer in SW Multnomah Boulevard between SW 31st and Interstate 5 with a larger diameter pipe. Car and Bike detours and project updates can be found at the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services website.
 
 

Southwest Corridor Plan 

Find out about the comprehensive planning effort to create livable and sustainable communities along the corridor between Portland, Tigard and Sherwood through integrated community investments in land use and transportation.
Read more at www.oregonmetro.gov.
View a map of the SW Corridor.
Read about the Barbur Concept Plan at portlandonline.

 
 

SW Barbur and SW Capitol Highway at I-5 Safety Study

The Oregon Dept. of Transportation and Portland Bureau of Transportation are conducting a safety study of this intersection and potential projects to improve safety of motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists traveling through the area. ODOT and PBOT discussed some preliminary safety solutions with the Transportation Committee on December 20, 2010. The City of Portland designated SW Barbur Blvd. as a high-crash corridor in 2010 and the transportation committee anticipates that solutions will be identified and funded in the near future.

 

Infill Sidewalks on Arterials

The City of Portland has allocated funding from the new fees enacted by the 2009 Oregon Legislature (HB 2001) to construct sidewalks on the busier streets (called “arterials”) in Portland where they are most needed. Approximately $16 million will be available citywide for improvements. SWNI is working with its neighborhood associations to identify the arterials that we will recommend to the City as our highest priorities. SWNI has previously identified SW Capitol Highway, SW Barbur Blvd. and the Red Electric Trail as the highest priority streets that need pedestrian and bicycle improvements. This project will look at the other arterials in SW Portland that also need pedestrian and bicycle improvements.

 

West Portland Crossroads Community Forum 


The SWNI Transportation and Land Use Committees Co-sponsored a Community Forum on March 15, 2010 to encourage local residents and businesses to meet with elected officials and decisionmakers and discuss plans underway that will affect the Crossroads over the next twenty years. Here are some documents related to the Community Forum.

 

Capitol Highway Refinement Plan

The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is planning improvements along SW Capitol Highway from Multnomah Boulevard to Taylors Ferry Road, as described in the 1996 Capitol Highway Plan. Serving as a linkage between Multnomah Village and West Portland, a major challenge will be incorporating stormwater facilities, sidewalks and bike lanes, while retaining its rural feel. Other changes include intersection realignment and traffic safety improvements.

 

Portland's Next Generation Bike Boulevards

Portland's Bureau of Transportation is building the next generation of bicycle boulevards throughout the city. This new bouldvard extends from SW Terwilliger to SW Shattuck near Alpenrose Dairy, along SW Vermont and SW Illinois Streets for most of the route. The major focus for funds along this route will be the crossings of Terwilliger, the intersection of Vermont and Capitol Highway, transition from SW 45th Avenue to SW Vermont, and stretches of Vermont Street with unimproved shoulders to provide a walkable and bikeable space.

 

Southwest Community Plan

 
 
 

Letters and other Documents