2 • The Southwest Portland Post
EDITORIAL
November 2011
Multnomah NA responds to planned Safeway redevelopment
The Southwest Portland Post
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Portland, OR 97206
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The Multnomah Neighborhood
Association, at a regularly scheduled
monthly meeting, discussed the Bar-
bur Blvd. Safeway redevelopment
and with unanimous vote, we are
responding to the planned redevel-
opment.
We are very appreciative to Safe-
way for choosing a final site design
complementary to our neighborhood
and for their receptiveness to our
community input. We are excited to
see the inclusion of this new retail
development in our community.
We are also very pleased to see that
the selection of truck routes is aligned
with our neighborhoods desires. The
selection of the primary route con-
necting Safeway trucks to Olesen
Road via Multnomah Blvd. was our
preference as well.
We would also like to commend
Safeway for their work on incorpo-
rating safer bus transit stops and
sidewalks in and around their site. It
is very important to our community
that we have the safe options of walk-
ing, biking and taking mass transit to
do our shopping.
We do have some concerns that we
would like to be on record as part of
the redevelopment plans.
First, we are concerned about the
increased traffic along SW Capitol
Hill Road and of the planned increase
of traffic from Barbur Boulevard and
from the residential neighborhood
leading to the Safeway. We are not
aware of any new traffic surveys
being done to track the residential
traffic.
Also, we feel the residential traffic
needs better/adequate notification of
the change of the traffic pattern, es-
pecially because Safeway trucks will
be turning into the store near a blind
curve near SW Falcon.
A solution we propose is an alterna-
tive loading dock truck traffic pattern.
The change would reverse the loading
docks and enter the loading dock off
of the Multnomah Blvd. fly ramp.
This would allow Safeway trucks to
exit the property on Capitol Hill Road
via a right hand turn and then proceed
either north or south on Barbur Boule-
vard. This would virtually eliminate
most of our traffic safety concerns.
Second, we have concerns about
pedestrian and cyclist safety at that
particular intersection of SW Falcon
and Capitol Hill Road. That section of
road had at one time been designated
as a city walkway, but still is in need
of sidewalk and bike lane improve-
ments. These improvements would
make this road much more conducive
for local residents to safely access
Safeway.
Third, we ask for clarification of
the ODOT decision to not mark the
pedestrian crosswalk with “crossing
stripes” at the Barbur Boulevard slip
lane to Multnomah Boulevard. We
feel that marking the walkway clearly
would help to slow traffic and make
for a safer walking environment for
residents.
We are very appreciative of Safeway
for their receptiveness and open-
ness with the neighborhood in re-
gards to the planned improvements.
Safeway has been a valued part of
the Multnomah neighborhood for
decades and has always been a good
neighbor.
Thank you for the opportunity to
provide our input to this project and
look forward to a new store in our
community.
Moses J. Ross, Chair
Multnomah Neighborhood Association
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