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2 • The Southwest Portland Post TRANSPORTATION NEWS November 2012 Barbur Concept Plan subject of November 29 open house By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post The Bureau of Planning and Sustain- ability has prepared preliminary rec- ommendations for the Barbur Concept Plan, which will provide a direction for future development along Southwest Barbur Boulevard and official action to help make it happen. They will be available for public viewing and comment at a public open house from 5:45 to 8 p.m. November 29 at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. According to project manager Jay Sugnet, the biggest issue the Plan airs is whether the Barbur Crossroads area, at the intersection of Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Capitol Highway, should retain its “Town Center” des- ignation calling for high intensity resi- dential and commercial development. “Not much has happened there,” Sugnet told The Post, and not much is likely to unless the area can be made more pedestrian-friendly. To that end, Sugnet says, “There’s no easy solu- tion no matter how much money you spend.” Elsewhere the Concept Plan calls for mixed use development at several points along the corridor at higher den- sity than it currently has but not the highest possible. The only major signifi- cant zone changes are on the northern end at Southwest Kelley Avenue; else- where there are “overlays” to facilitate and guide development. The Plan also recommends a vari- ety of transportation improvements, including new traffic signals, and a new Interstate 5 access at Southwest 26th Avenue. Whether there will be a future light rail line, and other major transportation project, on Barbur will be decided by another project, Metro’s Southwest Corridor Project. Barbur Demonstration Project “in the cue” for sidewalks The Barbur Demonstration Project, which would add sidewalks and bike paths to Barbur Boulevard between Southwest 19 th and 26 th avenues, moved forward last month toward potential funding. The Oregon Department of Trans- portation, which will select projects for funding, has “invited” Portland to apply for a grant for the project, one of three transportation projects in this city so favored. This does not guarantee funding – ODOT has “invited” applications for 80 such projects statewide – but it does mean the Barbur Boulevard project is “in the cue,” Southwest Neighbor- hoods, Inc. president Marianne Fitzger- ald told The Post. A decision should be forthcoming in early 2013, she said. A revised plan calls for a new side- walk and bike path on the south side of Barbur Boulevard, west of the Original Pancake House and adjacent to the Interstate 5 ramp, Fitzgerald said. However, the revised plan may cut a proposed reconfiguration of Barbur’s intersection with Southwest Spring Garden Road, she said. It will include “at least two new marked crosswalks,” she said. The demonstration project’s estimated cost is between $800,000 and $1.2 million. Deeper Sedation Dentistry... Dr. Little at West Hills Family Dental Center now offers DEEP SEDATION DENTISTRY. It’s MORE EFFECTIVE than just a pill. BEFORE AND AFTER: A current view, plus a futuristic view, of Southwest 13th Avenue facing east toward Barbur Boulevard. (Photos courtesy of Jay Sugnet, Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability) Multnomah Boulevard sidewalk project will include pedestrian crossing at 25 th Avenue The Multnomah Sidewalk Project will soon install new walkways on South- west Multnomah Boulevard between 22 nd and 34 th avenues. Residential & Intermediate Alzheimer’s Care Its about what we can do, not what we can’t. According to Moses Ross of the Multnomah Neighborhood Associa- tion, the project will feature a sidewalk on the north side of the street. On the south side there will be a “multi-use” path shared by pedestrians and bicyclists, and separated from the road way a 3.5 inch swale. 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