8 • The Southwest Portland Post NEWS December 2012 Neighbors learn disaster preparation; Progress continues on Red Electric Trail HILLSDALE NOTEBOOK By Jillian Daley The Southwest Portland Post Hillsdale Neighborhood Emergency Team member John Morris told neigh- bors there’s one thing about disasters that everyone should know. “I think at this point, most people know that if there is a disaster, you’re not going to call 911 – they’re not go- ing to come, at least not for a week,” Morris said at a presentation before the Hillsdale Neighborhood Association last month. He recommended to the gathering of more than 20 people that they keep an emergency stock of food and water. He added that freeze-dried food is a good option, but some brands may need more water than others, so it’s best to read labels carefully. One neighbor at the meeting piped up to say that it’s best to keep a vehicle’s gas tank full because fuel may not be available after a major disaster. Oregon is on a fault line, and experts have for years said there could be a ma- jor earthquake in the near future. Morris said such a disaster has the potential to kill thousands of people and level tens of thousands of buildings statewide. Most Oregon buildings, however, will stand strong, and so will many of the people in them if they know what measures to take before, during and after the quake, says the Oregon Emer- gency Management booklet that Morris brought to the meeting. For more information, visit the OEM website at www.oregon.gov/omd/oem. Neighborhood Greenways budget could pay for Cheltenham improvements Also at the Hillsdale meeting, Don Baack, chairman of the SW Trails PDX community group, said neighbors will send a letter to the city requesting an extended shoulder on Southwest Chel- tenham Court to make it safer for pe- destrians and bicycles heading uphill. 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Baack said im- provements could be paid for with the construction bud- Neighborhood Emergency Teams member John Morris gave get for Neighbor- a presentation on disaster preparedness during last month's hood Greenways. Hillsdale Neighborhood Association meeting. (Post photo G r e e n w a y s a r e by Jillian Daley) streets with low He distributed freshly made copies of traffic volume that give priority to pe- a brochure detailing Portland’s Red destrian and bicycle traffic. Electric Trail, which follows part of the “Federal studies have shown route of Southern Pacific’s “Red Elec- that extended shoulders cost tric” interurban passenger train, which a fraction of the cost of full side- ran early in the 20 th Century. walks but provide about 80 percent Once complete, the in-progress proj- of the safety benefits,” Baack said. ect will connect Washington County, Southwest Portland and the Willamette River with a series of bridges and trails for bicyclists and pedestrians. 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