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The Southwest Portland Post
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Portland, OR 97206
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Village parking problems
could be solved with new
striping
Regarding “Multnomah Village
Greenstreet Project now scheduled for
completion July 22,” by Erik Vidstand,
The Post, July 2013.
Between Southwest 35th and 36th
[avenues] the new sidewalks and
bio-swales are finishing up and
the temporary striping has been
installed. I would like to address
several items in and about this area.
On the south side of Capitol
Highway the parallel parking has
several four-foot gaps between
parking spaces. These gaps as well
[as] spacing at the ends of the block
eliminate at least one and maybe
two parking spaces in an already
parking short area.
If these are left-over from the
street design when they would
have included tree extensions,
[then] that should be addressed and
eliminated.
If they are for pedestrian access,
then I ask if crosswalks will be
installed at each and how will this
work crossing into angled parking
on the north side? And won’t this
encourage jay-walking?
The limited parking during this
construction project has also high-
lighted several parking problems
that could be solved with some
striping
On Capitol Highway west
of SW 36th (7880 block)
there are two curb faces.
The north one contains space for
two cars.
It currently is unmarked and we
have seen repeated cases of cars
being parked up to 24 inches from
the curb, intruding into traffic,
interfering with TriMet bus turns,
and pushing traffic into the oncom-
ing lane.
The south curb face needs to have
the last parking space on the west
end defined as people park onto the
viaduct and at excessive distances
from the curb.
The east end of that curb face
needs to have the last space end
marking pushed westward about
four feet to allow vehicles coming
up SW 36th from Multnomah Bou-
levard better visibility of cars com-
ing eastward on Capitol Highway.
I am told by the project contrac-
tor that the City [of Portland] will
review the current striping and
markings and make permanent
adjustments within 30 days. While
the crews are here for that part of
the project I ask that those additions
[be made] to the existing project.
Bryan H. Ackler
Multnomah Village
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