March 2014
NEWS/CALENDAR
COMMUNITY LIFE
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
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A grassroots traffic-calming campaign hopes to get attention of drivers approaching West
Hills Learning Center on Capitol Highway. (Photo courtesy of Moses Ross)
Multnomah traffic-calming campaign
aims to get attention of drivers
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
James Nobles is tired of drivers not
paying attention to the speed limit in
Multnomah Village. His car was hit
while pulling out of the West Hills
Learning Center. No one was hurt.
Years ago, another parent was hit as
well and fought the city to get the speed
limit lowered. Despite efforts to slow
drivers down, vehicles still drive much
higher than the speed limit.
“[The speed limit is] 25 miles per
hour from the Hoot Owl Market until
the village limit,” Nobles said at the
February meeting of the Multnomah
Neighborhood Association. “Then it
becomes 20!”
Nobles contacted Southwest Neigh-
borhoods, Inc. who in turn contacted
Sharon White, pedestrian advocate
from the Portland Bureau of Transpor-
tation.
White said that for every six safety
pledges completed by area residents
and staff members, one “Slow Down”
lawn sign would be provided to the
community.
Over one hundred pledges were
gathered from neighbors nearby and
parents from the West Hills Learning
Center spearheaded by Nobles.
Then, a test run of the Multnomah
Safety Vigil action plan went into ef-
fect in mid-February. Permission was
granted by property owners.
A dozen signs were placed along
Capitol Highway (“the Narrows”) from
Southwest Texas Street to Southwest
Miles Street reminding motorists to
slow down and drive the posted speed
limit.
Three volunteers participated from
the sidewalk.
Volunteers from the neighborhood as-
sociation said they will move the signs
to Southwest 40th and Capitol Highway
and other areas where speeding has
created unsafe conditions for motorists,
pedestrians, and bicyclists.
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Hillsdale Neighborhood Asso-
ciation meets again on Wednesday,
March 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the Watershed
building, community room, 6388 SW
Capitol Hwy.
A representative from Metro is sched-
uled to give a 30-minute presentation
on the high capacity transit corridor
running through Hillsdale. Glenn
Bridger, transportation chair, will lead
a discussion about potential projects
related to the Southwest Corridor Plan.
Contact Mikal Apnes at 503-705-9777,
Mikal@windemere.com or visit www.
hna-pdx.com for more information.
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Southwest Urban Trails Walk is
Saturday, March 8. Meet behind
the Wilson High School bleachers
(Southwest Capitol Highway at Sunset
Boulevard) at 8:45 a.m. This will be a
seven-mile walk through the neighbor-
hoods and Trail #6. Bus rides can make
the walk shorter. Bring a snack, water,
and dress for weather. Well-behaved
dogs are allowed on leash only. Email
Sharon Fekety at fekety@hevanet.com
for details.
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Multnomah Neighborhood As-
sociation meets again on Tuesday,
March 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah
Arts Center, Room 30, 7688 SW Capitol
Hwy. Rich Newlands, manager of the
Multnomah Boulevard bicycle and
pedestrian project has been invited to
give an update. Expect reports on traf-
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fic calming, Woods Parks Advocates,
Southwest Corridor planning. Contact
Moses Ross, chair, mnachair@gmail.com
or 503-309-7985 for more information.
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Maplewood Neighborhood
Association meets again on
Wednesday, March 12 at 6:45 p.m. at
Maplewood Elementary School, 7452
SW 52 nd Ave. Congratulations are in
order. Friends of April Hill Park has
met its goal of raising $250,000 for
boardwalks and bridges. Elections of
board members are scheduled along
with regular business. Contact chair Jill
Gaddis via email maplewood@swni.org
for more information.
Southwest Corridor Plan design op-
tion workshop will be held on Wednes-
day, March 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at
the Wilson High School cafeteria, 1151
SW Vermont St. Currently more than
50 design options for the Southwest
Corridor are being considered. Metro
planners would like to narrow that
down. Similar workshops will be held
this month in Tigard and Tualatin. Visit
Metro’s website www.oregonmetro.
gov for more information.
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Rehabilitation of the New-
bury and Vermont bridges
along Barbur Boulevard is the subject
of an open house presented by the
Oregon Department of Transporta-
tion on Wednesday, March 19, from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Mittleman Jewish
Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol
Hwy. Contact Susan Hanson, ODOT
community affairs coordinator at 503-
731-3490, susan.c.hanson3@odot.state.
or.us or visit www.oregon.gov/odot for
more information.