6 • The Southwest Portland Post
Parking Problems in Multnomah
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publicize the list.”
Snedecor suggested that signs should
be posted in all stores encouraging
employees and customers to bike,
walk, or take the bus if they are able;
to remind everyone of the on-street
parking time limits; and that free
parking is available at the Multnomah
Center.
Back at the Fusion Hair Salon,
Marshall, and her mother, Adrienne,
the other co-owner, continued the
discussion. They’ve seen it all during
their 11 years at their salon.
“The parking issues are complaint
driven,” Marshall sighed, “so you don’t
see them (enforcement officers) all that
often. Some people call; many don’t.”
“A lack of parking creates a domino
effect,” Adrienne added. “This
intersection (Southwest 36th Avenue
and Capitol Highway) becomes a
slapstick routine right out of a Laurel
and Hardy episode.
“Cars want to turn right, but then,
someone is pulling out of a spot. This
holds up traffic. Then folks coming
down 36th try to turn and it becomes
gridlock.”
Suddenly, a TriMet bus roared down
the viaduct into the village honking to
warn pedestrians. “Maybe an elderly
person won’t respond in time and then
what?!” said Adrienne.
Marshall said she has been calling
TriMet for 11 years.
“First responders have also had a
difficult time getting to an emergency,”
Marshall said.
C a s h G o rd o n a t O ’ C o n n o r ’ s
confirmed Marshall’s complaint. “This
has happened several times,” said
Gordon. “Between the new storm-
swales and the traffic, it took almost
45 minutes to get to the medical
emergency.
“Fortunately, the customer was with
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February 2015
a medical doctor at the time.”
What about metered parking?
“Yes!” both women shouted. “The
city is hungry for money.” As the
conversation ended, another TriMet
bus came barreling down the viaduct
into the village and honked.
Transportation bureau
responds to Post questions
about parking
Post reporter Erik Vidstrand contacted
Diane Dulken with the Portland Bureau
of Transportation. After researching
our questions with several city experts,
she responded as follows.
Q: There was a rumor that parking would
increase to four hours in some spaces?
A: There are no current plans to do
so. The city rarely installs four-hour
parking zones. A four-hour zone
largely defeats the goal of parking
turnover in support of local businesses.
Q: How does the city determine if a
vehicle is parked past the allotted time?
A: We currently use electronic
handheld devices, which allow us to
know which cars have stayed past the
time limit.
Q: What can be done about parking
violations?
A. If you see cars staying over the
time limit or parking illegally, give
Parking Enforcement a call and request
enforcement. If you can give license
plates of the vehicles, that really
helps. Call us at (503) 823-5195 and
follow the prompts.
Q: What happens when a new business
moves in? When one of the new owners was
asked about parking requirements, they said
that parking wasn’t required.
A: Parking requirements for new
Dec. 21, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, found the lower lot of the Multnomah
Arts Center with 36 empty spots while parking chaos was happening in the center of the
village. (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
developments are found in the zoning
code, Title 33.266. Capitol Highway
and 35th Avenue, and most of the
“heart” of Multnomah Village, is zoned
Storefront Commercial (CS).
I n t h e C S z o n e , c o m m e rc i a l
developments are not required to
provide off-street parking. Bureau
of Development Services manages
p a r k i n g re q u i re m e n t s f o r n e w
developments.
Portland also has very robust
programs for business owners to
mitigate employee parking through
transportation demand management
strategies. For more information, they
may call Steve Hoyt-McBeth at (503)
823-7191.
Q: Will parking meters appear in the
future?
A: While we don’t want to speculate
about the future, at this time the City
has no plans to expand meters into
Multnomah Village. If a proposal arises
in the future, it will be accompanied by
public outreach and public hearings.
Q: Visitors think there may not be any
ticketing since there are no meters. Does two
hours mean two hours?
A. Parking Enforcement Officers
enforce regulated parking throughout
the entire city – in metered and non-
metered areas. Yes, one hour means one
hour. Vehicles parked in excess of posted
time durations may receive a parking
ticket for that violation. (Operative
hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon. –
Sat., excluding city recognized holidays.)
Q: Will parking enforcement officers
start coming to Multnomah Village more
and more? Have there been a lot of tickets?
A: Parking Enforcement already
covers the village on a regular basis. We
do not currently have the ability to
determine how many citations are
written for a specific area of town.
For more information on city parking
issues, call (503) 823-5185 or click
on https://www.portlandoregon.
gov/transportation. To continue the
dialogue, join the Multnomah Village
Facebook page.
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