June 2017
NEWS
The Southwest Portland Post • 5
Saltzman joins steering committee; light rail project still needs $2 billion
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PLAN
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
The last time the Southwest Corridor
Plan steering committee met, Barack
Obama was still president, Steve
Novick was the city representative,
and the rainy season had just begun.
Now, six months later, President
Donald Trump is threatening to cut off
federal funds to projects in sanctuary
cities, of which Portland is one,
City Commissioner Dan Saltzman
replaced Novick, and the summer
sun is soon to come.
Metro Councilor Craig Dirksen,
co-chair, was going to introduce the
two new members but they were not
in attendance. Ken Gibson, the new
mayor of King City, had a conflict and
Saltzman was absent.
Matt Grumm, Saltzman’s senior
policy advisor, said Saltzman, who is
the new head of the Portland Bureau
of Transportation, is very excited to
be on the steering committee and
had been busy with the city budget
negotiations.
“Commissioner Saltzman,” Grumm
said, “is supportive of additional
state funds to help cover cost of the
light rail project.”
Metro project manager Chris Ford
gave a brief update on the project
and said steering committee meetings
would be every other month, then
every month in the fall as the project
ramps up.
“Last December the draft
environmental impact study began,”
Ford said. “There are still decisions to
be made such as whether the light rail
would begin on Barbur Boulevard or
Naito Parkway.”
According to Ford, the study is still
on schedule to wrap up by the end
of the year.
Ford discussed the Ross Island
bridgehead project which would
allow for better connections to the
bridge.
Still under review are options
to Marquam Hill, whether the
light rail would continue along
Barbur Boulevard or run adjacent
to Interstate 5, and connections
to Portland Community College
Sylvania.
“More traffic studies are needed on
Barbur,” Ford said. “This information
will come later than other issues.”
Ford went on to explain that the
National Environmental Policy Act
requires federal agencies to assess
the environmental effects of their
proposed actions prior to making
decisions.
“NEPA objectives help officials
understand environmental
consequences, inform the public,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
t h e F e d e r a l Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Administration and historical groups
with various components of the
project,” Ford said.
M e t ro h a s h a d t o c o m p a re
alternatives to a future without a
light rail scenario in the year 2035.
The forecast foresees major traffic
congestion, crumbling infrastructure,
and inadequate active transportation
alternatives.
“Active transportation focuses on
getting people out of their vehicles,”
Grumm said. “The commissioner
A crosswalk has recently been added at Southwest Alice Street and Barbur Boulevard
for public safety and in anticipation of a future light rail line.
(Photo courtesy of Metro)
supports this whole heartedly.”
“Everything is running smoothly,”
Ford said, “but we’re only at five
percent of design.”
Ford warned that
potential issues might
arise like a wetland in
the right-of-way or other
issues that may stall the
progress.
In July, the steering
committee will discuss
the connection options
to PCC Sylvania. In
September, the topic
will be whether to align
light rail along Barbur
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