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About The Multnomah Village post. (Portland, Or.) 1992-2007 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 2007)
T R R A N S P O R T A T I O N E P O R T How Would Additional Funding Benefit My SU NS ET SU NS ET HWY B LV D SET HREY SUN U MP SW H W S SW T he following are examples of possible projects in your neighborhood. Projects were selected based on specified criteria which ensure improvements to safety and infrastructure management — saving the most lives while maximizing the use of our public resources. Possible projects were chosen to be equitably and efficiently allocated across the city. HW Y Possible Projects -- Safety / Paving / Signal Rehabs / Defic HW Y SW PATTON RD To view the citywide list of projects go to www.portlandonline.com Preventing Injuries and Deaths REDUCE CRASHES AT HIGH CRASH INTERSECTIONS SW B-H HWY & 50th Ave RD UC K SH AT T SW Priority projects in your neighborhood — Stephenson Elementary, Maplewood Elementary, Markham Elementary, Ainsworth Elementary, Hayhurst Elementary, St. Claire. (An increase in funding would allow all of Portland schools to be served by the Safer Routes to School Program over the next ten years) SW B-H HWY & 35th Ave SW CAMERON RD Hayhurst Elementary S.W. CAP (Histo SW VERMONT ST SW VER ◆ Add sidewalks ◆ Speed bumps to slow traffic ◆ Median islands and curb extensions for safer street crossings ◆ Identification and mapping of safe routes ◆ Teach kids to walk and bicycle safely SW MULTNOMAH BLVD SW 45TH AVE Maplewood Elementary ADD SAFE CROSSINGS NEAR TRANSIT, BUSINESSES AND PARKS S.W. CAPITOL HIGHWAY WY OL H (Historic Eligible) APIT C SW Priority projects in your neighborhood — SW Barbur Blvd & 13th Ave, SW Barbur Blvd & Luradel St., SW BH Hwy & 35th Ave., SW BH Hwy & 42nd Ave., SW BH Hwy & 50th Ave., SW BH Hwy & 62nd Ave., SW Barbur Blvd & 11240 SW Barbur Blvd. Add pedestrian islands at locations with the following characteristics: ◆ Improve safe crossings at major arterial roads ◆ Traffic calming (including green streets) ◆ Signage and striping SW 62ND AVE SW TAYLORS FERRY RD SW Barbur Blvd & Luradel St. SW Barbur Blvd & @11240 ADD SIDEWALKS TO BUSY STREETS Priority projects in your neighborhood — SW Hamilton, SW Dosch, SW Vermont, SW Terwilliger, SW Taylors Ferry, SW Garden Home, SW Shattuck, SW Lesser, SW Pomona, SW Boones Ferry, SW Marquam Hill, SW Patton, SW Humphrey, SW Fairmount VD Markham Elementary SW LE SS ER SW 35TH AVE Priority projects in your neighborhood — Specific locations not yet defined BL SW SW 49TH AVE CREATE FAMILY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL ROUTES (BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN BOULEVARDS) UR RB BA SW 61ST AVE ◆ Dangerous crossings ◆ Proximity to bus stops, parks, schools, and businesses ◆ Presence of seniors and kids NS IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS SU SW B-H HWY & 42nd Ave SW ◆ Engineering improvements: increasing visibility of signals, signage and striping changes, and consolidating driveways ◆ Installation of red light cameras and other enforcement SW DOSCH RD Priority projects in your neighborhood — None identified yet Stephenson Elementary SW S RD BO O S NE R FE SW ◆ Add sidewalks or alternative paths along busy arterials ◆ Prioritized projects based on needs of children and the elderly as well as access to business areas, transit, parks, and schools PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS Priority projects in your neighborhood — $50,000 would be allocated annually for priority safety projects identified by neighborhood and business associations ◆ Crosswalks ◆ Traffic calming ◆ Safety education INCREASE ENFORCEMENT OF RECKLESS DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS Priority projects in your neighborhood — I-5 ◆ Increasing enforcement of reckless /drunk driving on these heavily used facilities will reduce fatalities and injuries. (Currently, State Police do not patrol state highways or the interstate system within Portland’s city limits) Arterial in poor condition Prior to adding sid children walk to sc the street