As of 10/07 thanks to PDOT and volunteers almost all of SW Hamilton is now complete. Just some final sweeping will be needed once the leaves and needles are done falling off the trees.
Wed November 21st - Victor Fall Touch Up on SW Hamilton SW34th~4000block
Victor shoveled and swept off mostly needles between SW34th and just past SW39th from 10am to Noon. Still some needles and leaves falling; so will try again on the 2nd consecutive dry day in Dec. To be notified by email of next event subscribe to the BNA-HSPi email list .
Sunday October 7th - David, Ann & Dave Taylor, Angy & Greg Smith, and Victor - SW Shattuck and Lowell
Cleaned up the largest patch of Ivy yet (filled 2 yard debris cans and several Yard Debris bags) and extended out to the fog line. Home owner David and his wife came out and helped and allowed us to put all the yard debris bags on their driveway for pickup. Not an hour after we completed this stretch I saw a group of three walkers take advantage of the newly uncovered walking area outside of the fog line. David said they would ask their gardening service to keep it cut back from now on. Thank You David and everyone who came out to help do this section. It was a great way to end this years clean up effort.
Before and After - The darker/damp part of the street was cleaned of ivy and extended even more to the right. Special thank you to home owners Angy and Greg Smith for allowing us to put the 10+ bags of yard debris by their curb for pickup. Back row: David, Dave, Angy, front row Ann.
Thursday September 27th - Victor just East of Shattuck
With rains predicted for Friday and Sunday, I decided to go out and get this section which has often flooded in the past cleared in the hopes that more water would run off the street, as well as recover some lost pavement.
Before and After - Victor moved the rock and gravel but cut some channels to help drain water away from here.
Sunday September 23rd - Victor & David complete 42nd to 45th
Continued West on North side of Hamilton from just west of SW 42th to 45th.
Before and After - Home owner - Thank you David! - came out and helped cutback and remove the ivy from in front of his house.
Before and After - The City street washer truck (see below) had no where to push this material, Victor pitched it up and over the embankment with a shovel.
September 17 - PDOT Shoulder Crew
The PDOT Shoulder Crew cut back brush on the North side of Hamilton from about SW34th to SW 58th; and on the south side beautifully cleaned the sections between SW 60th and SW 58th, where there once was blackberry patch to the east of SW 58th, the road cut just west of SW 55th. That was followed by a street sweeper and or street washer which removed almost all the brush cuttings and cleaned off all of SW Hamilton from SW Dosch to 60th.
Before and After - Looking toward 60th.
Before and After - Looking up the road cut from 58th.
Before and After - Looking West across Columbia Creek towards 58th
Looking West & East Before, and West After at the stretch between 55th&57th.
Hamilton from Dosch to 60th hasn't been this safe for walking, running, and biking in years. A very big Thank You to PDOTs Mike Boyle, Gayle Wilson, and all the supervisors and crew members who did such a great job!
September 15 - Victor & Homeowners
Before and After - Looking West from SW39th. The homeowner here who has a bad shoulder gave permission to put ivy and blackberry cuttings onto a yard debris pile they have. The City had cleaned this once a while back, and he therefore thought they would do it again.
Before and After - 3700 Block - Shannon, Housemate, and Victor cleaned this section; ivy was put into yard debris can and bag that Shannon provided.
Before and After - Looking West towards SW Hamilton Ct.
Before and After - At corner of SW34th looking West.
September 13 - PDOT Shoulder Crew
also cleans ditches, and today they cleaned the ditch on the North side of Hamilton between SW 55th and SW 54th with a new piece of equipment that they are trying out.
One stretch between SW54th and SW55th that PDOT Shoulder Cleaning crew cleaned.
August 21st - Marina & Victor
cleaned both sides of Hamilton from Hamilto Ct to just west of SW 36th.
Before and After Marina & Victor cleared off this section just west of SW36th.
Spring - Home Owner
Before and after the home owner trimmed the plants and cleaned the pavement at his home at the Northwest corner of Hamilton and Shattuck. Thank you!
Special Thank You! to all you homeowners who keep your stretch of Hamilton and Shattuck clean each year! If every homeowner did the same this volunteer effort and Web page would not be required!