Contact
SWNI Transportation Committee Chair:Katherine Christensen, transportation-chair@swni.org

SWNI Transportation Committee members group: transportation-committee@swni.org
SWNI Transportation Committee 2019-2020 Action Plan
View Meeting Archives.

PBOT- Projects in the Pipeline
SW Portland- Full List

Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project

SW Corridor Light Rail Project update– SWNI Transportation Committee May 18th 2020

Trimet Project Page

  • Trimet Project Library
  • Projects Community Advisory, Steering Committee, and Community Activities and Meeting Page
  • Stations and Routes Page
  • Conceptual Design Report Page
  • Online Open House:Stations and Design
    Feedback due by March 27th

SW Corridor Light Rail Plan- Metro Project Page

Southwest In Motion (SWIM)

Southwest In Motion is a short-term refinement, prioritization and implementation strategy for planned active transportation investments in Southwest Portland. The final plan will identify a realistic 5-year active transportation action plan that provides basic walking and bicycling connectivity as well as access to transit improvements, where they are needed most.
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On December 4, 2019, City Council adopted Southwest in Motion (Resolution No. 37464):

The plan recommendations include:

  • Identification of priority short term walking and biking projects, such as bike lanes, sidewalks, shoulders, and neighborhood greenways.
  • List of short-term crossing enhancements, including enhanced and new crosswalk designs.
  • Discussion of other potential road safety enhancments, including walkable shoulders and traffic calming.
  • Promotion of key programs to support community-initiated projects, such as block parties, community plazas, and urban trails.
  • Policy recommendations to advance walking and biking in Southwest Portland.

SWIM Presentation

FOS SWIM

The voter approved work plan for Fixing Our Streets includes seed funding to implement the first round of Southwest in Motion recommendations. There are two project categories eligible for funding: $185,000 for Bike Lanes, and $552,000 for Crossing Improvements.  

ODOT- Barbur Crossroads Safety Project (Jughandle)- Design Phase

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is making safety improvements to the Barbur crossroads area where SW Barbur Blvd, SW Capitol Hwy and SW Taylors Ferry Rd meet. The project is expected to improve safety for travelers and reduce crashes in the area. This project includes many safety elements including a change to traffic operations to reduce vehicle crashes.

Project elements include:

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb ramps.
  • New pedestrian countdown signals.
  • Sidewalk improvements. 
  • A right turn lane for eastbound traffic on SW Taylors Ferry Rd approaching SW Barbur Blvd.
  • Removing the option to turn left from SW Capitol Hwy (northbound) onto SW Barbur Blvd or the I-5 South on-ramp.

The top priority of this project is to improve safety for people walking, rolling, biking and driving through the area. There have been more than 160 crashes in the intersection since 2007, at least 16% of which are related to northbound traffic on SW Capitol Hwy turning left onto SW Barbur Blvd or the I-5 southbound freeway onramp.

ODOT Project website

Barbur Jughandle image

Regional Flexible Funding for Transportation Projects- Metro

Help decide how to make the best use of federal funds for transportation projects in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.

The cities and counties of greater Portland have submitted 23 project proposals to be considered for an estimated $43 million in available federal transportation funds to improve walking, biking, taking transit and moving freight. 

2018 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)-Metro

The Regional Transportation Plan is a blueprint to guide investments for all forms of travel – motor vehicle, transit, bicycle and walking – and the movement of goods and freight throughout the Portland metropolitan region. The plan identifies current and future transportation needs, investments needed to meet those needs and what funds the region expects to have available over the next 25 years to make those investments a reality. 
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Metro RTP presentation 12/18/2017 SWNI Transportation Committee meeting
Metro RTP site
Metro RTP Survey
Metro RTP Interactive map of projects submitted for public review
Metro Draft 2018 RTP Project list (all projects)

Public Meeting Archives

View the Transportation Committee PUBLIC Meeting Documentsarchives on Google Drive.

Transportation Committee logo

Letters

LTIC Conditional support letter
LTIC Cap letter  
LTIC NA BA letter
Barbur Demo letter

Maps

Barbur Demo, Potential alternatives map
SW Corridor, Potential Station Access Projects map

Safety Steps, A Survival Guide for Pedestrian Safety ODOT

SW Corridor Light Rail Plan- Trimet Project Page

  • Trimet Project Library
  • Projects Community Advisory, Steering Committee, and Community Activities and Meeting Page
  • Stations and Routes Page
  • Conceptual Design Report Page
  • Online Open House:Stations and Design
    Feedback due by March 27th

Transportation System Plan (TSP)

TSP Stage 2-Adopted Website
Major Project list
Interactive citywide map of TSP projects
How projects make it into the TSP

SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village to West Portland

  • PBOT project website
  • PBOT has released a new draft cross section concepts for Capital Highway 
  • Capitol Hwy. Corridor Stormwater Concept Design
  • Contact PBOT Capital Project Manager Steve Szigethy:
    Steve.szigethy@portlandoregon.gov
    503.823.5117

Public Meeting Archives

View the Transportation Committee PUBLIC Meeting Documentsarchives on Google Drive.

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