Community members,
We are pleased to provide a summary of last week’s Street Services Coordination Center’s activity. This is a collaborative team that streamlines services offered to those living outside and to expedite homelessness related cleanup efforts throughout Portland in a compassionate manner. Our team is comprised of the Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program, Fire & Rescue, police, transportation, parks and recreation, and Multnomah County. Together we’ve taken a collective approach to remove campsites that pose the highest risk to health and safety.
Shelter referrals
The Street Services Coordination Center has designated shelter beds available to those impacted by campsite removals. We have offered shelter beds to thousands of people experiencing homelessness since April 2022. The data below only represents the number of people who said they were interested in a shelter referral last week and a call was made to determine availability.
- 24 people expressed an interest in a shelter referral
- 15 people accepted shelter referrals
- 10 people used a shelter bed for at least one night
- Total shelter referrals since April 11, 2022: 1069
- Total people who have used a shelter bed: 426
Campsite assessment, cleanup and removal highlights
The Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program assesses reported campsites, picks up garbage, provides resource referrals, and removes sites that pose health and safety risks. Using empathy and innovation, we minimize the impacts of homelessness while partner programs expand long-term access to safe, affordable housing.
From October 17 - 23, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:
- Received 2955new campsite reports (214 were regarding three locations along SE Powell Blvd); including 480 reports of people living in vehicles
- Observed about 468 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations and including vehicle campsites
- Assessed approximately 624campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
- Removed 87 campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property
Summary
- Shelter referrals offered: 24
- Shelter referrals accepted: 15
- Shelter beds used: 10
- Campsite reports received: 2955
- Total active campsites observed: 468
- Campsite assessments: 624
- Campsites removed: 87
See all campsite locations reported last week.
See all campsite locations reported during the last 12 weeks.
North Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- N Victory at I-5 NB off ramp (2)
- N Victory Blvd (south)
- N Schmeer, underneath I-5
- N Schmeer MUP
- N Oberlin, west of N Macrum
- N Minnesota and N Killingsworth
- N Chautauqua and N Alaska-Kiska
- N Alaska, near University Park
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- N Alma and N Willamette
- N Union Ct at N MLK
- Delta Park Dog Park
- N Victory Blvd (north)
- I-5 NB on ramp at N Victory
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Marine Dr
- N Schmeer, west of I-5
- N Denver and N Schmeer
- N Larrabee and N Hancock
- I-5 NB off ramp to N Skidmore
- Failing St Pedestrian Bridge (1)
- Failing St Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Northeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- Big 4 Corners South (1)
- Big 4 Corners - Oak Knoll
- NE Oregon, underneath I-5
- NE Multnomah, underneath I-5
- NE 7th and NE Oregon
- NE Halsey, east of NE 10th
- NE 17th and NE Argyle
- NE 17th and NE Argyle-Columbia
- NE 38th Pl, off NE Sandy (a)
- NE Hancock and NE Sandy triangle
- I-84 EB, east of NE 57th and NE Sandy
- NE 95th, north of NE Wygant
- Near Providence Parking lot at Gateway
- NE 96th and NE Sandy
- NE 111th and NE Sandy
- NE 116th and NE Sandy
- NE 131st Pl and NE Sandy
- NE 141st and NE Sandy
- NE 142nd and NE Sandy
- NE 143rd and NE Sandy
- NE 145th-148th and NE Sandy
- NE 150th and NE Sandy
- NE 158th and NE Sandy
- NE 160th and NE Sandy
- NE 162nd and NE Sandy
- NE Marine Dr at I-205 NB
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- Big 4 Corners South (2)
- NE Grand and NE Lloyd
- NE 6th and NE Oregon
- NE 16th and NE Lloyd
- NE 31st and NE Wasco
- NE Clackamas, west of NE 33rd
- I-84 EB off ramp to NE 33rd
- I-84 EB, north of NE 35th and NE Halsey
- NE 42nd and NE Weidler
- NE 82nd and NE Webster
- NE 82nd and NE Columbia loop
- NE 82nd off ramp to NE Columbia
- NE Killingsworth ramp to NE 82nd NB
- I-205 NB, north of E Burnside (cage)
- I-205 MUP from E Burnside-NE Glisan
- NE 97th and E Burnside
- NE 97th and NE Glisan
- NE 99th and E Burnside
- NE 100th and NE Glisan
- Cross Levy
- Cross Levy East
Southeast Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- Eastbank Esplanade, north of SE Clay
- SE 63rd-64th and SE Powell
- SE 65th and SE Powell
- SE 66th and SE Powell
- SE 80th and SE Alder
- SE 80th-82nd and SE Rhine
- SE 81st and SE Alder
- SE 81st and SE Stark
- SE 81st and SE Washington
- SE 84th and SE Washington-Stark alley
- Berrydale Park
- SE 89th and SE 90th Pl
- SE 91st and E Burnside
- I-205 MUP at E Burnside
- I-205 NB on ramp at SE Foster
- I-205 NB off ramp to SE Foster
- I-205 SB on ramp from SE Woodstock
- SE 96th and SE Knight
- SE 97th and SE Woodstock island
- SE Mt Scott and SE Knapp
- SE Knapp St (1)
- SE Knapp St (2)
- SE Knapp St (3)
- SE 100th and SE Knapp
- SE 103rd and SE Knapp
- SE Henderson and SE Knapp
- SE 120th-128th and E Burnside
- SE 148th and SE Division-Woodward
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- I-5 underneath E Burnside
- Eastbank Esplanade, south of SE Clay
- SE 3rd and SE Yamhill
- Morrison Bridge on ramp from SE MLK
- Hawthorne Bridge on ramp from SE MLK
- SE MLK and SE Hawthorne
- SE Grand and SE Yamhill
- SE 4th and SE Division Pl
- SE 6th and SE Ivon
- SE 8th and SE Yamhill
- SE 9th-10th and SE Yamhill
- SE 26th and SE Steel
- SE 26th and SE Harold
- SE 26th and SE Reedway
- SE 14th and SE Pine
- SE 26th and SE Tenino
- SE Tacoma and SE Tenino
- SE 26th and SE Tacoma
- SE 33rd Ave and SE Powell
- SE 33rd Pl and SE Powell
- SE 33rd-35th and SE Francis
- SE 34th and SE Powell-Francis
- SE 34th and SE Francis
- SE 35th and SE Powell (1)
- SE 35th and SE Powell (2)
- SE 45th and SE Madison
- SE 49th and SE Hawthorne
- SE 49th and SE Clay
- SE 60th-61st and SE Powell
- SE 66th and SE Powell
- SE 67th and SE Powell
- SE 74th-75th and SE Powell
- SE 79th and SE Powell
- SE 80th-82nd and SE Rhine
- SE 83rd and SE Holgate-Schiller (1)
- SE 83rd and SE Holgate-Schiller (2)
- SE 88th and SE Malden
- SE 89th, near SE 90th Pl
- SE 91st and SE Knapp
- SE 92nd and SE Caruthers
- SE 94th and SW Boise
- SE 94th and SE Yamhill-Taylor
- SE 95th and SE Foster underpass
- SwCT from SE 92nd-MUP
- Steele St Pedestrian Bridge
- SE Powell underneath I-205
- I-205 SB off ramp to SE Stark
- I-205 NB near SE Boise
- SE 96th and SE Cora
- SE 96th and SE Holgate
- SE 96th and SE Lincoln
- SE 96th cul-de-sac
- SwCT from SE Luther-SE Harney
- SwCT from SE Harney-SE 82nd
- SwCT at SE 82nd
- West Lents Floodplain
- SE Lambert St near Lambert Field
- Lambert Field
- SwCT from SE Lambert-SE Flavel
- SwCT from SE Flavel-92nd
- SwCT from SE 92nd-MUP
- SwCT-SE Flavel, east of I-205
- SE Mt Scott Blvd cul-de-sac
- SE 122nd and SE Madison
- SE 136th-137th and SE Clinton
- SE 138th and SE Division-Clinton
- SE 160th, north of SE Alder
Southwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- Burnside Bridge, west side
- SW 3rd and SW Oak
- SW 5th and SW Harvey Milk
- SW 6th and SW Pine
- SW 17th and SW Alder
- Campbell Fountain
- SW 18th, underneath Hwy 26
- I-405 WB ramp from Marquam Bridge
- S Macadam Ave ramp to S Kelly Ave
- S Harbor and SW Naito-S Harrison
- SW Naito and SW Harrison
- SW Naito to S Barbur
- SW Barbur Ct NB
- I-5 SB off ramp to SW Barbur
- I-5 NB on ramp from SW Spring Garden
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- SW Naito and SW Harvey Milk-Pine
- SW 2nd-3rd and SW Oak-Pine
- I-405 to Hwy 26 WB
- I-405 SB on ramp from SW Broadway
- S Meade and SW Naito Pkwy Frontage Rd
Northwest Portland
The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:
- Chinese Garden, all sides
- NW 3rd and W Burnside-NW Couch
- NW 4th and NW Everett-Flanders
- NW 4th and NW Glisan
- NW 5th and NW Couch-Davis
- NW 5th-6th and NW Flanders
- NW 6th and NW Davis
- NW 6th-Broadway and NW Davis
- NW 8th and NW Couch
- NW 14th and NW Couch-Davis
Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:
- NW 6th-Broadway and NW Hoyt
- NW 9th and W Burnside-NW Couch
- NW 16th and NW Quimby
- NW 16th and NW Savier
- NW 17th and NW Raleigh
- NW 17th and NW Savier
- NW 18th and NW Savier
- NW 18th and NW Savier, underneath I-405
- NW 19th and NW Savier
- NW 19th and NW Thurman
- NW 20th and NW Savier
- NW 20th and NW Thurman, underneath Hwy 30
- NW 20th and NW Upshur
- NW 20th and NW Vaughn-Wilson
- NW 20th-21st and NW Thurman
- NW 21st bike path
- NW 22nd and NW Thurman
- I-405 SB on ramp from NW Vaughn (1)
- I-405 SB on ramp from NW Vaughn (2)
- NW 22nd and NW Reed
- NW 23rd and NW Reed
- NW St Helens Rd near NW 44th
- NW St Helens Rd near Hwy 30
- NW Kittridge overpass