Weekly campsite report: January 31-February 6, 2022

Report
When community members report concerns about campsites, the Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program assesses each location, helps clean up trash and debris, and evaluates health and safety risks. See how the program served Portland this week.
Published

From January 31-February 6, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:

  • Received 951 new campsite reports, including 160 reports of people living in vehicles
  • Received reports about 319 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations
  • Assessed approximately 459 campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
  • Cleaned 23 campsites, removing only identified garbage and biohazardous materials
  • Removed 12 campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property 

Summary

  • Campsite reports received: 951
  • Active campsites reported: 319
  • Campsite assessments: 459
  • Campsites cleaned: 23
  • Campsites removed: 12

Due to COVID-19, the Impact Reduction Team has revised its campsite removal protocols

See all campsite locations reported last week.

See all campsite locations reported during the last 12 weeks.

A map shows the geographic sections of Portland: Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast and North.

North Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • I-5 N Skidmore SB

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • N Flint and N Hancock
  • Delta Park I-5 On Ramp at N Victory Blvd
  • I-5 NB N Alberta and N Missouri

Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:

  • I-5 NB and Rosa Parks
  • N Montana and N Lombard
  • I-5 SB and N Rosa Parks
  • I-5 SB and N Lombard
  • N Minnesota-N Ainsworth to Killingsworth
  • I-5 NB and N Lombard
  • PCT N Fessenden- N Columbia
  • N Going and N Greely

Northeast Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • NE 13th and NE Holiday
  • Near 4265 NE Halsey
  • Near 11484 NE Glenn Widling

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • NE 1st and NE Oregon
  • NE 25th-28th and NE Holliday
  • NE 1st and NE Oregon
  • NE 124th-127th and E Burnside
  • NE 92nd and NE Marx (a)
  • NE 33rd and NE Columbia (a)

Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:

  • NE 68th and NE Broadway

Southeast Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • SE 104th and SE Cora
  • Near 541 SE 148th ave
  • Near 5299 SE Milwaukie
  • Near 5921 SE 88th
  • SE 75th and SE Lambert (x2)
  • Near 4053 SE Boise St
  • SE Knapp
  • SE 7th and SE Main
  • Near 1006 SE Salmon
  • Near 56 SE Alder
  • SE 120 and SE Oak St
  • SE 119th and Oak

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • ODOT Parking lot on SE Salmon
  • SE Salmon and SE Water PBOT

Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:

  • I-205 MUP SE Schiller-Harold
  • SE 3rd and SE Oak to Pine
  • SE 94th and SE Salmon
  • I-205 MUP SE 94th and SE Salmon
  • SE 96th and SE Main - Market
  • SE Division PL and SE Grand AVE
  • SE Ivon and SE 5th

Southwest Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • SW 3rd and SW Salmon

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • SW 6th and SW Pine (a)

Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:

  • The Impact Reduction Team responded to multiple reports in Southwest to conduct assessments and remove garbage and biohazardous materials.

Northwest Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • 511 NW Broadway
  • NW 2nd and NW Couch-Davis
  • NW 3rd and NW Flanders
  • NW 5th and NW Irving
  • NW 22nd Pl and NW New York-Roosevelt
  • NW 4th and NW Flanders-Everett
  • Near 714 NW 17th Ave

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • NW 3rd and NW Burnside (a)

Based on health and safety criteria, the following locations have been posted for removal:

  • NW 18-19th and NW Savier-Thurman
  • NW 16th and NW Quimby-Pettygrove
  • NW Irving and NW Broadway to 5th-6th around Greyhound Station