Weekly campsite report: March 7 - 13, 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 March 7 - 13, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:

  • Received 1088 new campsite reports, including 117 reports of people living in vehicles
  • Observed about 347 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations
  • Assessed approximately 513 campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
  • Cleaned 13 campsites, removing only identified garbage and biohazardous materials
  • Removed 17 campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property 

Summary

  • Campsite reports received: 1088
  • Active campsites observed: 347
  • Campsite assessments: 513
  • Campsites cleaned: 13
  • Campsites removed: 17

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:

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

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • N Williams and N Wheeler

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

  • East side Steel Bridge on ramp at N Interstate
  • N Larrabee and N Broadway to Hancock

Northeast Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • NE 6th and NE Broadway
  • NE 3rd and NE Hancock
  • NE 3rd and NE Schuyler
  • NE 33rd and NE Broadway
  • Near 6415 NE Killingsworth
  • Near 6620 NE Emerson
  • Near 6010 NE 105th Ave

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • NE MLK RR Tracks

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

  • NE Lloyd and NE Grand
  • NE 43rd and NE Halsey off ramp
  • NE 100th and NE Weidler
  • NE Knott and NE Rodney to NE Russell
  • Under NE Cesar Chavez on NE Halsey

Southeast Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • Near 9350 SE Holgate
  • Near 9602 SE Market
  • Near 6038 SE 83rd Ave
  • Near SE 107th and Foster

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • SE 79th and SE Powell
  • SE 79th and SE Franklin
  • SE Powell Blvd Frontage Rd bike path at SE 17th
  • SE 119th and SE Powell
  • I-205 MUP SE Harold to SE Holgate
  • I-205 SB and SE Stark off ramp
  • I-5 SB and SE Lombard on ramp
  • SE 60th-62nd and SE Powell

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

  • Sunnyside School/Park (Safe Routes to School)
  • SE Cesar Chavez, north of SE Oak
  • SE 146th and SE Stark
  • SE 3rd and SE Oak to SE Pine
  • SE 2nd and SE Oak
  • SE 36th and SE Hawthorne

Southwest Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

  • SW Naito and SW Morrison
  • Near 1800 SW Jefferson

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • I-405 NB SW 4th off ramp
  • SW 6th and SW Pine
  • SW 12th and SW Montgomery

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

  • SW 3rd and SW Main
  • West side Ross Island bridge on/off ramps

Northwest Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned the following sites:

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

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • NW Hoyt from NW Park to NW 6th
  • NW 6th and NW Everett to NW Flanders
  • NW Irving and NW Broadway to NW 5th-6th around Greyhound Station
  • NW 3rd and NW Flanders to NW Couch

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

  • NW Davis from NW 4th to Waterfront
  • NW 3rd from NW Flanders to NW Couch
  • NW 6th and NW Glisan to NW Irving