Weekly Street Services report: June 13-19, 2022

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When community members report concerns about campsites, the Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program assesses each location, collects trash and debris, evaluates health and safety risks and refers people to shelters. See how the program served Portland this week.
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Community members,

We are pleased to provide a summary of the past week’s activity for the Streets Services Coordination Center, a collaborative team dedicated to streamlining 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. We coordinate our work, share information and resources, and communicate with one another on a daily basis.

Shelter referrals

Thanks to the Joint Office of Homeless Services, the Streets Services Coordination Center has designated shelter beds available to those impacted by campsite removals. We also provide transportation to shelters.

Here is the Streets Services Coordination Center shelter referral information for June 13 - 17, 2022:

35 shelter referrals were offered

34 people accepted shelter referrals

17 people used a shelter bed for at least one night  

Since April 11, 2022 the Streets Services Coordination Center has offered shelter referrals to a total of 412 individuals, and a total of 160 people have used a shelter bed for at least one night.

Campsite assessment, cleanup and removal highlights

From June 13 - 19, 2022, the Impact Reduction Program:

  • Received 1947 new campsite reports, including 266 reports of people living in vehicles
  • Observed about 342 active campsites, accounting for duplicate reports about the same locations
  • Assessed approximately 561 campsites, engaging with people living there, collecting garbage and biohazardous materials, and coordinating with service providers
  • Cleaned 2 campsites, removing only identified garbage and biohazardous materials 
  • Removed 68 campsites that posed a risk to health and safety, safely storing campers' personal property 

Summary

  • Shelter referrals offered: 35
  • Shelter referrals accepted: 34
  • Shelter beds used: 17
  • Campsite reports received: 1947
  • Active campsites observed: 342
  • Campsite assessments: 561
  • Campsites cleaned: 2
  • Campsites removed: 68

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 and removed the following sites:

  • I-5 NB off ramp at N Lombard
  • I-5 SB on ramp at N Lombard
  • I-5 and N Lombard triangle
  • N Thunderbird Way
  • N Russell at Albina Park

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

  • Delta Park Dog Park (2)
  • I-5 and N MLK MUP
  • I-5 NB off ramp at N Lombard
  • N Denver and N Lombard
  • N Montana, near N Lombard
  • N Missouri and N Holland
  • I-5 SB at N Flint (1)
  • I-5 SB at N Flint (2)
  • N Ramsey and N Larrabee
  • N Dixon and N Ross
  • N Broadway and N Ross
  • N Vancouver, along I-5 NB
  • Near 3131 N Vancouver
  • N Williams and N Weidler
  • N Multnomah and N Interstate
  • N Kerby and N Stanton-Gantenbein

Northeast Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • NE Rodney and NE Knott
  • NE Knott and NE Rodney-MLK
  • NE Rodney and NE Russell (1)
  • NE Rodney and NE Russell (2)
  • NE Rodney and NE Knott-Russell
  • NE MLK and NE Russell
  • NE 1st-Lloyd and NE Oregon
  • NE Everett and NE Grand
  • NE MLK and NE Holladay
  • NE 21st along I-84 EB
  • NE 42nd and NE Hancock
  • NE 72nd and NE Killingsworth

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

  • NE 3rd and NE Schuyler
  • I-84 WB off ramp at NE Lloyd
  • I-84 EB at NE MLK
  • NE Morris and NE MLK
  • NE Clackamas and NE MLK-6th
  • NE 33rd and NE Dekum
  • NE 39th and NE Halsey
  • NE 57th and NE Skidmore
  • NE 68th and NE Halsey
  • Mallory Meadows Park
  • NE 99th and NE Multnomah
  • I-205 MUP at E Burnside
  • I-205 MUP at E Burnside-NE Glisan
  • I-205 MUP at NE Everett-Glisan
  • I-205 MUP north of NE Sandy (underneath railroad tracks)
  • NE 102nd Frontage Rd
  • I-205 MUP near NE 102nd
  • NE 105th and NE Fremont access road, along I-84 WB
  • Near 13120 NE Prescott 
  • NE 134th and NE Prescott

Southeast Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • ODOT access road at SE Stark-E Burnside 
  • SE 6th and SE Ivon
  • SE 7th and SE Mill
  • SE 8th and SE Mill
  • SE 10th and SE Clinton
  • SE 28th and SE Belmont
  • SE 30th and SE Belmont
  • SE 37th-38th and SE Oak
  • SE 38th-Cesar Chavez and SE Oak
  • SE 41st and SE Woodstock (a)
  • SE 82nd and SE Pine
  • SE 92nd and SE Caruthers
  • SE Powell near SE Naegeli
  • I-205 MUP, north of SE Powell (1)
  • I-205 MUP, north of SE Powell (2)
  • I-205 MUP near SE Division (1)
  • I-205 MUP at SE Division
  • I-205 MUP at SE Salmon
  • I-205 MUP at SE Raymond-Mitchell
  • SE 133rd and SE Raymond
  • Near 6550 SE 96th
  • SE 96th and SE Glenwood

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

  • Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade
  • SE 1st and SE Morrison-Water
  • SE 2nd and SE Morrison
  • SE 2nd and SE Alder-Water
  • SE 2nd and SE Alder-Water (2)
  • SE 3rd and SE Belmont
  • SE Division St complex
  • SE Division and SE Grand-Harrison
  • SE 6th and SE Ivon
  • SE 6th and SE Division Pl
  • SE 7th and SE Division Pl
  • SE 7th-8th and SE Ankeny
  • SE 8th and SE Oak
  • SE 9th and SE Powell-Woodward
  • SE 20th-23rd and SE Morrison
  • SE 25-26th and SE Morrison
  • SE 26th, north of SE Morrison
  • SE 30th and SE Belmont
  • SE 33rd Pl and SE Powell
  • SE 41st and SE Woodstock
  • SE 49th and SE Market
  • SE 49th and SE Hawthorne-Clay
  • SE 50th and SE Clay
  • I-205 NB off ramp at SE Division
  • I-205 MUP south of Powell
  • I-205 MUP at SE Bush
  • I-205 MUP at SE Salmon
  • I-205 MUP at SE Yamhill-Taylor
  • I-205 MUP at SE Holgate-Schiller
  • I-205 MUP at SE Insley
  • I-205 MUP near SE Division (2)
  • I-205 MUP near SE 92nd and SE Tenino
  • I-205 MUP at SE 94th and SE Pardee
  • I-205 MUP at SE Holgate-Pardee
  • I-205 MUP at SE Glenwood-Duke
  • SE Main St Pedestrian Bridge
  • SE Mt Scott cul-de-sac
  • SE 92nd and SE Mt Scott
  • SE 93rd and SE Clinton
  • SE 92nd and SE Flavel (1)
  • SE 92nd and SE Flavel (2)
  • SE 94th and SE Pardee
  • SE 94th and SE Cora
  • SE 96th cul-de-sac
  • SE 96th and SE Cora
  • SE 96th and SE Cora-Holgate
  • SE 96th and SE Lincoln-Caruthers

Southwest Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • SW 1st-2nd and SW Washington
  • Morrison Bridge off ramp at SW 1st and SW Washington
  • SW 2nd and SW Morrison
  • SW 4th and SW Washington
  • SW 5th and SW Oak
  • SW 9th and SW Oak
  • SW 10th and SW Clay
  • SW 15th, south of W Burnside
  • SW 16th and SW Taylor
  • Sunset Hwy/Hwy 26 WB tunnel underneath SW 18th

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

  • MAX tracks, north and south of SW Ankeny
  • Morrison Bridge off ramp at SW 1st and SW Washington
  • SW Naito greenspace from S Harbor to S Grant
  • SW 1st and SW Ash
  • SW 3rd and SW Oak-Pine
  • SW 11th and SW Main
  • SW 13th and SW Morrison
  • SW 14th and W Burnside
  • SW 19th and SW Alder
  • I-405 NB ramp to SW Sunset Hwy
  • I-405 NB off ramp at SW 6th

Northwest Portland

The Impact Reduction Team cleaned and removed the following sites:

  • Near 5 NW Naito
  • NW Naito-4th and NW Couch
  • NW 2nd and W Burnside
  • NW 2nd and NW Couch
  • NW 3rd-4th and W Burnside
  • NW 3rd and NW Couch-Davis
  • NW 3rd and NW Everett
  • NW 4th and NW Davis
  • NW 4th and NW Flanders-Glisan
  • NW 4th-8th and NW Couch
  • NW 5th and W Burnside
  • Greyhound Station sidewalks
  • NW 6th and NW Flanders
  • NW Park and NW Davis
  • NW Park and NW Flanders
  • NW 15th and W Burnside-NW Couch
  • NW 18th and NW Flanders
  • NW 20th and NW Thurman
  • I-405 off ramp at NW Glisan

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

  • NW Naito MUP underneath Steel Bridge
  • NW 1st-3rd and NW Glisan 
  • Near 2 NW 2nd 
  • NW 3rd and NW Hoyt
  • NW 4th and NW Davis
  • NW 5th and NW Davis 
  • Greyhound Station sidewalks
  • NW 6th and NW Hoyt-Irving
  • NW 6th-Broadway and NW Couch
  • NW 6th-Broadway and NW Glisan
  • NW Park and NW Davis-Everett
  • NW 15th and NW Everett-Flanders
  • NW 18th, underneath Hwy 30
  • NW 23rd and NW Roosevelt
  • NW St Helens and NW Industrial
  • NW Industrial, west of NW 31st