Overview
NE Fremont Street provides access to two Parkrose School District schools (Parkrose Middle School and Parkrose High School) and is classified as a Major City Walkway and Major City Bikeway. It is also a Local Transit Service Street, with TriMet's Route 73 accessible just east of the project limits on NE 122nd Avenue. Additionally, Parkrose District Transportation utilizes two westbound school bus stops on NE Fremont at NE 118th Avenue and NE 120th Avenue.
Despite these characteristics, NE Fremont lacks safe, comfortable, and continuous pedestrian facilities between NE 118th and NE 122nd. This project will construct continuous walkways on NE Fremont between NE 118th and NE 122nd, to improve conditions for people walking to and from Parkrose Middle School and Parkrose High School in the Parkrose and Argay Terrace neighborhoods. In addition to walkways, the project will also plant trees, address stormwater, and consider lighting on the street.
This project is funded through the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Collaborating for Climate Action program.
Project Background
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) identified this segment of NE Fremont Street as an important connection for students and families attending Parkrose Middle School and Parkrose High School in the Parkrose School District. Members of the school community highlighted the challenges of walking and biking this corridor during a 2017 Safe Routes to School outreach process.
You can read more about the Safe Routes to School planning process and see a map of citywide project locations on this webpage.
Project funding
$2,049,600 from the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)
Timeline
Summer 2025 - Winter 2026: Planning, public outreach, and project development
2026 - 2027: Design and engineering
Summer 2027: Construction begins
This page will be updated as progress is made, check back soon.