What's Happening Now - Updated January 2023
- Detailed design elements for Kelly Plaza improvements underway.
- Data collection in Hollywood District to evaluate NE Hancock operational changes.
- Construction completed on elements on NE Hancock Street from NE 32nd to 42nd Avenues.
- Advisory bike lanes are installed on NE 43rd Ave connecting to NE Tillamook & NE Hancock greenways.
About Neighborhood Greenways
Portland’s neighborhood greenways are residential streets designed to prioritize bicycling and enhance conditions for pedestrians. They are a key component of Portland’s transportation system, and the City is committed to operating them as such. Currently more than 90 miles of neighborhood greenways, developed in three distinct phases since the first project on SE Salmon and Taylor streets more than 30 years ago, connect the city.
Neighborhood Greenway Assessment Report and Guidelines
Portland’s 2015 Neighborhood Greenway Assessment Report recommended a series of performance guidelines for neighborhood greenways that are based on national and local guidance. Download the Neighborhood Greenway Assessment Report.
Current Issues on the Tillamook Neighborhood Greenway between NE 28th and NE 62nd avenues
| Issue | Problem Definition | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Volumes | Vehicle volumes on the greenway are higher than PBOT's performance target, particularly on US Grant Place from 33th avenues. Disconnected street grid makes traffic diversion more challenging than usual. Narrow bike lanes through Hollywood Business District. Emergency Response route limits traffic calming and access management options | Develop NE Hancock Street between NE 32nd and NE 42nd avenues as a low-vehicle volume route alternative to the existing route between NE 32nd and NE 42nd avenues |
| Vehicle Speeds | Sections of the Tillamook Neighborhood Greenway see 85th percentile speeds over 20 miles per hour | Speed bumps at specific locations on the neighborhood greenway. Speed bumps are PBOT’s most effective tool to slow speeding auto traffic |
| Intersection Control | Local and national guidelines recommend limiting the number of stop signs along a neighborhood greenway route in order to decrease travel time for bicyclists | Convert stop signs along greenway to stop signs at the minor intersections, allowing people on bikes to flow continuously through the greenway. |
Planned Project Components
| Location | Element |
|---|---|
| NE Hancock between NE 33rd and NE 37th avenues | Concrete surface smoothing (complete). |
| NE Hancock and 33rd Avenue | Push button activated street crossing for people biking (complete). |
| NE Hancock between NE 28th and NE 62nd avenues | Speedbumps, striping and signage as needed (complete). |
| NE Sandy and NE 42nd & 43rd area | Enhancements to greenway crossing of NE Sandy via Kelly Plaza (in design). |
| NE Hancock between Cesar Chavez and NE 41st Avenue | One-way westbound from Chavez to 40th; one-way eastbound from 40th to 41st (complete). Two-way bike access. |
| NE 43rd from NE Sandy to Tillamook | Advisory bike lane connection between NE Hancock and NE Tillamook on NE 43rd (complete). |
View map of changes on for NE Hancock from Cesar Chavez Blvd to 41st Ave
View a graphic of changes to Kelly Plaza connecting NE Hancock between NE 42nd and NE 43rd Aves.
Why build a neighborhood greenway on NE Hancock from NE 32nd to NE 42nd?
We're building a neighborhood greenway on NE Hancock from NE 32nd to NE 42nd to provide a low-stress alternative to US Grant Place. The route will include a smoother NE Hancock, traffic calming features like speed bumps, a bike-accessible crossing of NE 33rd and connections to the NE Tillamook neighborhood greenway to the west and Kelly Plaza and bike lanes at NE 42nd Ave to the east. The NE Hancock neighborhood greenway provides direct access to Beverly Cleary school as well as the NE 38th Avenue neighborhood greenway to the north.
US Grant Place from NE 33rd to NE 38th avenues has several challenges that make traffic calming or diversion untenable without a holistic look at the neighborhood street grid. As an intermediate step, PBOT is building an alternative route on NE Hancock. In the future, a neighborhood-wide traffic operations plan could examine the role US Grant Place and other streets in the neighborhood operate and how changes would impact the overall system.