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Transportation
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Engineering and design
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be installing a new neighborhood greenway on SE Steele Street and Mitchell Court between 52nd and 77th avenues. Neighborhood greenways are low-traffic and low-speed streets where we give priority to people walking, bicycling, and rolling.
Construction expected in 2026
What’s happening now?
The project is in the 30% design phase and with construction expected in summer 2026.
Last update: April 2026
Project Description
Create a neighborhood greenway between SE 52nd Avenue and SE 77th Avenue using SE Steele Street and SE Mitchell Court. Neighborhood greenways are quiet and slow streets that prioritize people walking, bicycling, and rolling. Visit PBOT's Neighborhood Greenway webpage to learn more.
Neighborhood Greenway Elements
- Install sharrow pavement markings to serve as wayfinding for people biking.
- Install stop signs at uncontrolled intersections.
- Change stop sign orientation at select intersections along SE Steele Street and SE Mitchell Court at 57th, 60th, 63rd, and 67th
- Install 20 mph signs with neighborhood greenway identification signs.
Speed Bumps
- The project will be installing 6 speed bumps between SE 52nd Avenue and SE 62nd Avenue due to high speeds in data collection
Improvements for people walking and bicycling at key intersections
- Install bike box and "no turn on red" signs at SE 52nd Avenue and SE Steele Street.
- Install two crosswalks at SE 72nd Avenue and SE Steele Street
- Install a short section of protected bike lanes along SE 72nd between SE Steele Street and SE Mitchell Court to connect the neighborhood greenway. Elements include bike lane striping, a painted buffer, and concrete separators,
Install two crossbikes at SE 72nd Avenue and a bike turning box to make crossing SE 72nd Avenue easier for people bicycling.
Project Background and Funding
The SE Steele Street and SE Mitchell Court neighborhood greenway project was identified in the Lower Southeast Rising Area Plan, adopted by City Council in 2024. This project creates a calmer street for people walking and biking east-west between the Woodstock and Mt Scott-Arleta neighborhoods.
The Lower Southeast Rising Area Plan looked at transportation and land use needs in Southeast Portland and identified neighborhood greenway projects to fill gaps in the transportation network. The Steele/Mitchell neighborhood greenway project fills a gap east-west and was identified as a high-priority, near-term project in the plan. From 2021 to 2023, PBOT staff conducted outreach with community members, businesses, schools, nonprofit organizations, and affordable housing residents to understand needs and refine recommendations for the Lower Southeast Rising Area Plan.
This project is funded by Portland Clean Energy Community Fund (PCEF) Strategic Program 30: Active transportation small capital projects. The project budget is $430,000.
Project Goals
- Ensure low speeds on the corridor.
- Provide wayfinding for people using the corridor.
- Create a safer intersection for people crossing SE 72nd Avenue between SE Steele Street and SE Mitchell Court.
- Create a safer intersection at SE 52nd Avenue and SE Steele Street.
Project Impacts
Parking Removal
PBOT will be removing parking as part of this project. Parking will be removed at intersections with visibility issues or intersections with crash history. Parking removal areas will be determined during the design phase and property owners and residents will be notified.
Parking will need to be removed along SE 72nd Avenue between SE Steele Street and SE Mitchell Courts to build the safer crossing for people walking and biking along the neighborhood greenway route.
Project Timeline
Project Development: August- December 2025
Design: January - July 2026
Construction: Summer 2026
Public Outreach and Involvement
2026
- February
- Postcards: Project notification postcards sent to property owners and residents 500 feet from project corridor and neighborhood associations.
- Letters: Parking removal letters sent to immediately adjacent properties, residents, and businesses
2025
- July
- Outreach Event: PBOT tabled at Brentwood's Movie in the Park event about the upcoming project.
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