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Transportation
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Engineering and design
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will create a safer crossing at SW Taylors Ferry Road and SW 17th Avenue by striping a crosswalk and creating a safer walking shoulder along SW 17th from Orchid to Taylors Ferry to provide a link in the Hillsdale – Lake Oswego Trail.
Construction August- December 2024.
After: Looking south on SW 17th Avenue towards SW Taylors Ferry Road
Before: Looking south on SW 17th Avenue towards SW Taylors Ferry Road
What’s happening now?
The project is complete.
Project Description
Phase 1 (Construction Complete): Install two speed cushions (fire bureau-friendly) on SW Taylors Ferry Rd. One cushion east of SW 17th Ave and one west of SW 17th Ave
Phase 2 (Construction Complete)
- Mark one crosswalk on the east side of SW Taylors Ferry to lead pedestrians to Marshall Park.
- Build a protected safer shoulder along the east side of SW 17th Ave from SW Orchid Ave to SW Taylors Ferry Ave by installing asphalt and concrete curbs.
- Vegetation and trees along the south side of SW Taylors Ferry Rd will be removed and prevented from growing back to allow drivers to see pedestrians from further away.
- Create an asphalt shoulder along the south side of SW Taylors Ferry Rd
Project Background
SW Trails identified the need for a safer crossing at the intersection of SW Taylors Ferry Rd and SW 17th Ave for a better connection in the Hillsdale to Lake Oswego Trail. They have secured funding for the enhancement and PBOT is building the improvement.
Project Timeline
Survey: Dec 2022- March 2023
Design: March 2023- Feb 2024
Construction: Aug 2024- Jan 2025
Public Outreach
2024
August: Contractor distributed flyers to adjacent residents regarding details of the construction.
July: Distributed an email newsletter to the project email list notifying folks about the design and when to expect construction.
March: Mailed 142 postcards to the impacted residents and homeowners to notify them about the upcoming construction.
2023
November: Project manager did door-to-door outreach to the immediately impacted neighbors on SW Taylors Ferry Rd about the new speed cushions (10 households).
September: Presented updated design to SW Trails and reviewed several options for the crossing location.
June : Presented to Marshall Park Neighborhood Association, the members expressed concern about the high speeds on SW Taylors Ferry. This led to the incorporation of speed cushions into the design (phase 1 of the project).
Project Funding
PBOT was given a $789,000 Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund grant that was awarded to community group SW Trails Inc.