Tryon-Stephens Neighborhood Street Improvement Project

Transportation
Engineering And Design
PBOT will be improving several local streets in the Tryon Creek and Stephens Creek watersheds in southwest Portland by paving gravel streets, adding sidewalks or walkways, or a combination. Funding comes from the Local Transportation Infrastructure Charge (LTIC) and other sources.
Construction: Early 2025
an unimproved street in the Tryon-Stephens Neighborhood
Poor pavement condition and sidewalk gap on SW Galeburn Street

This Local Transportation Infrastructure Charge (LTIC) Tryon Stephens project is comprised of two separate projects:

1) SW Capitol Hill Rd and SW Troy St/SW Canby Ct 

2) SW Galeburn: SW Capitol Highway to SW 41st Ave.

Please see details below about specific design details for the two LTIC projects.

What’s Happening Now?

(Updated Sep 2023)

The project is currently at 15% Design.  Land surveyors have surveyed along the streets that are targeted for improvements. Their data is currently being used by the project team to begin the design engineering process. A public involvement process is taking place August through September 2023 to help refine the design, including addressing specific property concerns.

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Project Background

In 2016 City Council adopted the Local Transportation Infrastructure Charge (LTIC), a fee that developers pay along unimproved streets in single-family zoning areas as an alternative to constructing sidewalks. Council then directed PBOT staff to develop an investment strategy for these funds. Using a methodology that included equity, effectiveness and efficiency, staff developed and Council adopted a strategy to invest collected LTIC funds in three areas: Cully in northeast Portland, Division-Midway in outer southeast Portland, and the Tryon-Stephens headwaters area in southwest Portland. These three areas had high needs in terms of unimproved streets that serve as important routes to neighborhood destinations, and underserved populations including high proportions of people of color, people with lower incomes, and people that rent their homes. The three areas also had neighborhood street plans adopted by City Council, identifying locations for investment.

In the Tryon Creek and Stephens Creek watersheds of southwest Portland, the goal of the project is to strategically invest in streets that lead to important destinations such parks, schools, and frequent transit lines, and that have stormwater issues such as erosion and flooding that need to be addressed. In addition, investment in the West Portland Park neighborhood is a commitment to equity in one of the most diverse areas of southwest Portland.

LTIC Project 1: Capitol Hill Rd and Troy/Canby

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Image of design elements currently getting feedback on

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Project Overview: Capitol Hill/Troy/Canby

Improve walking and bicycling with a new sidewalk (approx. 2,400 ft.), bike lane striping, street lighting improvements, concrete islands, curb extensions, and stormwater improvements.

New sidewalk segments:

  • Connect existing sidewalk on west side of SW Capitol Hill Rd from SW Barbur Blvd to SW 21st Ave.
  • Sidewalk on SW Capitol Hill Rd- SW 21st Ave to SW 17th Dr (Side of street; TBD).
  • Sidewalk on south side of SW Troy- SW 28th Ave ~ 280 ft to west.
Project Timeline: Capitol Hill/Troy/Canby

Topographic survey: 2021 - 2022

Design engineering: March 2023 - Jan 2025

Public Involvement: August- September 2023

Construction: Early 2025

Project Funding: Capitol Hill/Troy/Canby

$2,416,000

Most project funding comes from LTIC as described above. Other funding on the project includes:

  • General Fund: Discretionary city funds authorized by City Council, under the “Up Out of the Mud” initiative
  • Portland Bureau of Environmental Services: PBOT is in a partnership with BES due to the need to upgrade stormwater management infrastructure in the project area

LTIC Project 2: SW Galeburn: SW Capitol Highway to SW 41st Ave

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SW Galeburn concept design
Project Overview: SW Galeburn

Improve conditions for walking and driving on SW Galeburn by paving the gravel street, construct south side sidewalk, south side in-roadway walkway and reconstruct east side ADA ramp at SW Galeburn St & SW Capitol Highway.

Project Timeline: SW Galeburn

Topographic survey: 2021 - 2022

Design engineering: March/April 2023 - Jan 2025

Public Involvement: July- Sep 2023

Construction: Early 2025

Project Funding

$1,125,000

Most project funding comes from LTIC as described above. Other funding on the project includes:

  • General Fund: Discretionary city funds authorized by City Council, under the “Up Out of the Mud” initiative
  • Portland Bureau of Environmental Services: PBOT is in a partnership with BES due to the need to upgrade stormwater management infrastructure in the project area

Public Involvement

2023

  • September
    • Online survey open for one month
    • Held two virtual open houses on Sep 13th and Sep 14th to give an overview of the design and gather feedback from the community about several design elements
    • Sent postcards to the surrounding neighborhood alerting them about the project and inviting them to the virtual open houses.
  • August
    • Tabled at Multnomah Days with a poster board displaying improvements and received community feedback

Additional Resources

Tryon-Stephens Headwaters Neighborhood Street Plan

Tryon-Stephens: Capitol Hill Rd & Troy Canby Street Improvements Virtual Open House 9/13/23

Project Map

The streets targeted for investment in this project are as follows, and shown in the map below:

  • SW Capitol Hill Rd: Barbur-17th (sidewalk on one side)
  • SW Troy/Canby St: 30th-28th (sidewalk on one side, traffic management)
  • SW Galeburn St: Capitol-41st (pavement repair, sidewalk/walkway on one side)

These streets were chosen based on equity (prevalence of lower incomes, people of color, and renters); and effectiveness (routes that lead to neighborhood destinations such as parks, schools and transit). The exact types of improvements have not been finalized. A public engagement process will begin in 2023 to discuss details on each street.

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