To help Portlanders better understand the improvements coming to N Willamette Boulevard, PBOT will host two virtual webinar-style walkthroughs of the plans, followed by a live Q&A session. These sessions will be recorded and posted online for those unable to attend. Updated visuals and presentation materials have also be posted on the project website.
These presentations will cover the full corridor between N Rosa Parks Way and N Richmond Avenue. If you’d like learn about the nitty gritty details of the plans and ask questions about what changes are coming, this is the meeting for you.
For more general questions and concerns, such as project background and history, parking removal, or higher-level transportation policy, please reach out to PBOT project manager David Backes directly (contact info below), as we will not have time for a deep dive on these topics in the plan walkthrough meetings.
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Willamette Plans Virtual Public Meeting #1, January 22nd from 6:30pm-7:30pm
Willamette Plans Virtual Public Meeting #2 January 23rd from 12pm-1pm
Opportunities for in-person engagement
Neighbors who live directly on Willamette: Email, text, or call PBOT Project Manager David Backes (contact info below) to set up a time for me to review plans along your frontage in person.
Check your neighborhood association event calendar or the project website for upcoming in-person presentations.
Upcoming schedule
Please note that the schedule below is tentative and will be periodically updated as the design progresses.
- Winter-Spring 2025: Design, Environmental, and Right of Way phases of the Active Transportation Corridor Project finish
- Spring 2025: Project begins construction contractor bidding process
- Summer 2025: Construction begins on the Active Transportation Corridor Project, likely lasting 12 months
Public involvement highlights
- Over 30 public meetings and presentations on and near Willamette
- Physical mailings to all properties adjacent to on-street parking removal areas (390 recipients) with comment period and exemption option
- Interactive online map for the public (55,000+ views as of January 2025)
- In-person home visits offered to all Willamette neighbors to ask questions and work out site-specific issues when possible
- Letter of support signed by five north Portland neighborhood associations: Overlook, Arbor Lodge, St. Johns, Portsmouth, and Cathedral Park