Section 4: Southern Section Improvements

View full size image of A TriMet bus stopped at an enhanced bus platform with a bike lane running through it painted green.

In response to what we have heard from the community, south of Powell Boulevard PBOT is proposing more significant changes:

• Lane Reconfigurations reducing the road from five lanes to two/three lanes
• Roundabout at 122nd and Harold
• Intersection redesign/repaving of SE 122nd and SE Powell Blvd and SE Holgate St
• Transit stop improvements/consolidation
• Repaving from Holgate to Foster
• Fill crossing gaps

SE Powell Blvd to SE Holgate Blvd

From Holgate to Powell the proposed concept is a buffered bike lane with parking along the curb. This design: 

• Allows for some access management in the middle
• Fewer travel lanes, help reduce speeding and crashes
• Can protect bike lane at intersection
• Provides parking and minimizes restriping

View full size image of Street diagram with buffered bike lanes, parking on both sides, a drive lane in each direction, and a center turn lane

SE Holgate Blvd to SE Foster Rd

The proposed concept is boulevard/tree median option with enhanced bike lanes. This design:

• Provides greatest opportunity for mature tree planting
• Creates continuous access management
• Visually narrows the street
• Can reduce speed from 30 to 25mph making the street safer
• Allows for several new low-cost marked crosswalks
• Preference of the Vision Zero team as is the most transformative and effective at slowing speeds
• Parking is badly needed near apartment buildings south of Holgate, so PBOT adjusted design to retain as much parking as possible in this section.

View full size image of A road diagram showing parking on side, bike lanes, a travel lane each direction and a large treed median

Detailed Designs

View full size image of Diagram of 122nd showing treed medians

Check out the full north section designs in the rollplot linked below.

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