Information
The NE 122nd Ave Crossings project will provide four new and/or improved crossings to help meet crosswalk spacing guidelines and improve safety and access along NE 122nd Avenue.
Project Background
A high crash corridor, NE 122nd Avenue currently has long distances between safe pedestrian crossings. PBOT has received $6.4 million from Metro through the Regional Flexible Funding Allocation (RFFA) program. Construction is planned for 2026. Locations were selected based on public feedback and staff analysis from PBOT's comprehensive 122nd Avenue corridor plan and include crossings at or near:
- NE Beech St
- NE Russell St
- NE Broadway St
- NE Multnomah St
Crossings Overview
NE Beech
Why this location and these treatments?
- Improve access to community amenities
- Parkrose Middle School and Shaver Elementary School
- Luuwit Park
- TriMet Bus Stops
- Known and effective safety treatments that help prevent crashes
- raised medians shorten crossing distances across wide streets
- overhead crossing lights increase the visibility of pedestrians
- red lights will stop vehicles on 122nd Avenue when signal is activated
- Shorten distances between crossings
NE Russell
Why this location and these treatments?
- Improve access to community amenities
- Portland Christian High School and Russell Elementary School
- John Luby Park
- Marked crossing for cyclists using the Russell Neighborhood Greenway
- Known and effective safety treatments that help prevent crashes
- raised medians shorten crossing distances across wide streets
- overhead crossing lights increase the visibility of pedestrians
- red lights will stop vehicles on 122nd Avenue when signal is activated
- Shorten distances between crossings
NE Broadway
Why this location and these treatments?
- Improve access to community amenities
- San Rafael Shopping Center
- Known and effective safety treatments that help prevent crashes
- raised medians and access management will consolidate turn movements
- marked crosswalks increase the visibility of pedestrians and discourage unpredictable crossings
- raised bike lanes near the intersection will increase visibility and separate cyclists from vehicle traffic
- a new signal will channelize movements between road users, and reduce conflicts
- Shorten distances between crossings
NE Multnomah
- Improve access to community amenities
- Adventist Urgent Care
- TriMet bus stops
- Known and effective safety treatments that help prevent crashes
- raised medians shorten crossing distances across wide streets
- overhead crossing lights increase the visibility of pedestrians
- Shorten distances between crossings
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