What's Happening Now?
Construction for this project is substantially complete.
Street trees were planted mid-October 2024. Project construction began the week of July 8, 2024.
Project Background and Description
This segment of NE Shaver Street was identified as an important connection for students attending Parkrose Middle School. Walking routes and challenging connections were highlighted by school communities during a Safe Routes to School outreach process held throughout 2017.
You can read more about the planning process and see a map of citywide project locations and routes at SafeRoutesProjects.com.
Planned project elements include:
- Build new sidewalk on the south side of NE Shaver Street between 115th Avenue and existing sidewalk at the western edge of Parkrose Middle School campus.
- Build four new curb ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at the NE and SE corner of the 115th Avenue intersection, and three at the SW and SE corners of the 116th Avenue intersection.
Construction of this sidewalk project required removal of 13 trees, 12 of which were located in the public right-of-way and the path of the sidewalk or curb ramp. One tree was located on private property but due to its proximity to the sidewalk construction was expected not to survive.
PBOT works with Urban Forestry on every capital improvement transportation project to identify potential impacts and opportunities to preserve and protect existing trees. If tree removals are unavoidable, projects must plant new trees on or near the project site, or pay a mitigation fee into the City of Portland Tree Planting and Preservation Fund. For this sidewalk project, PBOT is both planting new trees and paying a mitigation fee.
Trees by the numbers:
- 28 trees surveyed in project area
- 13 trees removed
- 10 street trees to be planted in furnishing zone between sidewalk and street
- $7,425 paid by PBOT to Urban Forestry to increase the city's tree canopy (and make up for not being able to replant all 13 removals)
Project Outreach
Answers to questions received at May 21, 2024 Parkrose Neighborhood Association meeting
May 2024 Project Postcard mailed to 320 residents living near the project area.
Project Funding
The Fixing Our Streets 10-cent citywide gas tax was approved by voters in May 2016 and again in May 2020. Safe Routes to School was allocated funding by Fixing Our Streets for school access improvements across Portland.
