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PBOT Northwest in Motion
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Help PBOT refine our plan to make Portland’s Northwest District safer and more convenient for walking, biking, and taking public transit!

The Northwest in Motion Plan is an opportunity to provide more transportation choices for those traveling to, from, and around Portland’s Northwest District. This process has engaged the growing community of residents, workers and visitors in the area to identify specific walking, biking, and transit projects that the city plans to build in and around the neighborhood over the next five years.

We have now developed the Public Review Draft of the Northwest in Motion Plan, and we want to hear from you about what you think of the recommended projects, programs, and policies and whether there are any changes we should make before developing a final recommended plan for City Council consideration.

Stations

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1
Background
Project Overview and Community Engagement 
2
Plan Recommendations
Corridor Improvements, Neighborhood Greenways, & Program Recommendations 
3
Street Classification Updates
Recommended Updates to Bicycle, Transit, and Traffic Classifications 
4
Benefits and Impacts
Benefits and Impacts Analysis 
5
Implementation Strategy
Project Costs, Funding and Recommended Phasing 
6
Next Steps
Learn what happens next and how to stay involved 

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Background

The goal of Northwest in Motion is to develop a feasible, near-term implementation strategy to make walking, bicycling, and riding transit safer and more attractive options in the fast-growing Northwest District Town Center.

Major outcomes of Northwest in Motion include:

  • A prioritized list of walking, bicycling, and transit projects to guide investment of parking revenue and other funding
  • A feasible strategy for upgrading existing neighborhood greenways in NW to meet established neighborhood greenway guidelines
  • Changes to street classifications and designs to clarify modal priorities and support the overall goals of the project

Thanks for your help with shaping this plan.

Since May 2018, the project team has engaged thousands of Portlanders who travel within and in and out of the Northwest district. Outreach helped form the list of recommendations and projects included in the current Public Review Draft of the Northwest in Motion Plan. Outreach included the involvement of a Community Advisory Group, multiple public events, bike rides and walks, focus groups, online engagement and more.

Review the displays for more information on:

  • Study area map
  • The ways people currently travel within Northwest Portland
  • Current deficiencies of the network
  • Project timeline and outreach phases
  • Outreach activities for each phase

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Board shows: A map of the Northwest in Motion Study Area, which stretches from Vaughn in the north to Burnside in the south, and 30th in the west to 14th in the east. 3 diagrams show that there are many areas with deficient walking and biking infrastructure, such as many streets that do not have enough crossings and streets that are considered stressful to bike on. There are also several locations where public buses get delayed and stuck in traffic. A pie chart shows that, today, 44% of people who live in Northwest drive alone for their commute, while 21% walk, 8% bike and 16% take transit.

Board shows: A timeline of the project shows that this project started in May 2018 and will go through March 2020. The project is broken into 4 phases.

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Plan Recommendations

The Northwest in Motion plan includes both project and programmatic recommendations.


PBOT is recommending two types of projects for the Northwest in Motion Plan: Neighborhood Greenways and Corridor Improvements.

Project Recommendations

Board shows: A map shows the locations of projects throughout the Northwest neighborhood. Neighborhood greenway projects are shown in green, while corridor safety projects are shown in blue.

Safer crossings, bikeway, transit and streetscape improvements on Northwest’s busiest streets.

The recommended Corridor Improvement projects include:

  • CI.1 - NW 25th Avenue/ Westover
  • CI.2 - NW 23rd Avenue
  • CI.3 - NW 18th/19th Avenue
  • CI.4 - NW Glisan & Everett Street
  • CI.5 - NW Vaughn Street
Review the displays for maps and additional details.

Corridor Improvements

Board shows: Northwest Glisan and Everett streets and shows that curb extensions, bus stop improvements, and changes to on street parking will be included in these locations. At 25th and Quimby, the existing traffic circle would be replaced with 2 crosswalks with concrete median islands in the middle. A map shows just the Corridor Safety projects, which includes 10 different projects. A drawing of Northwest 22nd and Glisan shows what the intersection would look like with curb extensions and new lighting. A drawing shows what NW Westover Road would look like if it was closed to traffic and made into a pedestrian plaza. A map of northwest Vaughn Street shows the locations for crossing improvements. A photo showing a bus island, which includes a bike lane behind the bus island to minimize conflicts between cyclists and transit uers. A drawing of Northwest 25th and Vaughn shows what the intersection would look like with green bike lanes and crossings.

Low-stress neighborhood streets that are great places to walk, bike, roll, play, and just be.

The recommended Neighborhood Greenway projects include:

  • NG.1- NW Johnson
  • NG.2 - NW Marshall
  • NG.3 - NW Pettygrove
  • NG.4 - NW Savier
  • NG.5 - NW 24th Avenue
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Board shows: An overview of all of the neighborhood greenway projects that are part of this project. A drawing shows what a permanent pathway would look like, with a fully separated space for bicycling. A drawing shows what Northwest Johnson at 14th Avenue would look like, with a new crossing for bikes and diverters to reduce vehicles cutting through the neighborhood greenway. A drawing shows what Northwest Pettygrove at 20th Avenue would look like, with curb extensions and a crosswalk for people walking and a calmed street for people biking. A drawing shows what Northwest Marshall and 15th Avenue would look like, with a concrete diverter for cars, while still allowing bikes to ride through. A drawing shows what a potential traffic closed street would look like, with planters creating diverters, while still allowing bikes to travel through.

Board shows: A diagram shows how the diversion strategy for this project would work, with Vaughn, Cornell, Interstate 405 and Burnside as the hard edges of the neighborhood and key points to cut through those edges. A map shows potential areas for traffic diverters, which includes 10 locations along the existing and proposed neighborhood greenways. A map shows additional locations were diverters could be installed if needed.

Northwest in Motion contains a series of programmatic recommendations that are distinct from individual projects. These recommendations are intended to be applied throughout the district - both in places where recommended projects exist, but also more broadly and comprehensively.

  1. Make improvements to street lighting
  2. Improve visibility at intersections
  3. Explore opportunities for raised side street crossings
  4. Invest in main street improvements
  5. Invest in green street improvements
  1. Invest in better transit stops
  2. Improve ADA access
  3. Develop better tactical urbanism tools
  4. Improve safety at signalized interesections
  5. Lower speeds throughout the district

Program Recommendations

Board shows: A photo of a raised crosswalk, where the crosswalk at an intersection is raised up to the level of the curb in order to increase visibility of the crosswalk. A photo of an accessible curb that is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, with a ramp and tactical warnings. A photo of a street that has been partially taken over for outdoor seating, with tables, chairs, and large planters filled with flowers. A photo of pedestrian scale lighting in front of a 3 story residential building in Northwest Portland. A photo of people sitting at outdoor tables in what used to be an on-street parking space. A diagram illustrating 20 foot minimum parking setbacks at marked crosswalks. A photo of a water retention bioswale on the street in the Pearl District. A diagram explaining a leading pedestrian interval, which is when at a signalized intersection, people walking are given a headstart of 3 to 7 seconds to cross the street and vehicles are held at a red signal. A map showing the project area of northwest with the words 'proposed 20 miles per hour district'. A series of 3 photos showing what can be done with space left over from removing on street parking, such as installing bike racks or larger transit stops. A photo of a large transit stop, with curb extensions for easier access to the bus.

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Street Classification Updates

The Northwest in Motion planning process included an analysis of bicycle, transit, and traffic classifications and recommended updates to support the plan's goals and recommended projects.

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Classification Updates

Board shows: A map showing the streets that are classified as bicycle streets, which includes major city bikeway, city bikeway, and local service bikeway, and proposed changes. A map showing the streets that are classified as transit streets, which includes major transit priority streets, transit access streets, and proposed changes. A map showing the street clarification, as well as proposed updates to the classifications.

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Benefits and Impacts

As part of this process, the project team assessed both the benefits and impacts to the Northwest District.

PLAN BENEFITS

Pedestrian Benefits

In 2018, Portland City Council adopted PedPDX, Portland’s Pedestrian Master Plan. PedPDX identifed crossing gaps across the City. Northwest in Motion aims to fil crossing gaps on collectors, arterials, and other busy streets.

Today in Northwest, there are 196 block faces along busy streets that are further than 530 feet from a safe crossing. Following implementation of the Tier recommended projects, 75% of identifed crossing gaps will be filed.

Bike Benefits

Northwest in Motion Neighborhood Greenway projects focus on providing better active transportation connections from Northwest to other districts and expanding access to comfortable bike facilities within Northwest.

With the construction of the Tier 1 & 2 Neighborhood Greenways, all residences and businesses within the plan area will be within 800 feet of a Neighborhood Greenway.

Transit Benefits

Northwest in Motion’s Corridor Improvement projects strategically target areas of transit delay in Northwest Portland and recommend small, but important transit enhancements to help improve transit speed, reliability, and accessibility.

PLAN IMPACTS

Parking Impacts

Neighborhood greenways require less parking removal than installing bike lanes. For corridor improvement projects there is limited impact on parking by only converting parking in short segments when and where most needed to address transit or traffic needs.

Traffic Impacts

As the plan recommends traffic circulation changes to support the recommended projects, the Northwest in Motion planning team analyzed potential traffic impacts to better understand and communicate the level of change that people can expect on streets throughout the district.

A traffic analysis found that even in a worst case scenario, where 100% of the diverted traffic travel by car and uses the nearest available routes, the traffic impact will be low and unlikely to cause significant traffic issues compared to how the system operates today.

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Board shows: A series of 6 diagrams show the flows of traffic based on the impacts from the diverted traffic. A map shows the locations of parking impacts in the northwest neighborhood. In total, this project would require the removal of 40 parking spaces throughout the neighborhood.

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Implementation Strategy

PBOT is recommending a project phasing and monitoring plan based on project goals, available funding and implementation strategy.


Several funding sources have been identified for near-term project implementation.

  • Parking and Permit Revenue
  • Transportation System Development Charges
  • Ongoing Quick Build funding
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Project Costs & Funding

Board shows: A bar chart shows that the total project cost for 9 of the projects is almost 5 million dollars. This includes NW 25th and Westover, NW 18th, NW Everett and Glisan, NW Vaughn, NW Marshall, NW Pettygrove and NW 24th Avenue. A bar chart shows that the total project cost for Northwest 23rd Avenue is 5 million dollars.

Projects are recommended for implementation in three phases.

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Phasing and Monitoring

Board shows: A diagram shows the schedule for monitoring plan progress, with existing condistions data collection taking place in the fall of 2021 at all project locations. Waves 1, 2 and 3 data collection would take place from fall 2021 through fall 2022. A diagram shows how the implementation phasing for the top 10 projects is recommended. The first wave of projects includes the Johnson Neighborhood Greenway, Marshall Neighborhood Greenway, and 18th/19th Corridor improvements. Wave 2 includes 25th/Westover Corridor improvements, Everett/Glisan corridor improvements, Vaughn corridor improvements, Pettygrove neighborhood greenway, and 24th neighborhood greenway. Wave 3 includes Savier neighborhood greenway and NW 23rd corridor improvements. A map shows the location of where data collection would take place throughout the northwest project area.

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Next Steps

Thank you for participating!

What happens next?

Your feedback on this Public Review Draft will help the project team make refinements before issuing a Recommended Draft to City Council in early 2020. Please respond to the questions below in the space provided, and be as specific as you can.

Stay Involved

  • Review the full Public Review Draft of the Northwest in Motion plan
  • Sign up for email updates using the survey on this page.
  • Contact us directly: NWinMotion@portlandoregon.gov
  • Follow “Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)” on Facebook
  • Follow @PBOTinfo on Twitter

Survey Questions

Scroll to respond to the 12 brief questions. Thank you!

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