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PBOT Shares New N Willamette Boulevard Active Transportation Corridor Visuals

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) recently completed 60% plans for the N Willamette Boulevard Active Transportation Corridor Project. This project will build a world-class biking, walking, and rolling corridor in North Portland. To help Portlanders better picture what the improvements will look and feel like, the team has prepared new imagery and updated the interactive map.

View more N Willamette Boulevard Active Transportation Corridor Project draft design visuals and explore the interactive map on the project website:

• Design Visuals
• Interactive Map

N Willamette Blvd Approaching N Woolsey Ave

An illustration shows N Willamette Blvd approaching N Woolsey Ave. A new bus loading platform allows buses to stop in-lane, which improves safety and bus travel times.

N Willamette Blvd at the N Bryant St and N Wabash Ave Island

N Willamette Blvd at N Bryant St and N Wabash Ave. New bus platforms, a larger island, and better crossings improve safety and comfort for all travelers.

View more N Willamette Boulevard Active Transportation Corridor Project draft design visuals and explore the interactive map on the project website:

• Design Visuals
• Interactive Map

Current Schedule

Please note that the schedule below is tentative and will be periodically updated as design progresses. 

• 2023-2024:  Design and right of way process continue for the Active Transportation Corridor Project
• In progress now: ADA curb ramp construction for the Paving and Striping Maintenance Project
• Spring or summer 2024: Quick Build Bike Lane Extension Project construction
• Summer 2024: PBOT maintenance crews repave and stripe the section of N Willamette Blvd between N Portsmouth Ave and N Carey Blvd
• Winter 2025: Design of the Active Transportation Corridor Project finishes, and project is published for 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 (19,000+ views as of March 2024)
• 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

Questions? Comments?

For more information, graphics, and the interactive map, please view (and share!) the project website: Willametteblvd.com

For questions and comments please get in touch with PBOT project manager, David Backes, contact info below.

David Backes

Capital Project Manager

(503) 201-7575

david.backes@portlandoregon.gov 

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