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Fairview adopts Halsey cross-section and street design plan; county to incorporate into standards
Summary
Fairview on Wednesday adopted a coordinated Halsey Street cross-section and design plan, aligning its street standards with neighboring cities and enabling Multnomah County to apply consistent design rules across the corridor.
Fairview’s City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a coordinated cross-section and street design plan for Halsey Street, aligning the city with neighboring Wood Village, Troutdale and Multnomah County and enabling the county to incorporate the cross sections into its design and construction manual.
The plan, developed by consultant Kittelson and partners with outreach across the three cities, lays out three primary cross sections (residential, commercial with one-sided parking, commercial with two-sided parking) and an Edgefield-core special section. It recommends raising the bike lane to sidewalk level in many places for improved safety and continuity and identifies a suite of near-term restriping/interim improvements as well as long-term capital construction. The county will be able to use the adopted cross sections to apply consistent roadway elements on private development or county-funded construction projects.
Consultants reported 750 engagement responses across the corridor outreach and prepared linear and cross-section designs that account for differing land uses: residential areas, commercial nodes, and the Edgefield core. Estimated costs for full buildout are substantial: the consultant cited approximately $27 million for the Fairview portion and about $57 million for the entire corridor across jurisdictions. Near-term interim improvements are much less costly but still run into the low millions.
Councilors asked about business impacts (loading and deliveries) and tree-planting choices; staff said detailed engineering would address truck turn radii, loading zones, species selection to avoid repeated trimming, and potential interim treatments to maintain access for deliveries. Mayor and councilors emphasized the importance of consistency with neighboring cities; staff confirmed the plan will be incorporated into the county’s manual to ease approvals under private or public projects.
The council passed the resolution by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Staff said final design, funding and project phasing remain to be determined and that the plan will be used to guide future capital project programming and grant applications across the corridor.
