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Fairview council adopts Halsey Street cross-section plan to align corridor design with neighboring cities
Summary
The Fairview City Council voted to adopt the Halsey cross-section and street design plan, harmonizing cross-section standards with Troutdale and Wood Village and enabling Multnomah County to incorporate the cross sections into its design manual.
The Fairview City Council voted Sept. 17 to adopt a cross‑section and street design plan for Halsey Street that aligns Fairview with neighboring cities and Multnomah County standards. The resolution adopts three cross-section templates (residential, commercial with single‑side parking, and commercial with two‑side parking) and a linear design plan that identifies near‑term (striping and crossings) and long‑term capital improvements.
Why it matters: Adopting consistent corridor-level cross sections across jurisdictions enables continuity for funding, private development, and future construction. County staff said incorporating the adopted cross sections into the county design manual will allow private development and county projects to apply consistent standards when improvements are built incrementally or as part of capital work.
Sarah Sullivan, the project lead, told the council the plan had extensive public engagement: three online surveys over the planning period and around 750 community responses across the corridor outreach. The plan includes options to elevate the bike lane to sidewalk level to increase safety and to provide on‑street parking configurations appropriate to commercial contexts. It also identifies intersection treatments, advanced stop bars and leading pedestrian intervals, and potential interim restriping projects that could be constructed at lower cost.
Council action: A motion to adopt Resolution 29‑2025 passed on voice vote with no recorded opposition. Councilors said the plan preserves corridor consistency with Troutdale and Wood Village and enables the county to proceed with design guidance.
What’s next: County staff will incorporate the plan into Multnomah County’s design and construction manual. The plan’s estimated capital cost for Fairview’s portion was summarized at roughly $27 million for full buildout; interim restriping options were estimated at a smaller, sub‑multi‑million scale and would require separate funding.
