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Downtown Troutdale businesses, residents raise alarm about construction parking and spillover to neighborhood streets
Summary
Residents and downtown business representatives told the Citizens Advisory Committee that a temporary construction parking plan and new apartments may push overflow parking onto adjacent streets, requesting city council follow‑up and clearer hours and enforcement.
Residents and business representatives told the Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee on March 5 that construction parking and a forthcoming apartment complex are already creating parking strain in the Old Columbia River Highway corridor and could push overflow onto nearby residential streets.
The most direct account came from Leah Michelle, identified in the meeting as a public commenter, who described recent worsening of daytime parking: “the construction parking is increasingly getting worse. As a matter of fact, we had our worst day we’ve ever had yesterday.” She said the city notice she received suggested a temporary parking restriction would run “8 until 6,” and worried that allowing parking to start in the late afternoon would encourage…
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