Sunrise Corridor visioning emphasizes people‑centered design; county seeks phased funding and community coalition

Clackamas County staff told the Board of County Commissioners Feb. 11 that the Sunrise Corridor Community Visioning Project has shifted from an earlier large, grade‑separated freeway concept to a systems‑based, people‑centered approach that breaks improvements into phases and emphasizes safety, multimodal connections and local access improvements.

Jamie Stazney, the county project manager, said the current refinement plan retains phaseable transportation elements while adding neighborhood actions, open‑space restoration and economic‑development strategies. "This time, it's different," Stazney said. "The project that we're doing, this visioning project is about people and co‑creating a vision for the whole community."

Why it matters: The Sunrise Corridor area is a five‑square‑mile confluence of industrial employers, residential neighborhoods and regional freight routes. Changes proposed…