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PBOT outlines how small safety projects are chosen as community groups push Sheridan Street redesign
Summary
At the Sept. 8 committee meeting PBOT described its 3,000 annual 3-1-1 requests, a backlog of roughly 1,500 investigations and constrained funding for quick-build projects; community members presented a Sheridan Street reimagining and a neighborhood four-way stop installed near Dunaway School.
Portland Bureau of Transportation officials on Sept. 8 told the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee how they intake and prioritize small traffic-safety requests, and local residents presented two neighborhood-driven projects they say illustrate the process.
PBOT Director Melissa Williams said staff receive about 3,000 traffic-related requests a year through 3-1-1; roughly 900 of those merit a formal traffic investigation by PBOT engineers. Supervising engineer Will Tabahonda said investigations assess site conditions, collision records, visibility and vulnerable-user presence. Small fixes that cost under about $5,000 — such as upgraded crosswalk markings or a stop sign — can be delivered by PBOT maintenance crews. More complex “quick build” projects (roughly $5,000 to $1 million) are put on reference lists and matched to specific funding sources.
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