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North Peninsula residents ask council to form task force to plan emergency route and seismic resilience

Portland City Council · October 29, 2025
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Summary

Residents of North Peninsula urged council to create a task force and place the issue on relevant policy committee agendas to address seismic isolation risk for neighborhoods cut off by bridge and tunnel failures.

During public comment at the Oct. 29 council meeting, Donna Cohen described seismic and transportation vulnerabilities that could isolate the North Peninsula (including Portsmouth and University Park) if railroad bridges or the tunnel fail in a…

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