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County wins $2 million Safe Routes grant to add sidewalks, ADA ramps and bike lanes on 223rd
Summary
Multnomah County told the Fairview council it received a $2 million ODOT Safe Routes to School grant to add sidewalks on the west side of 223rd, bike lanes and two water-quality treatment features; construction is targeted for summer 2026 but right-of-way and maintenance questions remain.
Multnomah County staff told the Fairview City Council on Nov. 20 that the county received a $2 million Oregon Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School grant to build sidewalks, ADA ramps and bike lanes along a section of 223rd Avenue.
"The county applied for and was awarded a Safe Route to School grant," said Sarah Jeffrey, a Multnomah County road engineer. Jeffrey said the grant program accepts projects every other year, accepts requests from $60,000 to $3 million, and that ODOT will fund up to 75% of project costs to the grant amount. She said the county’s 2022 estimate for the project was $2.6 million.
Jeffrey summarized the preliminary grant design presented to the council: sidewalks on the west side of 223rd from the end of new apartments to Bridge…
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