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Multnomah County outlines 10‑year curb‑ramp plan, staff recommend pay‑as‑you‑go funding
Summary
County staff presented a 10‑year plan to replace remaining ADA curb ramps (435 remaining), estimating $50,000 per ramp in 2026 dollars and modeling pay‑as‑you‑go and bond financing; staff recommended pay‑as‑you‑go using a mix of general fund OTO allocations, state highway funds and the motor‑vehicle rental tax when available.
Multnomah County staff on Tuesday presented a plan to finish the county’s Americans with Disabilities Act transition work within 10 years, saying 435 curb ramps remain and outlining costs and funding options.
Transportation Division Director John Hendrickson told the Board the county’s 2023 ADA transition plan identified 530 non‑compliant or missing ramps and estimated about $38 million in 2023 dollars to bring those locations into compliance. Since adoption, staff said, 148 ramp projects have been completed through capital projects, private development agreements and one‑time general fund allocations; 435 ramps remain in the transition plan.
The 10‑year delivery approach groups remaining ramps into eight geographic "packages," each worked through a roughly three‑year cycle of design, right‑of‑way and construction.…
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