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City Council Approves Key Milestones for Montgomery Park Project
Posted December 12, 2024 by Portland Streetcar
On Wednesday, the Portland City Council approved the land use plan, transportation route and public benefits agreement for the Montgomery Park streetcar extension.
The streetcar extension will run north along NW 23rd Avenue and one-way on a couplet of new streets on NW Wilson and NW Roosevelt through the former ESCO steel property, turning around on NW 26th Avenue.
"This will send a message to investors that Portland is still a great place to build and to start a business and continues a long tradition of creating strong, unique neighborhoods where Portlanders can live, work and play," said Mayor Ted Wheeler.
The project will seek federal funds to build not just the streetcar line but also new complete streets on NW Wilson and NW Roosevelt, and also a full street rehabilitation of NW 23rd Avenue. Bringing federal dollars to meet these infrastructure needs will yield better pavement, a more connected street grid, more accessible sidewalks, stormwater drainage and other improvements to serve all modes of travel.
The land use changes associated with the project will allow for upwards of 2,000 new housing units and an infusion of economic development in this part of Northwest Portland. Addressing Portland’s housing shortage while catalyzing investment in the central city will bring broad community benefit by planning transportation and land use together for smart growth.
Next steps for the project will be entering the federal project development phase to conduct engineering and environmental review, readying the project for federal funds and construction.
The streetcar extension will run north along NW 23rd Avenue and one-way on a couplet of new streets on NW Wilson and NW Roosevelt through the former ESCO steel property, turning around on NW 26th Avenue.
"This will send a message to investors that Portland is still a great place to build and to start a business and continues a long tradition of creating strong, unique neighborhoods where Portlanders can live, work and play," said Mayor Ted Wheeler.
The project will seek federal funds to build not just the streetcar line but also new complete streets on NW Wilson and NW Roosevelt, and also a full street rehabilitation of NW 23rd Avenue. Bringing federal dollars to meet these infrastructure needs will yield better pavement, a more connected street grid, more accessible sidewalks, stormwater drainage and other improvements to serve all modes of travel.
The land use changes associated with the project will allow for upwards of 2,000 new housing units and an infusion of economic development in this part of Northwest Portland. Addressing Portland’s housing shortage while catalyzing investment in the central city will bring broad community benefit by planning transportation and land use together for smart growth.
Next steps for the project will be entering the federal project development phase to conduct engineering and environmental review, readying the project for federal funds and construction.