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Share feedback on six proposed pedestrian and biking improvement projects

Visit the Pedestrian and Biking Improvement Projects Online Open House through Aug. 6 to give feedback on six proposed sidewalk and pedestrian crossing projects.

Washington County’s Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD) has $1 million available for construction of sidewalks, pedestrian crossings or bicycle facilities. Urban Road Maintenance District Advisory Committee (URMDAC) members created a list of six community-submitted project proposals totaling $2.4 million for consideration.

Comments from the online open house will help the committee decide how to trim the project list to the $1 million available.

The Pedestrian and Biking Improvement Projects program is smaller this year. Less money is available for projects than in previous years. Learn more.

Since 2011, the URMD has funded 74 Pedestrian & Biking Improvement Projects totaling over $33 million. Eligible proposed projects must improve pedestrian or biking safety and be located in the URMD.

Planning Work Program

for 2023-25 approved

by Commissioners

The Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation's 2023-25 Planning Work Program, which identifies planning staff’s annual tasks, was adopted by the Board of Commissioners at its July 18 meeting.

For the first time, our Work Program will span two years. As most of our planning work takes longer than one year, it makes sense to extend the program to two years. This will allow us to assign our staff and budget more efficiently.

Learn more

Plan for congestion on OR 217 north

Expect delays on and around OR 217 north and the the I-5/OR 217 interchange from today through July 31. Two area ramps will also be closed.

Closures are related to the Oregon Department of Transportation OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes project. Traffic impacts:

Beginning the tonight, crews will reduce a 3/4-mile section of northbound OR 217 to one lane, starting at the I-5 interchange and ending near the OR 99W interchange.
The 72nd Avenue on-ramp to northbound OR 217 will be closed.
The OR 99W off-ramp from northbound OR 217 will close for four days starting tonight and reopening Monday, July 24.

See detour map

Open Houses

Comment on Metro's 2023 Regional Transportation Plan and High Capacity Transit Strategy through Aug. 25.

The Regional Transportation Plan is the region's vision how people and businesses move around now and for the next 25 years— by motor vehicle, bus and rail, biking, walking and more. Metro updates the Plan every five years to address transportation needs.

Join us!

Join Land Use & Transportation staff at these community events:

¡Viva Tualatin!: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, July 22

Big Fair Fun! Washington County Fair: 5-10 p.m. Friday, July 28; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, July 30

National Night Out City of Cornelius: 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1

THPRD's Big Truck Day: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5

WC-ROADS: Projects starting next week

Conestoga Road/Scholls Ferry Road intersection; traffic signal shutdown, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 25 for utility work.

Norwood Road/Boones Ferry Road intersection; no eastbound turns from Boones Ferry to Norwood Road, July 25-July 27 due to insufficient clearance.

Visit wc-roads.com for more traffic impacts.

Neighborhood Meetings

Neighborhood meetings, required for many Washington County development applications, can be held online temporarily as per the new COVID-19 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Supplement.

July 27: Proposed addition to Stoller Middle School

At 6 p.m. held at Stoller Middle School. The site is 16.89 acres in the R-6 District (Residential, 5-6 units per acre) and is located at 14141 NW Laidlaw R oad. Contact 3J Consulting at 503-946-9365, ext. 211 or at mercedes.serra@3j-consulting.com.

District 2; CPO 7

July 27: Proposed 41-lot subdivision

At 6 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here). The site is 0.58 acre in the R-15 District (Residential, 12-15 units per acre) and is located at 2455 SW 187th Ave. Contact Wayne Hayson, Pioneer Design Group, at 503-643-8286 or at whayson@pd-grp.com.

District 1; CPO 6

July 27: Proposed 2-lot partition

At 6:30 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here). The site is 0.58 acre in the R-5 District (Residential, 4-5 units per acre) and is located at 7211 SW Taylor's Ferry Road. Contact In Clover Consulting at 503-810-7552 or at kim@incloverconsulting.com.

District 1; CPO 3

Attend CPO Meetings

Learn what's going on in your area of Washington County. Attend your Community Participation Organization (CPO). CPOs are made up of community members who work together and are actively engaged in decision-making processes. Find out which CPO you live in and learn more.

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