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As part of a conditional use permit for its new park-and-ride lot for its light rail station, TriMet has agreed to install a new traffic signal at Southeast 96th Avenue and Main Street. It also agreed to install a striped crosswalk at Southeast 96th Avenue and Market Street.
At the third and last hearing before City Hearings Officer Gregory Frank, TriMet’s Alonzo Wertz, permits coordinator, announced the decision. Adventist Medical Center had urged that the signal be installed, and had threatened to appeal the matter if TriMet reneged. TriMet had originally taken the position that because the intersection was already so close to failure, and would eventually reach that state with or without the new facility, the company should not be responsible for the signal.
TriMet continued to resist a request by Hazelwood Neighborhood Association volunteer Linda Robinson to install a second entrance to the lot. Some 400 cars could be entering and leaving the lot “over a fairly short period of time,” Robinson said, and a single entrance could cause traffic jams and potentially a safety problem.
Portland Office of Transportation officials indicated that they were unconcerned because morning commuters were likely to arrive over a period of time. As to the afternoon, one said, “We don’t care how long it takes people to get out of the lot. What we do care about is if the queuing line to get there stretches so far that it interferes with traffic.” They were confident this was not the case.
HydroPark planning continues
A group of city officials, neighbors and neighborhood volunteers is still planning the finishing touches to Hazelwood HydroPark, the Water Bureau property at Northeast 117th Avenue and Holladay Street. At a recent meeting, those present approved an offer by a group of eagle scouts to create one of two horseshoe pits, not too close to an existing walking path or any residence. There should be no off-leash dog run or organized sports. Finally, if there is a community garden, it should be in the northern half of the park above the water tower. Discordance remains about whether there should be such a garden. Most adjacent residents have yards that could accommodate a garden if they wanted one, but staff and neighborhood leaders pointed out this is not so for people a few blocks away.
Glenhaven Skatepark
Work has commenced on the new Glenhaven Skatepark, a 10,000 square-foot facility in Glenhaven Park on Northeast 82nd Avenue and Siskiyou Street. The new facility is located in the southeast corner of the park, north of Madison High School and south of the baseball diamond. Work should be completed by April 2007, according to Project Manager Rod Wojtanik of Portland Parks & Recreation.
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