Neighborhood Association
Representing the Lair Hill, South Waterfront, Corbett, Johns Landing, Terwilliger and Fulton neighborhoods
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South Portland Neighborhood Association blog
The South Portland Bussiness Association has only been around for a year or so but they are going great guns.  We are lucky to have so many teriffic businesses in our neighborhood and through the business association proprietors are working hard to help each other in these tough times and serve residents better. For more information click here for the South Portland Business Association website. (www.southportlandba.com)


Click here for the historic Lair Hill walking tour guide

About 10 years ago volunteers organized by the neighborhood association and assisted by Portland Parks started meeting every so often on weekends to pull invasive plants out of Butterfly Park.  That project has mushroomed to include a much expanded area and many partners.  We are extremely grateful to every person and organization that helped out. Click here for more information.

Iowa Viaduct replacement

The Oregon Department of Transportation will soon start construction on a project that will have substantial impact on our neighborhood. The bridge on I-5 over the
gulch above Iowa street will be replaced at a cost of about $42 million. Actually, the bridge structure is in good shape. However, the bridge decking has been patched and patched and now need a total replacement. In order to do this, traffic must be diverted off I-5 and that is where the major cost is. As long as the traffic is diverted
replacing the entire structure is not that much more expensive and will bring it up to modern seismic requirements. To divert the traffic ODOT will excavate the adjacent hill and build a temporary road and bridge. They looked at re-routing traffic on to Barbur but quickly rejected the idea as Barbur is near capacity and adding the 145,000 cars per day would be a nightmare.

For more information from ODOT click below.




















Portland to Lake Oswego Transit

For several years we have been working with Metro and other agencies on a plan to put a streetcar line to Lake Oswego.

For more information from Metro click here.

Sellwood
Bridge replacement

Another project we have been working on is the replacement of the Sellwood Bridge.

Click here for the latest.

Milwaukie light rail bridge

The Portland to
Milwaukie light rail project will include a new bridge in our
neighborhood.  The bridge will be for light rail, buses, bikes and
pedestrians.
Click here for details. 

Urban
renewal

The Portland Development Commission is in the process of re-evaluating urban renewal districts in downtown Portland. This will affect our neighborhood as
they are considering expanding one of the districts into the north part of Lair Hill.

For more information
from PDC click here.


Portland Plan

The Portland Plan is an important process where all aspects of city development wll be reviewed and updated.  This could have a big impact on our neighborhood so we are hoping to get as many people from South Portland involved as possible.  Here is a link to the Portland Bureau of Planning web page on the plan: www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/