Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category

Harrison St. waterline replacement project underway

Monday, October 31st, 2011

The City of Milwaukie began the waterline replacement project on S.E. Harrison St. between S.E. Campbell St. and S.E. 42nd Ave. in the southern area of the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2011. Vehicle traffic and residential water service will be impacted by the project. Door hangers will be distributed two days in advance [...]

‘Graveyard’ events will close S.E. 43rd Ave.

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

A one-block section of S.E. 43rd Ave. in Milwaukie will be closed this Sunday to through traffic for a community event. S.E. 43rd Ave. will be closed between S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. and S.E. Roswell St. for the Davis Graveyard open house event on Sun., Oct. 17. The same section of S.E. 43rd Ave. will [...]

Springwater Trail segment finally reopens

Friday, August 6th, 2010

A two-mile segment of Springwater Trail has reopened to bicycle and pedestrian traffic today after being closed nearly two and a half months for repaving. Portland Parks & Recreation announced today that Springwater Trail between S.E. 28th Ave. and S.E. Linwood/Flavel Ave. has reopened, but trail users should be aware that there is still some [...]

Wastewater main repair may impact JCB traffic

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

A wastewater main at S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd.and S.E. Brookside has broken and repair work is in progress. Traffic on S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd.within Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood may be congested during the emergency repair as workers may need to disrupt traffic. Milwaukie Public Works expects the repairs to take a couple of days, depending on [...]

Springwater Trail construction extended, expected to open Aug.6

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

(Updated July 29, 2010) Construction on the Springwater Trail between S.E. 28th and S.E. Linwood avenues now will not be completed until Aug. 6. The Portland Parks and Recreation say the contractors had a delay in the production of the metal bollards and should be getting it installed, along with striping over the next couple [...]

Springwater Trail will close for construction, detour established

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

The Springwater Corridor Trail between S.E. 28th Ave. and S.E. Linwood Ave., will be closed between May 24 and June 15, 2010, for repaving construction. A detour route has been established via S.E. Sherret St., S.E. 33rd Ave., S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd., and S.E. 45th Ave. Bicyclists are advised to use caution at the S.E. [...]

City Council rejects City staff signal recommendation

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Milwaukie City Council voted 4-1 to reject the Milwaukie city staff’s recommendation to signalize the intersection at S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. (JCB) and S.E. 42nd Ave. Milwaukie city staff Wendy Hemmen and Kenny Asher presented a report before the Milwaukie City Council on April 20, recommending a traffic signal light at the intersection of SE [...]

NDA approves proceeding with JCB tolling project exploration

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night voted 14-1 to proceed with exploration of the Johnson Creek Blvd. toll gantry pilot program that tolls traffic congestion. Metro Councilor and Ardenwald resident Carlotta Collette proposed the idea in January, which was published on Ardenwald.org (read proposal here). Collette discussed more on the topic at Tuesday’s [...]

Mayor Ferguson responds to JCB traffic issues

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Milwaukie mayor, Jeremy Ferguson, responded to Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Associations letter composed on January 7, 2010, regarding the concerns about Johnson Creek Boulevard traffic issue (Download Mayor’s Response Letter (PDF, 25 kb)): February 10, 2010 Dear Members of the Ardenwald NDA, Thank you very much for your January 7 letter regarding the future of Johnson [...]

Johnson Creek Blvd. Traffic Calming from Carlotta Collette

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Dear Friends and Neighbors How many times have you said: “I wish we could just put up a toll booth on Johnson Creek Boulevard and charge everyone cutting through our neighborhood”? Living on the boulevard, I’ve said it a lot and heard it said often as well. Well here’s the deal: we could actually get [...]