Southwest Hills Residential League
Sunday, June 25th, 11:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m., Block Party in Portland Heights on SW Spring Street! Join the families of the SW Hills for a couple hours of community connection and inclusive fun. Expect the Below Zero Ice Cream Truck at Noon. Raffle ticket sales support paying a Lincoln High School student to complete special […]
Traffic Advisory: A smoother street is coming to SW Humphrey Boulevard from SW Scholls Ferry Road to SW Patton Road (April 25, 2022) Paving work began today on SW Humphrey Boulevard from SW Scholls Ferry Road to SW Patton Road, as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) ongoing street maintenance program. The work […]
Traffic Advisory: Major West Hills routes to remain closed for several days as utility, forestry and other crews work to clear power lines, downed trees (April 11, 2022) The first substantial April snow in Portland in more than half a century has felled more than 400 trees across the city, felling power lines and blocking […]
SWHRL General Membership MeetingWednesday, April 207:00-8:30 pm On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89857301407?pwd=R204YUw1dnZkUE5vejB0TEFlSGlzdz09 Our Roads, Our Hills, Our Future Featured speakers: Metro Councilor Duncan Hwang (District 6), on Metro’s planned transportation projects and Climate Smart Strategy and how they will affect our neighborhood Terri Preeg Riggsby, candidate for District 6 Metro Council, on planning a transportation infrastructure centered […]
Another part of the Ainsworth Safe-Routes-to-School project is completed. A new crosswalk was added and the traffic-slowing diverter has had some wands and signage added for safety. They even repainted road striping and replaced the battered wands and bases in front of the Vista Spring Cafe! These installations have already had a noticeable effect on […]
At long last, pedestrians traveling on SW Broadway Drive to or from downtown need no longer walk unsafely in the roadway on the lowest stretch. PBOT has finished the protected shoulder down to SW Sherman St! SWHRL would like to thank PBOT for making this happen, especially Pedestrian Coordinator Michelle Marx, City Engineer Wendy Cawley, […]
The future of the light is in question – is there a better solution? UPDATE – PBOT indicates that the temporary stop signs will remain for 90 days to evaluate their effectiveness; PBOT will then make a decision on fixing the signal or making the stop signs permanent. As you’ve no doubt noticed, the traffic […]
Traffic Advisory: Landslide closes sections of NW Thompson and Miller roads overnight A landslide covers half of two-lane road, with debris from the adjacent hillside reaching the center double yellow line. Please avoid the area if possible and expect delays. We ask the public to travel cautiously, observe all directions by reader boards and flaggers, […]
Do you have an interest in Portland’s transportation system in Portland’s Central City? Are you a problem-solver, willing to help PBOT evaluate project designs, weigh trade-offs, resolve conflicts, and move forward with implementing projects in a timely manner? If yes, please apply to serve on Central City in Motion Working Group! The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is currently recruiting applications […]
SWHRL has big news here: previously, SWHRL members cleared up the path behind the guardrail on the last stretch before I-405, and PBOT removed a small section of guardrail at the upper end to allow easy access to that trail. This allowed pedestrians to get out of the road, and has seen heavy use, despite its […]