Transportation Engineering

The county strives to create a complete transportation network where walking and biking are safe, convenient and comfortable ways of moving around the county.  We prepare plans and implement projects that support bicycling and walking as viable forms of transportation.

Clackamas County is the only county in the state recognized by the League of American Bicyclists Bike Friendly Communities Program. You can find details about the County’s Bronze Award here.

Bike repair station and custom bike racks installed on Trolley Trail in downtown Oak Grove

The repair station includes all the tools necessary to perform basic bike repairs and maintenance. Screwdrivers, Allen wrenches and box wrenches are provided so that cyclists can change a flat tire, adjust brakes and put air in tires.

Resources for Walking and Biking in Clackamas County

• To report debris or a problem with a bike lane, call 503-557-6391 between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. or use the online reporting system here.
• The Pedestrian and Bikeway Advisory Committee generally meets the first Tuesday of every month, and the public is welcome to attend. Check website for periodic schedule changes and meeting cancellations.
• Clackamas County Tourism has information about recreational biking.
• Metro’s Bike There! Map is a great resource for riding around Clackamas County and the region.

The county delivers construction projects on major roads in Clackamas County intended to protect the health of the public, maintain a reliable transportation system, reduce congestion and improve safety for all roadway users. These transportation projects will help meet the needs of residents, businesses and visitors throughout the county so they can safely and efficiently connect with goods, services, employment and people. 

City and state transportation projects are active within Clackamas County as well. Visit your city website for local projects. Visit the Oregon Department of Transportation for state projects (Region 1: Portland Metro covers most of Clackamas County; Region 2: Northwest Oregon covers a portion of western Clackamas County).

Construction in Progress or Planned for 2025

• 82nd Dr/Jennifer St traffic signal replacement
• Badger Creek (Rugg Road) Culvert Repair
• Beavercreek Road and Barlow Road radar sign installation
• Bilquist Elementary Sidewalks
• Bluff Road/327th Ave. Intersection Enhancements
• Canby Ferry Intelligent Transportation System Project
• Canby-Marquam Hwy Safety Improvements
• El Camino Way Stormwater Improvements
• Henry Creek (Arlie Mitchell Road) Culvert Replacement
• Ivy St. Pedestrian Intersection Improvements
• Jennings Ave Improvements (Hwy 99E to Oatfield Road)
• Johnson Creek Blvd. paving and curb ramps
• Johnson Creek Blvd. (79th Pl. to 82nd Ave.) Intersection Improvements
• Knights Bridge Road/Arndt Road intersection safety improvements
• Laurie Ave Stormwater Improvements
• Linwood Ave. Improvements
• Molalla River (Knights Bridge Road) Bridge
• Monroe St Neighborhood Improvements
• Oatfield Blvd/Jennings Ave Traffic Signal Improvements
• Park Ave/River Road Flashing Sign Upgrade
• Regional Freight Safety Project
• Regional Traffic Signal Upgrades
• Rainbow Road (Eagle Creek) bridge scour repairs
• Rugg Road (Badger Creek) Culvert Replacement
• Rugg Road Landslide Repairs
• School Beacon Upgrades
• Signal Detection Upgrades
• Stafford Road (Pattulo Way to Rosemont Road) Improvements
• Thiessen Culvert Replacement and Kellogg Creek Restoration

Construction Planned for 2026 and beyond

• 172nd Ave. Widening and Infrastructure Improvements
• Abernethy Creek (Holly Ln) Bridge Replacement
• Airport Road/Miley Road intersection improvements
• Amisigger Road at Hwy 224 Intersection Improvement
• Bear Creek Bridge Replacement and Molalla Ave Shoulders Improvement
• Bull Run River (Bull Run Road) Bridge Replacement
• Canby Ferry Ramp Improvements
• Clackamas River (Trolley Trail) Preliminary Design
• Conway Creek (Aschoff Road) Culvert Replacement
• Courtney Ave. Complete Streets
• Duus Road/Eagle Creek Road Intersection Relocation and Turn Lane Improvements
• Stafford-65th-Elligsen Roundabout
• Welches Road (Hwy 26 to Birdie Lane) Pedestrian Improvements

Completed Projects

• 72nd Ave./Luther Safety Improvements
• 82nd Dr Fiber Connection
• 90th Ave. Reconstruction
• 122nd Ave./ Mather Intersection Control Feasibility Study
• 232nd Dr. Landslide Repairs
• 242nd Ave./Borges Road Realignment
• 282nd Ave./Haley Intersection Safety Improvements
• 362nd Paved Shoulders and Safety Improvements
• Barlow Road/Arndt Road Traffic Improvements Plan
• Barlow Trail Road landslide repair
• Bear Creek (Canby Marquam Hwy) Bridge Replacement
• Beavercreek Road and Henrici Road Safety Improvements
• Bob Shumacher and Causey Road Safety Improvements
• Bull Run River (SE Bull Run Road) Bridge Approach Repairs
• Canby-Marquam Hwy at Lone Elder Intersection Improvements
• Central Point-New Era Intersection Enhancements
• Clackamas Regional Center Mobility Improvements
• Clackamas River (Springwater Road) Carver Bridge Approach Replacement
• Clear Creek (S Springwater Road) Bridge Approach Repairs
• Curb Ramp at Naef Road and Harold Ave.
• Damascus Area Safety Upgrades
• Dryland Road Guardrail
• Fuller Road/Causey Ave/Harmony Dr Intersection Improvements
• Hideaway Ct Culvert Replacement
• Highway 224 at Springwater Road: Temporary Traffic Signal
• Intersection Improvement Feasibility Study
• Jennifer Road/Evelyn Road Safety Improvements
• Jennings Lodge Pedestrian Improvements on Portland Avenue
• Johnson Creek Blvd. at Bell Ave. Safety Improvements
• Johnson Creek Blvd. at Linwood Ave. Intersection Safety Improvements
• King Road/66th Ave. Intersection Safety Analysis
• Oatfield Road Fiber Connection
• Radar Speed Sign Installation Project
• Redland Road Left-Turn Lanes
• Redland Road Radar Speed Sign Installation Project
• Rural County Sign Installation Project
• Rural Curve Warning Sign Installation Project
• Salmon River Road Paving
• Salmon River (Elk Park Road) Bridge Replacement
• South End Road Landslide Repairs
• Sunnybrook Blvd Traffic Signal Improvements
• Sunnyside Road ADA Ramps (122nd Ave. to 162nd Ave.)
• Tickle Creek (427th Ave) Culvert Replacement
• Torbank (River Road to Trolley Trail) Sidewalks
• Tualatin River (SW Petes Mountain Road) Bridge Approach Repairs
• Victory Road at Forsythe Road Realignment
• Wilsonville Road/Edminston Road Intersection Safety Project

Most federal and state funds are channeled through Metro, where the Joint Policy Advisory Committee for Transportation (JPACT), a committee made up of local government representatives, determines which projects will be funded based on regional needs.

The county strategically packages funding for high priority projects from eligible funding sources. Some funding sources have "match" requirements, meaning that funds from that source must be matched with funds from another qualifying source. The rules are subject to change and the amount of funding from each source can fluctuate from year to year. For most funding sources it is the project that qualifies. From most sources, the county does not get funds that it can direct to projects based on county priorities alone.

The following review of funding sources provides basic information, but does not go into the details related to the complexity of conditions placed on funding, annual fluctuations in funding levels or the political strategy needed to obtain funding for a project. The state and cities have their funding, too. Sometimes joint funding can be brought to a project that benefits two or more jurisdictions, or the jurisdictions can support each other's projects when competing for limited resources.

Federal funding sources

The majority of federal funds for transportation comes from the federal gas tax and is distributed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to qualified projects.

• Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
  These funds can be used to construct a wide range of projects that enhance designated low and moderate-income communities. They can be used for transportation projects in an area where at least 51% of the residents have low or moderate income. Project selection takes place at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
• Hazard Elimination Program (HEP)
  The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) administers this program to encourage engineering improvements that address identified safety needs. Amounts brought to the county vary because projects are funded on a competitive basis. This federally funded program requires each state to identify hazardous locations on all public roads, assign priorities for necessary corrections at these locations, and establish a schedule of improvement projects.
• Highway Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement (HBRR)
  This fund is for bridge projects on public roads where the bridge falls below a specific rating standard. Projects are selected every 2 years based on a standard bridge inspection rating. ODOT selects the projects on a competitive basis. Funds are highly variable because they are based on project approval. The county is required to contribute 20% as matching funds on any selected project and uses the road fund for this purpose.
• Surface Transportation Program (STP)
  Funds can be used for all transportation projects, but the local match is 10%. The urban part of these funds is distributed to projects within the Metro Region, using a competitive process, usually every 2 years. Project awards for the urban part of the county vary widely. The STP funding for the rural part of the county is not competitive by project.

State funding sources

• Road Fund
  The sources of this fund are the state gas tax, vehicle registration fees and weight-mile taxes paid by trucks 80,000 pounds or greater. Portions of the state's funds are distributed to counties each year based on the number of vehicle registrations.
• Oregon Transportation Investment Act (OTIA)
  New state funds approved by the 2001 and 2003 Oregon Legislature for road and bridge improvements. These new funds have been used to improve Sunnyside Road and eight county bridges.

Local funding sources

• Local Improvement District (LID)
  If property owners want a capital improvement on their street (anything that exceeds normal maintenance), they have the option of agreeing to form a local improvement district to pay for it. When this is done, it is generally to construct unimproved roadway, reconstruct an existing road surface, add a sidewalk or drainage improvement, or install traffic calming devices, most commonly speed bumps. Landowners within a specific geographic area pay for the cost. Local improvement districts are not shown as a revenue source, because they are "revenue neutral" to the county, and they are seldom on roads of a collector or arterial classification. Because we cannot anticipate where these requests will come from, they are not scheduled in the CIP.
• Transportation System Development Charge (TSDC)
  New developments are charged for transportation improvements attributable to growth through the transportation system development charge program (TSDC). The funds from TSDC fees can be used only for capital improvements that add capacity on roads that are needed to support new development. The charge is levied based on the number of trips forecasted to be generated by the development. The amount collected each year depends upon the number of building permits issued.
• Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
  Eligible projects must be capital projects within an urban renewal district, and be included in the adopted urban renewal plan and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Clackamas County has one active urban renewal district -- the North Clackamas Revitalization Area (NCRA) -- and transportation projects are just one type of capital improvement project that can be funded. Other examples of eligible capital improvements are water supply, fire protection and storm drainage. The amount of revenue is variable and the transportation projects compete against other capital construction needs.

Project Status
Work will continue during 2017-18 to complete this project, in response to questions raised by the Planning Commission in 2016. Upcoming activities include the following:

• Traffic modeling coordinated with Milwaukie
• Survey right-of-way
• Study storm drainage
• Public outreach
• Public hearings
• If needed, adopt amendments to Comprehensive Plan

Background

Monroe Street is a neighborhood street that connects downtown Milwaukie with northwest Clackamas County and the Clackamas Town Center. The goal of the plan is to create a neighborhood street that improves safety for all modes of travel (walking, bicycling, and driving), with a special emphasis on pedestrians and cyclists. This supports the county's goal of creating a healthy, active community. The plan has paid particular attention to the needs and wishes of local residents like safety and a better ability to walk, as well as preserving needed vehicle access to make Monroe safer for area residents and travelers.

Plan overview

The design plan creates a continuous, low-stress connection between the intersection of SE Monroe Street and SE Linwood Avenue and the I-205 multi-use path. "Low stress" means a route where all types of people can walk and bicycle safely, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. The project will develop street design treatments for the selected route considering all users, neighborhood and community needs, and construction and maintenance costs. These will complement improvements made by the City of Milwaukie as part of the Neighborhood Greenway along Monroe Street from 21st Avenue to Linwood Avenue.

Funding

The county secured a Transportation and Growth Management grant from ODOT to create a Neighborhood Street Design Plan. The plan creates a street design that strengthens what residents like about Monroe and helps to resolve challenges that keep it from serving as a direct bicycle and pedestrian connection.

Implementation

The plan will go through a public hearing process and be reviewed by the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners. No city action will be needed on the plan, though it will involve the cities of Milwaukie and Happy Valley in the planning effort.

Safe Routes to Schools

As part of the Monroe Neighborhood Street Design Plan, Clackamas County worked with community and school leaders to create a Safe Routes to School plan for Whitcomb Elementary School. The plan examines conditions around the school and recommends solutions to improve safety and accessibility. The final Safe Routes to School plan (see Appendix B below) will create safer and more inviting opportunities for students and their families to walk and bicycle to school.

Public participation

A 15-member Public Advisory Committee (PAC) was created to review materials and provide input and advice. The PAC met 6 times during the plan development and included residents of Monroe Street, Thompson Avenue and Spencer Drive. A 12-member Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met 6 times and helped inform decisions related to traffic engineering, roadway configurations and bicycle and pedestrian designs. Public participation also included 2 open houses to give community members an opportunity to provide input on draft designs. Over 70 people attended each open house at Whitcomb Elementary School. Attendees provided their feedback for each street segment via surveys, comment cards and discussion with project team members. Public participation also included an online open house held for 2 weeks after the first open house, news releases, an article in Citizen News, distribution of project flyers and postings to the project website. View the Community Outreach and Engagement Plan.

Monroe Neighborhood Street Design Plan

Working with the community to improve safety for walkers, bicyclists and motorists on this neighborhood street that connects downtown Milwaukie with northwest Clackamas County and the Clackamas Town Center.

• Monroe Neighborhood Street Design Plan Report, Draft
  • Appendix A: Policy Framework
  • Appendix B: Safe Routes to School Action Plan
  • Appendix C: Alternatives Analysis Report
  • Appendix D: Existing Conditions and Needs
  • Appendix E: Traffic Summary
  • Appendix F: Planning Level Costs

Contact: Scott Hoelscher, Project Manager, scotthoe@clackamas.us, 503-742-4524

Updated: 09/20/16

The Clackamas County Bicycle Map has lots of information to help bicyclists pick the best routes, whether for work or recreation, including:

• bike lanes and paved multi-use paths 
• roadways, divided into four categories based on suitability for bicycles to share with vehicles — most suitable, moderately suitable, less suitable and difficult connection
• hard-surfaced roads and gravel roads in Mt. Hood National Forest
• single-track and double-track mountain bike trails

The map also highlights 7 suggested recreational bike rides, from seven to 72 miles long, from relatively flat farmland to uphill all the way. Each ride has its own map, ride summary, and elevation profile.

The free, printed Bicycle Map is available at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City – 3rd Floor Engineering Division. 

The map is also available online.

A Local Improvement District (LID) is a tool that can be used by a group of property owners to share in the cost of transportation improvements. Formation of an LID is a complex process governed by state law.

To make this process as easy for you as we can, please review the following description. Please note that property owners are responsible for some steps, while the county is responsible for others.

1. Prepare a petition
   Property owner responsibility, with county assistance
   The first step in forming an LID is the petition process. It is important that the petition be worded carefully to ensure clarity, accuracy and compliance with legal issues.

   Upon request, we will help you prepare a petition for your proposed LID. We can help you define the geographic boundary of your proposed LID, the scope of work and the limits of roads to be improved to include in the petition. We can also give you information on the legal ownership and tax lot descriptions of all properties along the proposed improvement so that you will know who is eligible to sign your petition.

2. Gather petition signatures
   Property owner responsibility
   Once the petition is properly prepared, you will have to get it signed by at least 60% of the property owners along the proposed improvement, who represent at least 60% of the land area (square feet, acres, etc., and not lineal frontage feet) abutting the improvement. We encourage you to contact all property owners along the proposed improvement during your petition efforts, to avoid problems later from people who were unaware of the proposed improvement. We also suggest you obtain as many signatures as possible, to show the strength of support for your project.

   Once you have all the signature you need and/or are able to get, turn in the signed petitions to us.

3. Verification of signatures and financial viability
   County responsibility
   When we receive a signed petition, we verify the signatures. In addition, since the project is typically funded by assessment bonding, the County Treasurer will review the value of the benefiting property and improvements compared to the proposed assessments to ensure that the project is financially viable.  Once we have verified the petition signatures and determined the project to be financially viable, we will recommend formation of the LID to the Board of County Commissioners.
4. Preliminary feasibility report
   County responsibility
   Once formation of an LID is recommended, we will prepare a preliminary feasibility report on the project that includes the scope of work for the improvement, the assessment district boundary, the method of assessment, total estimated costs and estimated cost per benefited property owner. As part of preparing the report, we will hold an informational meeting with benefiting property owners to discuss these issues. Then we will submit the report to the Board for it to be formally accepted.
5. Property owners decide whether to continue
   Property owner and county responsibility
   Once the Board accepts the preliminary feasibility report, we will send a letter to each benefited property owner indicating the total estimated cost of the project and their proposed share. The property owners have 20 days from the mailing date of the notice to respond to us in writing if they want to stop the project.

   If more than 50% of benefited property owners, representing more than 50% of the total estimated assessment, request in writing that the project be stopped, then we will discontinue the process. Once a project has been discontinued, we will not accept any petition to initiate a similar LID for a period of one year.

   If the minimum number of property owners does not request to have the project stopped, we will go to the Board for approval to proceed.

6. Engineering and design
   County responsibility
   We will use a competitive process to select a consulting engineering firm to prepare a final design, cost estimate, specifications and plans for construction of the proposed improvement. We will ask the consultant to make every effort to reduce project costs by considering including existing road base and drainage facilities into the new design. The project must conform to county design standards. We will hold a design review meeting with property owners to review the overall design, costs and schedule, and specific impacts on individual properties.
7. Construction
   County responsibility
   We will put the completed design out to bid and award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Then construction will begin. If this process occurs too late in the year, bidding and construction may be held over until the following spring and summer in order to avoid the extra cost and inconvenience completing construction during the winter.
8. Completion and final assessment
   County responsibility
   After construction is completed, we will determine the final costs of the improvement and send a notice to all property owners showing their proposed final assessment. (The final costs will be the actual cost incurred to construct the project including county staff time, the consulting engineer's fee, payments to the contractor and all other costs associated with administering and financing the project.) We will schedule a hearing before the Board so that any objections to the proposed assessments may be heard. After this hearing, we will send final assessment billings to the property owners, along with options for payment.

Many variables impact the schedule of the LID process. Each LID is unique and it is not unusual for the construction phase to begin a year or more after submittal of a signed petition. We appreciate your patience in working with us through the process.

If you would like to begin the petition process for an LID improvement, or if you have questions about the process or procedures, please contact Ken Kent at kenken@clackamas.us or 503-742-4673.

Transportation Planning updates the Transportation System Plan, and analyzes, coordinates and engages residents; businesses; local, regional and state partners, and county decision-makers so they can plan and invest in transportation projects that support community needs.

2021–23 Long-Range Planning Work Program     
Transportation Capital Improvement Program, 2024–2028

Current

• Barlow Road/Arndt Road Traffic Improvements Plan
• Expanding transportation choice and access
• Oregon City-West Linn Bike-Ped Bridge Concept Plan
• Safe Routes to Schools

Completed

• ADA Transition Plan
• Canby Ferry Alternatives Feasibility Study
• Clackamas County Transit Development Plan
• Clackamas to Columbia (C2C) Corridor
• Clackamas Regional Center Mobility Project
• Damascus Mobility Project
• Monroe Neighborhood Street Design Plan: Working with the community to improve safety for walkers, bicyclists and motorists on this neighborhood street that connects downtown Milwaukie with northwest Clackamas County and the Clackamas Town Center
• Oak Grove-Lake Oswego Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Feasibility Study
• Park Avenue Community Project
• Sunrise Corridor Community Visioning Concept
• Transportation System Plan (TSP)
• Trolley Trail Bridge Feasibility Study
• Walk Bike Clackamas Plan

Section 1: Name, Purpose and History

The name of this organization shall be the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission (the “Commission”).  Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission is a County designated citizen commission whose purpose is to advise the Clackamas County Transportation Engineering Division on matters related to transportation safety for all modes of transportation utilizing the roadway system. This commission was formed in 1980.

Section 2: Membership

2.1 Number of Members: The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall consist of a minimum of ten (10) and up to twelve (12) private citizen members and up to three (3) high school student members, all of whom are residents of Clackamas County. The private citizen members shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and shall be as representative as possible of the geographic, demographic and diverse characteristics of the County. The Board of County Commissioners, in such numbers and as it deems necessary, shall appoint the high school student members. The student member(s) shall for all purposes be treated as regular voting members of the Commission. 

2.2. Term: Members selected to serve on the Traffic Safety Commission shall have a four (4) year term, with reappointment possible following completion of an application through the process established by Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners for all Advisory Boards and Commissions. The term length for high school student members shall be a minimum of three (3) months up to a maximum of one year, with reappointment possible.

2.3 Vacancies: Vacancies shall be filled through the process established by Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners for all Advisory Boards and Commissions. Applicants will be invited to a regularly scheduled Traffic Safety Commission meeting to be interviewed. Attending members shall vote to recommend appointment of applicants. The staff liaison shall forward the Commission’s recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for formal appointment. New members will be notified of their appointment by Public and Government Affairs.

2.4 Absences: Three or more consecutive unexcused absences from regularly scheduled Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission meetings will be grounds for removal of any Commission member. Three consecutive unexcused absences shall be noted as a lack of desire to continue membership in the Commission unless these absences can be adequately justified to the satisfaction of the Chair of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission, who will be the primary arbiter in these cases. 

Before any member is considered for release for any reason, they will be afforded the opportunity to appear before the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission and present their appeal for retention. The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission, as a whole, will make the final decision for retention of a member. Irregular attendance, failure to accept adequate functional membership responsibility, or disruptive attitude toward specified goals of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission may also be considered as a basis for release from membership on the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission.

Any member, at their discretion, may propose the release from membership of any other member for cause. The entire basis for consideration of such release shall be considered by the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission as a whole and if approved by a majority of the quorum present, shall be acted on as described above.

Any member who anticipates in advance an absence from a regularly scheduled Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission meeting should report that possibility to the staff liaison of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission.

2.5 Leave of Absence for High School Student Members: High School student members may request a leave of absence from their commission term during the summer. A member on an approved leave of absence will not be treated as having resigned from the commission, will not be counted in establishing a quorum under 4.2, and will not be entitled to vote.

Section 3: Organization

3.1 Chair and Vice-Chair: At the first regular meeting of each calendar year the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair for the ensuing year.  The current chair shall announce the matter of the upcoming election during the last meeting of the calendar year. Nominations for the offices may be made at that time. Nominations may also be made at the elective meeting. If no person receives a majority vote for election on the first ballot, the two receiving the highest number of votes will be considered on a second ballot. The newly elected chair shall take office immediately upon election and conduct the balance of the meeting from that point forward.

The Chair shall preside over all meetings of the Commission and have the responsibility of the performance of such duties as prescribed in these Bylaws.  The Chair will act as a point-of-contact between County officials and the Commission.

The Vice-Chair shall aid the Chair and perform the duties of the Chair in his/her absence.

3.2 Staff Support: The County Engineering Division will provide a staff secretary or a commission member shall be appointed as secretary by the chair to serve during their term of office. The secretary shall have the following responsibilities:

• Take minutes of all meetings and record them in permanent electronic form
• Prepare an agenda for each scheduled meeting.
• Provide electronic notification of meetings.
• Maintain custody of all contracts, legal documents, resumes, copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence and all other documents and papers filed with the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission.
• Maintain membership records.
• Prepare documents and reports needed by the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission.
• Assist with the preparation of an annual report to the Board of County Commissioners of program goals, activities and accomplishments.

Section 4: Meetings

4.1 Meeting Times: The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission will normally meet the first Wednesday of each calendar month during the year, at a time and place designated by the chair of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission. If this date should conflict with a recognized holiday, the chair shall make an alternate date decision during the preceding meeting. The secretary shall assure that appropriate notice is provided to all interested persons and agencies. The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall meet not less than six (6) times per year and under no circumstances will meetings be held less frequently than quarterly.

4.2 Quorum: A quorum of the membership shall consist of a majority of the membership. Members must be present to form a quorum and conduct official business. A simple majority of the Commission members present shall provide the deciding vote on any subject brought before the Commission. The chair or presiding officer shall vote only in the case of a tie vote. 

4.3 Meeting Conduct: The rules contained in the most current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Commission in all matters in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order the Commission may adopt. The chair of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall establish the agenda with the assistance of the vice-chair and secretary.  The Commission shall attempt to complete all agenda business at each meeting. If the time for conducting required business exceeds a reasonable hour, the chair, or any member, may propose a carry-over of remaining business to a special meeting date to be designated, or to the next regularly scheduled meeting.

4.4 Bylaw Changes: Any member on any appropriate subject may propose bylaw modifications. Such proposals will be submitted in writing to the chair of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission. The submitted proposals shall be read during the meeting at which they are first presented. Discussion of the proposals will be limited to clarification of intent and verbiage at that meeting. The staff liaison shall ensure that the proposal, as modified by the limited discussion in the meeting, be forwarded to each Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission member and the Public and Government Affairs Department of the County along with a copy of the recorded minutes of the meeting. The proposed bylaw modifications shall be voted on at the next official meeting of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission. If a majority of the quorum present approves the proposal, and no objection is received from the Board of County Commissioners, the proposed changes shall be incorporated into the Bylaws and will be effective immediately. 

4.5 Meeting Minutes: Minutes of each meeting shall record the presence and absence of each member. They shall also document the business conducted at the meeting and a summary of the discussions and recorded decisions including proposed motions, seconds to the motion and discussions, dissentions and abstentions.

Completed minutes shall be electronically conveyed to members prior to the next meeting.

4.6 Open Meeting Policy: All monthly meetings of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall be open to the public.  All Commission meetings shall be publicized in advance of the meeting date and shall be conducted in accordance with the State of Oregon’s Public Meeting laws.

4.7 County Department Participation: The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission will be aided in the conduct of its functions by designated County staff, or their representatives. These designated representatives will be ex-officio members of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission and will be nonvoting. They will be designated by the DTD Assistant Director or their designee.

The chair of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission may request additional appointees to be designated representatives if such need appears desirable. These representatives will provide the Traffic Safety Commission with consulting services and assistance in their respective technical areas. 

4.8 Non-County Governmental Participation: Other governmental agencies serving Clackamas County will be solicited by the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission to participate as ex-officio nonvoting members of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission if their input can assist the Commission.

Section 5: Duties and Responsibilities

5.1 Overview: The primary duties and responsibilities of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall be directed towards efforts to reduce injury and fatal crashes in Clackamas County. The Commission will use adopted plans such as the Clackamas County Transportation Safety Action Plan and Clackamas County Transportation System Plan as a basis for developing policies, programs and tasks for reducing injuries and fatalities due to crashes on the transportation system. All resources available to the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission will be directed toward this endeavor. 

A “5E” approach including Education, Emergency Medical Services, Enforcement, Engineering and Evaluation shall be used to achieve safety goals. Collaboration with Clackamas County and its political subdivisions, their officials, civic leaders and organizations, private groups and individual citizens is important to this effort.  Each agency, group and individual can provide specialized input and assistance to this effort. The Commission shall coordinate with the Clackamas Safe Communities Program, which focusses on the reduction of injuries and fatalities in Clackamas County, as well as existing community traffic safety organizations and other county, state and federal safety offices.  The Commission shall encourage all political subdivisions in Clackamas County to implement traffic safety initiatives.

5.2 Safety Focus Areas: As needed, the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission will work toward organizing effective committees that involve representative countywide membership in the following functional areas: 

• Alcohol/drugs and other impairments related to traffic safety
• Codes and laws
• Driver education
• Emergency Medical Services
• Roadway design, construction and maintenance
• Identification and surveillance of crash locations
• Pedestrian/bicycle safety
• Safe routes to school
• Traffic control devices
• Traffic records
• Safety culture

The voting members of the commission shall select members for all committees as deemed necessary.  Other areas of interest may be added at the discretion of the Traffic Safety Commission.  Members of these functional committees who are not Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission members will be designated ex-officio Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission members.

The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission will examine each of the foregoing functional areas and goals set forth in the Clackamas County Transportation Safety Action Plan and/or similar safety-focused reports and establish an annual program and goals for immediate and long-range priorities.  This program will serve as the direction for the Commission and accomplishments will be measured against these written programs and goals. If functional area committees appear to be short of goal attainment, efforts will be made to correct the situation by appropriate means.

5.3 Safety Partner Collaboration: The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission, through its chair and staff liaison, shall maintain contact with various County committees and agencies on highway traffic safety matters. This will be accomplished through formal and informal reports and meetings. The secretary will maintain these reports and reports of meetings, and pertinent portions will be extracted for inclusion in periodic and annual reports as required by various directives.

The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall coordinate with each Clackamas County safety organization, community, municipality and other recognized political, neighborhood or area subdivision within the County. Other political entities such as State, Federal and Metro will be targeted for inclusion and coordination in any on-going traffic safety programs conducted or supervised by the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission.

The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission, through its chair, will serve as an advisory body to the Clackamas County Traffic Engineer for the purpose of developing local actions necessary to implement traffic safety projects.

Section 6: Policies

The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission shall adopt and follow the general operating policies recommended by the Board of County Commissioners. Primary among these policies and key guidelines to the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission are the following:

• Operate as a non-profit, nonpolitical organization, devoted exclusively to accident prevention in traffic related instances.
• Operate in the general public interest serving the County as a whole.  It shall serve no special Interest.
• Will not endorse any commercial products or enterprise.

Section 7: Authority to Bind

The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission, its members individually or collectively cannot commit Clackamas County, its officers or agents to financial obligation unless approved beforehand in writing for the express amount and purpose.  Such approval must have the funding account and citation number approved.  The Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission may receive funds from sources unaffiliated with Clackamas County at various times.  If this occurs, these funds may be used at the discretion of the Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission, when approved in official meetings.  These funds will not be commingled with county funds and must be accounted for.  The County will be permitted to conduct an audit of such funds at any time.

Section 8: Prior Bylaws

The amended bylaws shall supersede all previous bylaws and become the governing rules for the Commission. 

ADOPTED this __________day of ____________, 2018

Clackamas County Traffic Safety Commission

___________________________________,
Chair

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Vice Chair

Purpose

Create safe pedestrian and bicycle connections between the Clackamas Regional Center Max Green Line light rail station and major area employers and services by working with the community to identify and prioritize safe pedestrian and bicycle connections in the area.

Description

The Clackamas Regional Center is the hub of commercial development activity, employment and services in Clackamas County.  In September 2009, TriMet began providing light rail service to the area with the Green Line, which brought more pedestrians and cyclists.  The identification of barriers to pedestrians and bicyclists in the area is critical and necessary to improve the environment for people walking and cycling.

Outcomes

Recommend pedestrian and bicycle improvements and code amendments to:

• Increase transportation travel choices
• Identify more pedestrian and bicycle connections
• Create pedestrian / bicycle sign plan to provide way-finding

Project Area

Clackamas Regional Center area from Causey Avenue/I-205 west to Fuller Road, south to just south of Harmony Road, east past I-205 (including the area just south of Sunnybrook Boulevard) and SE 97th Avenue, and north to Sunnyside Road and Causey Avenue

Funding

The project is funded by a grant from the statewide Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program, through the Oregon Department of Transportation. 

Timeframe

February 2011 - June 2012

Team Leaders

Clackamas County and the Oregon Department of Transportation 

Public Involvement

The public is involved in a number of ways including through outreach to the Southgate, Sunnyside and North Clackamas Citizen Planning Organizations; a Project Advisory Committee; a Project Web Site; and briefings and public hearings before the Clackamas County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners.

Major Tasks

• Create inventory and analyze potential improvements.
  • Map existing and planned trails, sidewalks and bikeway connections.
  • Inventory gaps in the existing system including unsafe or non-existent crossings.
  • Identify needed potential pedestrian and bicycle connections, with priority on the Max TriMet Green Line, to area businesses and services, including Clackamas Community College Harmony Campus, North Clackamas Aquatic Center, Clackamas Promenade, Kaiser Permanente, Willamette Falls Clinic, and other areas within the Clackamas Town Center and Eagle Landing mixed use developments.
  • Identify and assess needs associated with the I-205 multi-use path, and identified Active Transportation Corridor along King Road and Monroe Street between McLoughlin Boulevard and the I-205 multi-use path.
  • Prioritize pedestrian and bicycle connections needed to provide access to the Clackamas Regional Center.
• Review study area traffic data with the Oregon Department of Transportation.
• Create a sign plan to support way-finding for pedestrians and cyclists.
• Prepare zoning code amendments to help implement connections plan.
• Develop a list of pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects for adoption.

Project description: The asphalt concrete approaches at the Clear Creek Bridge will be repaired. The asphalt concrete at this bridge is in poor condition and needs repair. This location experiences heavy truck loads and relatively high speeds at the bridge. Repair of the approaches will provide safer movement of vehicles and have a smoother transition and less wearing impact to the existing bridge structure. Guardrail adjacent to the Clear Creek Bridge will also be replaced. In addition to the bridge approach work on Springwater Rd at the Clear Creek Bridge, Springwater Rd will be overlaid between the Clear Creek Bridge and the end of the project limits of the Clackamas River (S Springwater Rd) Carver Bridge.

Updated: 5/14/2019

Status: Completed

Schedule:

• Construction start: April 2019
• Construction complete: May 2019

Contact: Jonathan Hangartner, PE, Project Manager, jhangartner@clackamas.us, 503-742-4649

Funding:

• Project construction cost is $616,000.
• Funding is provided from Clackamas County Road Funds.