Transportation Engineering

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 signatures 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 of 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 the Development Engineering Program at engineering@clackamas.us or 503-742-4691.

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

• Expanding transportation choice and access
• Safe Routes to Schools

Completed

• ADA Transition Plan
• Clackamas County Transit Development Plan
• Clackamas to Columbia (C2C) Corridor
• Damascus Mobility Project
• Oak Grove-Lake Oswego Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Feasibility Study
• Oregon City-West Linn Bike-Ped Bridge Concept Plan
• 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

___________________________________,
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.

Road and lane closures near you

These projects are in Clackamas County, where the county government has a role in the funding or the work. There may be additional road closures near you that are led by your city, your utility company, a private developer or another agency.

Please note this work is weather-dependent and the schedule may change.

The Oregon Department of Transportation TripCheck website provides roadside camera images and detailed information about Oregon road traffic.

Canby

• S Mullino Rd. (between S Township Rd and SE 13th Ave ) 
  • Duration: May 4 – June 29, 2026 
  • Traffic impacts: Full road closure
  • Work hours: 24/7
  • Reason: Utility improvements 
  • Emergency services/Local access: This is a 24/7 closure, and the work zone will be CLOSED to all traffic, including emergency vehicles.
  • Funding source: NA 
  • Contacts:
    • 24-hour Contact: Pat McFall – Nutter Corporation | 360-608-1078
    •  For general project and permitting questions: Bruce Brown – Primary Development Inspector | bbrown@clackams.us, 503-742-4691, or Patrick Doherty – Secondary Development Inspector | pdoherty@clackamas.us, 503-742-4691

Milwaukie

• SE Oatfield Rd (between SE Aldercrest Rd and SE Park Ave) 
  • Duration: May 26, 2026 
  • Traffic impacts: Daytime closure
  • Work hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. and will reopen each night. 
  • Reason: Paving based on completed watermain replacement
  • Emergency services/Local access: The work zone will be OPEN to local traffic, emergency vehicles and school buses only during the designated work hours.
  • Funding source: NA 
  • Contacts:
    • If you need further information, please call: 24-hour Contact: Louden Wardius 360-904-8184 – KKLA Contractors – loudenardius33@gmail.com
    • For General Project and permitting questions: Jason Gomez – 971-930-6297 – Clackamas County Inspector – jgomez@clackamas.us
• SE Oatfield Rd between SE Park Rd and SE Loffelman Rd  
  • Duration: May 27 – 29, 2026
  • Traffic impacts: Daytime closure
  • Work hours: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. and will reopen each night. 
  • Reason: Paving based on completed watermain replacement
  • Emergency services/Local access: The work zone will be OPEN to local traffic, emergency vehicles and school buses only during the designated work hours.
  • Funding source: NA 
  • Contacts:
    • If you need further information, please call: 24-hour Contact: Louden Wardius 360-904-8184 – KKLA Contractors – loudenardius33@gmail.com
    • For General Project and permitting questions: Jason Gomez – 971-930-6297 – Clackamas County Inspector – jgomez@clackamas.us

Oak Grove

• Courtney Rd. (between River Rd and Rupert Drive ) 
  • Duration: May 14 – May 28, 2026 
  • Traffic impacts: Full road closure
  • Work hours: Mon-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Reason: paving
  • Emergency services/Local access: Locals and Emergency vehicles have access through the work zone.
  • Funding source: NA 
  • Contacts:
    • 24-hour Contact: 24-hour Contact: Phi Dang 503-928-9385 
    • For general project and permitting questions: Jason Gomez – Primary Development Inspector | jgomez@clackams.us, 971-930-6297
• Courtney Rd. (between Rupert Dr. and OR 99 ) 
  • Duration: May 29 – June 12, 2026 
  • Traffic impacts: Full road closure
  • Work hours: Mon-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Reason: paving
  • Emergency services/Local access: Locals and Emergency vehicles have access through the work zone.
  • Funding source: NA 
  • Contacts:
    • 24-hour Contact: 24-hour Contact: Phi Dang 503-928-9385 
    • For general project and permitting questions: Jason Gomez – Primary Development Inspector | jgomez@clackams.us, 971-930-6297

Oregon City

• S Warnock Road (at Beaver Creek)
  • Duration: Oct. 29, 2021 - Aug. 31, 2026  
  • Traffic impacts: Road closure 24/7  
  • Work hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Reason: Culvert failure. Applied for permits. Expect construction in summer 2026.
  • Emergency services/Local access: Yes  
  • Funding source: County Road Fund
  • Contact: Stan Monte, 503-742-4678 or stanmon@clackamas.us

Stafford

• SW Stafford Road (between SW Rosemont Road and SW Pattullo Way)
• SW Childs Road (at the intersection of SW Stafford Road)
• SW Johnson Road (between SW Stafford Road and SW Sunset Dr) 
  • Duration: May 1, 2026 - Aug. 31, 2026
  • Traffic impacts: Road closure 24/7  
  • Work hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Reason: Stafford Road improvement project
  • Emergency services/Local access: No  
  • Funding source: County Road Fund
  • Contact: Mike Ward, 503-742-4688 or mward@clackamas.us 

Road Maintenance Projects

• Summer work program
• ODOT weekly construction updates
• ODOT real-time traffic conditions

The street lighting district includes the City of Happy Valley and all of unincorporated Clackamas County. Street lights are required for all development inside the Metro Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), although lights have been installed outside this boundary in some cases.

Determine if your address is within the boundary. Enter your address and look in the "Utilities & Districts" section.

District funding

We contract with PGE to design, install, maintain and operate street lights within the district. PGE then bills the county for this service based on tariff rates set by the Oregon Public Utility Commission. These costs are passed on to those served by the district as a special assessment on their property tax statements. Street lighting services are funded by these special assessments.

Ordinance

Street lighting is required for all development within the district by the Zoning and Development Ordinance (Section 1006). Established neighborhoods can request lighting through a petition process.

Reporting a problem

Report street light outage and other repair problems directly to PGE.

Calling in a repair

When calling in a repair, please give the following information:

• your name and phone number (in case there is a problem identifying the location of the light)
• the specific street address nearest the light
• the specific nature of the problem: burned out, always on, cycles on and off, etc.

Please mention if you have called in this repair before.

Requesting street lights

Property owners can petition for street lights to be installed in established neighborhoods. When we install new lights, we light a stretch of street — from intersection to intersection — rather than putting in individual lights here and there because even lighting is a safety feature that enhances visibility for motorists. Utility poles suitable to supporting street lights must exist along the street to install new street lighting.

A majority of benefiting property owners must sign the petition in order to be considered.

We will prepare a petition package for you and your neighborhood is interested. The package includes:

• petition document
• list of area property owners
• map
• yearly cost information for property owners

Please call 503-742-4657 with street lighting requests or questions.

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Safe Routes to School 2026 Art Contest

Your art could be featured on Safe Routes to School signs in Clackamas County! Design a sign that encourages safe travel in areas around schools. Get your creative juices flowing and think of ways to help make walking and biking to school safer.

Eligibility

All K-12 students residing in Clackamas County or attending a school in Clackamas County are eligible.

Themes

Entrants must use one of four themes:

• Slow Down
• Drive Safe
• Drive Slow
• Drive Phone Free

The chosen theme should be clearly written on the sign in the exact words, in letters at least 2” tall.

Medium/Format

We accept both physical and digital submissions.

Physical submissions must be submitted on plain white 8.5” x 11” paper (standard printer paper) in landscape format. Physical submissions should be mailed to:

Clackamas County
Attn: Scott Hoelscher
150 Beavercreek Rd
3rd Floor Engineering
Oregon City, OR 97045

For physical entries, please include name, school, grade, and parent/guardian email written on the back of the page or include on another sheet in the envelope.

Digital submissions are also accepted and should match the 8.5” x 11” image size. Accepted file types are PDF, PNG, GIF, JPEG. Digital submissions should be emailed to: SRTS@clackamas.us

For digital entries, please include name, school, grade, and parent/guardian email in the body of the email.

Winners

Winners will be selected based on three criteria:

• Creativity
• Easy-to-understand messaging, including legible text
• Artwork that will be successfully reproduced for yard signs

The best art may not be the art that is selected as a winner for this contest. Instead, the three criteria above should be considered.

Up to three winners will be chosen. Winning designs will be printed on signs that will be distributed to schools, students, and families all throughout Clackamas County!

See 2025 Winners

Due date

Submissions must be received by May 1, 2026. Winning designs will be produced in Fall 2026.

Tips for a great design

1) Simple Art
Something simple that can be seen by someone driving by

2) Colorful
Something eyecatching, and make sure that color fills up the whole space!

3) Creative
Show us your imaginative chops!

4) Reproduceable
No glitter, stickers, or moveable parts

5) Legible
Don’t hesitate to ask an adult for help!

6) Must not mimic traffic signs
Leave the caution, speed limit, and stop signs to the engineers!

Flyers

• Clackamas County Safe Routes to School 2026 Art Contest
• Condado de Clackamas Rutas Seguras a la Escuela Concurso de arte de 2026
• Clackamas County Safe Routes to School (программа «Безопасные дороги в школу») Художественный конкурс 2026 года
• Clackamas 县 安全上学路 线 2026 年艺术大赛
• Hạt Clackamas Những Tuyến đường Đến trường An toàn Cuộc thi Nghệ thuật năm 2026
• Degmada Clackamas Waddooyinka Ammaan ah oo loo maro Dugsiga Tartanka Farshaxanka 2026

Working with communities and schools to support safe walking, rolling and bicycling for k-12 students

SRTS program goals include: 

• Build program awareness and promote active transportation
• Expand bicycle, pedestrian, and driver education
• Collaborate with partners while evaluating the process

Upcoming activities and programs include: 

• Youth Bike Safety Day
• Walk and Roll encouragement activities
• Annual poster art contest
• Educational opportunities and funding information
• School action plan creations and updates

What is Safe Routes to School?

Safe Routes to School makes communities safer, healthier, and more fun by combining route improvements, traffic enforcement, safety education and activities to encourage students to walk or roll to schools. We work with communities and schools to build a comprehensive program using the "6 Es":

Get involved!

To learn more about how you can support Safe Routes to School, contact:

• Nicole Perry, Clackamas County SRTS Coordinator, at nicoleperry@thestreettrust.org
• Scott Hoelscher, Clackamas County Senior Transportation Planner at 503-742-4533 or scotthoe@clackamas.us

Clackamas County Resources

• SRTS Tip Sheet - Be Safe Walking, Biking, & Driving in School Areas
  • English
  • Spanish/español

Benefits

Other Resources

• National Center for Safe Routes to School
  Training opportunities, program materials, and tools for collecting data and can generate automatic reports.
• Safe Routes to School National Partnership
  Expertise, a national support network, and know-how to help make communities and schools safer, healthier, and more active.
• Oregon Safe Routes to School
  Information about different programs, resources, events, and funding opportunities.
• Safe Routes to School Pacific Northwest Regional Framework
  This regional government framework for SRTS provides an assessment of existing initiatives and recommended actions to make walking and biking to school easier across the Portland metropolitan area.
• The Street Trust
  An advocacy organization that promotes healthy and thriving communities where it is safe and easy for people to bike, walk and ride public transit with information about walk and bike events, curriculum, rules of the road, and safe streets advocacy opportunities.
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
  Information on grant opportunities for infrastructure and non-infrastructure programs.
• SMART Transit, Wilsonville
  City of Wilsonville effort to increase use of walking, biking, scootering, skating and transit (active transportation) for transportation to and from school at Wilsonville schools. 

Success Stories

Bilquist Elementary and River Grove Elementary

Pedestrian education at Bilquist Elementary (North Clackamas School District) and River Grove Elementary (Lake Oswego School District) gave 150 second graders safety tips about managing themselves as walkers on the first day and then put that into practice on a community walk the second day.

Oak Creek Elementary

Oak Creek Elementary in the Lake Oswego School District held a bicycle safety event that included lessons about turning, spacing, shifting, and rider control. A mechanic was on hand to do bike checks and adjustments. The 12 student participants and several parent volunteers concluded the two-day workshop with a ride around the neighborhood.

Lot Whitcomb Elementary

In collaboration with Clackamas County and the neighborhood Community Planning Organization (CPO), Lot Whitcomb Elementary School in the North Clackamas School District developed a SRTS Action Plan in 2016. The Action Plan included priority infrastructure projects within the school walk zone and served as a basis to successfully apply for funding through the statewide infrastructure grant program established by Keep Oregon Moving (House Bill 2017). The new crosswalk at SE Fuller Rd and SE Causey Ave. was one of only 24 awards from 112 applicants from across the state during the first grant cycle in 2018.  

2025 Poster Contest Winners

The Clackamas County Safe Routes to School Program is pleased to announce the winners of the 7th annual Poster Art Contest. In Spring 2025, elementary, middle and high school students from across the county were invited to submit artwork based on one of the following themes:

1. Always be Visible
2. Always Wear a Helmet
3. Always Use Crosswalks
4. Always be Aware
5. Always Travel Safely

Entries included both drawings by hand and digitally-created artwork. Winners were based on creativity, clear originality, overall design and focus on safety.

Awards were given for each of four age groups: K–2, 3–5; 6–8 and 9-12 (1st place: $100 gift card, 2nd place: $50 gift card, 3rd place: $25 gift card).

Questions or more information
Contact Nicole Perry, Clackamas County SRTS Coordinator
503-936-6879
nicoleperry@thestreettrust.org

K-2 Grades

3-5 Grades

6-8 Grades

9-12 Grades

System Development Charges are one-time fees charged to new development to help pay a portion of the costs associated with building capital facilities to meet needs created by growth. The PSDC fee is based on the specific impact a development is expected to have on the District's population and employment.

TABLE 5.4
SQUARE FEET PER EMPLOYEE
(recommended guidelines from Metro Employment Density Study)

Type of Development	Zone 2	Zone 3	Sunnyside Village
SFR / MH	$6,760	$6,075	$6,075
Multi-Family	$5,842	$5,290	$5,290
Non-Residential	$60 / Employee **	$60 / Employee **	$60 / Employee **
Accessory Dwelling Unit or Single Occupancy***	$3,380	$3,038	$3,038

** Number of employees calculated using PSDC Table 5.4, below.
*** Accessory Dwelling Units assessed Single Room Occupancy Dwelling Unit rate per ordinance
 

Standard Industry Classification (SIC)*	Square Feet Per Employee
1-19 - Ag., Fish & Forest Services; Construction; Mining	590
20  - Food & Kindred Products	630
22, 23 - Textile & Apparel	930
24 - Lumber & Wood	640
25, 32, 39 - Furniture; Clay, Stone, & Glass; Misc.	760
26 - Paper and Allied	1,600
27 - Printing, Publishing & Allied	450
28-31 - Chemicals, Petroleum, Rubber, Leather	720
33, 34 - Primary & Fabricated Metals	420
35 - Machinery Equipment	300
36, 38 - Electrical Machinery, Equipment	400
37 - Transportation Equipment	700
40-42, 44, 45, 47 - Transportation and Warehousing	3,290
43, 46, 48, 49 - Communications and Public Utilities	460
50, 51 - Wholesale Trade	1,390
52-59 - Retail Trade	470
60-68 - Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	370
70-79 - Non-Health Services	770
80 - Health Services	350
81-89 - Educational, Social, Membership Services	740
90-99 - Government	530

* Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Standard Industrial Classification Manual

The North Clackamas Park and Recreation District provides a variety of park and recreational facilities and a wide-range of services, including: aquatics, community athletics, special events and specialized recreation programs. District parks, facilities and services are important community resources benefiting both existing and future District residents, businesses, non-resident employees and visitors.

Radar Speed (Feedback) Signs – FAQ

What is a Radar Speed Sign?
Radar Speed Signs are portable traffic safety devices that display the speed of approaching vehicles using radar technology. The real-time display reminds drivers of their speed and encourages voluntary compliance with the posted speed limit.

Why does Clackamas County use Radar Speed Signs?
Clackamas County Traffic Engineering uses Portable Radar Speed Signs as part of a broader, data-driven approach to traffic safety. The signs support education and awareness, particularly on county roads where traditional traffic calming measures may not be feasible due to traffic volumes, speeds, roadway function, or emergency response needs.

Do Radar Speed Signs issue tickets or take photos?
No. Radar Speed Signs are not enforcement devices. They do not issue citations, take photographs, or collect license plate or personal information. Counties in Oregon are not permitted to use photo radar for enforcement outside of city limits.

Do the signs collect data?
Yes. Radar Speed Signs may collect anonymous traffic data, such as vehicle speeds and volumes. This information helps Traffic Engineering staff evaluate speeding concerns and assess the effectiveness of safety measures, 

Can residents request a Radar Speed Sign?
Yes. Radar Speed Sign locations are identified based solely on resident-submitted requests. Requests are submitted through the County’s online Traffic Concern Form and are added to a working list of potential locations.

Traffic Engineering staff review requests to confirm roadway eligibility and to prioritize installations based on safety considerations and sign availability. Signs are rotated monthly.

What should I do if I notice a damaged or malfunctioning sign?
Damaged or malfunctioning signs should be reported through the County’s Road Concerns Form so Traffic Engineering staff can investigate and address the issue.