The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has submitted a grant application to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for safety improvements to Foster Road:

“The SE Foster Road Safety and Sidewalk Enhancement Project will design and construct elements of the Foster Road Transportation and Streetscape Plan (adopted in 2003 and updated in 2013) along SE Foster Road between SE 50th Ave and SE 90th Ave. It will primarily focus on pedestrian and bicycle crossing safety and access to transit, followed by streetscape improvements in the priority Districts identified in the Plan. Improvements will include:• Pedestrian safety crossing improvements along the corridor • Bus Stop Improvements. (e.g. seating, shelters, ADA landing pads) at multiple locations along the corridor, to be determined in coordination with TriMet • Signal synchronization equipment upgrades • Bike parking, facilities and crossing improvements along SE Foster.”

 See the full project list at https://owlxco.com/fpna/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/PBOT-2012-STIP-Enhance-Grant-Submittals_Summary.pdf.

The Foster Road Cross Section Draft Alternatives document was the starting point for discussion at the November 15, 2012, meeting of the Foster Streetscape Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, December 13 at 6:00 PM at SE Works, 7916 SE Foster Road, Suite 104.

View the meeting materials from the November SAC meeting and the draft alternatives here: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/420815

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has submitted a Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Enhance grant application to ODOT to request funding for additional streetscape improvements to Foster Rd. Any funding received would be in addition to the current $3.25 million funding available in 2014 ($2 million from the PDC/Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area, and $1.25 in Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) funding). The FPNA submitted a letter in support of the application. We’ll keep you posted here!