TSDCs (Transportation System Development Charges) are one-time fees
assessed to new development and changes in use. The fee covers part
of the cost of transportation facilities needed to serve new development
and the people who occupy or use the new development. (See the project
lists and maps )
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=46218&a=179039
Project List
1. S/N Light Rail Improvements (citywide)
$5,000,000.00
2. Central City Street Car
$3,042,625.00
3. Citywide ITS
$1,000,000.00
4. Hawthorne Fastlink
$1,674,300.00
5. SE Foster Fastlink
$1,964,095.00
6. Division Fastlink
$4,378,903.00
7. N Macadam Area
$8,210,850.00
8. Lower Albina Overcrossing
$3,186,140.00
9. SE Water Ave Ext
$3,005,690.00
10. SE Tacoma
$640,730.00
11. SE Foster Intersections
$7,003,605.00
12. Gateway Regional Center
$3,149,982.00
13. NE Marine/122nd
$1,683,116.00
14. East End Columbia/Lombard Connector
$16,850,505.00
15. Cully Boulevard
$1,653,038.00
16. NE 47th/Columbia
$2,847,586.00
17. N Lombard St Overcrossing
$10,106,816.00
18. N Going St Rail Overcrossing
$2,588,100.00
19. SW Palatine St
$672,228.00
20. Columbia/MLK Intersection
$681,100.00
21. SW Multnomah/Garden Home
$908,215.00
22. I-405/Kerby St
$1,624,652.00
23. SE Foster/Woodstock
$1,341,332.00
24-34. SW Capitol Hwy
$5,289,050.00
35. SW Vermont
$3,638,766.00
36. Steel Bridge Pedestrian Way
$1,500,000.00
37. N Marine Drive
$2,300,000.00
GRAND TOTAL: $95,941,424.00
Project Descriptions
The following are descriptions of the projects that will be partially
funded by
SDC revenues. Each description includes a paragraph on the community
benefit and a reference to the qualifying criteria.
Qualifying Criteria Minimum requirments and other qualifying criteria for TSDC projects
Minimum Qualifications (project meets all of the following):
1. Project includes a component that adds capacity to the
transportation system
2. Project is in the city Capital Improvement Program,
or the Regional Transportation Plan, or the 2040 Growth Concept
3. Project is on a street classified above local service,
exclusive of regional traffic and transit ways
4. Project is located in an area that is projected to
add population and/or employment over the next ten years
5. Project is not a maintenance project
6. Project is not for purchase of equipment/rolling stock,
but may be for facilities supporting rolling stock/equipment
Qualifying Criteria
Project supports one or more of the following City Comprehensive
Plan, and economic
development goals and objectives:
1. Accommodates increased density and/or
in-fill re/development
2. Reduces reliance on automobile usage
by increasing access to alternate modes of travel
3. Connects and supports 2040 Growth Concept
land-use components
4. Improves transit connections between
employment centers and neighborhoods
5. Limits impacts of motor vehicles on pedestrian,
bike, and transit oriented areas
6. Reduces conflicts between freight and
non-freight uses
7. Facilitates the efficient movement of
goods and services in and out of Portland's
major industrial and commercial areas
8. Ensures access to intermodal terminals
and related distribution facilities
9. Improves circulation between business
districts
1. S/N Light Rail Improvements
(citywide) Project
Description
SW Harrison- SW Yamhill: The project will build the modifications to
the street (within the right-of-way) required to accommodate the construction
of the light rail system through this portion of downtown Portland.
Community Benefit
The construction of the South/North line will substantially increase
access to downtown, provide an alternative to auto use in the central city,
resulting in decreased congestion downtown. The south/north system will
provide increased mobility into and out of the central city.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,4,& 9
Project List
Total $5,000,000
2. Central
City Street Car
Description
The project will cover a portion of the cost to re-construct utilities
in the right-of-way plus street improvements serving the new street car
project. Sidewalks will be added and in some cases, connected to other
facilities in order to provide improved pedestrian access to transit.
Community Benefit
The project will provide transit service and connections to transit
where none currently exist; the project will reduce auto trips in the city
by linking the inner northwest to southwest Portland in the Central City.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,4
Total $3,042,625
3. Citywide
ITS
Description
These improvements include upgrading the bus dispatch system and improving
the systems used by Tri-Met to track passenger arrival/departure and delay.
Community Benefit
Investing in electronic hardware and software systems will give Tri-Met
the ability to provide improved, faster and more efficient service to riders.
These improvements accommodate city-wide growth, improve traffic flow on
the city streets, and increase transit capacity by increasing utilization
of existing resources.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,4
$1,000,000
4. Hawthorne
Fastlink
5. SE Foster
Fastlink
6. Division
Fastlink
Description
These projects, located on streets with new, high density zoning designations,
will install new signals, lighting, bus shelters, sidewalks to accommodate
Tri-Met bus service that is higher frequency and reduced travel times than
current bus service in this rapidly redeveloping area of east Portland.
Community Benefit
The Fastlink projects will improve the frequency of transit as well
as travel times. Street improvements associated with this project will
provide improved pedestrian connections to bus service as well as new bus
shelters. New signalization will enhance the efficiency of buses using
these streets. The project will accommodate new, high density, mixed use
development in the area by improving pedestrian and bike modes and access
to transit.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,4
$1,674,300
$1,964,095
$4,378,903
7. N Macadam
Area
Description
Moody St.- Bond St.: Improvements include widening Moody from two to
four lanes, adding a turn lane, new street lights, and multi-modal bike
lanes and sidewalks. Improvements would start at South Waterfront and extend
from Moody to Bond and ending at Bancroft.
Community Benefit
The North Macadam area is targeted for redevelopment and a substantial
increase in population over the next ten years. The improvements are designed
to accommodate this new growth by adding capacity to all transportation
modes and improving access to transit.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,3
$8,210,850
8. Lower Albina
Overcrossing
Description
The project will grade separate the primary access street serving the
lower Albina industrial area by building a bridge over the existing rail
lines. The at-grade access is currently frequently blocked by rail traffic
moving in and out of the Union Pacific Albina Yard, adversely affecting
the 60+ businesses in this area.
Community Benefit
The project will have positive benefit to the businesses and land owners
in the area who experience extensive and frequent delays due to heavy rail
traffic throughout the business day. The project will help this important
industrial area grow and expand. It will also benefit the railroad by creating
new capacity at the Albina intermodal rail facilities.
Qualifying Criteria: 6,7,8,9
$3,186,140
9. SE Water
Ave Ext
Description
This project will extend Water Avenue 2,800 feet to open up land for
development of commercial businesses in the Central East side of the city.
Improvements include a three lane street with sidewalks, bike lanes and
drainage facilities.
Community Benefit
The project will allow previously undevelopable land to be put to its
highest and best use. This development will create new jobs in the area.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,3,6,7,9
$3,005,690
10. SE Tacoma
Description
The project will add bike lanes and sidewalks where there currently
are none and link the new facilities to existing facilities for improved
connectivity in the system.
Community Benefit
The project will help this rapidly growing area accommodate growth
and new development by providing multi-modal transportation facilities.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,5
$640,730
11. SE Foster
Intersections
Description Community Benefit
This roadway in rapidly developing outer southeast will be reconstructed
to an urban arterial standard with drainage facilities, sidewalks and bike
facilities, new lighting, and turn lanes.
This area is expected to grow due to new and infill development. These
multi-modal improvements are designed to increase capacity, improve mobility
and provide greater mode choice.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,3,5
$7,003,605
12. Gateway
Regional Center
Description Community Benefit
Improvements will create an interconnected system of streets, sidewalks
and bike lanes serving a redeveloping commercial retail center which includes
a major transit transfer center- providing interchange of bus and light
rail systems.
This project is intended to substantially improve the transportation
network to accommodate growth in this designated "regional center". The
project supports retail/commercial development that will create new jobs
to revitalize area, as well as meeting demand created by high density,
transit oriented residential development.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,4,9
$3,149,982
13. NE Marine/122nd
Description Community Benefit
The project will add a turn lane on Marine Dr. and fully signalize
this important intersection serving Marine Drive traffic entering I-205.
As the Columbia Corridor and the South Shore continue to expand with
light industrial and commercial development, increased demand by trucks
from/to the I-205 interchange will make these improvements imperative to
the safe and efficient operation of the system.
Qualifying Criteria: 7,8,9
$1,683,116
14. East End
Columbia/Lombard Connector
Description Community Benefit
This project will demolish the elevated ramps connecting parallel streets,
Lombard and Columbia, to NE 82nd. The purpose is to provide a through connection
to truck traffic by linking Lombard and Columbia at grade. The current
elevated ramps will not accommodate trucks. The new at-grade intersection
will be fully signalized to allow ease of movement for traffic "crossing
over" between the two major city traffic streets.
This project will accommodate some the planned growth in commercial
and industrial development and the associated increases in truck traffic
in the Columbia Corridor. Job creation in this area, located adjacent to
the Portland International Airport will be substantial over the next decade.
Qualifying Criteria: 5,6,7,8,9
$16,850,505
15. Cully Boulevard
Description Community Benefit
Killingsworth- Prescott: Project will reconstruct NE Cully Blvd. from
Killingsworth to Prescott and will include sidewalks, bike lanes, street
trees, storm drainage, and signal improvements at the Cully/Prescott intersection.
Project area is designated as a Main Street.
This area is expected to grow due to redevelopment. These multi-modal
improvements are designed to increase mobility and provide greater mode
choice.
Qualifying Criteria: 2,3,4
$1,653,038
16. NE 47th/Columbia
Description Community Benefit
This project will reconstruct the rural road to an urban standard,
three lane facility with drainage, sidewalks and bike lanes. Signalization
at the intersection will be improved along with new turning radii to accommodate
truck movement.
These improvements will serve the development of the southwest
quadrant of Portland International Airport. The existing Airtrans Center
is planned to more than double the number of air cargo carriers, thus adding
new employment and traffic to the area.
Qualifying Criteria: 5,6,7,8
$2,847,586
17. N Lombard
St Overcrossing
Description Community Benefit
The project will construct a new bridge that will carry N. Lombard,
the primary access into the Rivergate industrial area, over two rail lines
serving the Port marine terminals. The facility will be a four lane roadway,
with drainage facilities, sidewalks, and a bike lane on one side
The Rivergate industrial and marine terminal area will add over 3,000
new jobs as businesses expand and new businesses locate in this area. The
new bridge will eliminate the truck/rail conflict, improve ease of access
to the area and allow the rail lines serving area businesses to operate
more efficiently. Truck traffic will operate unimpeded at this primary
access to one of the largest intermodal facilities in the Pacific northwest.
Qualifying Criteria: 6,7,8,9
$10,106,816
18. N Going
St Rail Overcrossing
Description Community Benefit
This project will add a travel lane to an existing bridge and add seismic
retrofitting to reinforce the structure to meet new earthquake standards.
The intersection at N Basin will be expanded by adding two left turn lanes.
The project will add auto and truck capacity at the sole, primary entrance
to one of the city's largest industrial sanctuaries, Swan Island, home
to Freightliner Corp. and the Portland ship yards. The area continues to
grow and add new jobs. The area is highly dependent on trucks and the ability
to get on and off the island will be enhanced by the addition of the lane
on the Going Street Bridge.
Qualifying Criteria: 6,7,8,9
$2,588,100
19. SW Palatine
St
Description Community Benefit
This project will build an entirely new section of street and sidewalks
in order to fill an existing gap of about 800 feet. The project will link
together this collector level street.
The project will provide a through-connection along this route, which
will improve access and circulation for motorized and non-motorized travel.
Qualifying Criteria: 1,2,3,4
$672,228
20. Columbia/MLK
Intersection
Description Community Benefit
The improvements include adding a right turn pocket and changing the
radius for north bound MLK from west bound Columbia and modifying the signals
at the intersection.
Community Benefit
This improvement will substantially enhance truck movement (connecting
to I-5 at Marine Drive) through this part of the industrial Columbia Corridor.
The project is part of a strategy to enhance truck movement at the west
and east ends of the Columbia Blvd./Lombard Street corridor, improving
travel times and freight mobility.
Qualifying Criteria: 7,8,9
$681,100
21. SW
Multnomah/Garden Home
Description
The project will widen the intersection to add a 12- foot turn lane,
signalization, 5-foot bike lanes, sidewalks, curb, gutter and drainage.
Community Benefit
This projects adds capacity to the intersection., adds capacity for
non-motorized travel, enhances connectivity, improve circulation, traffic
safety and extends the life of the street.
Qualifying Criteria: 2,3,4
$908,215
22. I-405/Kerby
St
Description
This project will move the on/off ramps from the Fremont Bridge about
250 feet south of their current location. A roundabout will be constructed
to enhance the flow of traffic in all directions.
Community Benefit
These improvements will improve the flow of traffic from and to the
on/off ramps at Kerby. The round-about will disperse traffic in a more
efficient manner and provide options other than the congested intersections
at Williams and Vancouver streets. Access to Emanuel Hospital via Kerby
will be improved for emergency purposes.
Qualifying Criteria: 7,8
$1,624,652
23. SE Foster/Woodstock
Description Community Benefit
The project will add sidewalks, curb ramps and extensions, cross-walks
and signals to the Foster/Woodstock couplet through the Lents commercial
district.
Community Benefit
The project improves access and mobility for pedestrian and bicycle
users by adding or connecting new facilities for non-motorized travel.
It enhances the safety of cross-street connections among the retail uses
in this Lents-area commercial district.
Qualifying Criteria: 2,3,4
$1,341,332
24-34.
SW Capitol Hwy
Description
These projects will add sidewalks to an area that has few sidewalk
improvements. Retaining walls will need to be built in many places along
this route due to step side slopes. Curb ramps and curb extensions will
also improve access to transit and improve safety. Improvements include
adding piped drainage systems.
Community Benefit
The Hillsdale/Capitol Highway community is an area with a thriving
retail "town center", but which is not accessible by pedestrians. The area
is also a primary transit hub for several bus routes that connect the area
to downtown within 10 minutes. These projects will provide new sidewalks
to create an integrated pedestrian network connecting residential to retail
uses and to transit services.
Qualifying Criteria: 2,3,4,5
$5,289,050
35. SW Vermont
Description
This project is comprised of three sections: 1) 30-37th: Widen the
street from 20 feet to 30 feet; add bike lanes, overlay the street, add
sidewalks, curb, gutter and storm drainage. 2) 37-45th: Overlay the street
and add sidewalks. 3) 45-Oleson: Widen the street from 20 to 30 feet; add
bike lanes, overlay the street, add sidewalks, curbs, gutter, and storm
drainage.
Community Benefit
This project upgrades an urban collector level street by adding sidewalks,
bike lanes and storm drainage. This will add capacity for non-motorized
travel, enhance connectivity, improve circulation, improve traffic safety
and extend the life of the street.
Qualifying Criteria: 2,3,4
$3,638,766
36. Steel Bridge
Pedestrian Way
Description
The project constructs a pedestrian bridge structure to the lower (rail)
span of the steel bridge.
Community Benefit
The project provides a pedestrian connection between the east and west
banks of the Willamette at this location for the first time ever. The Rose
Quarter complex and the east bank of the river will become accessible to
Water Front Park, the planned East Bank esplanade and downtown via this
new connection.
Qualifying Criteria: 2,3,4,5
$1,500,000
37. N Marine Drive $2,300,000
GRAND TOTAL: $95,941,424
Minimum Qualifications (project meets all of the following):
1. Project includes a component
that adds capacity to the transportation system
2. Project is in the city Capital
Improvement Program, or the Regional Transportation Plan, or the 2040 Growth
Concept
3. Project is on a street classified
above local service, exclusive of regional traffic and transit ways
4. Project is located in an area
that is projected to add population and/or employment over the next ten
years
5. Project is not a maintenance
project
6. Project is not for purchase
of equipment/rolling stock, but may be for facilities supporting rolling
stock/equipment
Qualifying Criteria
Project supports one or more of the following City Comprehensive Plan, and economic development goals and objectives:
1. Accommodates increased density
and/or in-fill re/development
2. Reduces reliance on automobile
usage by increasing access to alternate modes of travel
3. Connects and supports 2040
Growth Concept land-use components
4. Improves transit connections
between employment centers and neighborhoods
5. Limits impacts of motor vehicles
on pedestrian, bike, and transit oriented areas
6. Reduces conflicts between
freight and non-freight uses
7. Facilitates the efficient
movement of goods and services in and out of Portland's major industrial
and commercial areas
8. Ensures access to intermodal
terminals and related distribution facilities
9. Improves circulation between
business districts