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As the leader of the Sellwood Bridge planning project, Multnomah County organized a decision-making
process that considered the views of all parties in order to lead to a sustainable decision based on
regional consensus. From the start, it was believed that only a solution derived from broad community
input would have the regional support needed for an implement-able, fund-able solution. The County has
been and remains committed to engaging all parties in a transparent decision-making process.
Public input has greatly influenced project decision making and the selection of the preferred
alternative. However, other important decisions remain. Public input will be sought on the bridge type,
design and aesthetic treatments.
Your continued involvement is welcome. If you are not already on the project mailing list,
add your contact information to be notified of future
public involvement opportunities.
To learn more about the involvement opportunities offered during the project, read the details below or specifically about:
Public Events
Surveys
A public open house and online survey will be held this summer to obtain your input to the type of new replacement
bridge to be built. The open house will be held at the Oaks Park Dance Pavilion on July 21, 2010 from 5 – 7:30 p.m
(7100 SE Oaks Park Way).
Detailed data will be developed for the draft environmental impact statement (draft EIS), through summer 2008, and used to re-evaluate the remaining five alternatives
against the evaluation framework.
Results are used to support selection of a locally preferred alternative. The locally preferred alternative must be approved by the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This phase is expected to be completed in 2009.
For the fifth open house and survey, the public was asked to tell the project which alternative they preferred
(or if they had an suggestions for "mixing-and-matching" the alternatives).
The public was asked to tell the project team which bridge types were their top choices for each replacement bridge alternative in the
fourth survey and at the fourth open house. Email comments were also reviewed by the Community Task Force and the project team.
The project team screened the alternatives against the
evaluation criteria. The third public event
explained the upcoming steps in the project, as well as reviewing the initial evaluation results.
The public was asked to tell the project team which alternatives were their top two choices in the
third survey. Email comments were also reviewed by the Community Task Force and the project team.
The project team developed a range of alignment, interchange, and cross-section concepts. These
were presented at the public workshop.
Based on what the project team heard from the public, several additional alignments and a
tunnel concept were developed. Other comments are being reviewed by the project team
for later phases of the project.
The input collected at the October Open House and first survey was used in the development of the
Evaluation Framework.
The project team presented a draft Purpose and Need Statement at the October Open House. Based on what the project team heard from the public, the
Purpose and Need Statement was refined. This statement
will be used for the rest of the project when considering what the best alternative for the project will be.
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