News Release from: City of Beaverton
OREGON TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION NAMES BEAVERTON'S CANYON ROAD SAFETY AND COMPLETE CORRIDOR PROJECT A STATEWIDE PRIORITY
Posted: May 17th, 2013 5:14 PM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64404/CIVIC_PLAN_Civic_Plan_Strategies_Photos_Project_Photos_Canyon_Road.png (Both the city’s Community Vision and Civic Plans have called for addressing safety issues on Canyon Road. Today, the city is seeking federal funds to help move the Canyon Road project forward. Pictured: Canyon Road of the future.)
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64404/CIVIC_PLAN_Civic_Plan_Strategies_Photos_Canyon_Road_from_Sidewalk_Canyon_from_Sidewalk_Before.jpg (The Oregon Transportation Commission recently voted to designate Beaverton’s Canyon Road Safety and Complete Corridor project as one of eight statewide priority projects for the 2013 round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)
- Endorsement supports city's $10 million TIGER grant application -
On May 15, the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) boosted efforts to improve Canyon Road in Beaverton's downtown. The commission voted to designate Beaverton's Canyon Road Safety and Complete Corridor project as one of eight statewide priority projects for the 2013 round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER V) grants.
TIGER is a highly competitive transportation grant program of the United States Department of Transportation. The city is applying for a $10 million TIGER grant for the Canyon Road project.
Canyon Road is an outmoded state highway with numerous safety issues in the heart of downtown Beaverton. The city is working with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and other partners to design a set of improvements for pedestrian and driver safety, storm water quality, street lighting, and transit users on Canyon Road (OR-8, between Hocken and 117th Avenues).
The project is a major part of a planning effort funded by a $1 million US HUD Sustainable Communities Challenge Grant to revitalize downtown Beaverton. Fixing Canyon Road was a recommendation of Beaverton's recently adopted Community Vision and Civic Plan.
"We are thrilled with this endorsement and the state's commitment to help us make these critical improvements in our downtown," said Mayor Denny Doyle, who attended the OTC meeting in Salem. "It is so gratifying to see the hard work our community has put into revitalizing Canyon Road. Such strong state, regional and local support helps position the city well in this national competition for federal dollars."
TIGER applications are due on June 3 and awards will be announced fall 2013. Portland-Metro region has received two TIGER grants in the past, one for the reconstruction of SW Moody Avenue in Portland's South Waterfront District and another to help fund the replacement of the Sellwood Bridge.
For more information, please contact Laura Kelly, senior planner, at 503-526-2548.
In 2013, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in Oregon. Since 2007, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communit
ies, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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