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ODOT Region 1 Lents Neighborhood

ODOT's efforts to enhance transportation safety in Lents Neighborhood, addressing crashes and crimes through data-driven improvements.

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ODOT Region 1 Lents Neighborhood

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  1. ODOT Region 1 Lents Neighborhood Tiana TozerRegion 1 Transportation Safety Coordinator Oregon Department of Transportation May 22, 2019

  2. Goal – Get everyone home safely

  3. Life changing injuries Fatalities Injury Crashes 122 Region 1 14,734 Region 1 610 Region 1 330 Multnomah County 7,406 Multnomah County 55 Multnomah County 6 Lents 19 Lents 343 Lents

  4. 633 Lents 2016815 Crashes

  5. Crime vs. Crashes in Lents 2016 CRASHES CRIME 4 vehicular homicides • 6 fatalities • 4 homicides • 343 crash injuries • 277 assaults • 524 property crimes • 284 property damage • 633 car crashes • 1,720 property crimes

  6. What is causing all these crashes? Speed 42 32% Alcohol 24 18% Drugs 11 8% Drugs & Alcohol 4 3%

  7. Failed to avoid the vehicle ahead 197 31% What is causing all these crashes? Did not yield right-of-way 159 25% Improper lane change 52 8% Speed 42 6% Disregarded Traffic Signal 41 6% 90% of Crashes in Lents Improper turn 26 4% Passed stop sign/flasher 20 3% Other improper driving 20 3% Inattention 16 3%

  8. Work continues on 2 new northbound auxiliary lanes. • Install ODOT RealTime Signs. • Finishing paving northbound. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime SignsJohnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge

  9. Construction impacts • A weekend full closure of I-205 northbound between Foster and I-84 from 10 p.m. Friday, August 2 to 5 a.m. on Monday, August 4. • Detours on 122nd and 82nd Avenues. • Periodic full closures of I-205 in both directions for sign bridge installation from Sundays to Thursdays midnight to 5 a.m. • Glenn Jackson Bridge closed for up to several nights. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime SignsJohnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge

  10. Construction impacts (continued) • The Division on-ramp to northbound I-205 is closed through May. • Two-week closure of the northbound Killingsworth Street/U.S. 30 Bypass off-ramp (exit 32B). • Continued nighttime lane and ramp closures. I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime SignsJohnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge

  11. Contact: Katelyn Jackson 503-731-8503 Katelyn.Jackson@odot.state.or.us I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime SignsJohnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge

  12. Benefits of the Outer Powell Project: • Crosswalks so people can cross the road safely • Sidewalks for pedestrians and wheelchair users • Dedicated bicycle facilities • Center turn lanes so that cars, buses and trucks can move through the corridor more safely and efficiently • Storm drains to keep water from pooling on the road when it rains • Center turn lanes so that cars, buses and trucks can move through the corridor more safely and efficiently • Lighting for improved visibility • Rapid Flash Beacons (which alert drivers that people are crossing the street • with flashing lights) to increase safety at the busiest crosswalks • Improved signals for better safety and traffic flow at intersections

  13. Lents Fatal Crashes Speed & Drugs 2 33% Speed 1 16% Alcohol & Speed 1 16% Crossed center line 1 16%

  14. Speed & Alcohol 3 18% Serious Injury Crashes Speed 2 12% Alcohol 2 12% Did not yield ROW 2 12% Inattention 2 12% Failed to avoid vehicle ahead 2 12% Speed & Drugs 1 Other improper driving 1 Improper turn 1

  15. Lents Crashes 2016 Human 99.4% Vehicle .2% Physical Illiness .2% Environmental .1%

  16. Thank you. Tiana TozerRegion 1 Transportation Safety Coordinator Tiana.Tozer@odot.state.or.us(503) 731-3150

  17. Questions?

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