The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night voted 14-1 to proceed with exploration of the Johnson Creek Blvd. toll gantry pilot program that tolls traffic congestion.
Metro Councilor and Ardenwald resident Carlotta Collette proposed the idea in January, which was published on Ardenwald.org (read proposal here).
Collette discussed more on the topic at Tuesday’s Neighborhood Association meeting with discussions and feedback from NDA board members and residents.
Milwaukie mayor, Jeremy Ferguson, responded to Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Associations letter composed on January 7, 2010, regarding the concerns about Johnson Creek Boulevard traffic issue (Download Mayor’s Response Letter (PDF, 25 kb)):
February 10, 2010
Dear Members of the Ardenwald NDA,
Thank you very much for your January 7 letter regarding the future of Johnson Creek Boulevard. The Milwaukie City Council has been following the various discussions that are underway about possible changes to the street due to the Portland-to-Milwaukie light rail project. Johnson Creek Boulevard is an important route, as it serves at least three Milwaukie neighborhoods and neighboring jurisdictions and businesses.
Join the Friends of Tideman Johnson Park for the final work party of 2009 on Saturday, February 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at S.E. 37th Avenue and Springwater Corridor Trail. Refreshments and work …
The February 9th Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association regular meeting agenda is now available online. Items on the agenda include: artMOB Update: Eric, Jeff, and Nancy Grant Discussions: MHS Senior Grad Party, Senior Center 30th Anniversary, …
New bicycle wayfinder signs are beginning to appear throughout the neighborhood. These signs, similar to the ones used in Portland, help guide cyclists to the best route for a destination. The sign also includes distance …
A follow-up meeting regarding S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. traffic signals and calming will be on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 6:30-8:30 at Ardenwald Elementary School. TriMet, City of Milwaukie, City of Portland, and Oregon Department of …
If you have not subscribed to CodeRED, Milwaukie’s telephone-based emergency notification system, you may want to add your landline and cellular phone number to the list.
If you already subscribe to CodeRED and your phone number changed before June 2009, you will need to update your phone number in the system.
The automated messaging system will call subscribers to alert any emergency situation present in the area.
Milwaukie Police Department activated CodeRED on Jan. 15th when a shooting suspect was at large in the Island Station Neighborhood.
Update from the CAC meeting, Jan. 21, 2010
The Milwaukie Portland Light Rail Citizens Advisory Committee meeting discussed a couple topics of importance to the AJC neighborhood notably a new traffic analysis (see links below). I expressed our concerns about the traffic signal changes as outlined in our letter. Neighborhood resident Linda Hattlelid made a long and informative speech that will go in the meeting minutes.
The neighborhood letter was received well but I had no questions about it and I handed out a hard copy to those who did not receive the electronic copy. Those who care about the issue will need to follow up with their elected officials to have any impact on this issue. Also read the note from Police Chief Jordan at the end of this report.
The Jan. 12, 2010 draft meeting minutes are now available for your review online. The minutes will be approved at the Feb. 9, 2010 meeting. If you have any corrections to report, please email Bryan …
Dear Friends and Neighbors
How many times have you said: “I wish we could just put up a toll booth on Johnson Creek Boulevard and charge everyone cutting through our neighborhood”?
Living on the boulevard, I’ve said it a lot and heard it said often as well.
Well here’s the deal: we could actually get a pilot tolling project on the boulevard if we’re interested. We will need to request it and write the conditions under which we’d accept it, but we could be the first community in the region to toll people cutting through our neighborhood if we are interested.