Plans and Programs

Portland Forest Avenue Land Use and Transportation Plan

Portland will be working with PACTS to generate an "Action Plan" to transform Forest Avenue into a "Great Street" by leveraging transportation and other public investments to stimulate private redevelopment and infill of underutilized properties.  The project will integrate urban design, transportation, land use, housing and economic development planning resulting in a comprehensive analysis and strategy for the corridor.

Concentrating on the segment from I-295 through Woodfords Corner, the intended outcomes of the study are the establishment of desired residential density, business use mix, infrastructure improvements, transit service improvements, and pedestrian and bicycle amenities to promote vitality, mobility, safety and neighborhood livability along one of the City's gateway corridors.  An overarching goal of the process is to create a transit oriented development (TOD) which seems feasible given the corridor's assets and the resulting strategies expected from this study.

The intersection of Woodfords Corner with Forest Avenue will also be evaluated for specific improvements that compliment the present and future land use, make intersections more pedestrian and bike friendly and improve the overall safety functions for vehicular traffic as well.  Currently motorists avoid this intersection due to its inefficiency, which is a significant concern of the residents in the nearby neighborhoods because of the cut-through traffic on the neighborhood streets.  A previous PACTS Traffic Study for Vannah Avenue concluded that improving this intersection was improtant in reducing the cut-through impacts in the Back Cove neighborhood.  

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For more information, contact Carl Eppich at ceppich@gpcog.org or call 774-9891.