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Deed of Dedication for the Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project - Hefenider Property
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission adopt a motion accepting the attached Deed of Dedication for Right of Way, Permanent Slope and Utility Easement, Temporary Construction Easement, and Obligation Agreement for the David Hefenider property, also known as Tax Map 32E08A Lot #2600, and authorize the Mayor and City Recorder to execute them.
BACKGROUND:
Molalla Avenue from Beavercreek Road to Oregon Highway 213 in Oregon City is a key corridor for motorists, transit users, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The corridor connects Oregon City’s Downtown and Regional Center with Clackamas Community College and the Clackamas County Red Soils Campus and connects residential areas on the west side to commercial areas on the north and east sides.
With some of the highest population and employment densities in Oregon City adjacent to the Molalla Avenue corridor, this project will consist of constructing roadway improvements mostly on the west side of Molalla Avenue to make the corridor safer for people biking, walking, and taking transit. The project will also include critical new and replacement waterlines within the corridor in order to minimize future impacts to the roadway.
Molalla Avenue Streetscape Project (CI 18-004)
Biking, Walking, and Transit Improvements:
• New pavement on Molalla Avenue.
• New 10-foot wide sidewalks on the west side of Molalla Avenue.
• New streetscape amenities such as trash receptacles, benches and upgraded TriMet bus stop amenities including relocating some stops to more convenient and safer locations.
• Addition of a continuous bike lane to fill in the areas where there are gaps on the east and west sides of Molalla Avenue.
• Relocation of utility poles that currently impact safe use of the sidewalk.
• Driveway sizing and locations will be designed to maximize safety for people biking and walking, creating safer cro...
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