Feasibility Study Committees

From 2016-18, we conducted a Feasibility Study for an Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge. Three stakeholder committees provided input to the study.

A graphical representation of the three committees, the public and stakeholders reporting to the project team, which reports to the Board of County Commissioners.

Stakeholder Representative Group (SRG)

Members of the Stakeholder Representative Group represented the following community organizations, businesses, and interest groups:

  • AAA Oregon
  • Buckman Community Association
  • Burnside Skatepark
  • Central City Concern
  • Central Eastside Industrial Council
  • Multnomah County Bike/Ped Advisory Committee member
  • Neighborhood Emergency Teams
  • Old Town/Chinatown Community Association
  • Oregon Trucking Association
  • Portland Business Alliance
  • Portland Spirit
  • Portland Saturday Market
  • Sharon Wood Wortman (author of Bridge Stories)
  • The Street Trust (formerly Bicycle Transportation Alliance)
  • University of Oregon School of Architecture student
  • Willamette Riverkeeper

Feedback from the committee’s broad community interest perspective was critical to ensuring the feasibility study identified the alternatives that best serve the community. SRG meetings were open to the public and included a public comment period.

Policy Group (PG)

The Policy Group was a committee of agency and elected leaders assembled to review feasibility study findings. Members of the PG represented the following agencies and public representatives:

  • Multnomah County
  • Metro
  • TriMet
  • Prosper Portland (formerly Portland Development Commission)
  • Oregon Department of Transportation (Region 1)
  • City of Portland
  • City of Gresham
  • City of Beaverton
  • Clackamas County
  • Washington County
  • Federal Highway Administration (Oregon)
  • U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s office
  • U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s office
  • U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer’s office
  • U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici’s office
  • Oregon State Senator Kathleen Taylor (District 21)
  • Oregon State Representative Barbara Smith Warner (District 45)

Members reviewed the feasibility study process and results, provided guidance based on their jurisdiction’s mission and long-term plans as well as identified linkages with other regional plans. PG meetings were open to the public and included a public comment period.

Senior Agency Staff Group (SASG)

SASG members provided their agency perspective and their individual technical insights in advising the project team in developing a short list of alternatives for consideration in the future NEPA study.  Members represented the following agencies and elected officials:

  • Multnomah County
  • Metro
  • TriMet
  • Prosper Portland (formerly Portland Development Commission)
  • Federal Highway Administration (Oregon)
  • Oregon Department of Transportation (Region 1)
  • City of Portland
  • City of Gresham
  • City of Beaverton
  • Clackamas County
  • Washington County
  • Portland Streetcar
  • Port of Portland