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Tualatin's New Traffic Safety Projects Announced
Tualatin residents may be noticing new traffic safety improvements springing up all over town. That progress is expected to continue in 2021.
In late October, Tualatin City Council approved the latest round of community-nominated Neighborhood Traffic Safety projects to be constructed in 2021. The priority projects include signalized pedestrian crossings and driver feedback signs at six locations:
50th Ave and Wilke Rd
Nyberg Ln and 57th Ave
Sagert St and 72nd Ave
Boones Ferry Rd and Tualatin Commons
Hazelbrook Rd at Jurgens Park
Boones Ferry Rd and Arapaho Rd
These six projects will be completed next year as part of Tualatin Moving Forward, the City’s bond-funded transportation program. The total cost of the projects is estimated at $524,000.
Most of the new pedestrian crossings will include state-of-art reflective signage plus rapid flashing beacons with push-button controls. Tualatin’s experience, backed by national research, shows these signals are the safest option for protecting drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The high intensity LED beacons capture drivers’ attention when pedestrians want to cross, in all weather conditions, with day and night time visibility.
The driver feedback signs represent another emerging technology. These solar-powered LED screens use radar to display speeds and slow drivers. Tualatin has found these signs are also highly effective in improving pedestrian safety.
At a recent City Council meeting, Councilor Valerie Pratt expressed her appreciation: “I walk everywhere in Tualatin and these are all great crossings. The one I want to really thank you for is Boones Ferry and Arapaho Rd because I probably cross there twice a week.”
The recently announced neighborhood safety improvements were selected through a community-wide process that sought nominations from residents and community groups, with 11,000 postcards mailed to Tualatin addresses. This year, 243 project ideas were submitted by community members. The six selected projects met the criteria of spreading improvements citywide, solving specific safety problems, and fitting within the program’s budget. “I love how successful the outreach was. I think it’s a really great foundation for management of bond resources,” said Councilor Bridget Brooks.
Another round of safety projects will be selected in October 2021. Residents who want to suggest a project in their neighborhood can go to the website TualatinMovingForward.com and click on the Suggest a Project button.
Meanwhile, the City of Tualatin also announced an upcoming online community survey that will ask residents how to make walking and biking safer along Boones Ferry Road, where two of the projects are located.
