Help make Lents a safer place to walk and bike!

SE 103rd

From Harold to Foster

103rd: Harold to Foster

It can be difficult for pedestrians to cross 103rd safely, where drivers move at excessive speeds and often don't stop for pedestrians.

While there are not many homes to the East of 103rd in this pocket of Lents, the current residents, including the 120 Safe Rest Village residents and trucks that use the street frequently and would benefit from simple short-term improvements and more significant long-term upgrades.

Generally, the wide open road encouranges fast driving, and the lack of sidewalks make the street feel uncared for and unimportant, and the street fills with puddles in the rainy months.

A Case for Bioswales
on the East side of 103rd:

In 2022, two stop signs were installed on 103rd between Harold and Foster (up from zero)! The intersections is still unsafe for most people to cross, so in partnership with Strong Towns PDX, we painted a crosswalk at Reedway and 103rd in the summer of 2024.

Thanks to all of our neighbors who came out to help and say hi!

What Neighbors Have to Say

“I walk and run in this neighborhood several times every week. I know I need to be aware of my surroundings, because I constantly see people driving dangerously fast, particularly on 103rd. I worry about the children and pets of the neighborhood when I see cars barreling down the road. This is a residential area, and I'm glad to join in with my neighbors to help make it safer for everyone.”

—A, SE 104th

“Around midnight one night in Fall of 2021, I looked out my kitchen window onto Ellis and 103rd and saw a smashed up car and a truck. Three people got out of the truck and ran away leaving the doors opened. The next morning, I went for a walk, heard another loud crash and saw the car that had smashed into the house on 104th. Two men running away from that as well.

I take my toddler for walks on both of those streets. It’s terrifying to think that a car could be driving too fast, lose control, smash into the sidewalk and kill my toddler. Sadly, based on the past events of two separate incidents in a twenty four hour period, this is not a far-fetched fear. I have seen many people driving on 103rd exceeding the speed limit and ignoring stop signs.”

—M, SE 103rd

Solutions

Sidewalks
Stormwater management (bioswales) that have the added bonus of reducing flood risk in the neighborhood

SE Harrison St. and SE 30th Ave. between Hawthorne and Division. These areas fall under the same traffic and street design designations as SE 103rd and show an ideal version of what we hope our street could become.

PBOT Plans

SE 103rd from Harold to Foster is on PBOT’s radar!

TSP Project Info

Powellhurst/Gilbert Pedestrian Improvements (80016): Construct sidewalks, curbs, and drainage, as well as crossing improvements to enhance pedestrian travel and access to transit and schools.

Timeframe: Unknown.

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