SE Clay Green Street Project

The City of Portland is working with the community to develop a Green Street project on SE Clay Street from the Willamette River to SE 12th Avenue. The SE Clay Green Street Project would give inner east side Portland residents improved and safer connections to the Willamette River, and an urban greenway connecting outlying neighborhoods to the business district and to the river. 

The goal of the SE Clay Green Street project is to maintain freight and business activities, enhance pedestrian and bicycle access to the Willamette River, and provide sustainable stormwater management.

Public Involvement

The city worked with neighborhood residents, business district representatives, and pedestrian and bicycle advocates in planning the project. Public outreach and stakeholder interviews began in November 2007, followed by community events and brainstorming. Environmental Services held a final public open house in spring 2009. Open house details will be posted soon.

Early Action Projects

In April 2007, a private developer constructed the RiverEast Center at the intersection of SE Clay Street and the Willamette River waterfront. The RiverEast redevelopment serves as a pedestrian gateway to the esplanade and incorporates vegetated stormwater planters and swales.

In February 2008, the city constructed a Green Street at SE 12th and Clay to provide sustainable stormwater management and enhance the 12th Avenue pedestrian crossing. The city and Portland Community College (PCC) are working together to develop plans for another sustainable stormwater project at the corner of SE Clay Street and SE Water Avenue. The PCC project is scheduled for construction in spring 2010.

For More Information

Contact Alice Meyers at 503-823-7914.