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Portland planners have a new dream list of transportation projects they say would speed up buses, encourage greater bike ridership and make it safer to walk in downtown and close-in eastside neighborhoods.

The city posted a list of 18 projects Wednesday for its “Central City in Motion” project along with price estimates.

Collectively, the projects would give buses priority in 9.2 additional miles in downtown, the Central Eastside and Lloyd District. The wish list includes 22.9 miles of new either physically protected bike lanes or neighborhood greenways. The projects would also cause 13 travel lanes currently used by private cars or trucks to be either eliminated or converted to a lane for buses and right-turning vehicles. On-street parking would be eliminated or reduced in several areas as well.

It can’t all be done.

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The total estimated price tag for the projects is $72 million, and the city has $30 million in dedicated funding to spend, thanks to revenue from a Metro grant, the voter-approved gas tax and fees charged to developers on new construction.

That’s where you come in.

Now, transportation officials say, they want to hear from residents about how to prioritize the list. The city plans to take a smaller list of potential projects to the City Council on Oct. 25. Open houses are scheduled for later this month to discuss the projects. Some projects could break ground next year, and the city hopes to deliver a number of projects over the next five years.

The items are not in order of importance, according to Capital Projects Manager Gabe Graff.

“We love all of our children equally,” Graff said.

Here’s a look at the projects, the estimated cost, and how on-street parking and travel lanes would be affected.

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Burnside Bridge

What is it: Redesign travel lanes on Burnside between 12th Avenue and Northwest Park Avenue to add a bus and right-turn lane, protected bikeways and try to speed up buses across the clogged river crossing.

Parking: Parking would be removed on both sides of the street from Second to Fourth avenues.

Travel lanes: One eastbound lane eliminated for personal cars.

Estimated Cost: $5.3 million

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Downtown Bikeway

What is it: One of the top concerns city transportation planners heard from thousands of comments in previous open house events was a lack of a safe north-south bike route on both sides of the river in downtown and the Central Eastside. This project would create a couplet along Fourth Avenue and Broadway to provide that access to cyclists. The plan would create a protected bikeway by maintaining street parking.

Parking: Would be affected on both sides of Broadway north of Burnside Street.

Travel lanes: One northbound lane would be removed on Southwest Fourth Avenue to make way for the bike way on the left side of the street.

Cost: $6.6 million

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MLK and Grand/6th and 7th

What is it: This north-south route would add protected bike lanes on Seventh Avenue (part of a future connection with the Sullivan’s Crossing pedestrian bridge), and speed up buses, streetcars and freight on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Grand Avenue. New pedestrian crossings are included in this project as well, and freight traffic would potentially be allowed to use the lane set aside for buses and right-turning vehicles on MLK and Grand.

Parking: Removed on Southeast Seventh Avenue between Sandy Boulevard and Division Street.

Travel lanes: Converts one lane on MLK and Grand to bus, right-turning cars.

Estimated Cost: $8.5 million

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11th and 12th avenues

What is it: This project calls for redesigning 11th and 12th avenues to make for a “wider travel lane” for trucks, a buffered bike lane, parking and better pedestrian crossings.

Parking: Removed on one side of Northeast 12th Avenue between Burnside and Irving streets.

Travel lanes: One lane on both 11th and 12th avenues.

Estimated cost: $7.8 million

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Goose Hollow connection

What is it: This project would speed up transit from Goose Hollow to the Hawthorne Bridge by adding a bus and right-turn lane.

Parking: Removed on one side of Columbia Street.

Travel lanes: “Spot impacts,” according to the city.

Estimated Cost: $3 million

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Pearl District connections

What is it: Protected bike lanes on Northwest 14th Avenue from Burnside to Hoyt streets, and a cycle track from Salmon to Alder streets. Protected bike from Stark to College streets on the Portland State University campus.

Parking: Removed on one side of Southwest 17th Avenue.

Travel lanes: One lane on Southwest 12th Avenue.

Estimated Cost: $3 million

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Everett Street

What is it: This project would dedicate a travel lane on the approach to the Steel Bridge on Everett Street to buses and right-turning vehicles. The Steel Bridge carries six different bus lines. The city would remove the onramp to the bridge from southbound Naito Parkway and give buses priority at the traffic signals.

Parking: None.

Travel lanes: Converts one lane to buses.

Estimated Cost: $4.3 million

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Salmon and Taylor bike route

What is it: The city said Salmon and Taylor streets could be a good east-west bike route for “all ages” between the Willamette and Goose Hollow.

Parking: Removed on one side of Southwest Taylor and Southwest Salmon streets.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $3.8 million

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The Central Eastside (Oregonian File photo)

SE Salmon

What is it: This would convert Southeast Salmon Street to be a neighborhood greenway through the Central Eastside. It would include safer pedestrian crossings at Water Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and Grand, Seventh, 11th and 12th avenues.

Parking: None.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $600,000

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Morrison Bridge westside

What is it: This project would eliminate the dual turn lanes approaching the bridge on the westside and give pedestrians and cyclists better access to the bridge. “A short segment of two-way protected cycle track,” the city said, would connect Fourth Avenue to the bridge.

Parking: Removed on both sides of Southwest Alder Street between Fourth and Second avenues.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $1.4 million

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Belmont and Morrison

What is it: This item would provide transit islands for bus riders on Belmont and Morrison streets in the Central Eastside, and add protected bike lanes and better pedestrian crossings.

Parking: This would add full day parking on the street on Southeast Morrison Street; removes parking on Southeast Belmont Street on one side between Seventh and 12th . avenues.

Travel lanes: One lane removed on Southeast Morrison Street.

Estimated Cost: $3 million

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Hawthorne Bridge approach

What is it: Buses would be given priority on the approach to the Hawthorne Bridge on Southeast Madison, Hawthorne and Clay streets in the Central Eastside. New protected bikeways would be added on Hawthorne and Clay, and all streets would see improved pedestrian access.

Parking: Removed on both sides of Clay between Water Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Travel lanes: “Spot impacts.”

Estimated Cost: $3.8 million.

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Lloyd District

What is it: Planners are calling for improvements to the existing protected bike lane on Northeast Multnomah Street to eliminate conflicts with buses. A neighborhood greenway would be added on Northeast 16th Avenue.

Parking: None.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $4 million

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Water Ave. cycle track

What is it: This project would add a two-way cycle track on Water Avenue to give bikes better access to the Eastbank Esplanade, other parts of the inner eastside.

Parking: Removed on one side of Southeast Water Avenue.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $2.5 million

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A rendering of the Sullivan's Crossing

Lloyd Boulevard

What is it: A two-way bicycle track on Lloyd between the Steel Bridge and 16th Avenue. This would be an improved access for bikes and connect with the Sullivan’s Crossing bridge.

Parking: None.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $1 million

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Park and 9th

What is it: Another signature north-south bike route on this list would add a protected bike lane on Northwest 9th and Park avenues. Pedestrians would see new signalized crossings at Park and Glisan, Everett, Burnside and Oak streets.

Parking: Removed on both sides of 9th between Hoyt and Overton streets.

Travel lanes: None.

Estimated Cost: $4.7 million

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Better Naito

What is it: This would be a permanent answer to the city’s current seasonal “Better Naito plan.” This calls for a two-way cycle track along Waterfront Park.

Parking: None.

Travel lanes: One northbound lane.

Estimated Cost: $4 million

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Broadway and Weidler

What is it: This plan would reconfigure the couplet to create protected or buffered bike lanes when possible from the Broadway Bridge to Seventh Avenue.

Parking: More on-street parking would be added.

Travel lanes: One lane on Broadway and Weidler.

Estimated Cost: $5 million

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In-person open houses:

PSU's Karl Miller Center (615 S.W. Harrison), Thursday, Sept. 13, 4 to 7 p.m.

OMSI's Auditorium (1945 S.E. Water), Thursday, Sept. 18, 4 to 7 p.m.

Additional reading:

How Seattle has surpassed Portland in transportation moxie

5 things TriMet's leader said about Portland's transit future

-- Andrew Theen

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