Street SMART

The transportation system – roads, bridges, sidewalks, bike paths – has a dramatic impact on the quality of life of Clackamas County residents and businesses. The reality is that transportation needs keep growing while revenue dwindles. In late December 2007, the Board of County Commissioners approved the establishment of Street SMART – the Street Safety, Mobility and Reliability Team – to recommend to the Board how best to keep residential and commercial traffic moving smoothly in our County and our region.

The 23-member task force* presented recommendations to the Board in February. The group was charged with developing recommendations on what steps the county should take to obtain additional funds to invest in the county’s transportation system, including putting one or more transportation funding measures on the May 20, 2008, ballot.

*Street Safety, Mobility and Reliability Team (Street SMART) Members

Jeff Bennett, Lake Oswego
Bernard Bottomly, Milwaukie
Brian Burke, Oregon City
Marc Burnham, Gladstone
Randy Carson, Canby
Greg DeGrazia, Damascus
Ralph Groener, Portland
Richard Hall, Clackamas
Thomas C. Hamstra, Happy Valley
Susan Keil, Clackamas
Glenn Koehrsen, Mulino
Joe Krumm, Milwaukie
Frank Marson, Jr., Molalla
Dora Morgan, Estacada
Brian Newman, Lake Oswego
Nick Orfanakis, Lake Oswego
Wilda Parks, Milwaukie
Ernie Platt, Clackamas
Jerald L. Polzin, Estacada
Sherry Stock, Molalla
John Tenneson, Lake Oswego
Mike Wells, Welches
Rob Wheeler, Happy Valley