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Neighborhood
Association
communncaLions@waluganeighborhood.org
July 22,2019
Board Members Robert Heape,Planning Commission Chair
Cheryl Uchida City of Lake Oswego
Chair 380"A"Avenue
Lake Oswego,OR 97034
Cindy Maddox
Vice Chair Dear Rob and members of the Planning Commission,
Sandy Desmond The Waluga Neighborhood Association would like to express our appreciation for taking the time,
Secretary/Treasurer
energy and patience for listening and understanding our concerns about traffic challenges as
Bruce Goldson surrounding development occurs.
Past Chair
As we predicted,the Engineering department's assessment and analysis report shows a decrease of
Jim Newcomer traffic counts and speeds over the years.An Origin-Destination Travel Study info is indeed
Rat Russell difficult to draw any conclusions mainly because choosing to travel down Quarry Road leads to a
park,a school,a grocery store and other commercial/retail businesses.However,when service
Carol Lavender levels exceed the acceptable amounts due to present and future surrounding developments on
Carman Drive,Kruse Way and Meadows Road,drivers will always take the path of least
Mark Smith resistance:Quarry Road.
Katherine Purtzer Waluga Neighborhood Association has been extremely diligent in seeking traffic calming devices
and measures for Quarry Road to remind drivers that they are actually traveling through a
Board Members residential neighborhood. We will take credit with the help of our diligent Traffic and Police
at Large liaison,Dick Benedetti,by regular meeting with the LO Traffic Engineer and Police.Over the
Dick Benedetti
years we've seen the installations of four way large stop signs,speed bumps,prominent striping for
Andrea Platt pedestrian safety and at crosswalks, increased caution signage,more landscaped pathway strips and
frequent police patrols.And we look forward to the installation of a speed feed-back sign on
Leslie Morgan Quarry Road with the help of the Boones Ferry Road Improvement Project.
We have also met with and sought advice from the Transportation Advisory Board(TAB)chair,Rick Nys,by
giving a presentation to TAB to gain their support and help with funding on three CIP/TSP projects that have been
on the list for years.After that meeting,Erica Rooney was quick to point out that the projects we requested funding
for were actually smaller projects and that she would follow up with us to help us get these projects funded and
completed.Thus far,this has not happened.
The Planning Department recommends no action at this time in response to our letter.Therefore we would also
recommend that no amendments be made to the present code relating to Traffic Management Requirements for
Specific Areas(LOC 50.02.002.2d).The City staff and the Development Review Commission should seriously
consider the need for mitigation with any future development application in our area regardless of the required
Traffic Impact Analysis(TIA)by developers.Examples of major developments coming up in the future for us are:
• Shorenstein's Kruse Oaks IV on Meadows Road for 140-170 apartments
• Avery proposal to change zoning on a Park and Natural Area(PNA)property to Campus Research&
Development(CR&D)for a mixed use at the Kruse Way and Carman Drive intersection
• 12 single family homes on Waluga Drive and Parkhill Road
• 3 new additional single family homes on Quarry Road.
Don't forget The Springs Living Retirement facility and their neighbor,the CenterCal development across the Kruse
Way that will add 437 living units,50,000 sf of additional commercial and retail space,plus staffing and visitors!
Thank you very much,
Waluga Neighborhood Board and Board Members at Large
Cc: Scot Siegel,Erica Rooney