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Library

For years there has been talk of moving the library from its Fourth Street location in the heart of our neighborhood. Now the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency (LORA) is exploring the feasibility of a mixed use project that could include a new public library on the north side of B Avenue at First Street.

The neighborhood association is beginning to think about what we would like to see at Fourth between D and E if and when a new library is built. The site of the current library was formerly zoned R6.

E Avenue Pathway

As recommended in Lake Oswego’s Transportation Management Plan for Downtown Neighborhoods (May, 2006, prepared by DKS Associates), a pedestrian path is currently being designed for installation on the north side of E Avenue between Fourth and Tenth Streets. It will connect Forest Hills School to the Library and other City services.

  • Stakeholders’ meeting March 12, 2009 to discuss a preliminary design for the pathway.
  • Concept Plan - Alta Planning and Design presented at neighborhood meeting May 28, 2009:
    • 5 foot meandering path, 18 inches to 5 foot buffer between path and roadway.
    • Maintain as much plant material as possible.
    • Pathway surface will meet ADA requirements, could be packed gravel like Headlee Walkway (cheaper) or asphalt or cement (longer-lasting).
    • Ladded-style crosswalks.
    • Not like Tenth Street—much simpler.
    • Will not address drainage issues but will not exacerbate current drainage problems.
    • Maintenance will be responsiblity of adjoining homeowners.
    • These kinds of projects usually include 2-year contract to water/maintain plants.
  • At present, project is not funded. Possible funding sources:
    • Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), possibly budget year 2010/2011. E Avenue Pathway is next on the list of pathways; scope (relatively small project) makes it very doable.
    • Safe Routes to School, 2012 - more administrative expense if project is "federalized", 6 foot width.

For more information about the project, contact Jerry Knippel, Special Projects Director, City of Lake Oswego, at 503-5340-5680 or gknippel@ci.oswego.or.us

[ Last updated 6 January 2011 ]