Thank you City of Portland!

The City of Portland plows an estimated 114 miles of sidewalks including Portland’s Downtown District, school walking routes, and priority sidewalks along major thoroughfares. See map here. The city clears 14 miles of sidewalk in the Portland Downtown District are plowed by the Downtown District and Athletic Facilities crews; the 100 miles of neighborhood sidewalks outside of Downtown District are plowed by Parks, Horticulture and Cemetery crews; and Portland Forestry Division maintains fire station driveways, school parking lots, and city parking lots.

The exciting news is that more of the heart of Woodfords Corner will be cleared by the city starting this winter. Crews work hard after a storm to clear the snow from sidewalks and then treat any resulting ice. Sand and salt operations may continue around the clock for up to a week after a storm. Sidewalks have different drainage conditions than roads and have a tendency to create an "ice trough" resulting from melting snow of adjacent snowbanks. Crews monitor the conditions on a daily basis and lay down salt and sand as needed.

One more way that Portland is helping neighborhood hubs like ours. Thank you City of Portland!