Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward. [1]
The city is rated highly in " walkability", bicycle-friendliness and public transport provision. Urban growth has been controlled by the Metro planning authority since the 1970s.
Principal streets
- 82nd Avenue
- Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
- Broadway
- Burnside Street, east–west, runs uninterrupted on both sides of the Willamette River, serves as the dividing line between North Portland and South Portland
- Canyon Road
- Capitol Highway
- Cesar Chavez Boulevard, formerly known as Northeast and Southeast 39th Avenue
- Cornell Road
- Division Street
- Harbor Drive
- Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., formerly Union Avenue (renamed in 1989). [2] [3] Carries Oregon Route 99E.
- Klickitat Street
- Hawthorne Boulevard
- Lombard Street
- Naito Parkway
- Williams Avenue, a north-south street that defines the eastern boundary of North Portland
- Stark Street (part of which has been designated Harvey Milk Street)
- Terwilliger Boulevard
See also
- Terwilliger curves
- The Simpsons and Portland, Oregon – many characters in The Simpsons are named after Portland streets
- Transportation in Portland, Oregon
References
- ^ The magnetic declination as of 2015 [update] is 15.19° which is decreasing at 0.10° per year. PDX data
- ^ Mayer, James (April 21, 1989). "City Council votes to rename Union". The Oregonian. p. D1.
- ^ Mayer, James (December 10, 1989). "Martin Luther King name change from Union catches on slowly". The Oregonian. p. E7.
External links
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Media related to
Streets in Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward. [1]
The city is rated highly in " walkability", bicycle-friendliness and public transport provision. Urban growth has been controlled by the Metro planning authority since the 1970s.
Principal streets
- 82nd Avenue
- Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
- Broadway
- Burnside Street, east–west, runs uninterrupted on both sides of the Willamette River, serves as the dividing line between North Portland and South Portland
- Canyon Road
- Capitol Highway
- Cesar Chavez Boulevard, formerly known as Northeast and Southeast 39th Avenue
- Cornell Road
- Division Street
- Harbor Drive
- Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., formerly Union Avenue (renamed in 1989). [2] [3] Carries Oregon Route 99E.
- Klickitat Street
- Hawthorne Boulevard
- Lombard Street
- Naito Parkway
- Williams Avenue, a north-south street that defines the eastern boundary of North Portland
- Stark Street (part of which has been designated Harvey Milk Street)
- Terwilliger Boulevard
See also
- Terwilliger curves
- The Simpsons and Portland, Oregon – many characters in The Simpsons are named after Portland streets
- Transportation in Portland, Oregon
References
- ^ The magnetic declination as of 2015 [update] is 15.19° which is decreasing at 0.10° per year. PDX data
- ^ Mayer, James (April 21, 1989). "City Council votes to rename Union". The Oregonian. p. D1.
- ^ Mayer, James (December 10, 1989). "Martin Luther King name change from Union catches on slowly". The Oregonian. p. E7.
External links
-
Media related to
Streets in Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons