PRIP Phase I
Roadway and streetscape improvements to Portland Road and the realignment of Pine Street had been priorities of the North Gateway Urban Renewal Area since the Urban Renewal Plan was approved by City Council in December 1990. 

SINALACS
These improvements had also been recommended in the Salem Industrial Northgate Area Local Access and Circulation Study (SINALACS), adopted by City Council in May 1999. 

Portland Road Improvement Project
Identified again in the Master Plan for area improvement in October 2000, these projects were combined and called the "Portland Road Improvement Project" (PRIP) with limits at Hyacinth in the north and Sunnyview Avenue in the south.  There were six main objectives of the PRIP:

1. Create a “Full Boulevard” that's consistent with the concepts described in the North Gateway Urban Renewal Plan.

2. Accommodate all modes of travel, as supported by the Salem Area Transportation System Plan including: vehicles, trucks, pedestrians, bikes, and transit.

3. Improve the attractiveness of the corridor: create unique identity; reduce visual clutter and blight; encourage private redevelopment; and improve neighborhood livability.

4. Address safety issues for all travelers by reconfiguring selected intersections and constructing “traffic calming” measures such as medians, landscaping, and special pedestrian crossings.

The first phase of the Portland Road Improvement Project consisted of: 

• Undergrounding utilities from Sunnyview to the railroad underpass.
• Construction of Portland/Fairgrounds Road and the Pine Street Realignment
  and streetscape improvements.  Completed by February 2004. 

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Phase II of the Portland Road Improvement Project is the North Gateway Redevelopment Advisory Board's number one project, design may begin in FY 2012-13.

Documents

• Overlay Zone
• SINALACS Final Report
• Quick explanation of SINALACS
• North Gateway URA 

Master Plan
presented to 
Advisory Board -
recommended to
Council