Infrastructure Projects

Rooster Rock State Park Renovations - Rooster Rock will be turned into a family park. In the Orange a road will be added so the upper parking lot will have a road that goes down to the sand bar and out to the beaches. In the yellow parking will be added. In the blue soccer fields and baseball fields will be built that can have goals and backstops that are removeable for flood seasons. The purple area will be desgnated for gas stations and shopping. The red will be for play structures and basketball courts. The green will be an rv park. The white line represents the boat launch area, this area will be renovated and made deeper so boats have  access in all seasons of the year.

West Side Freeway Addition - Will work with Washington County and the State Government to build a freeway on the west side connecting the 26 to the I-5. The new freeway will pass between Hillsboro and Cornelius and then hug the outskirts of Aloha area before connecting with the I-5 just north of Wilsonville. This will become more important as the westside continues to grow. Building it sooner rather than later will save a lot of money by avoiding the need to tear down any buildings as the area gets developed. Costs range from 500 million-1 billion to build. 

Casino for Chinook Indian Nation - I will work with the state government to authorize the construction and operation of a casino for the Chinook Indian Nation. Below are two maps of the planned area for a Chinook casino. The first map highlights the general area in red. This land is sparsely populated and flat and could become a fairly sizable city, possibly 300,000 people. The weather is also warmer then the coast by about 10 degrees, creating a tourist friendly environment. The plan will be to build a casino right on Jones Beach. This will bring in customers, and then other businesses can begin opening around it. I also plan on building a bridge connecting Oregon to Puget Island. There is already a bridge on the north side of the island connecting to Washington, while on the south side there is just a ferry. This will increase traffic flow to the area. In the second map the bridge is highlighted in blue, and the specific area I believe could be good for a casino in red.

Oxbow Parks - Oregon is home to some of the largest oxbows in the United States with some stretching multiple miles before returning within a few hundred feet of itself. Rivers like the Yamhill and the Little Deschutes have several small oxbows on them as well. What is beautiful about oxbows is that the river essentially goes in a circle which is great for rafters as they get out at the part  of the river where it essentially reconnects. This means they do not need mutliples vehicles to raft, as the rivers come back itself.

Sprague River Oxbow - Located just north of Klamath Falls at 42.58, 121.56 degrees is an oxbow on the Sprague River that runs about 2 miles and has a crossing point of around 800 feet.  This oxbow has the best weather of all the large oxbows. Parking can be put in where the river remeets, and possibly a road around the oxbow connecting people to campsites on the river.

Tualitin River Oxbow -  Just east of scholls, closest one to portland of signficant size, about 1 mile long.

Siuslaw River Oxbow - Just east of Florence on the Siuslaw river there is an oxbow that runs around a mile long and has a cross point of 200 feet.

Siletz River Oxbow - Just East of Depoe Bay there is an oxbow on the Siletz river hat bruns around 3 miles long, with a cross point of arond 600 feet. 

Siletz Reservation Oxbow - Siletz reservation is currently home to the largest publicly accessible oxbow in Oregon, running 3-4 miles long with a cross point of2000 feet, and parks on both sides of the crossing point. 

Coastal Dunes - Just south of Bandon, there is a mini dune system right on the beach, with a small river that runs parallel to the coast line. I will build parking to increase access as represented by the blue area. A cement stage will also be installed on the beach so summer festivals can be held on the few warm days there are at the beach. Mini solar panels to charge batteries and provide power will be built into the stage.

Multnomah Falls Parking - Will install more parking at multnomah falls. New lots represented by the blue.

Warner Lakes Access - Warner lakes is a group of lakes in South Central Oregon. Warner lakes is made up of a dune system at the bottom of Hart Mountain, every spring melt the dunes fill with water from the mountain and create lakes full of mini islands, similar to Pothole Reservoir in Eastern Washington. I will build several parking lots creating access to the lakes.

Oneoneta Canyon - Clear debris in canyon, back log.

Single Lane Highway Between Pendleton and Wallula Junction - Will help breakup traffic on the 395, as it passes through Kennewick, as drivers from Idaho and to Idaho can take the 12. 

Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge - Will develop beachfront and turn to official state/city/county park. Much of the beach is covered with overgrowth but I believe there is sand underneath. Good access to islands for kayakers.

Boardman Riverfront - Will develop the beach in front of the river lodge, removing rocks and brush and adding sand, as well as west towards sail board beach. The red area will become an official state/county/city park so you can see it on google maps and it will attract tourists, may add some more grass and pcnic tables. Yellow area could be soccer fields.

Umatilla Roverfront - Will work on developing Umatilla's riverfront, making beach longer, bringing more sand in, adding parking on the west end.

Spillway Park Mcnary Dam - Will work on further developing.

Columbia River Equestrian Center  - The biggest exposed natural beach in Eastern Oregon on the Columbia, near Irrigon. Will work making improvements, adding parking, making it an official park on google maps.

Add Hotels to Ski Resorts - Most ski resorts in oregon don't have lodging, so you generally have to drive to get to the lodge and  ski lift. Will work to add hotels right next to ski lifts, so people will be able to ski from hotel to lift. In the summer hiking could possibly be an activty that could bring tourists to the mountains and hotels.

New Ski Lift and Runs - The first pciture expands on mt. hood meadows and timberline. The second picture creates new ski resorts on the eastside of mt. hood. The third picture is a proposed new resort on mt. mclughlin in southern Oregon near medford and klamath. Will also work to decrease prices of tickets, by implementing new technology such as ai snow groomers, as well use more efficient business models, such as the ones at mt. ashland, which operates at 1/4 of the cost per acre

New Johnson creek park - Connected to the spring water trail around 200th and powell. The red lines represent cement trails that bikes can use, the yellow lines repsent potential hiking trails. Bike racks can be installed. Brush may have to be cleared. 

2nd new johnson creek park - On 242nd which turns into hogan rd a second new park can be developed that is connected to the springwater trail . The lime green represents parking lots and entrances into the parks. The red represents a cement trail that bikes can use. The purple lines represent a hiking trail primarily along the north side of johnson creek. Bike racks can be built. Brush may have to be cleared. 

Hayden Island Development -  The west side of hayden island is currentl;y ondveloped and features beaches on both side. The main plain is to develop a residential neighborhood on the west side of the island and create access to the beaches. The light blue line represents the main road throughout the island, it also has a new bridge as part of it that connects to st johns. The yellow line represents a beachfront walkway, a cement path for walkers and bikers to go along the northside of the island and main beach. The red lines represents high rise apartments that can be built. The first floor of the aprtments can be dedicated to shops on the beachfront walkway, and main streets. On the southside of the island the beach is smaller, with a wooded area next to it. The idea is to build high rise apartments spread out throughout the wooded area preserving some of its nature and creating an almost like feel. A few trees will have to be cut down to make room for the buidings, but between the buildings the other trees will be left standing with walkaways going between the buildings similar to a college campus. The red dots represent the apartments in that area. A single road will go through to create access for the residents in that area. The lime green with slashes in the middle of the island represent areas for housing and smaller apartments. The light purple lines represent an area that will be left wooded to create a connect park throughout most of the island, a good path for bikes will be built in the park.

Loyyd Center Food Carts - The square that is on 12th and broadway could be remodeled for food carts. The green represents where food carts could be, if the flower beds were removed. The blue could be a patio for tables, right now it is a small street which would have to be leveled with cement. The pink could either be more food carts or a space for a small farmers market.

New Amtrak Trains - A new highspeed rail line would be quite expensive due to needing to destroy buildings to create space. However new faster trains could be invested in that can use the current Amtrak line. On the eastcoast the Ascela train reaches speeds of 150 mph compared to the current Amtrak on the west coast that reaches 80. Possibly adding track in certain sections to make it easier for passenger trains to pass freight trains could help as well. I will look into the cost of investing in freight trains and passenger trains that can reach higher speeds. 

North Park Blocks -  Will work to expand north park blocks where usps building has been taken out. Possibly have squares rather than parks. Residential buildings can be built in the orange areas. In general, construction should be more focused on residential property  in Portland due to low rates of renting commercial property since covid, as companies have been working remotely at higher rates.

Transportation for Baseball Stadium - Several improvements to increase transportation methods to new mlb baseball stadium can be created.  Special max lines that run to stadium can be created, such as making the green line go all the way to stadium, having a blueline from the east go to the stadium instead of hillsboro. New freeway exits and entrances can also be added near stadium. The pink represents a new exit in the first picture, the orange the road that leads to the stadium. The pink represents new entrances on the second picture.