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News Release:
It’s official: South Portland is the City of Roses’ newest sextant

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This joint effort by PBOT, @PDXFire, @PortlandPolice and @multco will improve wayfinding, 9-1-1 dispatching and emergency response for Portlanders living in #SouthPortland

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco Add this to your Portland trivia:
This is the first major readdressing effort in Portland since the Great Renaming of 1931 which created the current N, NE, NW, SE and SW Portland.

That's almost 90 years ago!

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco For decades, due to the eastward curvature in the Willamette River, addresses in SW Portland located east of SW Naito have used a leading zero to differentiate them from addresses west of Naito. Those leading zero address don't work well with today's modern systems.

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco A leading zero address is a property address that starts with a zero. These addresses make wayfinding difficult for delivery drivers and, most importantly, first responders to locate and easily navigate to leading zero properties. Those addresses will now change.

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco In fact, over 6,000 Portland addresses, or 8% of the total, in the area of Southwest Portland east of SW Naito Parkway will change from Southwest to South. They will also lose their leading zero if they have one.

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco The change to South PDX officially happens this Friday, May 1! When it does, BOEC will still recognize former addresses as “alias addresses” for people calling who may not immediately recall their new address when dialing 9-1-1 in an emergency.

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco Learn more about the South Portland Addressing Project on the website at portlandoregon.gov/transportation…

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco With the addition of South Portland, Portland has officially become a city of sextants. But we know many Portlanders do prefer to call the city’s address areas quadrants regardless of the total number.

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco In this spirit, PBOT will also informally recognize sixth quadrant as a designation for the new part of the city.

Which do you prefer? #SixthSextant or #SixthQuadrant?

@PDXFire @PortlandPolice @multco We know many people have feelings about this issue, so we're giving you the option to choose your preferred term #SixthSextant or #SixthQuadrant. Check out our new store and buy a t-shirt with your preferred name! zazzle.com/collections/po…

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