First Orthodox Synagogue in Portland built 1890 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

G EOGRAPHY P RESENTATION Quadrant: South of Market Presenter: Jim Gardner, Board member, South Portland Neighborhood Association

S OUTH P ORTLAND N EIGHBORHOOD A SSOCIATION  Boundaries  Adopted Plans  Portions of NA in North Macadam URA  South Portland Circulation Plan  North Macadam Transportation Development Strategy  Diversity of uses  Proximity to downtown, PSU, OHSU, Historic and Conservation Districts

N EIGHBORHOOD V ISION  Retain close-knit family neighborhood feeling  Preservation of single-family housing stock  Reduce impacts of regional traffic through neighborhood  Reunite divided halves of neighborhood  Create “village center” with neighborhood services and additional housing

C HALLENGES  Transportation  Ross Island Bridge  Naito Parkway  Barbur Boulevard  Route 43

C HALLENGES  Low Income Housing for Workforce  Average for people who work in area:  PSU (average wage $35,000)  60% of 2009 MFI = $42,000  South Portland National Historic District  Threats to district  Up-zoning after designation of URA? Challenges have resulted in reduced livability in neighborhood: Lack of essential services such as grocery, hardware and laundromat

O PPORTUNITIES /C RITICAL N EEDS  Low income housing (30-60% MFI)  Equalize who lives here and who works here  TIF could provide local match to implement South Portland Circulation Plan (2001)  Improved neighborhood connections  Redirection of regional traffic around neighborhood (versus through)  Ross Island Ramp improvements could be more viable than Tax Increment Node than “G”  High potential for taxable redevelopment

C ONSIDERATIONS  Invest in the neighborhood if it is to be designated as a URA  Set realistic expectations and follow through on promises  More parking/parking structures are not desired

R ECOMMENDATION  Include Ross Island ramp area  Include Naito south to Barbur  Include entire commercial area north of Duniway Park  Invest in 30-60% MFI housing  Invest in support services that create livability and 20- minute neighborhoods

This one-story brick building was once a horse car garage and a brass factory First Orthodox Synagogue in Portland– built 1890