WELCOME! Goose Hollow Foothills League/ Portland Development - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WELCOME! Goose Hollow Foothills League/ Portland Development Commission: Potential Urban Renewal February 11, 2010

Agenda • Welcome/ Introductions – Alan Beard and Peter Englander • Goose Hollow History – Chet Orloff • Update on Central City URA Study – Peter Englander and Bob Alexander • Goose Hollow Presentation – Video • Questions and Discussion

History of Goose Hollow Chet Orloff

Museum of the City

Museum of the City

How the Westside Central City Study Began • 2008 Urban Renewal Advisory Group (URAG) Recommendation to analyze formation of new district downtown • “Expiration” of Downtown Waterfront and South Park Blocks (2008) • Preliminary financial analysis (April 2009) • Evaluation Committee formed (May 2009) • Economic Development Strategy (July 2009) • Central Portland Plan (November 2009)

PORTLAND PLAN: Making A Thriving and Sustainable City Prosperous / Healthy / Full of Opportunity • Environmental Health • Economic Vitality • Neighborhoods + Housing • Connections + Access • Community Design • Educational Opportunity • Human Health • Civic Life • Arts + Culture http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan

PORTLAND PLAN: Making A Thriving and Sustainable City Prosperous / Healthy / Full of Opportunity First Step: Strategic Planning Second Step: Comprehensive Plan and other actions to implement strategy Third Step: Code Amendments http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan

Central City 2 0 3 5 Fram ew ork Plan  2035 Framework Plan  Quadrant Plans – Comp. Plan Update  River Plan – Central Reach Plan  Central City Transportation Plan  Zoning Code Amendments and Other Implementation http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan

How Urban Renewal Works

Potential Westside Central City URA Evaluation Committee: • 25 member Committee • 900 Acres • 5 neighborhoods • 4 quadrants: • Northwest • Goose Hollow • North of Market • South of Market

Goose Hollow Study Area Opportunities • Densely populated • Diverse population • Core cultural center • Concentrated ownership • Large potential redevelopment site (Lincoln High School) • Proximity to Central City Challenges • I-405, Burnside, and Jefferson/ 26 • Portland Public Schools High School System Design and Long-Term Capital Plan unknown

Northwest Study Area Opportunities • Large single land owner • Proximity to health care services • Potential for mix of housing types • Parks and open space • Diverse population Challenges • I-405 and NW Everett/ Glisan couplet • Surface parking lots • Balancing neighborhood needs with Con-way vision

North of Market Study Area Opportunities • Portland Downtown Retail Strategy • Large transformative sites • Public-private partnerships • Sustainability • Cultural District, Old Town/ Chinatown • Opportunity sites (Blocks 8 and 13, surface parking lots) Challenges • Job loss • Lack of workforce housing • High cost of construction • Competition from suburbs • Historic Districts

South of Market Study Area Opportunities • Educational Institutions • Sustainability • Mixed-income, mixed-use • Quality places – South Park Blocks • Diversity of uses Challenges • Underutilization – surface parking lots • Access, I-405 barriers • South Portland National Historic District

www.pdc.us/four/ccstudy

How To Get Involved • Sign up for weekly updates • Feedback on boundaries and projects from Neighborhood Events • www.pdc.us/ four/ ccstudy • Future Community Events - Proposals • Future Evaluation Committee meetings Next Meeting: Friday Feb 19th, 8:30-10:30, 222 NW 5th

Questions?