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HCT Land Use Plan Project Update. City Council Briefing July 19, 2011. Presentation Summary. Regional SW Corridor Plan Context Major Tasks Completed - Station Community Locations - Design Workshops & Open House - Conceptual Station Community Alternatives Schedule Update.
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HCT Land Use PlanProject Update City Council BriefingJuly 19, 2011
Presentation Summary • Regional SW Corridor Plan Context • Major Tasks Completed • - Station Community Locations • - Design Workshops & Open House • - Conceptual Station Community Alternatives • Schedule Update
SW Corridor Update • Regional coordination structure • Proposed SW Corridor charter • Individual plans in scope development
Major Tasks Completed Establish Groundwork Develop “Tigard Typology” Develop Station Community Alternatives Evaluate Alternatives Finalize Preferred Plan
Major Tasks Completed • Tigard Typology Review • Town Center/Main Street • Employment/Retail • Transit Corridor • Transit Neighborhood
Station Community Alternatives • Potential Station Communities • Will inform the alignment choices in the Alternatives Analysis • Location Selection Criteria • Community Assets • Development Potential • Transit Ridership • Transit Location Factors
Station Community Alternatives • Step 1 – Sketch level screening • Existing conditions • Agency interviews • Step 2 – Quantitative ranking • Existing community assets • Development potential • Transit ridership potential
Station Community Alternatives • 7 potential locations • 1-mile diameter areas • Triangle & Downtown “double bubbles”
Design Workshops & Open House • Two workshop sessions • TAC/staff (afternoon) • CAC/public (evening) • Evening also had “drop in” open house • Small groups with design professional • Applied typology • Identified transportation improvements
Design Workshops & Open House • Afternoon: 34 participants • Interactive mapping tool (INDEX)
Design Workshops & Open House • Evening: 36 participants • Concepts drawn on maps
Station Community Alternatives • Three concepts developed for each of the seven station communities: • Afternoon session concept • Evening session concept • Consultant concept • Resulting alternatives carrying forward for evaluation
Station Community Alternatives • Key Themes • In many cases, current land use patterns are retained but with increased intensities • Increased activity depends on getting the right connections • Attention was drawn repeatedly to the barriers that make connections difficult • Every station area had new pedestrian/multi-use connections
Next Steps – Revised 7/19/11 • Alternatives evaluation (on-going) • Presentation to CAC & TAC (Aug 3/4) • “Bonus” CAC & TAC meetings ( Sep 7/8) • Open House (September 28)