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Southwest Corridor Public Involvement Update

Southwest Corridor Public Involvement Update. December 20, 2011. Community Development Department. Southwest Corridor Plan. Comprehensive planning effort to create livable and sustainable communities along the corridor between Portland, Tigard and Sherwood .

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Southwest Corridor Public Involvement Update

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  1. Southwest Corridor Public Involvement Update December 20, 2011 Community Development Department

  2. Southwest Corridor Plan Comprehensive planning effort to create livable and sustainable communities along the corridor between Portland, Tigard and Sherwood . The Southwest Corridor Plan integrates multiple efforts

  3. Phase I Public Involvement The Southwest Corridor Plan will be successful to the degree that it reflects the values and interests of the community it is intended to serve. Focus Groups Discussion Groups Kickoff in September, 2011 Future Opportunities

  4. Focus Groups Residents Commuters  Students

  5. Positive Attributes: • Affordable • Access • Shopping • Travel to work • Friendly • Quiet streets • Trees • Parks • And more..

  6. Areas for Improvement • Traffic congestion • Stoplights • Access management • Alternative routes • Alternative transportation • Bikes • Sidewalks • Park and Ride

  7. Potential Solutions • Allow people to move faster • Improve commuting • Make walking and biking safer • Provide alternate routes • Others

  8. Discussion Groups Tigard Health and education institutions Freight and freight rail Business/major employers Sherwood Affordable housing Environmental Alternative transportation SW Portland Equity Safety and security King City/Summerfield Tualatin Washington Square area Lake Oswego/Durham residential Lake Oswego/Kruse Way business

  9. Kickoff September 2011 “[I envision a c]reation of a sense of ‘place’ within the corridor, more of a neighborhood with its own special look and feel. [The corridor n]eeds to offer services so I don’t have to go so far for the things I need. Also the corridor needs to include more housing to support the [high capacity transit] being considered.”

  10. Future Opportunities Phase I Public Involvement Speakers Bureau Comment periods Web, blog, social media, newsfeed Local committee presentations Videos Workshops/Events Online tool Convene local CAC’s

  11. Website address: www.southwestcorridorplan.org

  12. Decision Making Structure

  13. Tigard Connections Team Kickoff Event: January 30, 2011

  14. Your Role as Communicators Southwest Corridor Tigard HCT Land Use Plan  Tigard Connects

  15. Questions

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