powell-division transit and development project · 11/06/2014 · powell-division transit and...

Powell-Division Transit and Development Project

TriMet Board June 11, 2014

Key Places & Opportunities

Jade District

122nd

Downtown Gresham

Mount Hood Community College

162nd Foster/ Powell

Orange Line light rail

Downtown Portland

South Waterfront/ OHSU

182nd PCC - Southeast

Gresham Vista

Stark St / Legacy-Mt Hood

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Working to connect HCT transit to regional and town centers, such as downtown Portland and Gresham 122nd has been proposed as a new “Town Center” by Portland 50th/Powell/Foster proposed as “neighborhood center” by Portland 162/Division proposed as “Neighborhood Center” Business districts – Jade District, Division-Midway business district Gresham – potential to connect downtown to Legacy Mt. Hood and Mount Hood Community College

Potential

Line 4-Division: 9,000+/day

Line 9-Powell: 8,700+/day

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Transit Alternatives

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Working Draft of Purpose and Need developed by staff, will be screening a range of transit alternatives this summer.

Partnerships

•Mount Hood Community College

•Portland Community College

•SE Uplift • EPNO •East Portland Action Plan

•Coalition Gresham Neighborhoods

•Catholic Charities

•Division Midway Business

•Jade District •East Metro Economic Alliance

Steering Committee includes community and business leaders.

Partnerships

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Working with a lot of community partners – interest in transit investments that can support neighborhood development and economic development.

Service Enhancement Plans

Creating a shared vision for making transit better 6

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Coordination with Service Enhancement Plan

Public Engagement • Mount Hood Community College • Portland Community College • Immigrant and Refugee

Community Organization • Gresham Community Forums • Neighborhood meetings • Service Enhancement Planning • Portland Comprehensive Plan

Update • Online survey currently active,

also doing in person surveys at a variety of events

Oregonmetro.gov/powelldivision

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Example – Project was at Mount Hood Community College at beginning of term, talked to over 300 students about project. Project has partnered with GIS courses at Portland Community College, have students doing GIS course work for the project. Example – Project has been coordinating with the PDC neighborhood prosperity districts. Working with Jade District on their vision being developed this spring. Have been meeting at Division-Midway offices with the public. Online survey currently up and active on the web site.

Steering Committee Councilor Shirley Craddick Metro Councilor Bob Stacey Metro Councilor Lori Stegmann City of Gresham Commissioner Steve Novick City of Portland Representative Shemia Fagan Oregon State Legislature Commissioner Diane McKeel Multnomah County Melinda Merrill Fred Meyer

John Bildsoe Gresham Coalition of Neighborhood Associations Bill Crawford Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition Kem Marks East Portland Neighborhood Office East Portland Action Plan Neil McFarlane TriMet Jason Tell Oregon Department of Transportation Matt Clark Johnson Creek Watershed Council Heidi Guenin Upstream Public Health

Diane Noriega Board Chair, Mount Hood Community College Jessica Howard President, Portland Community College Southeast Lori Boisen Division-Midway Alliance Trell Anderson Catholic Charities Matt Wand East Metro Economic Alliance Raahi Reddy Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon Nicole Johnson OPAL Environmental Justice Devin Carr Student and transit rider

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Steering Committee has wide representation from community, business, neighborhood partners. Co-chaird by Bob Stacy and Shirley Craddick East Metro Economic Alliance, Fred Meyer, Division-Midway Business Alliance Portland Community College Southeast President; Mount Hood Community College Board Chair Neighborhood representatives from Southeast Uplift, East Portland, Gresham Coalition of Neighborhoods State Representitive Shemia Fagan, Steve Novick, Lori Stegmann, Diane McKeel

Capital Investments Project Name Source Amount East Portland Active Transportation Regional Funds 2014-15 $4,200,000

East Portland in Motion - Access to Employment and Education

Regional Funds 2016-18 $9,116,021

Powell Division Corridor Safety & Access to Transit

STIP 2016-18 $2,512,440

Recent Investments East Portland Sidewalk Infill on Arterials TriMet Pedestrian Network Analysis Gresham Division Complete Street Corridor Project Portland High Crash Corridor Safety Program

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Mode

Define project

Conceptual

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With agreement on the policy decision for the transit alternative (LPA) early in 2015, project can move into design and environmental review (NEPA) in 2015-2017, and look for final design/construction as early as 2019-2020.

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