Downtown Urban Design Vision Refinement
As part of the Land Use and Urban Design Planning program for Downtown, the Community Development Department engaged the services of the University of Oregon Graduate Architecture Department. A professor and several architecture graduate students are assisting in the development of a design vision/framework to provide guidance for future redevelopment of the Downtown Urban Renewal District. They are focusing on four tasks:

1. Study existing Downtown land use conditions and patterns.
2. Create a "3-D" vision of the scale, form, and character of the recommended urban form using the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan and other planning documents.
3. Refine the conceptual Downtown circulation and block size study.
4. Create visualizations of potential development for opportunity sites identified in the Development Strategy.

The purpose of this project is to provide a graphic portrayal of how Downtown could redevelop. A final document will be produced later this summer 2008. This will provide a clear vision of the desired urban form for stakeholders, City officials, citizens, and potential investors, and will inform land use planning and capital improvement efforts.

Update presentation to City Center Advisory Commission, June 11, 2008.

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Building a Heart for Tigard
The Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan  (13 MB) is the result of three years of hard work by a volunteer Task Force and the Tigard community. Because of the Downtown Improvement Plan citizen involvement process, Tigard was awarded the 2005 Good Governance Award from the League of Oregon Cities. The award recognizes exceptional city programs that unite citizens within a community.

The Downtown Improvement Plan is a 20 to 30 year blueprint that will guide the development of Downtown Tigard into a vibrant, mixed-use urban village. Downtown will serve as the "green heart" of Tigard: a central gathering place for the community to live, work, and play, that will incorporate environmental ideas, such as providing open space, protecting Fanno Creek, and designing new streets that reduce stormwater runoff.

Implementing the Downtown Improvement Plan will be a gradual process taking place over the next 30 years. A 12-member citizen committee, the City Center Advisory Commission (CCAC), has been advising staff in recommending priorities and funding levels for Downtown projects. Citizen involvement will remain a top priority as this process continues.