Purpose
The City's objective is the completion of a plan for vehicle, pedestrian, and
bicycle circulation in the Downtown Urban Renewal District which implements
the community's planning vision. The purpose of the plan is to:
- Implement a transportation network with improved connectivity and provide the basis to obtain rights-of-way for the network as new development occurs over the next fifty years.
- Establish street standards which will lay the foundation for vibrant, active, pedestrian-friendly streets which accommodate anticipated uses and allow traffic to move appropriately within the district.
Update:
December 2010
The Downtown Circulation and Connectivity Plan was reviewed by the City
Center Advisory
Commission over several meetings in 2010. After recommending several changes, the CCAC
voted to endorse the Plan. The Plan documents include a
Conceptual Connectivity Plan,
Preferred Design Alternative Map,
and an Implementation Memo.
In early 2011 (date to be announced), the Plan and supporting Development Code language
will be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council at public hearings for
potential adoption. Please contact Sean Farrelly,
Redevelopment Project Manager sean@tigard-or.gov
or 503-718-2420 to provide feedback or for more information.
Background
The Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan (TDIP) found one of the major constraints for
the development of Downtown to be the lack of connectivity - which impedes
pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle circulation in the Downtown. Barriers to
connectivity include block size, the rail line, Highway 99W and Fanno Creek.
The Downtown Circulation Plan will address these constraints and be adopted as
part of the Tigard Transportation System Plan (TSP).
The Circulation Plan will include:
- A map specifically identifying the recommended location of Downtown streets and pedestrian pathways within the Downtown Urban Renewal District. The conceptual street network was illustrated in the Tigard Downtown Future Vision. This map, as well as the Downtown Streetscape Design Plan, will be used as starting points in the development of a recommended map. The recommended network will be consistent with street connectivity standards contained in the draft Downtown Development Code.
- A range of flexible, street functional classifications and street cross-sections to address the elements of lane width, on-street parking, bicycle lanes, planting strips, sidewalks, shoulder, street trees, and medians for each functional street classification (i.e. collectors, local streets, etc.).
- A transportation engineering review of the recommended new Downtown transportation network. The review will utilize existing conditions and future projections of traffic volumes and intersection turning movements.
- An assessment of how new transportation connections will affect:
- The value of properties impacted; and
- The value of properties in the Urban Renewal District as a whole.
Citizen Involvement Opportunities
The Tigard Downtown Circulation Plan will draw on previous citizen involvement
efforts from the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan and the Downtown Streetscape
Design Plan.
On April 15, 2009, the Tigard Committee for Citizen Involvement approved the
Communication Plan for the Downtown Circulation Plan. The Communication Plan
breaks down each phase of the process and speaks to the ways in which
citizens and stakeholders may participate, communicate, and receive
information about the Downtown Circulation Plan Project. Tigard City
Council and the City Center Advisory Commission also had the opportunity to
review the Communication Plan.
Stay tuned to this website, the Cityscape
Newsletter, and the Downtown ListServ
for project updates.
Resources/Links
1. Tigard Transportation System Plan
2. Tigard Downtown Future Vision
3. Tigard Downtown Streetscape Design Plan
4. Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan
Contact Information
For more information about the Downtown Circulation Plan Project,
please contact Sean Farrelly, Redevelopment Project Manager,
sean@tigard-or.gov, or 503-718-2420.
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