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The Community Development department engaged the services of the Leland Consulting Group, a real estate development and economics consultant, to provide an unbiased professional opinion of the redevelopment potential of the Downtown Urban Renewal District. The primary purpose of this report is to identify a strategy to guide future development in Downtown Tigard and help the City and community partners achieve Downtown planning goals and objectives set forth in the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan (TDIP), the City Center Urban Renewal Plan, and other relevant planning documents.

The Development Strategy is based on a market reconnaissance, an assessment of opportunities and constraints, and interviews with a number of Downtown stakeholders, as well as developers with experience in housing and mixed use development.

The Strategy report finds that the City of Tigard is generally on the right track in encouraging Downtown revitalization. Progress has been shown by such actions as the adoption of the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan and City Center Urban Renewal Plan; upcoming infrastructure projects; and ongoing planning for improvements to Fanno Creek Park and a public plaza. The report also found that the Downtown is well located in the marketplace to attract high quality housing and retail.

However, there are numerous physical and economic constraints to redevelopment. The Development Strategy presents twenty-six recommendations to overcome these challenges.

This Tigard Downtown Development Strategy document contains the following:

Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
  1. Introduction
  2. Strategic Framework
Key Findings
Getting Ready for Development
Summary of Strategic Recommendations
Organizational Recommendations
Policy Recommendations
Housing Recommendations
Retail Recommendations
Access, Transportation, and Parking
Recommendations
  Appendix A: Market Reconnaissance
  Appendix B: Summary of Confidential Stakeholder Interviews

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