The document discusses the Portland Downtown Neighborhood Association (PDNA), including its boundary, membership, vision, and key issues. The PDNA's vision is for downtown Portland to be a regional leader in sustainability and livability, providing diverse and accessible housing, transportation, public spaces, and business opportunities. Key issues include affordability, connectivity barriers, and the need for mixed-income housing, public open spaces, and job creation. The document outlines opportunities and priorities to address these issues through development and funding.

1. Jennifer
Geske
Chair,
Land
Use
&
Transporta7on
Commi9ee
September
16,
2009

2. Portland
Downtown
Neighborhood
Associa5on
• Boundary
– Parts
of
South
Park
Blocks,
Downtown
Waterfront,
River
District
and
North
Macadam
Urban
Renewal
Areas
• Membership
– Anyone
who
lives,
works,
or
goes
to
school
downtown
• Diverse
community
with
different
perspec7ves
• Thriving
in
the
face
of
constant
changes
September
16,
2009

3. Community
History
&
Percep7on
with
Urban
Renewal
• Urban
renewal
built
many
ameni7es
that
a9ract
PDNA
members
to
downtown
• Community
aRtude
towards
urban
renewal:
– Suppor7ve
– Tool
to
shape
downtown’s
future
• Ameni7es
in
the
neighborhood
versus
neighborhood
ameni7es
–
PDNA
as
stakeholder
September
16,
2009

4. PDNA
Downtown
Vision
• Vision
-­‐
regional
center
showcasing
leadership
in
sustainable
economic
development
and
livability
while
also
being
a
diverse
community
providing
accessible
housing,
transporta6on,
public
spaces,
cultural
ameni6es
and
business
opportuni6es
to
all
• Characteris7cs
– Diversity
– Balance
– Accessibility
– Community
September
16,
2009

5. Key
Issues/Barriers
• Affordability
–
middle
class,
families,
small
business
owners
• Community
building
– Integra7on
of
day
users
(students,
business
community)
– Free/available/centrally
located
community
gathering
space
• Connec7vity
barriers
–
I-­‐405,
Naito
Parkway,
Burnside
• Livability
–
reality
&
percep7on
September
16,
2009

6. Blight
• Dividing
corridors
–
spur
development
along
the
corridors
• Rehabilita7on
of
exis7ng
buildings
• Underu7lized
sites
–
surface
parking
lots,
single-­‐story
buildings,
day-­‐use
only
on
ground
floor.
September
16,
2009

7. Cri5cal
Needs
• Mixed-­‐income,
mixed-­‐use
development
• Affordable
housing
for
low-­‐/middle-­‐income
families,
workforce
and
seniors
• Public
open
spaces
– Implement
Park
Avenue
Vision
– Public
open
spaces
west
of
10th
with
recrea7onal
facili7es
• Dividing
corridors
• Community
building
• Will
not
happen
without
TIF
or
other
subsidies
September
16,
2009

8. Opportuni5es
• Opportuni7es
– Urban
center
as
a
logical
place
to
pilot
design
incen7ves
and
sustainability
technologies
– Downtown
use
pa9ern
supports
mixed-­‐use/mixed-­‐income
development
September
16,
2009

9. Job
Crea5on
• Implement
exis7ng
economic
development
ini7a7ves:
– City’s
Economic
Development
Strategy
– Downtown
Retail
Strategy
• Create/retain
highly
trained
residen7al
workforce
– Live/Work
downtown
in
jobs
matching
training
– A9ract
poten7al
employers
with
diverse
talent
pool
September
16,
2009

10. Job
Crea5on
• Business
support
program
–
coordinate
between
PBA,
SBA,
educa7onal
ins7tu7ons
• A9ract
more
residents
to
support
retail
September
16,
2009

11. Housing
 Full-­‐spectrum
of
housing
ranges
 Preserva7on
of
sec7on
8
housing
 Crea7on
of
affordable
family,
workforce,
senior
housing
 Manage
transi7on
from
affordable
to
market
rate
housing
 Mixed-­‐income
development
 Balance
housing
types
in
each
area
 Avoid
concentra7on
 Private/public
open
spaces
 Integrated
with
development
projects
September
16,
2009

12. Improved
Livability
• Quality
Places
– South
Park
Blocks
• Green
streets/fes7val
streets
–
Park
Avenue
Vision
• Remove
Parking
–
improve
pedestrian/family
friendliness
• Make
Park/9th
bike
boulevards
• Integrate
cultural
ameni7es
and
make
cultural
events
accessible
to
all
demographics
-­‐
TKTS
booth
for
same-­‐day
discount
7ckets
to
cultural
events
– Along
I-­‐405
Corridor
• Improve
over-­‐passes
for
pedestrian
and
bicycle
safety/experience
–
cycle
track
on
SW
Jefferson/Columbia
• Park/public
space
to
spur
development
• Parks
– ‘Micro’
parks
west
of
10th
Avenue
incorporated
in
development
projects
September
16,
2009

13. Improved
Livability
• Family
Friendliness
– Affordable
family-­‐sized
housing
– Accessible
public
open
spaces/recrea7onal
facili7es
– Schools
–
develop
grade
school
&
allow
space
for
future
middle
school
at
Lincoln
HS
site
– Daycare
facili7es
at
mixed-­‐used
buildings
• Crime
Reduc7on
– Storefront
improvements
– Community
involvement
September
16,
2009

14. Sustainability
• PSU
eco-­‐district,
Montgomery
green
street
– Connect
with
South
Park
Blocks
and
Park
Avenue
Vision
• Sustainable
building
technologies
– New
developments
– Upgrade
exis7ng
buildings
• Community
effort
for
sustainable
eco-­‐system
• Integrate
community
perspec7ve
in
Oregon
Sustainability
Center
• Economic
sustainability
• Social
sustainability
September
16,
2009

15. Leveraging
Current
Assets
And
Adjacent
Areas
• More
centralized
presence
of
major
ins7tu7ons
– PSU
&
UO
• I-­‐405
crossings
– Connec7vity
with
adjacent
neighborhoods
September
16,
2009

16. Development/Funding
Priori5es
• Focus
on
cataly7c
projects
– Increase
property
values
– Maximize
development
poten7al
of
adjacent
areas
• Tax
exempt
projects
are
important
– Parks,
streetscapes,
infrastructure,
etc.
–
improve
development
poten7al
• Mixed-­‐income,
mixed-­‐use
development
– Provide
taxable
values
in
affordable
housing
projects
September
16,
2009