"Aloha-Reedville Study and Livable Community Plan-Finalizing the 3-Year Effort" was presented to the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11, 2014
2. Aloha-Reedville Study Area
Major Takeaways
Address diverse needs, aspirations and
opportunities within Aloha and Reedville
communities
Refine and develop new outreach tools
Move forward with responses to issues,
opportunities
Identify future actions that will take shape
over time
3. Our Thanks For The Support
Community – Partner – County – Regional – State & Federal
This study would not have been successful without the
involvement and support of:
the people of Aloha-Reedville
partnering agencies and organizations
and the encouragement and support of the
Washington County Board of Commissioners
The Aloha-Reedville Study and Livable Community Plan is funded in part through
a Construction Excise Tax (CET) grant from Metro.
This project also is funded in part through a Community Challenge/TIGER2 grant
provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation / Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
4. COMMUNITY
ASPIRATIONS
EXISTING
CONDITIONS
FUNDING
TOOLS &
STRATEGIES
TRENDS &
FORECASTS
WHERE ARE WE?
PHASE 1
March 2011 – March 2012
PHASE 2
March 2012 – March 2013
WHERE DO WE WANT TO
GO?
COMMUNITY –
WIDE
ALTERNATIVES
DISCUSSIONS
COUNTY*
SERVICE
PROVIDERS
COMMUNITY
NON-
PROFITS,
NGOS,
OTHERS
DEVELOPERS,
INVESTORS
Land Use and
Transportation
COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN REVISIONS
DEVELOPMENT
CODE REVISIONS
URBAN SERVICE
AGREEMENT
REVISIONS
Department of
Housing Services
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
STRATEGIES
Health & Human
Services
Sheriff’s Office
HOW DO WE GET THERE?
PHASE 3
March 2013 – March 2014*
*End of grant funding,
implementation continues
6. Aloha-Reedville Study Area
Aloha and Reedville
Those areas within the
Beaverton School
District would annex into
Beaverton
Those areas within the
Hillsboro School District
(Reedville) would annex
into Hillsboro
Under Senate Bill 122
defined future
boundaries should the
communities decide to
pursue annexation.
7. Aloha-Reedville Study Area
A Community With Much Potential
Town Center
Station
Communities
Industrial
Center
Key
Corridors
Key
Corridors
Future
South Hillsboro
Development
12. Hearing From The Community
Engagement Efforts – Listening To What the Community Thinks
13. Hearing From The Community
Engagement Efforts – Aloha Unite – Inviting New Voices
Aloha Unite is:
Centro Cultural de Washington County
Adelantes Mujeres
Oregon Somali Family Education Center (OSFEC)
Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT)
Organizing People, Activating Leaders (OPAL)
14. The Community
What do you like about living here?
More than 4,500 community comments
• Close to shopping, jobs, services and rural areas
• Friendly, with a strong sense of community
• Good parks
• Housing affordability (and many with 3+ bedrooms)
More than 600 surveys conducted by CIO and Centro
• The people and the cultural diversity
• The community is quiet, peaceful, and feels safe
• Transit is available
• Stores are close by
• Good schools
15. The Community
What would you like changed or improved?
More than 4,500 community comments
• Increase safety with more sidewalks, street lights
• Reduce traffic congestion
• Provide living-wage jobs within the community
• Improve the aesthetics of the commercial areas
• Increase retail and commercial offerings (stores/restaurants)
More than 600 surveys conducted by CIO and Centro
• Increase safety with more sidewalks, street lights
• Provide support to start businesses
• Improve transit services and stops (amenities)
• Increase the amount of affordable housing available
• Create a multi-cultural community center
16. Hearing From The Community
Project “Bookend” Surveys
Question Key
Q1g. Public safety Q1d. Safe pedestrian and bicycle facilities
Q1j. Vibrant economy and local jobs Q1l. Reduction of blight, graffiti, and abandoned properties
Q1k. Education opportunities Q1h. Availability of community services
Q1e. Housing you can afford Q1i. A sense of community and community involvement
Q1b. Reducing traffic congestion Q1c. Recreation opportunities
Q1a. Safe and convenient access to transit Q1f. Access to shopping
2011 – 394 participants
2014 – 607 participants
17. Hearing From The Community
Governance
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4Explore joining
existing city
Stay
unincorporated –
no new taxes
Explore forming a
new city
Explore one or
more new county
service districts
Aloha
Aloha
Aloha
Aloha
Reedville
Reedville
Reedville
Reedville
18. Hearing From The Community
Governance – Verbatim Examples
Explore Joining A City:
“Cities already have the infrastructure established”
“Smoothest transition; wouldn't raise taxes too much”
Stay Unincorporated – No New Taxes:
“Current situation is reasonably good”
“Changes cost money”
“Fine the way it is”
“Do not want to vote for anything that is going to raise taxes”
Explore Forming a New City:
“Lived in this area all my life and there never is anything for anybody, it
is a dead area, forming a city would bring in more jobs and business”
“Get more revenue that way and have a larger tax base.”
Form One or More New County Service Districts:
“Keeping it unincorporated, but still brings its services”,
“Less hands in the cookie jar”
“Need to look at the cost, but it seems like the best option”
19. Responding to Community Input
Major Roads
• Improve roads to reduce congestion and improve transit
• Minimize traffic impacts from future nearby development
Getting Around Safely
• Improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity by
completing sidewalks around schools, creating new trails
and connections, and installing safer pedestrian crossings
Business and Shopping
• Support private investment by reducing development
costs and barriers – streamline development process and
evaluate/refine regulations
20. Responding to Community Input
Neighborhood Quality
• Retain single family residential neighborhoods
• Expand code enforcement
• Increase housing options that are affordable to a range of
incomes
• Build higher density housing where there is most
opportunity for access to jobs, services, shopping and
public transit
Healthy and Active Living
• Improve bicycle and pedestrian routes, expand parks and
provide more amenities, and increase the number of trails
and connections to regional trails
• Increase access to fresh food
21. What Next?
County Implementation
Recommended County actions:
• Consider governance and finance options for the community
• Seek funding for construction and additional identified planning
efforts
• Seek Board approval for revised Community Development Code
sections as part of the annual Work Program
• Target future county transportation funding
• Coordinate with cities regarding new development
• Support ongoing partner improvements
• Support & encourage community-led efforts
• Support & encourage inclusive outreach & new voices
22. What Next?
Community Support
Community organizations that could take a lead role include:
• CPO6 & CPO7
• Aloha Business Association
• Aloha Unite
• Ongoing CAC or other community leadership group
Community leaders & community organizations:
• Advocate for implementation efforts
• Pursue additional funding (grants, foundations, donations)
• Advocate for business development / expansions
• Pursue community identity programs / funding
• Support service provider improvements
• Be part of future planning efforts
23. What Next?
Inclusive Outreach & New Voices
Working with Center for Intercultural Organizing, Centro
Cultural de Washington County, and Aloha Unite, this project:
• Engaged hundreds of new voices
• Initiated leadership training and capacity building
• Created new government – community relationships
Next steps:
• Develop strategy to maintain and support relationships with
community-based organizations
• Craft sustainable approach for continued outreach and
engagement of historically under-represented communities
• Develop educational materials explaining basic planning
concepts and community members’ rights and responsibilities
to have a voice in decisions that may impact them
24. The Aloha-Reedville Study and
Livable Community Plan
Three years engagement with the community
Thousands of contributing voices
136 specific actions across 31 recommendations to
maintain and increase the livability of the
communities
More than $32M in dedicated funding for
improvements over the next 5 years
25. The Aloha-Reedville Study and
Livable Community Plan
Working together to keep Aloha and
Reedville Great Places