Presentation 6-2-25 - Tigard HOME BriefingThe 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
Presented by Trinity Miller, Associate Planner | June 2, 2025
The 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
Tigard HOME (Housing, Opportunity, Mobility and Enterprise)
•Long-range planning project will deliver policy and code amendment
recommendations for Tigard’s residential neighborhoods.
•Facilitate flourishing self-contained communities where housing, economic, and entertainment options are easily accessible to a variety of mobility types (walking, biking, rolling).
•Seek community input to determine how to provide community members with more options for entertainment, employment, amenities, services, and housing at a neighborhood appropriate scale.
•Project was awarded grant funds from Metro
The 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
Purpose and Need
•Public engagement for long range planning projects in Tigard has consistently indicated that residents desire:
•More amenities within walking distance of their home;
•More freedom regarding how they use their home or property;
•More straightforward processes for sharing what they make with their neighbors; and
•More attractive and safe pedestrian connections.
The 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
•Currently, limited ability to become complete neighborhoods
•Lack of walkable access to commercial amenities, work or services.
•Mitigate potential nuisances and hazards
“Sea of Yellow” Residential Zones
Becoming Complete Neighborhoods
The 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
This project aims to:
•Bring more nearby shops and services to
neighborhoods
•Expand home and property use options
•Simplify neighborhood business rules
•Create safer, more connected walking
paths
•Reduce climate impacts through a
reduction of vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
Tigard HOME Goal
The 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
Outside of Project Scope
•Urban Agriculture & Livestock (Adopted November 2022)
•Employment and industrial areas (Tigard MADE)
•Plan Districts and mixed-use zoning districts
The 5 E’s –Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫Environment ⚫Economy ⚫Engagement ⚫Excellence
Engagement Plan
Hosting Tables Pop-up Events Community Based Organization Outreach Community Dinners
The 5 E’s – Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫ Environment ⚫ Economy ⚫ Engagement ⚫ Excellence
Wednesday, June 18th
5 PM – 7 PM
Universal Plaza
•Join the Community Development staff for a dinner and conversation about the Tigard HOME project!
•Want to help shape self-contained neighborhoods in Tigard?
Upcoming CD Get Together
The 5 E’s – Tigard’s Community Promise: Equity ⚫ Environment ⚫ Economy ⚫ Engagement ⚫ Excellence
Thank you!