04/01/2024 - AgendaPLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA – April 1, 2024
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City of Tigard
Planning Commission Agenda
MEETING DATE: April 1, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.
HYBRID MEETING
IN-PERSON: City of Tigard – Town Hall SW HALL BLVD
13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223
MS TEAMS: https://www.tigard-or.gov/virtualPC
1. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL 7:00 p.m.
3. COMMUNICATIONS 7:02 p.m.
4. DOWNTOWN REIMAGINED FINAL REPORT 7:05 p.m.
Staff: Sr. Planner Sean Farrelly and Sr. Planner Schuyler Warren
5. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING: 7:45 p.m.
DOWNTOWN REIMAGINED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
Staff: Sr. Planner Schuyler Warren
6. RIVER TERRACE 2.0 KICKOFF BRIEFING 8:15 p.m.
Staff: Sr. Planner Sean Farrelly, Sr. Planner Schuyler Warren
7. OTHER BUSINESS 8:30 p.m.
6. ADJOURNMENT 8:40 p.m.
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Agenda Item:
Hearing Date: April 1, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM
STAFF REPORT TO THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
FOR THE CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
SECTION I. APPLICATION SUMMARY
CASE NAME: DOWNTOWN REIMAGINED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
CASE NO.: Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) CPA2024-00005
PROPOSAL: To amend the Tigard Comprehensive Plan to update the policies and recommended
actions for Chapter 15: Downtown Plan District and to adopt the 2024 Downtown
Reimagined Land Use and Transportation Recommendations Report as the supporting
ancillary document to these policy changes.
The proposed Comprehensive Plan text amendments for the Planning Commission’s
review are included in Attachment 1 and summarized below in Section III of this
report. The 2024 Downtown Reimagined Land Use and Recommendations Report is
included as Attachment 2.
APPLICANT: City of Tigard
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, OR 97223
ZONES: Downtown Tigard Plan District (MU-CBD)
LOCATION: Downtown
APPLICABLE
REVIEW
CRITERIA: Statewide Planning Goals 1 (Citizen Involvement), 2 (Land Use Planning), and Goal 10
(Housing); METRO’s Urban Growth Management Functional Plan Title 8;
Comprehensive Plan Goals 1.1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.5, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.15, 2.1.19,
2.1.20, 2.2.1, 9.1.5, 9.2.2, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, and 10.1.7; and Tigard Development Code
Chapters 18.710 and 18.790.
SECTION II. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission find in favor of adopting the amendments to the Tigard
Comprehensive Plan (Attachment 2) and the supporting Land Use and Transportation Recommendations Report
(Attachment 3) with any alterations as determined through the public hearing process and make a final
recommendation to the Tigard City Council.
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SECTION III. BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PROJECT SUMMARY
Project History
Efforts to revitalize Downtown Tigard date to 2005 and the Council-approved Tigard Downtown
Improvement Plan (TDIP). This plan reflected stakeholder’s vision of a vibrant, mixed-use, and pedestrian-
friendly downtown.
In 2009, the TCDA engaged the University of Oregon’s Portland Urban Architecture Research Laboratory to
refine and visualize the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan as a design vision. The document showed how
Downtown could grow over 50 years within the framework of the TDIP.
In 2020, as part of the City Center Future Project, the Downtown vision was updated with new visualizations
of a potential build out, showing the locations of Universal Plaza, a redeveloped Civic Center campus, a new
City Hall, and the SW Corridor light rail station on Hall Blvd. The Tigard Downtown Vision depictions
reflected previous planning and conversations with stakeholders. An updated vision statement was also
developed with input from the TCAC and TCDA: “Our vision of Downtown Tigard is a vibrant, active, and
welcoming city center at the heart of our community. It provides transportation, recreational, residential, and
business opportunities that are accessible to everyone.”
That same year, the city received a Transportation and Growth Management grant from the Oregon
Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development to
provide for technical consultant assistance for a project called Downtown Reimagined.
Building on the vision set out in previous planning efforts, the goals of the Downtown Reimagined project are
to update the Comprehensive Plan policies in line with the vision and modernize the development code to spur
growth and ease the path for redevelopment.
This work was informed by extensive community engagement, with particular focus on key stakeholders and
historically marginalized communities.
From this work, seven priorities were identified:
• Unique Character
• Housing Diversity
• Destinations and Amenities
• Minimize Displacement
• Visibility
• Natural Assets
• Connectivity
These priorities and other feedback from the community shaped the proposals for a set of land use and
transportation recommendations, as well as the Comprehensive Plan policy updates needed to effectuate those
recommendations. The report attached to this staff report provides more background on this process as well as
the recommendations that resulted from the work.
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Proposal Description
Comprehensive Plan Chapter 15 – Special Planning Areas - Downtown
The Tigard Comprehensive Plan features a standalone chapter dedicated to policies specific to the downtown
area. This focus on downtown is emblematic of its importance as the historic and civic core of the city. The
policies that are applied to this area are focused on achieving the vision of the downtown district as the heart of
the community and a primary center of civic life. The proposed amendments update this Chapter and are
provided in Attachment 2.
Planning Context
During the time that the Downtown Reimagined project was being completed, there were changes in state
administrative rules that govern planning, particularly transportation planning, in designated Metro 2040
Centers. The Downtown Plan District is part of a larger Metro 2040 Center that includes the Tigard Triangle.
The Planning Commission previously considered an amendment to the Metro 2040 Center boundary to align it
with the Downtown Plan District boundary to the maximum extent possible. While this has no regulatory
impact on the uses and development allowed in the downtown, it does ease the burden on the city to
demonstrate compliance with the statewide Transportation Planning Rule (OAR 660-012).
Another contextual piece of the Downtown Reimagined work is the Tigard MADE project to modernize the
regulation of Tigard’s employment lands. This project ran concurrently with the Downtown Reimagined work
and the regulatory outcomes of that work are reflected in many of the recommendations of the Downtown
Reimagined work products.
Future Amendments to the Tigard Community Development Code
The proposal under consideration in this action will only update the policies in the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
A subsequent project will be necessary to fully implement these policies and the recommendations of the Land
Use and Transportation Recommendations Report.
In addition, amendments to the Transportation System Plan (TSP) will be needed to fully implement the
transportation recommendations of the report. Those could follow in a separate action or be incorporated into
the city’s upcoming update to the TSP in 2026.
Summary
The findings below support the adoption of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments, as attached to
this staff report and provided in the main Downtown Tigard Land Use and Transportation
Recommendations Report.
SECTION IV. APPLICABLE CRITERIA, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS AND GUIDELINES
State planning regulations require cities to adopt and amend Comprehensive Plans and land use regulations in
compliance with the state land use goals. Because the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments have a
limited scope, only applicable statewide goals are addressed below.
Statewide Planning Goal 1 – Citizen Involvement:
This goal outlines the citizen involvement requirement for adoption of Comprehensive Plans and
changes to the Comprehensive Plan and implementing documents.
FINDING: The city conducted a comprehensive public engagement process as part of the Downtown
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Reimagined project. The following guiding principles were identified to set the process up for success:
• Engagement conversations to be values-based.
• The Project Team to apply the principles of the Racial Equity Toolkit to ensure engagement
opportunities invite meaningful feedback from all community members, particularly historically
underserved groups.
• Online engagement opportunities to be as interactive as possible.
• The Project Team to involve key affected parties in information collection to demonstrate process
integrity and build credibility for recommendations.
• The Project Team to identify and work to remove barriers to engagement for vulnerable and
historically underrepresented community members.
• Concerns and aspirations to be discussed to formulate options for consideration by the City.
The project team held multiple events where community input was gathered, including stakeholder meetings,
focus groups, and public open houses. Translation services were provided to the community at these events.
In addition, notice was provided of the hearings to adopt the proposed amendments. Notice requirements area
set forth in Section 18.710.110 (Legislative Procedure) of the Tigard Community Development Code. A notice
was published in the Tigard Times newspaper on March 14, 2024. Project information and documents were
published to the City website prior to the public hearings. A minimum of two public hearings will be held (one
before the Planning Commission and the second before the City Council). These hearings present an
opportunity for public testimony. A minimum of three drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan
amendments (Proposed Draft to the Planning Commission, and Planning Commission Recommendation to
City Council) will be made available to the public for review prior to hearings and adoption. This goal is
satisfied.
Statewide Planning Goal 2 – Land Use Planning:
This goal outlines the land use planning process and policy framework.
FINDING: The Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has acknowledged the city’s
Comprehensive Plan as being consistent with the statewide planning goals. Changes to the city’s
Comprehensive Plan must also be consistent with the statewide planning goals. The process for review of
Comprehensive Plan changes is the Post-Acknowledgment Plan Amendment (PAPA). The city submitted the
draft Comprehensive Plan amendments and the Land Use and Transportation Recommendations Report to
DLCD for review through the PAPA process. No comments were received to date. This goal is satisfied.
Statewide Planning Goal 10 – Housing:
This goal requires cities and counties to provide adequate capacity for needed housing. OAR Chapter
660 Division 8, which implements Goal 10, states that “the purpose of the division is to ensure
opportunity for the provision of adequate numbers of needed housing units, the efficient use of
buildable land within urban growth boundaries, and to provide greater certainty in the development
process so as to reduce housing costs.”
FINDING: The purpose of this legislative process is to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan policies. While
Chapter 10 (Housing) of the Tigard Comprehensive Plan is not being amended at this time, the nature of the
Downtown Reimagined project implicates Goal 10.
The city’s most recent Housing Needs Analysis, adopted in 2021, demonstrated a need for over 7,000 new
housing units over the next 20 years. While some of that housing need will be met in Urban Growth
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Boundary expansion areas like River Terrace 2.0, much of that housing will need to be provided through infill
and redevelopment. The city has demonstrated its commitment to housing development in core areas and its
2040 Centers over the past decade. The Tigard T riangle has seen significant development of new housing,
much of it regulated affordable housing. The city’s regulated affordable housing stock for rental has increased
threefold over the past decade, and the city is committing significant financial resources to i ncreasing
affordable homeownership, dedicating roughly half a million dollars a year to down payment assistance
through Proud Ground, as well as establishing the state’s first Middle Housing Revolving Loan Fund to
provide construction lending for small-unit housing.
The Comprehensive Plan policies proposed with this amendment focus on increasing the housing capacity in
downtown while preserving existing low-cost market rate housing to the maximum extent possible. Much of
the increased capacity will come in the form of lifting the caps on density within the Downtown Plan district,
an approach that has been long sought by the development community.
Overall, these policies and the development code amendments to follow them are intended to increase
housing capacity as well as production.
CONCLUSION: Based on the findings above and the related findings below, staff finds the proposed
map and text amendments are consistent with applicable Statewide Planning Goals.
METRO’S URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONAL PLAN
State planning regulations require cities within the Metro service area to adopt and amend Comprehensive
Plans in compliance with Metro’s Urban Growth Management Functional Plan. Because the proposed Code
Amendments have a limited scope and the text amendments address only some of the topics in Metro’s Urban
Growth Management Functional Plan, only applicable Titles are addressed below.
Title 8 – Compliance Procedures
Title 8 requires that the city’s Comprehensive Plan and plan amendments be consistent with the
Urban Growth Management Functional Plan. It also requires that Metro be notified in advance of
subsequent amendments to the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
FINDING: The Comprehensive Plan has been previously acknowledged by Metro to be in compliance with
Title 8. The only portion of the Comprehensive Plan being amended is Chapter 15 – Special Planning Areas.
Notice of these proposed amendments have been provided to Metro in accordance with the requirements of
Title 8 of the Urban Growth Management Functional Plan.
CONCLUSION: Based on the findings above, staff finds that the proposed map and amendments are
consistent with the applicable provisions of Metro’s Urban Growth Management
Functional Plan.
TIGARD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
State planning regulations require cities to adopt and amend their comprehensive plans in compliance with the
state land use goals and consistent with their adopted comprehensive plan goals and policies. The Tigard
Comprehensive Plan therefore implements the Statewide Planning Goals, therefore the above findings of
compliance with applicable statewide planning goals support the findings of compliance with the
Comprehensive Plan.
Comprehensive Plan Goal 1: Citizen Involvement
Policy 1.1.2: The City shall define and publicize an appropriate role for citizens in each phase of the
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land use planning process.
FINDING: This policy has been met in multiple ways. The Downtown Reimagined project included a
comprehensive public outreach program. This program included multiple meetings with stakeholders, focus
groups, and two public open houses. Public comment was taken and incorporated into the work products at
each of these events. More detail on the process of public engagemen t is provided in the attached Land Use
and Transportation Recommendations Report. Notice was provided in accordance with the requirements set
forth in Tigard Development Code Section 18.710.110 (Legislative Procedure). A notice was published in the
Tigard Times newspaper on April 1, 2021. Project information and documents were published to the City
website prior to the public hearings. A minimum of two public hearings will be held (one before the Planning
Commission and the second before the City Council) at which an opportunity for public input is provided. A
minimum of two drafts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments and transportation
recommendations (Proposed Draft to the Planning Commission, and Planning Commission Recommendation
to City Council) will be made available to the public for review prior to hearings and adoption. This policy is
satisfied.
Policy 1.2.1: The City shall ensure pertinent information is readily accessible to the community and
presented in such a manner that even technical information is easy to understand.
FINDING: Materials were prepared for public events and meetings with the intent to make them easy to
understand and to offer meaningful opportunities for public feedback on the work progress. Events were held
for stakeholders with different levels of technical expertise in a way that allowed them to understand the core
questions and proposals. Focus groups were held with non-English speaking members of the community, and
translation services were provided at public open houses. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 1.2.5: The City shall seek citizen participation and input through collaboration with community
organizations, interest groups, and individuals in addition to City sponsored boards and committees.
FINDING: The project team presented to various community groups, including the Tigard Downtown
Alliance, the Town Center Advisory Committee, the Tigard Transportation Advisory Committee, among
others who were invited to public events. This policy is satisfied.
Comprehensive Plan Goal 2: Land Use Planning
Policy 2.1.1: The City’s land use program shall establish a clear policy direction, comply with state
and regional requirements, and serve its citizens’ own interests.
FINDING: The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments comply with all state and regional requirements,
as the previous findings indicate. The proposed amendments update the Comprehensive Plan policies and
recommended action measures to be in alignment with new state laws and rules regarding housing provision.
The proposed amendments also establish a clear policy direction for the equitable provision of housing in the
city. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 2.1.2: The City’s land use regulations, related plans, and implementing actions shall be
consistent with and implement its Comprehensive Plan.
FINDING: As demonstrated through the findings and conclusions of this staff report, the proposed
amendments are consistent with the Tigard Comprehensive Plan. This policy is satisfied.
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Policy 2.1.3: The City shall coordinate the adoption, amendment, and implementation of its land use
program with other potentially affected jurisdictions and agencies.
FINDING: Copies of the proposed text amendments were sent to affected agencies and each agency was
invited to comment on the proposal. Any comments submitted by affected agencies have been incorporated
into this report and the proposed amendments. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 2.1.4: The City’s land use program shall promote the efficient use of land through the creation
of incentives and redevelopment programs.
FINDING: The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments include policies that will have the effect of
promoting the efficient use of land. Several policies provide guidance in developing new programs and
maintaining existing ones that provide incentives to developers to produce higher-density affordable housing
options and to redevelop underutilized properties. These policies will have the impact of increasing density,
providing greater housing diversity and opportunity, and diversifying commercial activity in the Downtown in a
manner that increases the efficient use of the land. The Downtown Plan District currently includes incentives
for affordable housing development and the report includes recommendations to expand these types of
programs where possible. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 2.1.5: The City shall promote intense urban level development in Metro-designated Centers and
Corridors, and employment and industrial areas.
FINDING: The Downtown is part of a Metro-designated 2040 Center that includes the Tigard Triangle. A
previous amendment to the Tigard Comprehensive Plan aligned this 2040 Center Boundary with the
Downtown Plan District Boundary. The Downtown Plan District already allows intense urban level
development in the form of proposed amendments will increase the intensity of development in the 2040
Center through the lifting of the maximum and will lower barriers to development in this area. This policy is
satisfied.
Policy 2.1.15: In addition to other Comprehensive Plan goals and policies deemed applicable,
amendments to Tigard’s Comprehensive Plan/Zone Map shall be subject to the following specific
criteria:
A. Transportation and other public facilities and services shall be available, or committed to be made
available, and of sufficient capacity to serve the land uses allowed by the proposed map designation;
FINDING: The Downtown is well served by multi-modal streets, a regional transit hub, and an interconnected
trail network. With a focus on walkability and access, the proposed amendments utilize the existing network
and ensure that future improvements support development patterns and a transportation network that meet
local, regional, and state mobility goals. This criterion is satisfied.
B. Development of land uses allowed by the new designation shall not negatively affect existing or
planned transportation or other public facilities and services;
FINDING: No changes to land uses are proposed with these Comprehensive Plan amendments. This criterion
does not apply.
C. The new land use designation shall fulfill a proven community need such as provision of needed
commercial goods and services, employment, housing, public and community services, etc. in the
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particular location, versus other appropriately designated and developable properties;
FINDING: No new land use designations are proposed as part of these Comprehensive Plan. This criterion
does not apply.
D. Demonstration that there is an inadequate amount of developable, appropriately designated, land
for the land uses that would be allowed by the new designation;
FINDING: No changes to land uses are proposed with these development code amendments. This criterion
does not apply.
E. Demonstration that land uses allowed in the proposed designation could be developed in
compliance with all applicable regulations and the purposes of any overlay district would be fulfilled;
FINDING: All land uses allowed outright in the Downtown Plan District have been allowed for the past 20
years and no compatibility issues have arisen. No concerns about allowed uses were raised by members of the
public. This criterion is satisfied.
F. Land uses permitted by the proposed designation would be compatible, or capable of being made
compatible, with environmental conditions and surrounding land uses; and
FINDING: All land uses allowed outright in the Downtown Plan District have been allowed for the past 20
years and no compatibility issues have arisen with the surrounding natural areas. No concerns about allowed
uses were raised by members of the public. This criterion is satisfied.
G. Demonstration that the amendment does not detract from the viability of the City’s natural
systems.
The proposed amendments consider the health and viability of the City’s natural systems, particularly Fanno
Creek and the urban tree canopy, of high importance. Accordingly, particular emphasis is placed on the health
and access to these natural areas in the proposed policies. This criterion is satisfied.
Policy 2.1.19: The Planning Commission may at any time recommend to the City Council that it
consider initiating legislative amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Plan/Zoning Maps, and/or
Community Development Code.
FINDING: The recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding the proposed changes will be
brought to the City Council for consideration of adoption. This policy is satisfied through the provisions of
18.710.110 (Legislative Procedure).
Policy 2.1.20: The City shall periodically review and, if necessary, update its Comprehensive Plan and
regulatory maps and implementing measures to ensure they are current and responsive to community
needs, provide reliable information, and conform to applicable state law, administrative rules, and
regional requirements.
FINDING: The proposed policies will update the Comprehensive plan, its maps, and implementing measures
to better comply with new state laws and regional requirements, as well as locally adopted plans and policies
including the Affordable Housing Plan, the updated Housing Needs Analysis, the updated Economic
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Opportunities Analysis, the Complete Streets Policy, and others. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 2.2.1: The City shall maintain and periodically update policies, regulations, and standards to
inventory, manage, preserve, mitigate the loss of, and enhance the community’s tree and vegetation
resources to promote their environmental, aesthetic, and economic benefits.
FINDING: The proposed policies expand the city’s commitment to tree preservation and tree canopy
expansion explicitly. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 9.1.5: The City shall promote well-designed and efficient development and redevelopment of
vacant and underutilized industrial and commercial lands.
FINDING: The proposed policies will be intended to guide the city’s updates to the Development Code to
lower barriers to redevelopment of vacant and underutilized commercial lands within the Downtown. A
particular emphasis is placed on ensuring that properties redevelop in a way that promotes the city’s urban
design goals. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 9.2.2: The City shall periodically review and update its policies, land use regulations, and other
efforts to ensure the City’s land use program is responsive to changes in the economic structure, and
is adaptable to businesses changing development needs.
FINDING: The proposed policies will update the Comprehensive plan, its maps, and implementing measures
to better comply with new state laws and regional requirements, as well as locally adopted plans and policies
including the updated Economic Opportunities Analysis. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 9.3.1: The City shall focus a significant portion of future employment growth and high-density
housing development in its Metro-designated Town Center; Regional Center (Washington Square);
High Capacity Transit Corridor (Hwy 99W); and the Tigard Triangle.
FINDING: The proposed policies will update the Comprehensive plan to encourage greater employment
growth in the Downtown Metro 2040 Center. The focus on mixed-use development will ensure that employees
are near jobs and transportation opportunities, meeting regional and local goals. This policy is satisfied.
Policy 9.3.2: The City shall adopt land use regulations and standards to ensure a well designed and
attractive urban environment that supports/protects public and private sector investments.
FINDING: The proposed policies focus on the design of the pedestrian realm to ensure that the Downtown
redevelops with a focus on walkability and livability through attractive urban design features. This policy is
satisfied.
Policy 10.1.7: The City shall provide for high and medium density housing in areas such as town
centers (Downtown), regional centers (Washington Square), the Tigard Triangle, and along transit
corridors where employment opportunities, commercial services, transit, and other public services
necessary to support higher population densities are either present or planned for in the future.
FINDING: The proposed policies focus on preserving existing medium- and high-density housing while lifting
the cap on density to encourage more housing development. In addition, the proposed policies encourage
affordable housing in the Downtown through investment and incentives. This policy is satisfied.
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CONCLUSION: Based on the findings above, staff concludes that the proposed comprehensive plan
amendments are consistent with applicable provisions of the Tigard Comprehensive
Plan.
APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE TIGARD DEVELOPMENT CODE
Section 18.790: Zoning Map and Text Amendments
18.790.020 Legislative Amendments
Legislative amendments are processed through a Legislative procedure, as provided in Section
18.710.110.
FINDING: The proposed amendments are legislative in nature. Therefore, the amendments will be reviewed
under the Legislative Procedure as set forth in the chapter. This standard is met.
Section 18.710: Decision Making Procedures
18.710.110 Type IV Procedure
Notice of hearing.
1. All Legislative applications require two hearings, one before the Planning Commission and one
before the City Council.
FINDING: This procedure requires public hearings by both the Planning Commission and City Council.
These public hearings will be conducted on April 1, 2024, and May 14, 2024 respectively. This standard is met.
2. A notice of hearing will be provided as required by state law, and an affidavit of mailing will be
included in the record that identifies the mailing date and the names and addresses of the mailing
recipients.
FINDING: State law provides for specific noticing requirements for legislative changes. Notice must be
provided to DLCD of a proposed Post Acknowledgement Plan Amendment at least 35 days prior to the first
hearing. Notice meeting this requirement was provided to DLCD on February 26, 2024, 35 days prior to the
first hearing. This standard is met.
CONCLUSION: Based on the findings above, staff concludes that the proposed Comprehensive Plan
amendments and transportation recommendations are consistent with applicable
provisions of the Tigard Development Code.
SUMMARY
CONCLUSION: As shown in the findings above, staff concludes that the proposed amendments are
consistent with the applicable Statewide Planning Goals; Metro’s Urban Growth
Management Functional Plan; applicable Tigard Comprehensive Plan goals and policies,
and the applicable provisions of the City’s implementing ordinances.
SECTION V. AGENCY COMMENTS
TVF&R, METRO, ODOT, DLCD, CWS, TTSD, Tigard Water District, City of Beaverton, City of
King City, City of Lake Oswego, and Beaverton School District were notified of the proposed
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Comprehensive Plan amendments.
SECTION VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments have been received at the time of the staff report.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments:
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendments (Strikethrough)
2. Downtown Reimagined Land Use and Transportation Recommendations Report
March 14, 2024
PREPARED BY: Schuyler Warren DATE
Senior Planner
March 14, 2024
APPROVED BY: Tom McGuire DATE
Assistant Community Development Director
Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Tigard Comprehensive Plan
Chapter 15
CPA 2024-00005
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GOAL:
15.1.1: The City will promote the creation of a vibrant and active urban village at the heart of
the community that is pedestrian oriented, accessible by many modes of
transportation, recognizes natural resources as an asset, and features a combination of
uses that enable people to live, work, play, and shop in an environment that is uniquely
Tigard.
RECOMMENDED ACTION MEASURES:
i. Provide public, including members of the development community, with regular
informational updates on Urban Renewal progress and an accounting of funds
spent by the City Center Development Agency.
GOAL:
15.1.21 Facilitate the development of an urban village a vibrant, active, and welcoming city
center.
POLICIES:
1. New zZoning and design standards, and design guidelines shall be developed and
used to shall ensure that the Downtown Plan District provides a balance of
livability, walkability, and robust economic opportunity.the quality, attractiveness,
and special character of the Downtown as the “heart” of Tigard, while being flexible
enough to encourage development.
2. The Downtown Plan Districtdowntown’s land use plan shall include and
supportprovide for a mix of complementary land uses such as:
A. retail, restaurants, entertainment, and personal services;
B. medium and high-density residential uses, including both rental and ownership
housing, as well as affordable housing opportunities;
C. civic functions uses such as (government offices, community public services, and
public plazas, public transit centers, etc);
D. professional employment and related office and professional services uses; and
E. natural resource protection, open spaces, plazas, and public parks.
3. The City shall not permit new land uses that are not appropriate for an active,
pedestrian-oriented downtown, such as warehousing, manufacturing, industrial
services, and auto-oriented uses. warehousing; auto-dependent uses; industrial
manufacturing; and industrial service uses that would detract from the goal of a
vibrant, urban village.
4. Existing nonconforming uses shall be allowed to continue, subject to a threshold of
limits on allowed expansion and sunset provisions for discontinued uses.
5. Downtown The design, and development of the Downtown Plan Districtand
provision of service shall emphasize public safety, accessibility, and attractiveness
as primary objectives with an emphasis on the pedestrian experience.
6. New housing in the downtown The Downtown Plan District shall accommodate
provide for a wide range of housing opportunitiestypes, including ownership,
rentalworkforce, and regulated affordable housing in a high-quality living
environment while minimizing displacement of existing residents.
7. New zoning and design guidelines on Main Street will emphasize a “traditional Main
Street” character. Zoning and design standards shall support an active pedestrian
realm with commercial activity along priority street frontages including Main
Street and Burnham Street.
8. The City shall encourage carbon-responsible development in the Downtown Plan
District that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles travelled.
RECOMMENDED ACTION MEASURES:
i. Develop design guidelines and standards that utilize form-based concepts to
encourage attractive and inviting downtown commercial and residential
architecture, with quality design and permanent materials, particularly in the
building fronts and streetscape. pedestrian-scale design, and active ground-floor
frontages. Also develop appropriate density, height, mass, scale, architectural, and
site design guidelines.
ii. Utilize form based code principles in ways that are consistent with state planning
laws and administrative rules.
ii.iii. Adopt non-conforming use standards appropriate to a downtown in transition to
encourage incremental redevelopment.
iv. Develop code measures to mitigate any compatibility issues when new downtown
development occurs in close proximity to the downtown’s commuter rail line.
iiiiv. Develop standards for high-intensity residential and mixed-use development
near the potential future light rail station.
iv. Provide areas in the downtown where community events, farmer’s markets,
festivals, and cultural activities can be held.
vi. Designate the downtown area as the preferred location for Tigard’s core civic
activities.land uses.
vii. Promote an awareness of the downtown’s history through measures such as public
information, urban design features, and preservation of historic places.
viii. Monitor performance of design guidelines, standards and related land use
regulations and amend them as necessary.
viii.Implement strategies to assist in minimizing and mitigating the displacement of
existing and future affordable housing as redevelopment occurs.
GOAL:
15.1.3 Develop and Improve the Open Space System and Integrate Natural Features into
downtownEnsure the Downtown Plan District is adequately serve by high-quality parks
and open spaces and is well-integrated with natural features such as Fanno Creek.
POLICIES:
1. Natural resource functions and values shall be integrated into downtown urban
designThe function and health of Fanno Creek shall be considered of primary
importance in development within its proximity.
2. The Fanno Creek Public Use Area, adjacent to Fanno Creek Park, shall be a primary
focus and catalyst for revitalization. Downtown parks and open spaces shall
equitably serve the Tigard community, with connections to and access from active
transportation facilities.
3. Development of the downtown shall be consistent with the need to protect and
restore the functions and values of the wetland and riparian area within Fanno
Creek Park. Tree canopy shall be preserved and increased to the greatest extent
practicable in order to reduce urban heat island, sequester carbon, and create a
hospitable outdoor environment.
RECOMMENDED ACTION MEASURES:
i. Acquire property and easements to protect natural resources and provide public
open space areas, such as parks blocks, plazas and mini-parks.
ii. Develop “green connections” linking parks and greenways with adjacent land uses,
public spaces and transit.
iii. Incorporate public art into the design of public spaces.
iv. Enhance the landscape and habitat characteristics of Fanno Creek as a key
downtown natural resource.
v. Develop and implement strategies to address concerns with homeless persons and
vagrancy reduce the impact of houselessness on natural systems and protect
unhoused residents from flood and other hazards. in the Downtown and Fanno
Creek Park.
vi. Develop and adopt scaled development standards such as height, massing, and site
design standards to manage intensity of development in proximity to Fanno Creek.
GOAL:
15.1.4 Develop a comprehensive multi-modal transportation network that addresses the City’s
climate goals and serves the vision of a walkable, well-connected Downtown Plan
District.street and circulation improvements for pedestrians, automobiles, bicycles,
and transit.
POLICIES:
1. The downtown shall be served by a complete array of multi-modal transportation
services including auto, transit, bike, and pedestrian facilities. The City shall plan
for and develop a complete array of multi-modal transportation services, based on a
hierarchy prioritizing pedestrian, bike, transit, and automobile access and
mobility.
2. The downtown shall be Tigard’s primary transit center for rail, and bus, and
potential future light rail transit service and supporting land uses.
3. The City, in conjunction with TriMet, shall plan for and manage transit user parking
to ensure the downtown is not dominated by “park and ride” activity, including
consideration of relocating the current park and ride lot.
4. Recognizing the critical transportation relationships between the downtown and
surrounding transportation system, especially bus, and Commuter Rail, potential
future light rail, Highway 99W, Highway 217 and Interstate 5, the City shall address
the downtown’s transportation needs in its Transportation System Plan and identify
relevant capital projects and transportation management efforts.
5. Streetscape and public area design shall focus on creating a pedestrian friendly
environment without the visual dominance by automobile-oriented uses including
off-street parking areas.
6. The City shall require a sufficient, but not excessive, amount of manage parking to
provide for downtown land uses to ensure parking is not excessive. Joint parking
arrangements shall be encouraged. The City shall allow and encourage the
conversion of existing underused parking areas to other uses.
RECOMMENDED ACTION MEASURES:
viii. Develop comprehensive street and circulation improvements for pedestrians,
automobiles, bicycles, and transit.
ii. Develop a circulation plan that emphasizes connectivity to, from, and within the
downtown in the design and improvement of the area’s transportation system,
including developing alternative access improvements to downtown, such as
connections across Hwy 99W.
iii. Address public safety and land use compatibility issues in the design and
management of the downtown’s transportation system.
iv. Investigate assigning different roadway designations for ODOT-owned and operated
facilities within the general area of the downtown as means to support multi-modal
transportation access to Town Center development such as the Oregon Department
of Transportation’s Special Transportation Area (STA), and Urban Business Area
(UBA), and the Blueprint for Urban Design (BUD). Continue City-led efforts to
transfer ownership of SW Hall Boulevard to unlock City’s ability to implement a
corridor vision.
V. Implement an integrated downtown pedestrian streetscape and landscape plan.
vi. Acquire property and easements to implement streetscape and landscape plans, and
develop needed streets, pathways, entrances to the Commuter Rail Park and Ride
lot, and bikeways.
vii. Express the themes of an urban village and green heart by utilizing the “unifying
elements” palette from the Streetscape Design Plan to design streetscape
improvements.
viii. Emphasize sustainable practices in street design through innovative landscaping
and stormwater management, climate-resilient infrastructure, and healthy tree
canopy , and provision of multi-modal infrastructure.
ix. Encourage sustainability features in the design of Downtown buildings.
viii. Develop and implement parking maximums to limit the amount of off-street
surface parking in downtown, and to minimize impacts of parking areas and
driveways on pedestrian circulation.
ix. Encourage the formation of a Downtown Parking and Transportation Management
Association.
xi. Incorporate the Downtown’s public investment / and facility needs into the City’s
Public Facility Plan and implementing Community Investment Plan.
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Memorandum
November 6, 2023 Project# 23021.047
To: Glen Bolen, AICP; Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Sean Farrelly, City of Tigard
From: Nick Gross, Susan Wright, PE, PMP
RE: Tigard Downtown Reimagined
Multimodal Transportation Gap Summary & Highway Impact Summary DRAFT
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Tigard Downtown Reimagined Project (Project) aims to integrate Downtown Tigard’s historic roots with
contemporary development patterns and respond to community needs for more housing and multimodal
travel options. Building upon previous and concurrent planning efforts, this Project aims to modernize the
City’s approach to development, transportation, and equity by providing recommendations for policies,
financial investment, and code changes that:
◼ Support Transit Oriented Development (“TOD”)
◼ Set new equity and climate policy and implementation goals
◼ Provide quality walking, cycling and transit choices
◼ Create a vibrant community through strategic investments
The Project area is primarily zoned Mixed Use-Central Business District (MU-CBD), with small areas zoned
General Commercial, Light Industrial, Industrial Park and Parks and Recreation at the edges of the project
area. There is no residential zoning within the project area.
The MU-CBD zone is regulated by the Tigard Downtown Plan District, which includes development
standards that encourage density and mixed uses, including minimum residential densities, taller ground
floor height requirements, reduced parking requirements, small maximum setbacks, and urban-feeling lot
coverage and landscape requirements.
Issue
The City’s development standards are intended to encourage density and mixed uses; however, these
patterns have not come to fruition. The Project is looking at refining building heights by downtown
subareas1 and eliminating maximum residential densities.
To achieve these objectives and vision of the Project, comprehensive plan, development code, and Metro
2040 Center boundary amendments are proposed to allow for and realize the desired development in the
downtown core that contributes to a vibrant, active, welcoming, and accessible mixed-use area with
increased residential densities and commercial businesses.
1 Refined building heights are generally consistent with existing development code
851 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 600
Portland, OR 97204
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STUDY AREA
The Project is located within an existing Metro Region 2040 Center, which is subject to Climate Friendly
Areas (CFA) transportation review per OAR 660-012-0325(1). As part of the Project, amendments to the
existing Metro Region 2040 Center boundary are proposed.
According to the latest round of draft amendments to Chapter 660 – Division 12 Transportation Planning
documented as part of the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities Corrections & Clarifications
Rulemaking, Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting 4,Cities and counties considering amendments to
comprehensive plans or land use regulations to adopt or expand a 50 climate -friendly area as provided in
OAR 660-012-0310 through OAR 660-012-0320, or a Metro Region 2040 51 center, must make findings,
including:
(a) A multimodal transportation study as provided in section (4); and
(b) The multimodal transportation study must include a highway impacts summary as provided in
section (5) if the designated climate-friendly area as provided in OAR 660-012-0315 or Region 2040
center contains a ramp terminal intersection, state highway, interstate highway, or adopted ODOT
Facility Plan.”
The Multimodal Transportation Gap summarizes the existing facility gaps for the automobile, truck/freight,
pedestrian, bicycle, Americans with Disability (ADA), and transit networks.
This Highway Impact Summary is intended to address the potential effects on ODOT facilities within the
Metro Regional Center or nearby that may occur from proposed changes to the current Comprehensive
Plan policies and zoning for the project area.
Figure 1 illustrates the Project study area, the proposed Metro Region 2040 boundary, and proximity to the
OR217 ramp terminal.
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Figure 1: Study Area
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Existing Downtown Tigard Subarea Map
Most of the project area lies within Downtown Tigard and is zoned MU-CBD2. As identified in the City’s
Development Code, Downtown Tigard is further divided into four (4) unique subareas as well as a Station
Area Overlay. Figure 2 illustrates the Subarea Map for Downtown Tigard.
Figure 2: Tigard Downtown Plan District Sub-Areas Map
As part of the Project, modifications to the Subarea Map are proposed as well as changes to expand the
Downtown mixed-use zone (MU-CBD) to additional parcels east of Hall Blvd.
2 https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/community-development/planning/zoning
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PLANNED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
There are several planned transportation facilities and investments within the Project study area that
support vehicular capacity improvements, mode shift from single occupancy vehicles (SOV) to active
transportation modes, and safety improvements. These improvement projects are documented in the plans
and projects summarized below with further detail of their respective benefits described in Appendix A.
◼ Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project
◼ City of Tigard Transportation Safety Action Plan 2019
◼ City of Tigard Transportation System Plan 2022
◼ Washington County Transportation System Plan 2019
◼ Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 2021-2024
◼ Metro Regional Transportation Plan 2018
◼ Metro Regional Transportation Plan 2023
◼ TriMet Pedestrian Plan, 2020
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
The following sections describe specific modal infrastructure for the pedestrian, bicycle, and transit
networks, and identifies gaps in those networks. These summaries rely on the information published in the
City’s recently adopted 2020 Transportation System Plan (TSP) as well as ODOT’s TransGIS website.
Automobile Network
The general characteristic of the Project area is that of a Traditional Downtown/Central Business District. The
Project area is generally bounded by OR99W (Pacific Highway West) to the north-northwest, OR217 to the
east, and Fanno Creek to the south-southwest, with OR141 (SW Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)
running north-south through the center.
State Facilities
OR99W (Pacific Highway West)
OR99W (Pacific Highway West) is an Urban Other Principal Arterial with a posted speed of 35mph within the
Project area (OR217 southbound ramps [MP 8.69] to SW McKenzie Street [MP 9.56]). West of SW
Greenburg/Main Street(MP 8.93), OR99W has a 4-lane section. East of SW Greenburg Road/Main Street,
OR99W widens to a 5-lane section approaching the OR217 interchange. Shoulders are provided along
OR99W within the Project area with the exception of the segment on and approaching the OR99W viaduct
over the Portland & Western Railroad/Westside Express Service Light Rail (MP 9.18 to MP 9.38). OR 99W is
classified as a Statewide Highway.
According to ODOT’s TransGIS, the Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) within the Project area on OR99W is
approximately 35,500 with a range of 30,001 to 50,000.
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OR141 (SW Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)
OR141 (SW Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway) is a 2-lane Urban Minor Arterial with paved
shoulders and a posted speed of 30mph between OR99W (MP 4.97) and Tigard City Hall (MP 5.62). Two-
way left turn (TWLT) lanes and dedicated left-turn lanes are located intermittently. South of Tigard City Hall,
the posted speed increases to 35mph.
According to ODOT’s TransGIS, the AADT on OR141 within the Project area is approximately 9,400 with a
range of 5,001-10,000 between OR99W and SW Burnham Street and approximately 11,200 with a range of
10,001 – 15,000 south of SW Burnham Street.
Interchange
The OR99W/OR217 southbound ramp terminal is located approximately 100 feet east, and the
OR99W/OR217 northbound ramp terminal is located approximately 730 feet east of the Project study area.
Primary Local Streets
The primary local streets within the Project area are SW Main Street, SW Burnham Street, SW Commercial
Street, SW Hunziker Street, and SW Scoffins Street. A summary of the roadway characteristics including
functional classification, number of lanes, posted speed, and on-street parking is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Primary Local Street Characteristics
Roadway
Functional
Classification
Number of Travel
Lanes
Posted Speed
(MPH) On-Street Parking
SW Main St Collector 2 20 Yes
SW Burnham St Collector 2-3 30 Yes
SW Commercial St Local 2 30 Yes
SW Hunziker St Collector 2 35 No
SW Scoffins Rd Collector 2-3 Not Posted No
In addition to the network described above, the Project has identified a Recommended Connectivity
Concept that includes the new local multimodal streets, proposed paths, and shared street connections to
facilitate the movement of people in and around the Downtown Tigard area. Appendix B illustrates the
Recommended Connectivity Concept.
Study Intersections
The Downtown Tigard Reimagined Plan area includes 11 study intersections analyzed for existing and future
motor vehicle traffic operations. These intersections include a mix of Oregon Department of Transportation
(ODOT) facilities and City of Tigard facilities. Table 2 describes the intersection jurisdiction and intersection
control.
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Table 2. Study Intersections and Intersection Control Type
# Intersection Jurisdiction Intersection Control
1 OR 99W/SW Hall Boulevard ODOT Signalized
2 OR 99W/OR 217 (southbound ramps) ODOT Signalized
3 OR 99W/OR 217 (northbound ramps) ODOT Signalized
4 OR 99W/SW Main Street/SW Greenburg Road ODOT Signalized
5 OR 99W/SW Main Street/SW Johnson Street ODOT Signalized
6 SW Hall Boulevard/SW Hunziker Street/SW Scoffins Street ODOT Signalized
7 SW Hall Boulevard/SW Commercial Street ODOT Two-Way Stop Control
8 SW Hall Boulevard/SW Burnham Street ODOT Signalized
9 SW Main Street/SW Commercial Street Tigard One-Way Stop Control1
10 SW Main Street/SW Scoffins Street Tigard All-Way Stop Control
11 SW Main Street/SW Tigard Street Tigard One-Way Stop Control2
1. SW Commercial Street northbound stop controlled.
2. SW Tigard Street southbound stop controlled
Truck/Freight Network
OR99W is classified as a freight route in the Oregon Highway Plan and is part of the National Freight
network. OR99W within the Project area is identified as a Reduction Review (ORS 366.215) Route; however,
it is not identified as a High Clearance Route. Trucks compose approximately 3.8 percent of traffic on
OR99W within the Project area. None of the local streets within the Project are part of the National or OHP
Freight network.
Pedestrian Network and Network Gaps
The City of Tigard's TSP documents the pedestrian network and network gaps within the Project area. Figure
3 illustrates the existing pedestrian and planned pedestrian network for the Project area3.
3 ODOT’s TransGIS website incorrectly identifies the presence of sidewalks on OR99W.
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Figure 3: Pedestrian Network
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Within the Downtown Tigard Reimagined study area, there are streets with complete sidewalks on both
sides, streets with a complete sidewalk on one side, and streets with no complete sidewalks. There is also
the Tigard Heritage Trail and the Fanno Creek Trail, the latter of which has overhead flashing beacons at its
crossing at SW Hall Boulevard and a rectangular rapid flashing beacon at its crossing with SW Main Street.
Streets with complete sidewalks provide a mixture of curb-tight sidewalks as well as sidewalks that are set
back from the curb with street trees or stormwater retention facilities. SW Burnham Street has four midblock
crosswalks, three of which include brick pavers on an asphalt street, as well as curb extensions to shorten
the pedestrian crossing distance. Similarly, all of the crosswalks on SW Main Street on the west side of the
railroad tracks use brick pavers to denote crossings at either intersections or at midblock locations.
Streets with complete sidewalks on one side of the street are somewhat common within the study area.
Among the study area streets, SW Hall Boulevard has a complete sidewalk on the west side of the street,
but a limited amount of sidewalk on the east side of the street south of SW Hunziker Street. On SW Hunziker
Street, there is a complete sidewalk on the north side of the street and a partially complete sidewalk on the
south side of the street. SW Tigard Street has a complete sidewalk on the north side of the street, but the
south side of the street only has a complete sidewalk near the SW Main Street intersection.
Streets that do not have complete sidewalks vary in where these facilities are lacking. Highway 99W
through downtown Tigard has no sidewalks on the bridge over the railroad tracks, but there are sidewalks
on either side of the bridge. SW Ash Avenue east of the railroad tracks has no sidewalks at all. And SW
Scoffins Street has complete sidewalks north of SW Ash Avenue but no sidewalks south of Ash Avenue.
Bicycle Network and Network Gaps
The City of Tigard's TSP documents the bicycle network and network gaps within the Project area. Figure 4
illustrates the existing bicycle and planned bicycle network for the Project area.
On-street bicycle lanes are located on Highway 99W, SW Hall Boulevard, and SW Greenburg Road.
Highway 99W is classified as a principal arterial, and SW Hall Boulevard and SW Greenburg Road are both
classified as arterials. The Highway 99W bridge over the railroad does not include bicycle lanes.
For the remaining street network within the study area, bicyclists must share the roadway with vehicles. SW
Main Street, SW Hunziker Street, SW Burnham Street, and SW Scoffins Street are all classified as collector
roadways with shared bicycle and vehicular facilities. The remaining streets in the study area are
neighborhood roadways.
As shown in Figure 4, two key active transportation connections are proposed to address existing gaps in
the active transportation network across the railroad. These proposed active transportation connections
include the SW Grant Avenue/SW 9th Avenue railroad undercrossing and the SW Ash Avenue railroad
overcrossing.
Addressing these active transportation gaps will increase active transportation access in the study area
and improve larger active transportation connectivity by providing lower stress, higher comfortable
connections accessible to a broader range of populations. Today, the only grade separated railroad
crossing within the study area is OR99W which as described previously, does not include sidewalks or bike
lanes.
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Figure 4: Bicycle Network
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American with Disability Act (ADA) Gaps
The following section summarizes the presence and compliance of ADA facilities located along the state
highways located in the Project area. The majority of intersections are equipped with ADA infrastructure
(ramps, push buttons, detectable warning systems), but based on further review, do not meet ADA
compliance.
Pedestrian Ramps
The following intersections do not meet ADA ramp compliance for all corners of the intersection.
◼ OR99W/SW McKenzie Street
◼ OR99W/SW Johnson Street/SW Main Street
◼ OR99W/OR141 (Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)
◼ OR99W/OR217 southbound ramps
◼ OR141 (Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)/SW Commercial Street
The following intersections do not meet ADA ramp compliance for most corners of the intersection.
◼ OR99W/SW Greenburg Road/Main Street – the northwest corner ramp meets ADA compliance; all
other corners do not.
◼ OR141 (Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)/SW Hunziker Road – the northeast corner ramp
meets ADA compliance; all other corners do not.
◼ OR141 (Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)/SW Scoffins Street – the southwest corner ramp
meets ADA compliance; all other corners do not.
◼ OR141 (Hall Boulevard/Beaverton-Tualatin Highway)/SW Burnham Street – the northeast corner of
ramp meets ADA compliance; all other corners do not.
Push Buttons
Push buttons are located at all state highway intersections within the Project area; however, all push
buttons are flagged as “poor” for functional condition and lack audible signal, making them not
compliance to ADA standards.
ADA information including ramp compliance, push button information is provided on ODOT’s TransGIS
website: ODOT TransGIS (state.or.us).
Sidewalks
Sidewalk conditions on OR99W and OR141 were evaluated as part of the Multimodal Transportation
Summary. As previously state and shown in Figure 3, sidewalk gaps are present along OR99W. Where
sidewalks exist, they often do not meet ADA compliance for facility widths due to clearance requirements
or pinch points (mailboxes, utility poles, signage, railings, etc.)
There remains a need to close sidewalk and ADA infrastructure gaps, consistent with the projects and
priorities expressed in the City’s TSP.
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Transit Network and Network Gaps
Transit service in Downtown Tigard is provided by TriMet and Yamhill County Transit.
There are seven bus lines and one commuter rail line across two transit agencies that serve the Project
area. These include two frequent service TriMet bus routes (Line 12 and Line 76), as well as one -seat service
to downtown Portland, Beaverton, Tualatin, Lake Oswego, Wilsonville, and McMinnville. Table 3 includes
service details for each transit route within the downtown Tigard study area.
Each of these transit routes serves the Tigard Transit Center, which is located on SW Commercial Street to
the south of SW Main Street. Tigard Transit Center includes a park and ride, and bike lockers/bike racks.
Figure 5 illustrates the existing and planned transit network.
Table 3. Transit Routes Serving Downtown Tigard
Route Operator Service Days Hours Frequency
WES
Commuter Rail TriMet Weekdays 5:15 AM – 9:30 AM
3:30 PM – 7:45 PM 45 minutes
12 TriMet All Days 5:00 AM – 2:00 AM 15 minutes
45 TriMet All Days 5:45 AM – 8:30 PM (weekdays)
10:30 AM – 7:45 PM (weekends)
60 minutes (weekdays)
75 minutes (weekends)
64 TriMet Weekdays 2:45 PM – 7:30 PM 30 minutes
76 TriMet All Days 6:00 AM – 11:50 PM 15 minutes
78 TriMet All Days 6:00 AM – 11:30 PM (weekdays)
6:00 AM – 8:20 PM (weekends) 30 minutes
94 TriMet All Days 4:30 AM – 1:10 AM 15 minutes (PM peak)
30 minutes (all other times)
44/44X
Yamhill
County
Transit
Monday –
Saturday
5:10 AM – 8:50 PM (weekdays)
7:45 AM – 7:45 PM (Saturday)
45 minutes (weekday peak)
90 minutes (weekday off-peak)
3 hours (Saturday)
Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project
Metro, TriMet, and the Federal Transit Administration completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project in January 2022. The FEIS identified a preferred route
through downtown Tigard, beginning with an at-grade crossing of SW Hunziker Street at SW Knoll Drive, then
running adjacent to SW Hall Boulevard to SW Commercial Street, where the alignment turns to the south
and runs along the eastside of the existing railroad tracks. Figure 5 includes the routing for the proposed
Southwest Corridor project.
The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project was part of a larger transportation funding measure on the
November 2020 ballot across the entire Metro region. That measure failed to pass, so design work on the
Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project has been paused.
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Transit Bottlenecks
During the summer of 2023, TriMet and Metro launched the “Better Bus” program designed to make bus
travel more effective and more attractive using a data-driven approach. Preliminary analysis identified in
the Better Bus: Simplified Systemwide Review web-based tool provides a detailed look at six evaluation
metrics related to transit operations on the entire TriMet bus system. This data was derived from an initial
screening of the entire TriMet bus system with exclusion of some geographic locations (e.g., transit mall,
Tilikum Crossing, transit centers). High & medium delay locations were identified through the application of
a scoring approach using 20 values: four delay and travel time metrics and five time periods. The analysis
divided the TriMet service area into 14 subareas and the top 20% of segments within each subarea were
selected and incorporated into the Better Bus: Simplified Systemwide Review web -based tool.
Exhibit 1 shows Passenger Delay (passenger hours) per mile per day and Exhibit 2 shows travel time
variability (ratio of run times) in Downtown Tigard where transit service is provided.
Exhibit 1: Passenger Delay (passenger hours) per mile per day
Exhibit 2: Travel Time Variability (ratio of run times)
As shown in Exhibit 1, greater than 5 hours of passenger delay is reported along OR99W as well as SW
Commercial Street in Downtown Tigard. Exhibit 2 shows high levels of travel time variability at the SW
Greenburg Road/OR99W intersection.
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Opportunities to address existing transit service bottlenecks including passenger delay and travel time
variability should be explored as part of a follow-up transit service and operations study. The City should
evaluate grant funding opportunities in partnership with ODOT to address transit bottlenecks and
operations.
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Figure 5: Transit Facilities
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EXISTING DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY OF THE CFA
Section 18.650.050 Development Standards of the City’s Development Code set the standards for the
existing maximum development capacity. The building height maximums and residential density maximums
are the most significant development standards impacting development capacity. These standards are
summarized below for each of the four (4) subareas within Downtown Tigard.
Today, the maximum units per acre within the subareas in Downtown Tigard is 50 units per acre, with
densities of up to 80 units per acre permitted in the Station Overlay as shown above.
One of the primary proposed changes as part of the Project is to eliminate the maximum residential density
and rely on maximum building heights and setbacks.
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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY OF CFA
The Project study area has a very small supply of buildable (i.e., vacant) land. Much of what is identified as
having a high level of redevelopment potential is in the Fanno Creek vegetated corridor and is not
developable.
The two primary changes resulting from the adoption of the Project and updates to the comprehensive
plan that could affect development capacity, in addition to other c hanges affecting the character of
future development, are:
◼ Modifications to the City’s Development Code to eliminate residential density maximums.
◼ Modifications to the subarea boundaries within the Downtown Tigard area and expansion of the
downtown zoning to adjacent parcels within the Project area east of SW Hall Boulevard to reflect the
preferred land use concept more closely. For example, the sites near the future light rail station are
shown with industrial zoning but the preferred concept includes 6-12 story development.
Modifications to the City’s Development Code
As described earlier, the Project proposes to eliminate maximum residential densities currently set for the
downtown subareas and identified within Table 18.650.050 Development Standards in t he City’s
Development Code
Building height maximums are currently set at 80 feet (~7 stories) for the Main Street, Scoffins/Commercial,
and Fanno/Burnham subareas and 45 feet (~4 stories) for the 99W/Hall Corridor subarea and any areas
within 200 feet of Fanno Creek Park. Building heights by subarea are proposed to be refined as shown in
Figure 6. The maximum proposed building heights are primarily 6 stories with some areas up to 8 stories and
12 stories near the future Light Rail Station.
Modifications to Subarea Boundaries
The proposed modifications to the subarea boundaries within Downtown Tigard and expansion of the MU -
CBD zoning district boundary are identified as part of the Preferred Land Use Concept. This overlay,
illustrated in Figure 6 identifies typologies, general land use types, district areas, and building story
recommendations.
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Figure 6: Preferred Downtown Tigard Land Use Map
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SUMMARY OF ADDITIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC
As described earlier, the land use changes associated with the Project will be almost exclusively focused
on modifying the subarea boundaries within the existing Downtown zone (MU-CBD), which covers nearly
the entire Project Area, and changing the zoning for the properties east of SW Hall Boulevard from industrial
to urban mixed-use allowing buildings between 6 – 12 stories in height.
As a result, the additional motor vehicle traffic generated by the adoption of the Project is primary focused
on two changes:
◼ Refinement of building height maximums and boundary expansion in the Hall Gateway District to
accommodate future transit-oriented development.
◼ Boundary expansion of the Burnham Mixed-Use District to include the Tigard City Library.
Hall Gateway District
The Hall Gateway District is anticipated to include future large-scale transit-oriented development that
includes a relocated on-street bus transit center and the addition of a light rail station at Hall Boulevard.
The Project also proposes expanding the boundary of the Hall Gateway District southwest of SW Hall
Boulevard.
The feasibility of the Hall Gateway District being built out to 6 to 12 story buildings relies on the development
of these non-motorized transportation facilities to attract this level of development and make feasible from
a market standpoint. If investment like the relocated on-street bus transit center and light rail station do not
come to fruition, it is unlikely that development consistent with this plan in the proposed Hall Gateway
District would be catalyzed. Because the development associated with the proposed Hall Gateway District
is heavily dependent on the investment in these active transportation facilities, the increase in motor
vehicle trips is negligible. For the negligible amount of increased motor vehicle trips generated by the
proposed changes to the Hall Gateway District, the currently planned mitigation and transportation
improvement projects identified in Appendix A are anticipated to address the additional vehicular trip
impacts.
Burnham Mixed-Use District
The primary change to the Burnham Mixed-Use District is the expansion easterly across SW Hall Boulevard. In
this location, high-intensity mixed-use housing with active ground floor is encouraged. Because the Tigard
Downtown Plan District Sub-Areas Map already includes most of the Burnham Mixed-use District area,
additional trips are only associated with the newly added boundary east of SW Hall Boulevard. Because of
the proximity to the planned transit and light-rail station improvements, the increase in motor vehicle trips is
negligible. For the negligible amount of increased motor vehicle trips generated by the proposed changes
to the Burnham Mixed-Use District, the currently planned mitigation and transportation improvement
projects identified in Appendix A are anticipated to address the additional vehicular trip impacts.
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Existing Transportation Analysis Zones Assumptions
Metro maintains the travel demand model that estimates current and future housing and employment in
the region. The estimates are based on the coordinated population forecast, economic forecasts, land use
plans, assumptions and desires about how areas will develop or redevelop. Model development and
refinement is completed in coordination with local jurisdictions.
The Project study area is primarily covered by four different transportation analysis zones (TAZ) in the model.
The table below shows the location of these four TAZs in downtown Tigard and summarize s the projected
increase in number of households and in employment between 2015 and 2040. Table 4 below provides
further details on household and employment growth.
Table 4: Transportation Analysis Zones – Downtown Tigard
TAZ 2015
Households
2040
Households
Household
Increase
2015
Employment
2040
Employment
Employment
Increase
1,039 95 95 0 3,252 3,555 303
1,041 241 904 663 674 1,335 661
1,042 264 1,141 877 505 1,038 533
1,043 117 341 224 522 735 213
Total 717 2,481 1,764 4,953 6,663 1,710
As shown above, growth of approximately 1,764 households and 1,710 employment is projected for the
study area. For context, approximately 28 six-story buildings with 10 units per floor is equivalent to 1,700
households.
The proposed changes associated with the Project (subarea boundary and development code
modifications) are not anticipated to create new vehicular trips beyond what’s anticipated in the 2040
travel demand model. Instead, these changes are proposed to right-size the development code standards
that currently limit the reality of the forecasted development from occurring.
The maximum development capacity is unclear at this time; however, these proposed changes are not
anticipated to result in 20-year growth exceeding what is currently allocated in the Metro Travel Demand
Model. The maximum development capacity is based on full utilization within downtown. Current market
conditions and ownerships are not expected to deliver such a level of development within t he next 20
years.
Note: An Existing and Future Traffic Conditions Report and Multimodal Transportation and Safety Report
(Reference 1) was produced by the Project team. The report documents the Existing Year 2022 and Future
Year 2040 traffic conditions.
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SUMMARY OF FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES
A summary of fatal and serious injury (Injury A) crashes within the CFA in the five most recent years where
data is available is provided below.
There were 306 reported crashes within the Project study area between January 1, 2016 and December 31,
2020. Only crashes that were reported to the police are included below; crashes that resulted in minimal to
no vehicular damage with no injury or possible injury may not be reported. The 306 documented cras hes
are broken down by injury severity below.
◼ 1 fatal crash
◼ 8 serious injury crashes
◼ 29 minor injury crashes
◼ 126 possible injury crashes
◼ 142 non-injury crashes
Of these 306 crashes reported within the study area, 197 crashes were reported along Highway 99W, and
93 crashes were reported along SW Hall Boulevard. With 36 reported crashes at the SW Hall
Boulevard/Highway 99W intersection, there were a total of 254 crashes on these two corridors alone,
representing 83 percent of all crashes within the downtown T igard study area from 2016 to 2020.
Fatal and Severe Injury A Crashes
One fatal crash was reported in the Project study area during the most recent five-year analysis period. The
fatal crash occurred on March 13th, 2018, at 5 PM under clear and dry conditions on SW Hall Boulevard
south of SW Scoffins Street. The crash, which involved three vehicles, occurred when a southbound vehicle
rear-ended another southbound vehicle. A horizontal curve in the road is present at this location, which the
police report indicates to be a factor in the crash. In addition to the crash fatality, one driver suffered a
possible injury, and another driver was not injured.
The eight serious injury crashes are detailed in Table 5 below. Of these eight crashes, six occurred on an
ODOT facility. There were no reported serious injury crashes in 2019 or 2020. Three of the serious injury
crashes involved a motorcycle, one involved a bicyclist, and one involved a pedestrian. There was only
one serious injury crash that involved two or more vehicles. Three of the crashes occurred at the Highway
99W/SW Hall Boulevard intersection.
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Table 5: Severe Injury A Crashes with Downtown Tigard Study Area – January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2020
Date Time Location
Weather
Conditions Crash Type Description
2/9/2016 2 PM SW Hall Boulevard/SW
Garden Place
Clear and
Dry
Rollover –
single car
collision
A southbound motorcyclist drove over
some gravel in the roadway, which led to
the collision.
11/23/2016 2 AM SW Hall Boulevard (south
of SW Burnham Street)
Rainy and
Dark
Fixed object
collision –
telephone
pole
A southbound driver was driving recklessly
in excess of the posted speed limit and
crashed into a telephone pole. A bicyclist
was also injured subsequent to the
collision.
5/14/2017 5 AM Highway 99W (east of SW
Johnson Street)
Cloudy and
Wet, Twilight
Fixed-object
collision –
guard rail
Eastbound driver was driving carelessly
and was drowsy and crashed into the
guard rail on Highway 99W
5/25/2017 2 PM Highway 99W/ SW Hall
Boulevard
Clear and
Dry
Single car
collision
Westbound motorcyclist fell off their
vehicle
10/30/2017 4 PM Highway 99W/ SW Hall
Boulevard
Clear and
Dry Angle collision
Eastbound driver disregarded the traffic
signal, striking a vehicle on SW Hall
Boulevard
1/6/2018 12 PM SW Garden Place (south
of Highway 99W)
Cloudy and
Dry
Single car
collision
Eastbound motorcyclist turning right from
driveway to roadway fell off their vehicle
7/26/2018 12 PM SW Burnham Street (south
of SW Ash Avenue)
Clear and
Dry
Angle collision
involving a
bicyclist
Southbound driver did not yield the right-
of-way to a northbound bicyclist and
struck the bicyclist
12/19/2018 4 PM Highway 99W/ SW Hall
Boulevard
Cloudy and
Dry
Collision
involving a
pedestrian
Southbound driver struck a pedestrian
crossing the street outside of the crosswalk
ODOT Safety Priority Index System
The Safety Priority Index System (SPIS) is a method originally developed in 1986 by the Oregon Department
of Transportation (ODOT) for identifying potential safety problems on state highways. The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) accepted SPIS as fulfilling the requirements of the Highway Safety Improvement
Program (HSIP).
ODOT’s TransGIS website provides SPIS data from 2016 to 2020. Based on a review, the following locations
within the Project study area are identified as SPIS sites:
◼ SW Main Street/SW Johnson Street/OR99W
◼ SW Main Street/SW Greenburg Road/OR99W
◼ SW Hall Boulevard (Beaverton-Tualatin Highway No. 141)/OR99W
◼ SW Hall Boulevard (Beaverton-Tualatin Highway No. 141)/SW Scoffins Street/SW Hunziker Road
Appendix A
Planned Transportation Improvements
APPENDIX A
Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project
Metro, TriMet, and the Federal Transit Administration completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project in January 2022. The FEIS identified a preferred route
through downtown Tigard, beginning with an at-grade crossing of SW Hunziker Street at SW Knoll Drive, then
running adjacent to SW Hall Boulevard to SW Commercial Street, where the alignment turns to the south
and runs along the eastside of the existing railroad tracks.
The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project was part of a larger transportation funding measure on the
November 2020 ballot across the entire Metro region. That measure failed to pass, so design work on the
Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project has been paused.
City of Tigard Transportation Safety Action Plan 2019
The Tigard Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP), completed in September 2019, examined historic crash
data across the city to identify future roadway investments to address safety concerns. Of the six locations
with site-specific treatments, the segment of Highway 99W from SW Main Street/SW Greenburg Road to SW
Hall Boulevard falls within the Project study area.
The TSAP recognizes that there are limited opportunities for safety-focused improvements along this
segment because Highway 99W is a seven-lane facility and the Highway 99W/SW Hall Boulevard and
Highway 99W/SW Main Street/SW Greenburg Road intersections each have more than 40,000 vehicles that
enter each day. However, the TSAP identifies two opportunities for safety-focused improvements – an
access management evaluation along Highway 99W in this corridor, and an improvement pedestrian
crossing at the SW Greenburg Road/SW Center Street intersection, including curb extensions and a median
refuge island.
City of Tigard Transportation System Plan 2022
Tigard on the Move, the city’s Transportation System Plan (TSP) was completed in January 2022 and creates
a list of transportation projects and programs for the city to implement with available funding over the next
20 years. Projects are grouped into six categories: stronger streets network, urban upgrades and active
transportation, connectivity, transit, transportation systems management and operations (TSMO), and
special study areas.
TSP Chapter 6. Recommended Investments contains the list of projects.
TriMet Pedestrian Plan, 2020
TriMet’s Pedestrian Plan focuses on three primary objectives: Removing barriers to riding transit, improving
partnership between cities, counties, and the State, as well as equipping partneri ng agencies with an
access-to-transit lens to help inform their decision-making and support future funding request.
TriMet’s Pedestrian Plan identifies needs in and around Downtown Tigard including previously identified
projects (sidewalk infill, new roadways and new trails identified in existing plans) and identified gaps
(sidewalk gaps identified through the TriMet Pedestrian Plan). These projects are identified in Appendix E,
Appendix F, and Appendix G.
Washington County Transportation System Plan 2019
The Washington County Transportation System Plan (TSP) Update provides direct guidance on how to build,
operate, and maintain Washington County’s major roadway network, while addressing complementary
elements of the larger transportation system – including transit, multi-use trails, state highways and freight
railroads – maintained by other entities.
No projects are identified within the Project study area based on a review of the Washington Count TSP
Update.
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 2021-2024
OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project | Project #: 18841
Construction for the OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project began in December 2021 and continues through 2025.
On OR217, add a southbound auxiliary lane from OR10 to OR99W and a northbound auxiliary lane from
OR99W to SW Scholl's Ferry Rd (OR210) to improve safety and traffic reliability. Pave road, add protective
screening, and bridge updates on Allen Blvd and Denny Rd structures. Pave road, replace joints, and repair
deteriorating concrete columns on OR210 over OR217 structure. Add sidewalks and bike lanes to th e Hall
Blvd (OR141) over OR217 overcrossing to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity. Add bridge rail that
meets the current standards to the Fanno Creek Bridge. Install signs and technology to capture traffic
statistics and improve operations. Add a signal pole base and conduit to the design of the Hall Blvd Bridge
replacement.
OR99: I-5 – McDonald St | Project #: 20435
Repave roadway, fill in sidewalk and bike lane gaps, upgrade curb ramps to current standards, improve
access management, and address drainage as needed. Includes full signal upgrade at Johnson/Main. This
project will repair rutting and surface damage from vehicles and allow safer travel for motor vehicle
operators, bicycle riders and pedestrians.
OR141/OR217 curb ramps | Project #: 22431
Construct curb ramps to meet compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
Metro Regional Transportation Plan 2018
As the metropolitan planning organization for the Portland metropolitan area, Metro is authorized by
Congress and the State of Oregon to coordinate and plan investments in the transportation system for
Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. This is done through periodic updates to the Regional
Transportation Plan – now every 5 years. The projects listed below are located within the Project study area.
Tigard Bikeway Improvements | RTP # 11221
Description Make spot improvements on key low-volume, low speed through-routes to facilitate bike &
pedestrian travel; identify them as bike/pedestrian routes.
To Multiple locations
From Various
Agency Tigard
Primary Purpose Increase travel options/alt. to driving alone
RTP Category Active Transportation
Estimated Cost
(2016 $)
4,300,000
Time Period 2028-2040
Tigard Town Center Pedestrian Improvements | RTP # 10760
Description Improve sidewalks, lighting, crossings, bus shelters and benches throughout the Town Center
including: Highway 99W, Hall Blvd, Main Street, and neighborhood streets.
To Tigard Town Center
From Throughout TC area
Agency Tigard
Primary Purpose Increase travel options/alt. to driving alone
RTP Category Active Transportation
Estimated Cost
(2016 $)
2,000,000
Time Period 2018-2027
Hall/Hunziker/Scoffins Intersection Realignment | RTP # 11223
Description Realign offset intersection to cross intersection to alleviate congestion and safety issues.
To Hall Blvd.
From Intersection with Hunziker & Scoffins
Agency Tigard
Primary Purpose Improve system efficiency
RTP Category Roads and Bridges
Estimated Cost (2016 $) 10,000,000
Time Period 2018-2027
Ash Avenue Extension | RTP # 11407*
Description Extend Ash Avenue across the railroad tracks from Burnham to Commercial Street.
To Burnham Street
From Commercial Street
Agency Tigard
Primary Purpose Improve system efficiency
RTP Category Roads and Bridges
Estimated Cost (2016 $) 10,000,000
Time Period 2018-2027
Note: the Ash Avenue Extension project is proposed for removal in the draft 2023 Metro Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP).
Metro Regional Transportation Plan 2023
The 2023 Regional Transportation Plan and High Capacity Transit Strategy include regional policies and
planned projects recommended by transportation agencies to address the region’s significant and
growing transportation needs.
Public input will help guide decision-makers as they work together to finalize the policies, strategies and
projects that will shape greater Portland’s transportation system through 2045.
The Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and Metro Council will take action on approving the
2023 Regional Transportation Plan and High Capacity Transit Strategy in November 2023.
Appendix B
Recommended Connectivity Concept