The URL can be used to link to this page

Resolution No. 12-32 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TIGARD CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 12-3-- A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE TIGARD HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT LAND USE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING FUTURE TIGARD PLANNING ACTIVITIES WHEREAS, City Council goals for 2011 and 2012 included local participation in the Southwest Corridor Plan as well as a long-term goal to pursue opportunities to reduce traffic congestion;and WHEREAS, in 2010 the region identified the Southwest Corridor as the next priority corridor for expansion of the regional high capacity transit (HCT) system and for multimodal corridor planning; and WHEREAS, in 2009 the City of Tigard and Metro were jointly awarded a Transportation Growth Management grant to prepare a land use plan for potential station communities in Tigard;and WHEREAS, in 2010 City Council appointed a Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to work with a project team of staff and consultants to develop recommended neighborhood concepts for potential station communities;and WHEREAS, on May 15, 2012 City Council heard a presentation of the CAC's recommended Tigard HCT Land Use Plan,as described in Volume 1,in a joint work session with Planning Commission and directed staff to finalize the report;and WHEREAS, approval of this resolution will not directly change any Tigard policies, nor will it obligate the City of Tigard to any specific projects or plans. Future implementing actions will require budget and legislative action by Council. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: SECTION 1: The City Council hereby accepts Volume 1 of the Tigard HCT Land Use Plan (Exhibit A) to inform future planning activities for Tigard; SECTION 2: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage. PASSED: This day ot-1u 2012. Mayor-City of Tigard RESOLUTION NO. 12-3 Z Page 1 TI'EST: City Recorder- City of Tigard RESOLUTION NO. 12- Page 2 t CITY OF T I GARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT LAND USE PLAN DRAFT REPORTVOLUME 1 oF3 MAY 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PATTY ANDA MIKE MCCARTHY STEVE BASS CITY OF TIGARD BASIL CHRISTOPHER DARREN WYSS DON Fox CITY OF TIGARD MATT CRALL SHEILA GREENLAW—FINK DEPT Of LAND CONSERVATION&DEVELOPMENT KAREN HUGHART ANNE DEBBAUT DENNIS MITCHELL DEPT OF LAND CONSERVATION&DEVELOPMENT CINDY HAHN KIM MORELAND CITY OF TUALATIN DON SCHMIDT STEVE KELLEY .JENNIFER STANFIELD WASHINGTON COUNTY MIKE STEVENSON MICHELLE MILLER CITY OF TUALATIN CHRISTOPHER WARREN CARRIE PAK MAUREEN WOLF CLEAN WATER SERVICES PAUL SCHAEFER WASHINGTON COUNTY .JAY SUGNET CITY OF PORTLAND .JESSICA TUMP TRNAET .JUDITH GRAY .JASON FRANKLIN CITY Of TIGARD PARAMETRIX SEAN FARRELLY REZA FARHOODI CITY OF TIGARD PARAMETRIX CRISTA GARDNER ANNE SYLVESTER METRO PARAMETRIX LIDWIEN RAHMAN MARCY MCINELLY OREGON DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION URBSWORKS 1V1 .JERRY.JOHNSON �{ JOHNSON aEID BRENDAN BUCKLEY JOHNSON REID TOM BRENNAN NELSON\NYGAARD MATT ARNOLD SERA Tigard High Capacity Land Use Plan Concepts For Potential Station Communities Draft Report Volume 1 Portland,Oregon.May 2012. This project is partially funded by a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management(TGA)Program,a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon rX-partment of land Conscmation and Development.This TGM grant is financed,in part,by federal Safe,Accountable,Flexible, ftffieient Transportation F,yuity Act:A Legacy for Users(SAFI.TRA-I.U),local government,and State of Oregon funds. Ile contents of this document do not necessarily rcflL°ct views or policies of the State of Oregon. CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL CITY OF TIGARD STATION COMMUNITIES HIGH CAPACITY TR4NS/T LAND USE " ' DRAFT REPORT MAY 2012 VOLUME 1 OF 3 CHAPTER ONr 4 INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW CHAPTER TWA 4 uot* STATION COMMUNITY CONCEPTS CHAPTER THREE 30, POLICY ANALYSIS SUMMARY APPENDIX 2A STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW REPORT V O L U r' APPENDIX 2B EXISTING CONDITIONS SUMMARY REPORT APPENDIX 2C STATION COMMUNITY LOCATION MEMORANDUM 2 APPENDIX 2D STATION COMMUNITY TYPOLOGY MEMORANDUM APPENDIX 2E STATION COMMUNITY PLAN ALTERNATIVES REPORT f TRANSPORTATION EVALUATION REPORT APPENDIX 3A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICY REVIEW &ANALYSIS APPENDIX 313 EXISTING ZONING REVIEW: DOWNTOWN AND TRIANGLE APPENDIX 3C PUBLIC MEETING (VOTES APPENDIX 3D EXISTING CONDITIONS TECHNICAL MEMORANDA: LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION 3 APPENDIX 3E MARKET ANALYSIS REPORT 9 INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW Tigard's High Capacity Tratmt(HCT)Land Use Plan was PLAN BACKGROUND developed through many months of study,analysis and discussion by Tigard's residents,city staff and representatives from other agencies including Metro This report summarizes a yearlong,in-depth,value- and the Oregon Department of Transportation based conversation with Tigard's residents,businesses, (ODOT). It is intended to be a tool for Tigard to use property owners and other stakeholders regarding to implement its vision for HCT station communities the type of community that best fits their vision of within its portion of the Southwest Corridor.The Tigard's future. Over the course of the study,residents HCT Land Use Plan is not a regulatory or policy responded to several fundamental questions about Tigard's future. For example: document that requires adoption by ordinance. Instead it is a guide,based on community values and principles, As the Portland metropolitan region adds for the City Council to use to direct the Planning Commission and staff to implement specific Southwest population and jobs,how and where will Tigard Corridor station community concepts. Following accommodate growth? Council approval of a final document,the HCT Land What land use changes and access Use Plan is recommended to be accepted by resolution. The Council will then be requested to direct staff improvements are needed to make the most of and the Planning Commission to develop measures the potential station communities? such as land use map designations,development codes,public facility and capital improvement plans What transportation improvements are needed and infrastructure funding measures to implement to provide safe access to jobs,education, specific station community concepts.Ultimately,the shopping,recreation and connections to family and friends? implementation measures based on the HCl Land Use Plan will require the Council's legislative action. How and where will parks,active recreation The HCl Land Use Plan is consistent with the • areas and other public spaces be provided? goals and policies of the city's Comprehensive Plan, How should parts of Tigard such as Transportation System Plan(TSP) and other master plans such as the Parks,Recreation and Trails plans. It was residential,employment and retail areas,relate to and connect to one another and adjacent developed to be supportive of,and add to,Tigard's past infrastructure and land-use planning investments. communities? Tigard's HCT Land Use Plan is one of several,ongoing coordinated planning efforts in the Southwest Corridor that address transportation,land use,natural resource and quality of life policy and investment choices. The cities of Portland,Tualatin and Sherwood are doing similar plans. See Figure 1 for a map of the corridor and Figure 2 for a diagram of the Integrated 4 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 F It'll It..Am tMCt'O rridar ► eoar r f�► Will i �" i.' PORI. n ►, Sunsety ,f _ is_ -f. Beaverton ' Raleigh ? Hills s 4 1 '7� &� gas 4A e�gt Washingtonoft' west' r r_ quare Portland $ aft 1• �nl _ tray/Scholls '.• Tigard t r 1 9 �+.•_. fl.r w.. ':r:t w.rw"r ,f,: r tiGum etrva :.. $ Oswego?` $ a i iLake King Grove" City 1Fi7B3Q„gtg k7$ r �' ► 0�94 �. 1 *'" , emmmm • J � +`lel ?', res a tmummumsvammirm t Tualatin 4 1. — �a jar err. ` ii✓► - � avc[a m v Sherwood ,� t r f - _ .N- Southwest Corridor Existing Conditions Q Data Collection • Trails 1812.1.111. ight Rail Commuter Rail Central Cit Area Blue Line y Main Streets - Urban Growth Highways Light Rail �� Streetcar Boundary Major _* Red Line Af Regional Center _.; Corridors 0:.", Arterials lig ht Rail �.5 1 Miles County Streetcar, 0 .5 1 t Boundaries Yellow in Under Construction : Town Center Arte ials Parks/ Light Rail m Light Rad, March 2.2012 Open spaces Railroads Green Line Under Construction + ♦ f FIGURE 1. MAP OF SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR AREA, PREPARED BY METRO CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 Investment Strategy put into place for this endeavor. Following or concurrent with local planning efforts, the Southwest Corridor Plan will develop a Transit rid Alternatives Analysis (AA) that will examine options Barbul Cn(ept Plan for the type of high capacity transit service to best ' connect communities in the corridor. Unlike traditional Transit 011 Tigard transit planning,which starts by selecting a transit Alternatives Land mode and alignment,the AA will also consider Analysis the station community and neighborhood land use F Integrated concepts embodied in the local land use plans. Investment Strategy THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PLAN AF Linkin The Regional Transportation Plan(RTP)was updated •IF • - • • �A L, Tualatin by Metro in cooperation with its regional partners in Plan 2010.An element of the RTP includes a tiered set of priorities for potential expansion of the regional Sherwood Town Center high capacity transit system.The RTP designates the Plan corridor from"Portland to Sherwood in the vicinity of Barbur Boulevard/[OR] Highway 99W,"as the next priority for HCT transit investment.Because the designation is geographically broad,there are FIGURE 2. SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PLANNING EFFORTS a significant range of potential transit routes and alignments. case of commuter rail). In the interest of maintaining system reliability,HCT is not designed to operate in The RTP also identifies the corridor as a priority for mixed traffic with non-transit vehicles. multimodal transportation planning investments. This means the Southwest Corridor Plan will examine how to The traditional approach of planning for transit service best provide improvements to accommodate future has been to identify an alignment based on engineering, travel demand by motor vehicles,transit, freight, right-of-way availability,station spacing,and other bicycles,and pedestrians. The combined HCT System fairly objective criteria.The past assumption was that Plan and Multimodal Transportation Plan both comprise transit-supportive land uses would develop around the the Southwest Corridor Plan. Because of the size of the stations. Experience has shown that this isn't always geographic area and scope of issues to be addressed, the case. Not all station locations have the potential to the Southwest Corridor Plan is a broadly comprehensive develop the economic activity,quality of life amenities, and coordinated multi-agency planning effort. employment and residential densities to support HCT. Furthermore,the Southwest Corridor Plan recognizes that HCT PLANNING - A DIFFERENT APPROACH HCT stations are not always compatible with some HCT refers to transit service that typically makes types of existing neighborhoods. fewer stops,travels at higher speeds,and carries more people than local transit service, such as the bus lines The Southwest Corridor Plan is taking a different that currently serve Tigard. Common examples of approach. It is relying on local jurisdictions to plan for this type of transit include heavy rail (metro),light rail, the station communities first.The preferred location of commuter rail,rapid streetcar,and bus rapid transit. station communities,as well as local community values HCT is most effective when operating in an exclusive and aspirations,will be a major factor in planning for right-of-way with full grade-separation,but can also the type and alignment of future HCT. Successful be operated semi-exclusively in a separated guideway station communities must be easily accessed by the (along a parallel roadway and/or with at-grade greatest number of potential passengers. This means crossings) or non-exclusively along a transit mall (with they should be vibrant,mixed-use residential and buses) or shared guideway with freight traffic (in the employment areas that are conveniently accessible by 6 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 cars,bikes,pedestrians and other types of connecting • People want easier access to local businesses, transit service. services and restaurants. COMMUNITY VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS • There is a need for public transportation Development of the Tigard HCT Land Use Plan started improvements in all areas of the community, in late 2010 with formation of a Citizens Advisory not just along OR 99W-Pacific Highway. Committee(CAC).The project also engaged a broader spectrum of Tigard residents,civic and business MOBILITY, PROSPERITY AND CHOICE leaders to envision how HCT and other transportation The station community concepts presented in this and land-use investments could enhance Tigard's report reflect the above themes and other expressed prosperity and overall quality of life. Community community values.The proposals have been developed engagement took place in a number of ways including to enhance community mobility including the ability to individual interviews;public design workshops; easily and safely travel by car,bus,bicycle,or on foot. information gathering at community events; through The land use concepts also are intended to promote the project's website,and a public open house in prosperity by creating focus areas for business activity September 2011. and job creation. Through this process the following themes emerged: Prosperity is created by the market responding to transportation and infrastructure investments and • Many things are working right in Tigard and producing highly livable and accessible areas where people want to preserve them,like the quality people can choose to work,live and play. People want of life in existing residential neighborhoods. choice,such as opportunities to live in different types of housing based on personal needs,to do business • People want to live in a community where they and work in vibrant livable communities and the feel safe getting around on foot,by bike, on ability to travel by a variety of modes depending on transit and in cars. preference and need. • Some of Tigard's busiest roads (OR PLANNING FOR GROWTH AND CHANGE 99W-Pacific Highway,OR 217,Interstate 5, The Portland metropolitan region is expected to be Scholls Ferry Road) are valued for the mobility home to an additional million people by 2035. In they provide but are also viewed as having Tigard,this means about 35%more households. It is livability impacts. expected that there will be an even greater increase in the number of jobs in the city.While this may be hard • People want nearby business areas that have to imagine,it is on track with Tigard's growth rate over a sense of identity and can draw in visitors as the past 20 years. desirable destinations. PUT SIMPLY, IT IS MORE RELIABLE, FASTER, AND CARRIES MORE PEOPLE THAN TRADITIONAL BUS SERVICE. WHAT IS HIGH HCT VEHICLES MAKE FEWER STOPS, TRAVEL AT HIGHER SPEEDS, HAVE MORE FREQUENT SERVICE AND CARRY MORE PEOPLE THAN LOCAL CAPACITY TRANSIT (HCT)? SERVICE TRANSIT SUCH AS TYPICAL BUS LINES. HCT OPERATES IN EXCLUSIVE, SEMI-EXCLUSIVE OR NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND INCLUDES OPTIONS SUCH AS HEAVY RAIL (METRO), LIGHT RAIL, COMMUTER RAIL, RAPID STREETCAR AND BUS RAPID TRANSIT. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 No issue better illustrates the consequences of resulting concepts and a high level evaluation of their population and job growth than traffic congestion. implementation readiness. This issue has,for several years,been the primary concern of Tigard residents as expressed in several Chapter 3 (Policy Analysis Summary) summarizes an annual community surveys.Expected growth will evaluation of relevant policies,including consistency Place further demands on already congested roads and with Tigard's Comprehensive Plan. It also identifies highways;adding time to daily auto commutes and regional and state policies that need to be addressed increasing freight costs of nearly all consumer goods. and that could also present opportunities to support Some increased traffic demand can be met through Tigard goals. road improvements. However the built environment coupled with natural barriers makes these projects Volumes 2 and 3 both provide background materials much more costly than in years past. that were used to prepare the concept plan.They do not reflect policy guidance or plan recommendations. Roads and highways will continue to be the main elements of the region's transportation system and Volume 2 is a collection of technical reports that private automobiles will likely remain the predominant were prepared by the project team and used to form of travel.However,because it is not possible develop the concepts.This volume includes a report to build road capacity to the extent needed to of the stakeholder interviews,a summary report accommodate growth,it is important to consider land- of the existing conditions analysis,and the memos use and transportation policies and investments that summarizing the Tigard Typology and the concept provide mobility,prosperity and choice opportunities alternatives. for existing and future residents.This is the intent of the Tigard HCT Land Use Plan-to serve as the Volume 3 contains the detailed project notes city's guide for implementation of an integrated documenting the process,including the consultant's transportation and land use plan that supports the detailed policy evaluation,notes from community quality of life and prosperity of Tigard's residents and meetings,the focus area screening analysis,and businesses. technical memoranda from the existing conditions analysis. REPORT ORGANIZATION The Tigard HCT Land Use Plan is comprised of three volumes. Volume 1 presents the actual potential station community concepts that will be of interest to most readers.This volume is presented in three chapters. This introductory chapter provides context for the HCT Land Use Plan and the approach. It outlines some of the reasons for doing this plan,the"land use first" approach to HCT planning,key themes heard from the community,and the next steps in the process. Chapter 2 (Station Community Concepts) contains most of the substance of the Plan. It briefly describes the selection and development of seven potential station communities and then illustrates the 8 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 This page intentionally left blank. CITY 01 TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2011 Q S s TATION COMMUNITY CONCFPTS Tigard's HCT Land Use Plan is part of an effort to TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF KEY PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES balance the interests and benefits of community Planning and transportation investments.Traditional ACTIVITY DATE(S) planning for HCT service has focused on potential transit ridership and travel times.The Southwest Corridor November 2010- Plan represents a new approach:Local community - '� February 2011 aspirations should shape the route of high capacity transit. Before any potential transit alignments are • May 25,2011 drawn on maps,communities are asked to decide ,VE . .. on the locations that are the best fit as potential January 5, 2011 station communities.Leading with land use planning March 2,2011 enhances local control in shaping the look of station •• August 3,2011 communities and can leverage other investments,such September 7, 2011 as bicycle and pedestrian access improvements,to November 2, 2011 support the transit investment. The Tigard HCT Land Use Plan was developed with an extensive public engagement process that began with PROJECT WEBSITE Continuous over 45 stakeholder interviews and the appointment HCT LAND I ISESeptember 28,2011 of a CAC by the City Council.A Technical Advisory PLAN:OPEN HOUSE Committee(TAC) made up of staff from neighboring and partner agencies provided input on technical DI _ • August 2011 considerations and feasibility of the concepts.The . CAC and TAC met five times over the course of the April 2012011 project,providing direction to the consultant team at each critical milestone of concept planning. Other COMMUNITY Summer/Fall 2011 EVENTS key elements of the public engagement activities are described below. See Table 1 for a summary of these PROJECT Junneu201ry 1 011 activities.The major milestones are summarized in July 2011 2011 technical memoranda,which are provided in Volume 2 September 1� November 2001111 of this report. OUTREACH TO Fall 2011 GROUPSCOMMUNITY •. SUMMERFIEL .• KING CITY October 2011 AND TUALATIN LANNING ADVIS•. COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS 10 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 DEVELOPING THE CONCEPTS connectivity, development potential and transit ridership indicators. This section describes the preferred concepts for seven potential station communities in Tigard. The concepts Each of these potential candidate station communities represents options for potential HCT routes. Not all of are ahigh-level representation of neighborhoods that these candidate station communities will be developed community members said that they would like to see in Tigard. The process for developing these concepts as station communities or with station platforms. Potential HCT routes and station locations will be included these key steps: identified,analyzed and narrowed through the Transit 1. The project team used several technical AA of the Southwest Corridor Plan. screening criteria to select seven locations as potential station community locations. THE TIGARD TYPOLOGY Typology is a term that planners use to describe 2. A set of station community"types"—the general land use characteristics of a transit station area. Tigard Typology—was developed to help The typology classifies the urban design and land use classify the basic urban design and land use characteristics of community"types",including the characteristics for station communities. primary land use or mix of land uses (for example, employment,residential,civic) and measurable 3. Two public design sessions were held,giving characteristics such as persons per acre, jobs per citizens an opportunity to develop alternative household, floor area ratio,etc. It also describes concepts for each of the seven potential station more qualitative characteristics that cannot always be community locations. measured,generally described as a "sense of place." It should be noted that even within one specific 4. The concept alternatives were reviewed and Station Community Type, there can be a wide range a preferred concept for each location was of characteristics,both qualitative and quantitative (see developed. Table 2). These steps are described in more detail below. The project team began by interviewing more than 45 people representing a broad cross-section of the SELECTING THE CANDIDATE LOCATION$ community (see Stakeholder Interviews Report). Seven potential station area communities in the city Participants were asked to describe the kinds of were selected using a high-level screening analysis. neighborhoods and places they think would best fit They were selected based on current community assets, Tigard in the future. Community members talked about such as urban form, amenities,bicycle and pedestrian the characteristics of places they enjoy and discussed their priorities related to transportation and community planning. Some common themes emerged from these conversations,including the desire for: "The TIGARD TYPOLOGY • Comfortable,easy walking conditions; helps tell a story about a • Access to open spaces; range of neighborhood Existing neighborhoods well-connected to types that might support businesses and retail; HCT in Tigard." • A stronger downtown; • Improved transit to all parts of city; • Greater destinations,including open spaces and recreation; CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 TABLE 2.COMPARISON OF STATION COMMUNITY TYPES TOWN CENTER/ EMPLOYMENT/ TRANSIT TRANSIT MAIN STREET RETAIL CORRIDOR NEIGHBORHOOD • Specialty retail,office,dining, An employment and Shopping,dining and Primarily residential. • medium to high-density regional shopping residential. housing. destination. The area has an urban village A moderately to intensely A suburban Moderately populated • feel.Within one half mile populated station area residential feel mixed with a residential feel. around the station is a mix of with a land use emphasis with commercial uses Housing in the district is housing,retail,services,civic on employment and closer to the transit mainly single-dwelling uses and office.Open spaces retail activities.Other corridor.Housing is in residential with some and businesses combine possibilities include civic the form of townhouses multi-dwelling housing to create vibrant streets. buildings and colleges. and detached houses mixed in.There are Apartments or condominiums This central employment/ with apartments limited commercial uses occupy the upper levels of retail core is surrounded located in clusters near which take the form some buildings.Moving away by medium to high density the corridor.The area of small-scale retail or from the station,there may multi-story housing in the also has moderately office. More significant be townhouses with ground form of townhouses and scaled office clusters of retail and floor office and home-based apartment buildings.This employment,shopping restaurants are within businesses.The edges of the creates opportunities to live and dining located near walking and biking station area are predominantly and work in close proximity. the station. distance. residential,blending into the surrounding neighborhoods. Lake Oswego/First Addition, Bridgeport Village, Hillsdale,Orenco and Laurelhurst, Ladd's downtown Milwaukie and Tanasbourne,and Lloyd/ Lake Grove Addition/Hawthorne, downtown Vancouver Irvington Summerfield,and Sel Iwood/Westmoreland • 1 -10 stories 1 -20 stories 1 -5 stories 1 -3 stories ••' 0.5-1.5 0.24-0.42 0.2-0.6 0.2-0.8 • 20-28 6- 10 8-12 8-16 • 20-60 35-65 5-25 3-7 • Context-sensitive parking solutions that use floor retail,services,civic uses and offices within land efficiently;and '/z mile of a transit station.As one travels further • Reduced barriers for people to walk,bike,and away from the station,intensity and building heights take transit. decrease as the area transitions to surrounding residential neighborhoods. Based on these common themes,and with direction from the CAC,TAC,and other public input, the Employment/Retail: Focuses on large-scale project consultant developed a series of neighborhood commercial and office development with interspersed "types" that are specific to Tigard. Four distinct institutional uses, surrounded by medium-to-high neighborhood types were created to describe the density residential development. It may also take the different character of each of the station communities: form of flexible space office parks with some light industrial manufacturing. Town Center/Main Street: Urban village character, with mix of medium-to-high density housing,ground- CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 Transit Corridor:Medium-density residential south,north of Bridgeport Village,etc.) development mixed with medium-scale intensity office, and Downtown.Transit Neighborhood was retail and service commercial uses closer to the transit suggested as transitional moderate-density corridor.Likely situated in suburban,auto-oriented housing(affordable dwelling units,duplexes) settings. around new Town Centers,Employment Centers,and Corridors. Transit Neighborhood:Low-to-medium density, Participants aimed to preserve the character of residential in character,with predominately single- established residential neighborhoods. family housing(and occasional multi-family dwellings). Limited small-scale retail and office commercial, THE PREFERRED CONCEPTS intended to primarily serve the immediate community. The concept alternatives were presented to the CAC and the TAC.Based on direction from the CAC The four Station Community types respond to Tigard's and TAC,the project team developed and refined specific geography,land use and transportation a preferred alternative for each potential station patterns.They also respond to the Tigard Comprehensive community that featured a blend of the multiple Plan goals,policies and action measures that are alternatives,incorporating the strongest elements of supportive of high capacity transit. each together in a way that best realizes the preferences from the stakeholder interviews and the city's long- CREATING CONCEPT ALTERNATIVES term goals.These were presented at a public open Three alternative concepts were developed for each house in September 2011. Major themes arising from potential station location.Two were developed at open house comments include: public design workshops held at the Tigard Public Library in May 2011.The design workshops were open • Congestion on OR 99W-Pacific Highway makes to the public.Around 35 people participated in each crossing difficult for pedestrian,bicyclists,and workshop,with representation from the CAC and TAC motorists and adversely impacts businesses. and the broader community.Participants,supported by urban design and planning professionals,applied • Improvements in public transit are needed in the Tigard Typology to the areas identified as potential all areas,not just along the OR 99W-Pacific station locations. New transportation connections, Highway corridor. pedestrian crossings,and parks were also identified. These design sessions resulted in two alternative station • Existing residential neighborhoods need to be community concepts for each area.The consultant preserved and supported. team also created separate concepts independently. Some of the themes that emerged during the design • Natural areas are vital and more are needed. workshops include: • Communities need to accommodate the needs • Attention was drawn to the barriers that make of retired people. such connections challenging,including OR 99W-Pacific Highway,OR 217,1-5,Scholls Public comment from the open house was used Ferry Road,Fanno Creek,other sensitive lands, to further refine the station community concepts steep slopes and railroads. during CAC and TAC meetings held in October and November.The preferred station community concepts • Increasing activity/density depends on getting are presented in this report. the right connections between what's already there,as well as offering alternative routes parallel to and across OR 99W Pacific Highway. • Mixed-use (re)development was favored for existing large sites (Washington Square CIN OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 13 t - \ beue,e Miall o A1111111111 M. RT MI... Tigard Triangle I SWSeDONSFe" `3' s. u..exw ywn Bmler BMY F FreB Mater . m a4``�,\9��a� J whco rNJ VJ 1 t to tt ce.mo (\ y 1 (f �anmouth Street NIM m Gaarde Street a �'MBDMId Street Pit- Downtownport Village 6s wal 3' �� S'P/ Y 0� Transit Gntx �c1Q t N S F SW Durham Road city Rall K erbgP«I BIWP 6Bey,W m FIGURE 3. KEY MAP OF STATION COMMUNITY LOCATIONS WITHIN CITY OF TIGARD PREFERRED CONCEPTS FOR THE key issues or opportunities is provided along with each POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES concept map. While concepts were created for each of the seven The community concepts presented in this section potential station communities,not all seven will be represent the final product of the year-long community implemented. Station communities will be selected process described above. Each concept shows a mix during future regional planning,including the Transit of neighborhood types using the Tigard Typology, AA and subsequent federal environmental review; center of activity,general community character,and the concepts developed by this plan will inform that a vision for how people could get around in a car,on process. However, each of the concepts has its own foot and bike,and using transit. The concept maps value and could be implemented without the presence are illustrative and could reflect a range of potential of high capacity transit to help Tigard meet its growth implementation phases or intensities. In some instances and development goals. Station community concepts policy actions such as zoning changes or transportation are shown for each of the following seven locations projects would be required to allow the level of activity (see Figure 3): and land use called for in the concepts.A summary of " CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 DowmxywN TIGARD The Downtown concept is very consistent with current 99W/GAARDE-MCDoNm D conditions and already adopted plans and policies This location is located within and adjacent to the for Downtown.This area is already designated as a designated 2040 Corridor along OR 99W-Pacific Town Center in Metro's 2040 Growth Concept Plan. Highway.The concept for this potential station Major assets include the Tigard Transit Center and the community would change the mix and intensity of land Westside Express Service(WES) commuter rail station. uses along OR 99W-Pacific Highway.The concept calls Projects already planned or underway, such as the Main for opportunities for residential development in areas Street Green Street project and Downtown Cirmlation and that are currently limited to commercial development. Connectivity Plan,would advance the preferred concept. 99W/DvRHw TIGARD TRIANGIE This potential station community location is a Among all of the areas,the Triangle reflects some designated 2040 Town Center and currently has many of the greatest opportunity for a station community, characteristics that support transit service,including as well as some significant challenges.There is well-connected streets,a relatively complete sidewalk opportunity for an efficient grid pattern on the east system,retail and service opportunities nearby.This side of 72"d Avenue,though the large format retail to potential station community has significant portions the west of 721 Avenue is expected to remain within in King City and unincorporated Washington County, this planning horizon.Policy changes to current which would require coordination among jurisdictions design standards and the regional employment area for mutually supportive and complementary policies designation would be needed to allow the types and standards. of development that are illustrated in the concept. Extension of the 2040 Town Center boundary is UPPER BRIDGEPORT VII iAGE consistent with this concept. The majority of this station community would retain its current land uses,with regional employment WASHINGTON SQUARE covering most of the area within the city of Tigard. Washington Square is a designated Regional Center, The concept creates a Town Center at 72nd Avenue making it a relatively high priority for regional planning and Upper Boones Ferry Road,which would provide and investment.A master plan was adopted by the retail shops and housing for the people who work in City of Tigard in 2000;however,several elements of this area.The railroad tracks to the west and I-5 to the the plan have not been fully implemented and should east create barriers for multimodal access into and out be revisited to consider consistency with the station of this area. community concept in this report.This location would also require considerable coordination with Beaverton and Washington County,given their interests in adjacent areas.Access and capacity issues on the state and county roadways would also need to be addressed. Sc ous FERRY/121ST The concept for this location reflects only minor changes.The existing commercial areas would retain their current character,but with added emphasis on the pedestrian environment.This location is nearly evenly divided between Beaverton and Tigard,and bisected by a county road,Scholls Ferry Road.As such,interagency coordination and agreement would be required to achieve the proposed concept. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 15 • DOWNTOWN TIGARD 1 � 1 CONCEPT OVERVIEW The concept reinforces the existing mix of small-scale neighborhood retail along Main Street and builds on the potential for substantial redevelopment adjacent to the downtown core.The rest of Downtown Tigard includes more auto-oriented strip retail NEIGHBORHOOD along OR 99W-Pacific Highway and Hall Boulevard,legacy industrial uses to the east CHARACTER along Hunziker Road and other low-intensity commercial parcels on Burnham and Commercial Streets.The established single-family residential area is not expected to see much change under this concept. Downtown Tigard is a high priority area for the city and as an Urban Renewal district is expected to receive significant investment in the coming years. While Downtown Tigard is likely to see smaller uses and lower employment density than Washington DEVELOPMENT Square or Tigard Triangle, there is greater likelihood of denser midrise (2-3 stories) FEASIBILITY residential development.The rest of Downtown Tigard includes larger parcels that may be redeveloped in the medium-to long-term. There is also significant city-owned land in the vicinity of City Hall.Common development forms in these areas will continue to be 1-2 stories industrial and commercial,with the possibility for mixed-use. Downtown Tigard is a Metro-designated Town Center,has an adopted downtown plan and urban renewal plan and the concept is consistent with these policies. The zoning and development standards in place for Downtown Tigard are able to support the PLAN AND POLICY envisioned concept of dense,mixed-use development.Development standards include CONSISTENCY ensuring active ground-floor uses, providing robust street connectivity, and orienting buildings towards the street, which promote the vision described in the concept. However,off-street parking policies would need to be strengthened,especially the focus areas closest to the Tigard Transit Center. The focal point of Downtown Tigard (near Main Street, Fanno Creek and City Hall) features low-traffic streets that are reasonably comfortable for walking and cycling. Fanno Creek Trail provides key connections from surrounding neighborhoods, east and west.The close proximity of Downtown Tigard to OR 99W-Pacific Highway,and TRANSPORTATION the location of the Tigard Transit Center, provides a high level of regional access to AcCESS this location, making the area desirable for some types of development. However, OR 99W-Pacific Highway poses barriers to all travel modes,especially pedestrians and bicycles, and would need to be addressed, particularly in the western portion of the concept. The Downtown Tigard concept would include a relatively high cost of infrastructure INFRASTRUCTURE -7 due to a proposed crossing of OR 217,linking Tigard Triangle with the central business district, as well as an extension of Ash Avenue across Fanno Creek and the Portland INVESTMENT and Western Railroad (PNWR) line. In addition, four park or open space facilities are conceptualized within this station community concept. 16 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 . ,n1/,/\n/\/nm/nn��ppii•/°uuw/nuuumu.uauuuuur/ur r �.m■munnru o`d��' � 0 ♦ L. `' N. •<Tigard Transit Center/ _ WES Station ./�"'�. • �• 1 - �yq(yy �. ' ••.. � � `..�s�er^' � 2 ` • 'rFgST : if Nt .-Irl i• 1. \��p� ..'� ! `.�� • \ 4. ��. - •`t, ' •�• ,.yam "`t R•��, �'_`.� x :• •�,.. . ! :• r•! '. [f Al"1,l/"o ��r - / Mo•,, s. �� .• r-�c. •�d` ••uuwmnmruu.nnuuunA�on '•°0 • 99 •��•rr�•7uru/rp,•run.uW• /u Nm/a�►uo`/'`N♦��♦♦ s ..s� Proposed Connections STATION TYPOLOGY (New and Improved) Local Multimodal Street Commuter Rall Proposed Station Types Bike/Ped Route Railroads n CONCEPT Town Center/ Employment/ Rivers and Water Bodies Main Street Retail Proposed Amenities(Not Located) ® Conceptual Park/ Study Area Boundary Transit Transit PLAN Open Space Facilities Parks,Open Space Corridor Neighborhood � Conceptual Bike/Ped and Natural Resources Amenities o 1,000 2,000 Feet ACTmTY COMMUNITY a=m CENTER CHARACTER ° a OMMD Main Street would be the center of The preferred concept for Downtown Given the heavy demand for traffic flow intensity for this potential station Tigard generally retains the current on OR 99W-Pacific Highway and Hall community.Main Street and the mix and location of land uses,while Boulevard,the major transportation immediate vicinity would be characterized envisioning additional opportunities improvements for Downtown by a pedestrian-scale environment that for offices and more flexible housing Tigard are focused on improving complements current retail uses,increases options.Main Street is expected to remain opportunities for local circulation.This employment opportunities and integrates commercial in character,but increased includes smaller block sizes serving well with the neighborhood. office employment is indicated along OR automobiles,pedestrians and bicycles, 99W-Pacific Highway and Hall Boulevard. and improvements to existing informal The open space system of Fanno Creek or incomplete connections,such as the Park would be enhanced. Fanno Creek Trail. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 7 • TIGARD TRIANGLE 1 � 1 CONCEPT OVERVIEW The concept generally reflects the current layout of the area,with most of the transitional redevelopment focused east of 72nd Avenue. The single-family neighborhood northwest of OR 99W-Pacific Highway, commercial uses along the highway, and large format retail properties west of 72nd Avenue are not expected to see significant NEIGH• • • • • changes in character. The most significant transition with this concept would be an CHARACTER increase in small format retail,restaurants,and housing as a complement to the current employment center,especially in the east part of the Triangle.The area east of 72nd has the basic framework of a local street grid,which would be completed to help support a pedestrian oriented,mixed-use main street environment along 68th or 69th Avenues. Tigard Triangle is an attractive area for employment and retail due to its excellent transportation access. There is a strong demand for these uses in the future and a significant amount of vacant and underutilized land in the area. Development patterns DEVELOPMENT are expected to include 5 to 6 story midrise office development,2 to 3 story residential FEASIBILITY development and single story retail in areas adjacent to OR 99W-Pacific Highway.The challenges would be to increase the intensity of these uses while addressing state and local transportation policies and determining the best use of public dollars to focus the development pattern in a manner that complements downtown. In general,the current comprehensive plan and underlying zoning allows the types of land uses shown in this concept;however,the Tigard Development Code(IDC)limits development to 0.40 floor area ration (FAR),which effectively precludes some of the PLAN AND POLICY"', densities shown in the concept.In addition,some changes would be required along OR 99W-Pacific Highway.Issues associated with the state Transportation Planning Rule will CONSISTENCYneed to be addressed in order to increase development potential.Coordination with the Southwest Corridor Plan will likely create the best opportunity to overcome these policy barriers.Finally,the city will need to adopt the Town Center boundary in coordination with ODOT and Metro. The three state highways that define the Tigard Triangle provide a high level of regional access to this location,which makes the area highly desirable for many types of development.At the same time,these highways pose significant barriers to all travel modes, especially pedestrians and bicycles. It would be necessary for future planning TRANSPORTATION and development to balance the needs for additional motor vehicle and freight mobility with the needs for safe and efficient pedestrian and bicycle access. The right land use mix,design, and building orientation would likely be a part of creating walkability and efficient internal circulation.Transit coverage will need to be expanded to better serve the interior of the Triangle from other regional destinations. The estimated cost of implementing the Triangle concept is expected to be high due to the planned crossing of OR 217 linking Downtown Tigard with the Triangle as well as a INFRASTRUCTURE crossing of Interstate 5 at Beveland Street/Southwood Drive.In addition,the Triangle INVESTMENT concept proposes several miles of new streets to complete the local grid system in the area around 72nd Avenue,as well as new parks and open spaces. 18 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 I •nuuno•�nuu�.uwmyuuuuu np ,r.••^"'' " —"' •�•'• w STATION TYPOLOGY •��•� ��, . "��"` J,'`'` ; •,�`°w� Proposed Station Types �'� _ 1► _ _ I,- _ _ Town Center/ Employment/ •�• "` �'r�l i j t Main Street Retail �,c t ••• •` -. SW PINE ST'S--aar••'� _ J•L � Transit Transit t t '�•� f Corridor Neighborhood . Proposed Connections(New and Improved) Local Multimodal Street e i i i i i i i i Bike/Ped Route Gcf c I 1°Pcfs Proposed Amenities(Not Located) ® Conceptual Park/Open . ,.• � Space Facilities . 00t ••• •{ '' _C ConceptualBike/PedAmenities '•• 4' ' SW HAINIES ST .,, ,,y OR ••� .' Commuter Rail • .•F='.. � ' ,Q a i � o. - Railroads g Rivers and Water Bodies • i. y'{ T � _ ' ,_ Study Area Boundary ••• •••�•SW D I r e Parks,Open Space _ t ARTMOUTH si,' • _ t - - and Natural Resources ' L 0 1,000 2,000 Feet =y. _.:� ;.�.� CONCEPT ` PLAN W!, ,•rnd•i•iuu.nun/� ACTMTY COMMUNITY GETTINQ CENTER CHARACTER AROUND The Tigard Triangle concept shows the The Tigard Triangle Preferred Concept This potential station community is center of intensity east of 72nd Avenue, seeks to blend smaller-scale retail, defined by some of the most highly building on the existing pattern of smaller restaurants and housing to complement traveled roads in the state,which can blocks for a walkable,town center feel. the current employment center,especially create major barriers for getting into This area would have a growing mix in the northeast part of Tigard Triangle. and out of Tigard Triangle.Freeway of retail,employment and residential Increased housing options would also be crossings are expensive,so it's important activities. allowed northwest of OR 99W-Pacific that any,new crossing meets multiple Highway. transportation needs.The concept includes a new multimodal facility crossing OR 217 to connect Tigard Triangle with Downtown Tigard. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 • 1 � 1 WASHINGTON SQUARE CONCEPT OVERVIEW With extensive retail and little housing in this area, there is substantial opportunity to change the character of the area to make it consistent with the concept and the adopted Regional Center Plan. The focus of the changes in the concept would be along Greenburg Road and the parking areas south of the mall, and on forming east- NEIGHBORHOOD ast- • • • west connections to the existing Metzger neighborhood to the east.Additional retail is CHARACTER envisioned to take the form of a"main street".The mall,the office properties west of OR 217,and the neighborhood to the east of Greenburg Road are not expected to see significant changes in character,other than greater pedestrian and bicycle amenities and a multimodal network linking the mall to adjacent neighborhoods. The Washington Square area is a significant retail and office commercial hub on both sides of OR 217.These uses are expected to thrive in the future,with 5-6 story midrise office development and ground-floor retail as well as single-story retail. Almost 7% DEVELOPMENT of land area in the Washington Square station community (within Tigard) consists of FEASIBILITY "highly underutilized"creating redevelopment potential,especially at the southern end of the mall complex.However,significant public investment may be needed to develop multi-family housing in an area that has seen a lack of private investment to provide such uses. The concept is consistent with the policies in the Regional Center Plan, which are designed to foster compact, mixed-use development to support high capacity transit. Local plans have called for addressing the needs for greater multimodal connectivity, ■ LAN • • • especially across OR 217,and for mixed-use residential development with neighborhood CONSISTENCYretail to help establish a sense of community at that location. Washington Square has design and development standards in place similar to downtown,which would work to support HCT. OR 217 provides efficient access to the area,which would help attract many different forms of redevelopment.Transit service is comprehensive,with the Washington Square Transit Center and the nearby WES station providing access to other parts of the region. TRANSPORTATION Reflecting the auto-oriented uses of the area, existing pedestrian and bicycle access is ACCESS in need of improvement,with OR 217 and Fanno Creek posing a major barrier to east- west travel. Internal circulation within the Washington Square complex would need to be addressed as planning goes forward to ensure that new development incorporates greater multimodal connectivity,while maintaining freight access. The future vision for Washington Square includes a new multimodal overcrossing that bridges the divide between both sides of OR 217,while enhancing access to the INFRASTRUCTURE shopping center from the Hall/Nimbus WES station and the Fanno Creek Trail.This improvement is expected to have a relatively high cost due to the necessary crossing of INVESTMENT the PNWR line. There are also proposed improvements to connect the Fanno Creek Trail with the Scholls Ferry/121 st station community. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 .......•.. .. ---- Hall/Nimbusuuma l'oo't �rynumnmuua°tA nonua r '/.q,•' LBIY CONCEPT 4ur� WES Station a• "=k14 a•, D PLAN e� r >,• STATION TYPOLOGY Proposed Station Types AA a e �" 1w.... Ge�~eee��'cecea� °��a° Wac o°a • Jta./•r".'t r ',�� SW10CUSTST r-+r4.� •y. r••�• �r• •= Proposed Connections 3 1 � ' •, ;•,�,�: /L� L (New and Improved) T iia ` oq j •a Local Multimodal Y!•S ..• ,q, _. 4A+ ,•1 ?JD • • F r,9 Street •..,.� 7 .. ✓ ` ' 'i. �� wr ;;_ ___:= Bike/Ped Route Proposed Amenities �� ' .�t� �'`1,�r• I��_:. Jam__ l :� (Not Located) �H of L • �.•... .. °f • a ._yam• Conceptual Park/Open }• + ./ +, . g Space Facilities Conceptual Bike/Ped \n ��► Amenities •••SW CASCADEAVE Commuter Rail Railroads •ti a► '. - !• Rivers and Water Bodies •�� {"'`,� j �!;.� �' i_ Study Area Boundary •��y�� •� a �•t' t�' ;} Parks,Open Space "•'Iri��•� I and Natural Resources '•n.nnnomni�numuunnni m .:n et ACTMTY COMMUNITY 307 CENTER CHARACTER ° °OO ulmn The preferred concept creates a The general location and type of land OR 217,Greenburg Road,Scholls Ferry pedestrian-friendly Town Center/Main uses would not change significantly. Road and the railroad tracks present Street on the east side of OR 217 at However,the addition of the Town formidable barriers.A new multimodal Greenburg Road,with a small-scale Center and Corridor types would support crossing is envisioned over OR 217, grid pattern for local circulation.The a more walkable area and opportunities which would provide a local connection pedestrian scale and character would to mix residential uses with existing and from Nimbus Avenue to Locust Street. continue north on Greenburg Road,as future commercial activity.The Transit A complete network of sidewalks and a Transit Corridor,which would create a Neighborhood type provides for varied improved bicycle access is also a priority. stronger pedestrian environment on this housing types with better connections to roadway and provide a transition from the commercial area. large commercial areas to the residential neighborhoods. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 St M el,o ]m SCHOLL ,S 1 121 Y1 141 CORRIDOR CONCEPT OVERVIEW The concept leaves the character of this neighborhood intact with an emphasis on residential and with the existing shopping center serving as the hub of this potential station community. Some redevelopment could occur in the commercial area with the NEIGHBORHOOD potential for mixed-use retail and high-density residential in buildings that would be CHARACTER oriented along the street.Scholls Ferry Road,as a major commuter thoroughfare,could be reimagined as a main street with a narrower cross-section and multiple midblock crossings to create a more inviting pedestrian experience. Single-family residential neighborhoods are not expected to see a change in character. This area of Tigard is primarily single-family residential in character but could see a modest intensification of land uses at the Greenway Town Center location and other parcels directly adjacent to Scholls Ferry Road. The station community could DEVELOPMENT complement the shopping mall and large-format commercial at nearby Washington FEASIBILITY Square with neighborhood-serving retail, but in a more compact urban form. Multi- family residential (2-3 story) may be possible in certain locations, as well as new commercial development. The level of support for the concept found in the comprehensive plan and local zoning is varied. Existing commercial zones along Scholls Ferry Road would not be entirely consistent with the concept. Proposed housing redevelopment would be suitable in PLANANDPOLICY existing high-density zones.Additional planning efforts would need to be undertaken CONSISTENCY at both the local and regional level to assess the market and regulatory viability of increasing development intensity and devise an action plan on the mechanisms and incentives to help achieve that growth.Tigard would need to collaborate with the City of Beaverton on future planning efforts. The level of multimodal access to this location is well-suited to high-density residential TRANSPORTATION development with local-serving retail. Investments would need be to made to bolster transit coverage and improve the active transportation network in order to enhance the character of the neighborhood as a pedestrian-friendly,mixed-use center.A grid system of paths would help improve multimodal circulation. Multi-use trail connections to the Fanno Creek Trail and other active transportation investment make up the bulk of planned improvements within the Scholls Ferry/121 st INVESTMENT concept plan,resulting in a relatively low cost for new infrastructure. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 •o Zx wuyflWuuuuua.quw.r S'A'N 'r•. L n��As.� `w" f ti r •t14.4t CONCEPT w t l j V f PLAN ''� .. _ ,. .+ � N�;lam l R .K yf. �, •��. - tA STATION • " '-�::�* M '% -c •�• TYPOLOGY Proposed Station Types _ -• _ y: . w•, �•,¢ R , Gec�eeo�tc e O� �- ' •� l� rG - ' � ��•�'� oo .......... •+ .� SPO �> � a� � +" •, ' ••' 1 ��,�� 1�°s Proposed Connections ,..•- (New and Improved) ..'; •� :ti �'` ? ,' �f ,! '4 [` •! Local Multimodal 1 ...�rt Street • �� 3� f', __:_= Bike/Ped Route ., Proposed Amenities c rift'•' "''`�+: 'fpt'^.!�";rte;•: ►' , (Not Located) Alt W I Ii 'a 3 r-•} •• l; Conceptual Park/Open W A i a- .�• y,�` Space Facilities It', ".- i s +e► ;;, is �: � : f Conceptual Bike/Ped •? - r•—..e._.QN` • p ,- .s Amenities J. Per-e 7 \ C ' �� + •kQ •_ � - i�� - Commuter Rail 40 Railroads h •.. ..11r. ,r� t Rivers and Water Bodies a�t46 ir.:? •� -.+-+.* tom,. , Nl.�r. ,. M�•� 1 ,._�Study Area Boundary • N� ��. -w ;t- Parks,Open Space .� ✓N� and Natural Resources ff-- . . • _Kap,,e �. _ . ._. ., - ACTMTY COMMUNITY C�CoMC CENTER CHARACTER NOUN® Only minor changes were identified for The existing commercial areas on Scholls The priority for transportation this area,with an emphasis on improving Ferry Road are envisioned as the Transit investments in this area would be to the Scholls Ferry Road crossings.The Corridor type,reflecting its current improve crossing opportunities on Scholls center of intensity in this neighborhood character,but adding an emphasis on the Ferry Road and complete pedestrian remains in the existing commercial area pedestrian environment. networks on the local streets. between 121st and 125th Avenues. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 99W/GAARDE-MMetro CDONALD 1 2040 CORRIDOR CONCEPT OVERVIEW This location is emblematic of the suburban built form seen elsewhere along OR 99W-Pacific Highway. The concept seeks to revitalize the existing strip commercial centers with higher-density mixed-use, while maintaining the character of single- family neighborhoods situated just beyond the retail areas. Additional changes to the NEIGHBORHOOD area would include the introduction of a bicycle/pedestrian path grid to serve the CHARACTER commercial development and midblock crossings along OR 99W-Pacific Highway to improve multimodal circulation and safety. Building and streetscape design along the corridor would focus on providing definition and a sense of enclosure to the street. In the interim,this would be achieved through surface parking screening and landscaping, and in the long term through re-orientation of buildings. OR 99W-Pacific Highway is a thoroughfare of regional and statewide importance, providing significant visibility and traffic to support a variety of commercial uses.The DEVELOPMENT older and/or underdeveloped properties would be best candidates for new transit- FEASIBILITY development(TOD)in the form of horizontal mixed-use built along the street frontage,with parking behind buildings. Multifamily residential at 2-4 stories with the possibility of ground-floor retail,could be built alongside commercial properties. The 99W/Gaarde-McDonald concept would require significant local planning amendments to fully implement the concept. Design standards similar to downtown would need to be put in place to encourage development that fronts the street; new PLAN AND POLICY zoning that allows for a mix of residential and commercial uses would be necessary. ' CONSISTENCY Regional and statewide policies would need to be addressed to ensure that the area reaches its growth potential without excessive traffic impacts to OR 99W-Pacific Highway. A Station Community could be established as part of the Southwest Corridor Plan. The level of access to this area corresponds with the uses and built form of development that has occurred to date, and would continue to occur unless significant changes to the build environment are made. While OR 99W-Pacific Highway provides principal TRANSPORTATION vehicle and freight access, its design makes traveling by foot or bike an inhospitable ACCESS experience due to large cross-sections that encourage high speeds, the lack of street network connectivity and crosswalks, and substandard sidewalk infrastructure. A grid network of paths would be designed to improve multimodal connectivity. East-west transit coverage would also need to be improved to facilitate new regional connections. The 99W/Gaarde-McDonald concept features bicycle/pedestrian improvements along, INFRASTRUCTURE and just offset from, OR 99W-Pacific Highway in both directions to help improve mobility and circulation for these modes. New connections are also envisioned across the thoroughfare to provide access to commercial and mixed-use properties.The cost of these improvements should be low,relative to other station concepts. 24 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 . CONCEPT s s pope- .� - �. PLAN •, /� if. STATION ,;�. ' TYPOLOGY ?4 Proposed Station Types 5. �• ' ' -�.a 1f•7 :" t� v'.qRA Cr e°A�ee� o`' C � 9\0 e rn Ile ` } �' Proposed Connections .14. I r .SW,GAAHDE ST;,•14.,. l.. • --�•�• it:.,:SW MCDDNALD ST, , �, +�.. _ (New and Improved) t ? �, a� • Local Multimodal i11.7 ��} Street Bike/Ped Route AL Proposed Amenities '. *•; , e, �� (Not Located) � r• i�. �' � •,�'�`'�� ."1,* ��1 � ^�� Conceptual Park/Open a' ��.• y �� , �, -� Space Facilities �.Y �• ' r� ••� ! r! ,} � , Conceptual Bike/Ped % SW BULB MDUNTPIN RD . , Amenities _ •; 1. t Commuter Rail Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies ,�1 Study Area Boundary Parks,Open Space and Natural Resources ACTIVITY COMMUNITY RET70 O CENTER CHARACTER A°,R(OUNnlDD The preferred concept for this potential The preferred concept retains the existing The location is defined by two major station community has the highest commercial and residential uses.However, roadways that simultaneously serve intensity of activity along OR 99W-Pacific to increase employment opportunities, as major throughways while creating Highway,but with more connections commercial uses would include more barriers to local access.Transportation between the commercial and residential office space as a complement to the investments will need to balance the needs areas. existing retail shops.Some modest of motorists and pedestrians in creating increases in residential activity could pedestrian crossings for both roadways be achieved primarily through allowing and more direct connections between accessory dwelling units or duplexes. commercial and residential areas. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 f CONCEPT - OVERVIEW This area includes multiple retirement communities and shopping centers bisected by OR 99W-Pacific Highway.The concept would redevelop the shopping areas with more NEIGHB• • • housing and a mix of uses to provide development that better supports HCT.Some of CHARACTER the residential areas could see higher densities,new parks and a more connected street grid,while much of the existing residential would maintain its existing character. While single-story retail forms are likely to continue,the potential exists for cultivating a town center character at this location due to the fairly high density of nearby retirement communities. The depth of the existing commercial parcels provides development DEVELOPMENT flexibility. The challenge would be promoting development that better supports high FEASIBILITY capacity transit in an area that is currently characterized by a high-speed highway and strip commercial. Multifamily residential of 2-4 stories with ground floor retail is suitable for much of the area. The local comprehensive plan and underlying zoning would need to be updated in order to fully implement the concept, including provisions for mixed-use, higher-density uses compared to what is in place currently: Tigard and King City would need to work POLICYPLAN AND together to establish a Town Center boundary (which has been conceptualized in the Metro 2040 Growth Concept but not locally planned or adopted), and collaborate on a local land use or station area plan to advance a vision on how the neighborhood could develop.These plans would need to address statewide transportation policies to ensure that traffic impacts to OR 99W-Pacific Highway are mitigated. While OR 99W-Pacific Highway provides principal vehicle and freight access,its design makes traveling by foot or bike an inhospitable experience due to large cross-sections that encourage high speeds, the lack of street network connectivity and crosswalks, and substandard sidewalk infrastructure.Facilitating local bicycle and pedestrian access TRANSPORTATION would also be necessary to ensure that alternatives for accessing retail destinations exist AcCIESS for those in surrounding communities.A grid network of paths would be designed to improve multimodal connectivity and reduce local traffic on OR 99W-Pacific Highway. East-west transit coverage would also need to be improved to facilitate new regional connections. A new grid of streets in the vicinity of the Royal Mobile Villas constitutes the majority of proposed infrastructure improvements in the 99W/Durham concept. Along with INFRASTRUCTURE new bicycle and pedestrian enhancements concentrated at the intersection of OR INVESTMENT 99W-Pacific Highway and Durham Road,the total cost of new investment is expected to be average,relative to the other station community concepts. In addition,three park and/or open space facilities are included within this station community concept. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 �o�w0�`1Wunn-'t.1 u�Ynunuuyl�,4u■yr -- CONCEPT �• • i`_ •I,Y�l��1 .`• f PLAN STATION TYPOLOGY Proposed Station Types - t :� .•' .....,+x Proposed Connections ,,� (New and Improved) .. .. r i' Local Multimodal DURHAM_-R—,) w, .,r,...fW- ■j Bike/Ped Route Street •• ............. Proposed Amenities ,•� �t .•j (Not Located) �, •• '; , + 99 Conceptual Park/Open Space Facilities '• 4� ��+_ �`~^g Conceptual Bike/Ped �E JP Amenities 41 Commuter Rail Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies •? ! r- 1 Study Area Boundary �) Parks,Open Space a �,�,o••°'� and Natural Resources 1,000 2,000 Feet ACTMTY COMMUNITY GETTING CENTER CHARACTER AROUND The center of intensity for this location The existing location of commercial and The priority for transportation is focused on Durham Road and the residential uses would generally remain improvements in this area is an efficient current commercial properties next to OR the same.However,the commercial areas network of streets on either side of OR 99W-Pacific Highway,with some areas (Town Center type)in the core would 99W-Pacific Highway-providing more transitioning to a mix of residential and also include office space and housing. pedestrian and bicycle connections which non-retail employment. The Transit Neighborhood residential would include opportunities for crossing areas would generally retain their current the highway character with more variety in housing types. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 UPPER BRID GEPOR T VILLAGE CONCEPT OVERVIEW The Upper Bridgeport Village concept represents only a small change from the existing neighborhood character. The area is expected to remain primarily light industrial and office park.The focus of town center development would be located at the intersection • - • • of Upper Boones Ferry Road and 72nd Avenue,with a grid of paths and bikeways to CHARACTER help with local circulation and promote a more walkable urban form. New mixed-use commercial could be built to tie in with the existing Bridgeport Village shopping center in the city of Tualatin.The residential neighborhoods to the west would maintain their existing character. The Upper Bridgeport Village location is attractive for industrial and employment uses. These uses are expected to continue in 1-4 story form due to the location's designations DEVELOPMENT as an "Employment" and "Industrial" area in Metro Title 4. Given the area's strong freeway access, development is likely to remain primarily office park in nature. There may be opportunities for mixed-use office with ground-floor retail in buildings fronting the street,with the possibility for more residential uses to the south. This area represents a significant local and regional employment center and the concept maintains this direction.Some changes to local zoning would be required to increase the intensity of the employment uses,moving from light industrial to office park.The city POLICYPLAN AND would need to coordinate with Metro to establish and adopt a Station Community as part CONSISTENCY of the Southwest Corridor Plan and work in partnership with Lake Oswego and Tualatin. Any zone change would also require the city to address statewide transportation policies that could limit development capacity within a quarter-mile of an interstate interchange (which encompasses much of the land in Upper Bridgeport Village). I-5 provides excellent vehicle and freight access to the area but the industrial nature of the area does not provide the best environment for pedestrians. A proposed grid of paths would help improve internal circulation and connect existing neighborhoods -TRANSPORTATION -7 to nearby dining and entertainment options. An extension of Fanno Creek Trail is envisioned to provide convenient bicycle and pedestrian access to points further north AcCESS and south while an additional trail is envisioned along the PNWR line connecting under Interstate 5. The potential for a new bridge over the WES line to connect to Fanno Creek is included in the concept. All-day transit service is currently not provided and will need to be introduced to provide access to and from other regional destinations. The Upper Bridgeport Village concept is expected to have medium cost of infrastructure INFRASTRUCTURE due to the extension of the Fanno Creek Trail south through the station community and its associated connections to the surrounding communities (one of these access INVESTMENT points would require a new PNWR crossirW.A bicycle and pedestrian trail would also be extended along another branch of the PNWR line underneath Interstate 5. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 IC. .;;.�,.,.,..,,,,.,..n•....r��.�.��r.�r.;�,.,.r.,.,.r.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,�,,.N,., CONCEPT a .. ,,...•°,'.,A , .� '.; - u .--- � ��'`°°°- t- PLAN STATION `� 9Y • { ,�.::.. L roe - TYPOLOGY # 1 Proposed Station Types I - ,• r G o0 • I t; - _ la,-� , _ i-':.-, '�,;, Proposed Connections Qo " (New and Improved) - r + FtiQQJ jIIIIl Local Multimodal 5.I .t. Ri �� '?• Street .; 9�o Q�Q�� r _ :_:_: Bike/Ped Route # � e = Proposed Amenities =. •• Q��P t '• �' . ' K (Not Located) '. •+ , �Q � Conceptual Park/Open •'• r °' a-...... ,, •; Space Facilities r� 3 »�i ',f`_'�_"{+' : #��•• �, Conceptual Bike/Ped Amenities •ti,� �� ^ .�. I; �� `' Commuter Rail ••�+� z; — E. ate+ x .�Y P s. ! "'....; • Railroads rr .. ��.. �� G•- � r JV ��. ,��C 4-., Rivers and Water Bodies •stir �� •��` Study Area Boundary �•• �yr•. V "»�•�o`° Parks,Open Space a•/nnn�u�nn•urnnmm�uniuunu�n--..•mon�r��s�o� and Natural Resources 1.010 L000 Feet ACTMTY COMMUNITY amme CENTER CHARACTER AROUND The preferred concept for this location The majority of this station community Transportation improvements in this creates a Town Center at 72nd:Avenue would retain its current land uses,with location are focused on creating a smaller and Upper Boones Ferry Road,which regional employment covering most of grid pattern,especially for pedestrians would provide retail shops and housing the area.It would also include a more and bicycles,as well as completing the for the people who work in this area. urban-scale"Town Centel"type activity network of sidewalks on existing streets. center,with a transition area connecting Opportunities for new or improved to Bridgeport Village to the south. connections across the railroad would also be explored,but are subject to significant rail crossing restrictions. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 POLICY ANA ,LYSIS SUMMARY The purpose of the policy review and analysis chapter OVERALL FINDINGS is to determine what significant policy actions the city would need to take to implement the concepts.This The following actions would be required by the City chapter provides a brief overview of existing city, regional and state policies,an analysis of those policies of Tigard and its partners to implement the station as they relate to this project and the major findings community concepts. from that analysis. • Generally the concepts are consistent with the The policy documents reviewed and the questions Comprehensive Plan and would help implement considered are as follows: the city's growth plans. Tigard Comprehensive Plan—Are the • Some changes to existing zoning designations • concepts consistent with the Comprehensive or the creation of new zoning designations Plan?Should the city consider comprehensive would be required to fully implement the plan amendments or other potential actions to concepts,but some concepts could be achieve consistency? implemented without significant changes. • Metro Urban Growth Management The city's Capital Improvement Plan(CIP) and Functional Plan and Regional TSP are important documents that would help Transportation Functional Plan—Are the implement the concepts.There are a few large concepts consistent with the Functional Plans, projects,such as the crossing of OR 217,that making them eligible for regional transportation would require an amendment to the TSP. investments?This also includes discussion of the System Expansion Policy(SEP) developed ' According to Metro's Urban Growth Management as part of the 2040 Context Tool. Functional Plan,eligibility for regional investment requires the establishment of • State of Oregon Transportation Planning a regional or town center,corridor, station Rule (TPR) and Oregon Highway Plan community or main street boundary;an assessment of the area in the boundary;and (OHP)—Are there opportunities or issues for a these concepts under the recently amended plan of actions and investments for the TPR and OHP? area.The concepts are generally consistent with this policy,but some additional work These three documents provide the most important would be required to allow a certain mix and policy context for each of the station community intensity of land uses;to provide for local street connectivity and bicycle and pedestrian concepts.This policy analysis is based on the infrastructure,and to manage parking. application of the Tigard Typology,as described earlier in this document.However,this policy analysis does • The concepts move the city in the direction not assume that HCT is in operation. needed to meet Metro's Functional Plan requirements for lower mobility standards, 30 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 i potentially reducing the transportation important to note that the comprehensive plan policies mitigation required in some areas. include those from the TSP. • Metro has special requirements for designated Analysis:The Tigard Typology was created in a areas designed to protect employment lands. manner that does not require significant changes The concepts are generally consistent with to Comprehensive Plan goals or policies. However, this policy but some modest refinements to implementation of several concepts requires the the Metro Employment and Industrial Areas creation of new zones and comprehensive plan Map would be required to fully implement the designations or small changes to existing zoning following station community concepts: designations. o Downtown Tigard o Tigard Triangle Based on the comprehensive plan policies reviewed, o Washington Square Downtown Tigard and Washington Square have the necessary policies and zoning to implement the • The state TPR Section 0060 was recently station community concepts.This is primarily due amended to provide some new opportunities to the specific planning that has previously occurred for jurisdictions looking to encourage in these areas. Other concepts require various levels economic development and implement of changes,from new design guidelines to new plan compact,mixed-use,multimodal TOD. designations and zones.Downtown Tigard,Tigard The amendments include more flexibility Triangle,Washington Square,99W/Durham and Upper for mitigating the traffic impacts of plan Bridgeport Village all feature new roadways,highway amendments and zone changes.With the TPR crossings and/or railroad crossings,which have yet to amendments,areas designated as Multi-Modal be added to local planning documents. Mixed-Use Areas (MMAs)would be exempt from traffic congestion performance standards Finding:In general,the concepts are consistent with when seeking a zone change,though further the Tigard Comprehensive Plan. New comprehensive analysis would be requrired to determine how plan and zoning designations would be needed to to meet the requirements of the TPR. implement some of the station community concepts. The local TSP and CIP would require updates to • The OHP was also recently amended to reflect the recommended new infrastructure in several provide added flexibility for the development concepts. of alternative transportation performance targets and standards.Alternative or METRO URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT supplemental transportation performance FUNCTIONAL PLAN AND REGIONAL standards will likely be developed as part of the TRANSPORTATION FUNCTIONAL PLAN Southwest Corridor Plan. The Metro Urban Growth Management Functional Plan provides tools and incentives to encourage local TIGARD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN jurisdictions to support long-term regional growth The 2008 Tigard Comprehensive Plan is the city's first management goals and objectives as approved by complete update of the original comprehensive plan the Metro Council. These tools take the form of from 1983 and provides a blueprint that will guide and comprehensive plan updates and local ordinance and inform future citywide land use decisions for the next regulation adoptions by local jurisdictions.By adhering 20 years. to these guidelines as required by the Functional Plan, the City of Tigard is eligible for federal and state This analysis focused on identifying areas where policy funding to make investments in transportation for actions may be required to implement the concepts. projects that are listed in the RTP.This section also The appendix includes a detailed analysis of all goals includes a description of the System Expansion Policy and policies that apply to the HCT Land Use Plan. It is (SEP)introduced in 2011 as a component of the Metro HCT System Plan and their application to this plan. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 31 professional uses if they were not allowed prior to Tide L•Requirements for Housing and Employment 2004. Accommodation Title 1 of the Functional Plan seeks to maintain an Analysis:None of the concepts seek to convert adequate supply of housing for the region.It requires Industrial Areas to other uses.The Upper Bridgeport jurisdictions to implement minimum required Village concept includes Industrial-designated land,but residential densities in all residential zones and also the Employment/Retail Type can flex to incorporate places stipulations on reducing the capacity for housing industrial as currently allowed in that area. in any zone for the purposes of allowing industrial, medical,or educational uses or preserving a natural Finding:The concepts found in the HCT Land Use resource without needing to increase minimum Plan would not require the city to request a change in capacity in another zone. Single lots and parcels may the boundary of Industrial Areas from Metro.The have their zoned capacity reduced if there is deemed Upper Bridgeport Village concept would incorporate a negligible effect on a city's overall minimum housing the industrial uses already in place,and no other station capacity. communities contain lands designated as Industrial. Analysis:These regulations do not apply within the Ea04ysj&Areas framework of the HCl Land Use Plan because each Development guidelines for Employment Areas are residential zone in Tigard already requires minimum less stringent than Industrial Areas,but still prohibit density to be at 80%of the maximum residential widespread(over 60,000 square feet of gross leasable density allowed in each zone,and any future adopted area in a building or parcel) commercial retail uses in zone based off the Typology would either include an Employment Area.The General Commercial(C- a minimum required density(if in a residential G) and Professional Commercial (C-P) zones in the zone) or would be designed as a mixed-use zone City of Tigard are two exceptions as they authorized with an emphasis on housing Furthermore,there commercial retail uses before 2003. are no concepts that recommend downzoning to accommodate less intensive uses than what is already in Other zones that include Employment Areas in Tigard place. meet this standard if transportation facilities are deemed adequate to serve the commercial retail uses Finding.The City of Tigard is currently meeting the that would be in place at the time uses begin operation, goal of Title 1 and would continue doing so with the and are adequate to serve other uses planned for the concepts in the HCT Land Use Plan. Employment Area. Retail uses exceeding the maximum allowable limit are permitted if traffic impacts are not Title 4:Employment and Industrial Areas shown severe enough to increase congestion levels. Industrial Areas Title 4 of the Urban Growth Management Functional Analysis:Employment Areas are located in the Plan seeks to protect industrial areas by limiting new Downtown Tigard,Tigard Triangle,Upper Bridgeport buildings for retail commercial and professional Village and Washington Square station communities. services to ensure that they primarily serve the needs Except for Upper Bridgeport Village,the concepts of workers in the area. In addition,cities and counties developed for these areas emphasize mixed-use and must limit those uses to ensure that they do not might benefit from removing some or all of the interfere with the efficient movement of freight along employment designation to improve development Main Roadway Routes and Roadway Connectors as flexibility. Removing this designation would require shown on the Regional Freight Network Map in the meeting a series of conditions presented within Title 4. RTP,including I-5,OR 217 and OR 99W-Pacific Highway. Cities and counties are prohibited from The city must demonstrate that the amendment to the amending local land use regulations pertaining to Title 4 Map would not reduce the city's employment Industrial Areas to allow retail commercial and capacity,degrade off-peak performance of nearby freight routes without mitigation,affect the viability 32 CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 of industry or contribute to regional jobs-housing RTFP and a parking management program imbalance. consistent with Title 4 of the RTFP. Finding:The city should consider removing some or Traffic impact analyses conducted for plan all of the employment land designation for parts of amendments within established 2040 Growth Concept Downtown Tigard,Tigard Triangle and Washington areas are eligible for a 30%reduction below Institute Square to allow more development flexibility and to of Traffic Engineers vehicular trip generation rates. fully implement the concepts. This work could occur as This occurs when a jurisdiction has adopted 2040 part of the Southwest Corridor Plan. Center boundaries;revised its comprehensive plan and/or land use regulations to allow and encourage Title 6:Growth Concept Designations transit-supportive land use;prohibited auto-dependent Title 6 of the plan provides a policy framework uses;and adopted a plan to reach non-single occupant regarding Metro's designated Centers,Corridors, vehicle mode share targets.Moreover,higher volume/ Main Streets and Station Communities throughout capacity(V/C) standards found in the OHP are eligible the Portland metro region as identified by the Regional for use when considering a plan amendment if the Framework Plan and the 2040 Growth Concept. Regional preceding conditions are met. infrastructure investments,such as development of a new HCT line,are meant to be complemented by Analysis:Downtown Tigard is a 2040 Town Center. local land use actions and investments to help enhance Inclusion of the Tigard Triangle into the Tigard Town the vitality of these areas.The 2040 Growth Concept Center boundaries has yet to be adopted by the city. encourages urban growth in centers and corridors The King City Town Center is shown in the 2040 while linking regional centers with HCT.To be eligible Growth Concept at the intersection of OR 99W-Pacific for regional investment in a 2040 Center, Corridor, Highway and Durham Road but has not been Station Community or Main Street,jurisdictions must established through a local town center planning effort, establish a boundary;perform an assessment;and nor have Town Center boundaries been adopted. adopt a plan of actions and investments to enhance Washington Square is a designated Regional Center the area.The plan of actions and investments must and 99W/Gaarde-McDonald and Scholls Ferry/121st include: are both located within and adjacent to 2040 Corridors that do not have adopted boundaries. Of the seven • Actions to eliminate,overcome,or reduce potential station communities,only Upper Bridgeport regulatory and other barriers to mixed-use, Village is currently not a center,corridor,main street or pedestrian-friendly and transit-supportive station community in the 2040 Growth Concept. development; To qualify for regional investments in these designated • Revisions to land use regulations as necessary locations,the city must assess and outline a plan to to allow a certain intensity and mix of uses reduce or eliminate barriers to compact,mixed-use (39-40 persons per acre in Town Centers and development and to meet mode split targets. Main Streets,and 45 persons per acre in Station Communities and Corridors); The conditions for meeting regional investment criteria would apply to all existing and future 2040 Growth • Public investments and incentives to support Concept centers,corridors,station communities,and mixed-use,pedestrian-friendly and transit- main streets within the City of Tigard. In addition, supportive development;and Scholls Ferry/121st and 99W/Gaarde-McDonald are two potential station communities that are along • A plan to acheive adopted bicycle,pedestrian, Corridors but may need to be redesignated as a 2040 and transit modal targets that includes street, Station Community. bicycle,pedestrian,transit,and transportation system management and operations (TSMO) Finding:Downtown Tigard and Washington Square system plans consistent with Title 1 of the currently have adopted Center boundaries. If the city CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 r wishes to pursue the other concepts identified in this use, funding,policy and zoning and does not factor report they will need to establish new 2040 Growth future-based scenarios that can signal an increase in Concept boundaries as well as the associated assessment development potential such as plan amendments,zone and plan of actions. These boundaries are necessary changes and the availability of vacant and underutilized to be eligible for regional investment and reduced land. mobility and trip generation rates. Analysis:The Southwest Corridor Plan will include System Expansion Policy(SEP) an examination of several potential transit station The SEP have been developed as part of the 2040 communities along the corridor based on SEP Context Tool to guide local jurisdictions who wish to measures that will help inform an analysis based on position themselves favorably for future decisions on the 5 "P"indices: People,Performance,Ped/Bike, HCT implementation through policy amendments and Physical Form and Places. This analysis will then comprehensive plan or TSP updates. Because HCT is determine the potential of existing zoning and other currently the only defined regional investment, the SEP factors engendering transit-supportive development is directly related to the guidelines in Title 6,which at each node. Those station communities that score establish density targets for Centers and Corridors the highest will be best-positioned to advance further as part of the 2040 Growtb Concept.The SEP criteria into planning and HCT implementation. The seven are delineated in Table 3;no rigid targets have been proposed concepts identified as part of the HCT Lund established for these measures by Metro and the SEP Use Plan would be included in this Metro analysis. has not been adopted as part of the Metro Code. The SEP is only designed to look at existing land TABLE 3. METRO SYSTEM EXPANSION POLICIES MEASURE DESCRIPTION DENSITY OF PEOPLE Current households and jobs per net acre within 1/2 mile DENSITY OF ULI Number of Urban Livable Infrastructure(ULI) Businesses within Y2 mile. (ULI refers to the BUSINESSES range of urban amenities available, which can add value to an area in the form of higher achievable pricing for residential development.) TRANSIT ORIENTED Assigning values to regional zoning classifications within 1/2 mile.(Examples of transit ZONING oriented zoning are mixed-use, high-density zones with no minimum parking regulations.) AVERAGE BLOCK Density of acres of blocks within'h mile SIZE SIDEWALK Completeness of sidewalk infrastructure within 1/2 mile COVERAGE BICYCLE FACILITY Access to bicycle infrastructure measured as distance to nearest existing bicycle facility COVERAGE within 1/2 mile TRANSIT Transit frequency within 1/2 mile of corridor FREQUENCY HOUSING& Demonstrating that potential transit investment will serve communities with high rate of TRANSPORTATION cost burdened households. AFFORDABILITY PARKING Implement parking requirements in corridor that meet or exceeds Title 4 of the RTFR REQUIREMENTS Implement funding mechanisms corridor communities that could help fund capital or LOCAL FUNDING operations to support transit investment and station area development, including urban MECHANISMS renewal,tax increment financing, local improvement district, parking fees, or other proven funding mechanisms. EQUITY Looking at low-income, minority,senior and disabled populations within corridor. CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012 r "Rep- Finding.The Southwest Corridor Plan will evaluate pedestrian-friendly center that encourage walking, potential transit communities in Tigard to determine bicycling and taking transit between destinations. their suitability for future regional investment. Analysis:These changes may lower the regulatory TRANspo T nm PLANNING RULE(TPR)0060 barriers to plan amendments which accomplish The Oregon TPR was adopted in 1991 to create this type of development and its intent to change a strong link between land use policies and spatial growth patterns.The TPR may also provide transportation policies through implementation of more opportunities for Tigard to implement some Statewide Land Use Planning Goal 12,Transportation. of the concepts that require plan or zone changes To that end,the TPR requires that jurisdictions within without having to account for transportation impacts a metropolitan planning organization adopt a TSP exclusively in the form of vehicle congestion and travel that includes planning for motor vehicles,freight, delay,which are typically remedied through expanded public transportation,bicycle and pedestrian facilities, or improved automobile infrastructure. Instead,this and parking. Section 0060 of the TPR includes the may allow Tigard to meet transportation demand goals requirement that jurisdictions evaluate proposed plan in the form of improved pedestrian,bicycle,and transit amendments and zone changes to ensure that the infrastructure that could be supported through the planned transportation system is adequate to support implementation of compact,mixed-use development. future desired land development. All concepts are planned to be consistent with the Amendments to Section 0060 of the TPR were requirements of an MMA,however,MMA designation adopted by the Land Conservation and Development of those station communities that encompass Commission (LCDC) in December 2011.The revisions interchanges or are within a quarter-mile of these are intended to better balance economic development interchanges would require ODOT consent.This with transportation performance and better provide for would affect the Tigard Triangle,Downtown Tigard, compact development in urban centers. Washington Square and Upper Bridgeport Village concepts depending on whether a zone change is One of the major policy modifications allows necessary. local jurisdictions to amend a functional plan, comprehensive plan or land use regulation without Finding:In areas where zone or plan changes are needing to apply vehicular traffic congestion recommended to fulfill the vision of the station performance standards for areas that are classified as community concept,a TPR analysis is necessary to MMAs. Congestion performance standards include explore the level of impact that new allowed land uses V/C ratio,total travel time and travel time delay. may have on nearby roadways,to address alternative Proposed amendments meet this requirement if they mobility standards that may be developed through the only affect land entirely within an MMA and are Southwest Corridor Plan,or to designate MMAs. consistent with the definition and function of the MMA.However,even qualified proposed amendments would still be subjected to other performance standards including those applying to multimodal safety and network connectivity.An MMA located within a quarter-mile from an existing or planned interchange requires written concurrence from ODOT with the MMA designation.The ODOT consent must be based on safety considerations for all modes. These changes are in addition to the continuing 10-30%reduction of daily and peak hour vehicle trips presumed for uses located within a mixed-use, CITY OF TIGARD CONCEPTS FOR POTENTIAL STATION COMMUNITIES I DRAFT REPORT I MAY 2012