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Beaverton Civic Plan Workshop Results
- 1. Beaverton Civic Plan CitywideWorkshop Results September 27, 2010
- 2. Tonight • Workshop Input and Results • Strategies & Trade-offs Emerging • Instant Polling Questions
- 3. Major Topics &Questions 1. Central City Revitalization and Development 2. Central City Creeks and Amenities 3. Transportation 4. Neighborhood Centers and Connections 5. Citywide Creeks
- 4. Instant Polling –Everyone Has a Clicker? • Warm-up Questions
- 5. I am… 1. Under 18 2% 2. 19 – 25 0% 3. 26 – 45 18% 4. 46 – 64 60% 5. 65+ 20% 6. Decline to answer 0%
- 6. I have livedin Beaverton (or nearby) for… 1. Less than a year 2% 2. 1 – 5 years 7% 3. 5 – 10 Years 20% 4. 10 + Years 48% 5. All my life 17% 6. Decline to answer 7%
- 7. What best describesyou? 1. This is my first Civic Plan event 22% 2. I attended the Open House 2% 3. I attended the Workshop 18% 4. I attended the Drop-in Session 4% 5. I’ve done it all! 51% 6. None of the above 2%
- 8. My Biggest Interestin the Civic Plan is… 1. Revitalizing the central city 61% 2. Fixing transportation problems 13% 3. More and better housing options 2% 4. Economic Development and jobs 9% 5. Creek and Open Space amenities 7% 6. Other 9%
- 9. Exercise #1 CentralCity Revitalization, Transportation and Amenities Central City Basemap Scissors Starter Chipsets Pens Chipbank
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- 11. Exercise #2 NeighborhoodCenters & Connections Center Type Stickers Citywide Basemap Walkshed Transparencies Scissors Pens Creek Amenity Chips
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- 13. Workshop Results After theworkshop, each table’s plan is analyzed and recorded…
- 14. Topic #1: CentralCity Revitalization & Development
- 15. Chip Placement Frequency • New center of gravity is north of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy on Canyon & Broadway between Watson and Hall • Activity primarily north of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy • Transit stations second highest placement
- 16. Starter Chips • Activity focused north of Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, at Hall and Canyon • Beaverton Central Max station area second area of focus
- 17. Mixed-Use Chips • Mixed-use centered north of Beaverton-Hillsdale on Canyon and at Hall • Central Beaverton Max Station area
- 18. Commercial Chips • Around MAX stops • Tualatin Valley and Cedar Hills Blvd • Some south of Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy
- 19. Employment Chips • Corridor along Watson, west Canyon and up Cedar Hills Blvd
- 20. Civic Improvement Chips • Stream and trail improvements, create alternative bike/ped network • Improve streetscapes an dintersection crossings from historic center into new core
- 21. All Chips • Mixed Use corridor along Watson, west Canyon and up Cedar Hills Blvd • Employment/Commercial centered north of Beaverton- Hillsdale on Canyon and at Hall
- 22. Public plazas werealso placed near Hall, Broadway and the Round Plazas
- 23. Performing Arts CenterChips were all near the Round and Transit Center Performing Arts Ctr
- 24. Transit Center wasvery popular for Parking Garages – 4 groups placed them here 4 Tables Parking Garage
- 25. A New CityHall: Near the Round or Library City Hall
- 26. Conceptual Diagram –Based on Workshop Maps The Round Hall Blvd on R oa d Cany Fred Meyer gton Farmin TV Hwy Library
- 27. Residential areas aroundthe center The Round Hall Blvd on R oa d Cany Fred Meyer gton Farmin TV Hwy Library
- 28. Old city ofBeaverton The Round Fred Meyer Hall Blvd on R oa d Cany Fred Meyer gton Farmin TV Hwy Library Library
- 29. Businesses in center,new plan should connect these places
- 30. MAX and WESRail
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- 32. Complicated traffic situation The Round Hall Blvd on R oa d Cany Fred Meyer gton Farmin TV Hwy Library
- 33. Natural system (creeks)are hard to find, lack of quality The Round Hall Blvd on R oa d Cany Fred Meyer gton Farmin TV Hwy Library
- 34. The heart ofBeaverton The Round Hall Blvd on R oa d Cany Fred Meyer gton Farmin TV Hwy Library
- 35. Workshop participants focusedcivic uses near the Round & Transit Center Plazas Performing Arts Ctr Parking Garage City Hall Library
- 36. Existing Conditions TheRound Transit Center Broadway
- 37. New traffic situation,repaired grid with new street identity water purification, green The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 38. To be connected… The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 39. … Using thenatural System Walkable, natural, bikes, informal The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 40. Maybe…a public marketat the focal point… The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 41. … connects thedifferent areas, walk able, community gardens The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 42. Expanding the newcenter with walk able areas The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 43. Potential Location forPerforming arts center The Round Transit Center Broadway
- 44. Get out yourClickers:
- 45. I think redevelopmentefforts should be focused North of Farmington 1. Agree strongly 48% 2. Agree somewhat 28% 3. Neutral 13% 4. Disagree somewhat 7% 5. Disagree Strongly 4% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 46. My priorities foradding development at the Round would be: 1. To create employment opportunities 27% 2. To create housing opportunities 11% 3. To locate a new City Hall 11% 4. To locate a Performing Arts Center 27% 5. Other 20% 6. Don’t know 4%
- 47. Parking North ofCanyon Parking Garage
- 48. Washington Square Malland Parking Washington Square Mall
- 49. I would liketo be able to park once and walk to my destinations if the walk is pleasant and a similar distance to walking in Washington Square 1. Agree strongly 57% 2. Agree somewhat 36% 3. Neutral 4% 4. Disagree somewhat 2% 5. Disagree Strongly 0% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 50. I would supportthe creation of public parking facilities in the central district. 1. Agree strongly 67% 2. Agree somewhat 19% 3. Neutral 2% 4. Disagree somewhat 2% 5. Disagree Strongly 7% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 2%
- 51. Workshop Participants EmphasizedMixed- Use, Commercial and Housing Uses • Few employment chips were used • This is an area for further exploration and public feedback because most healthy downtowns include office workers along with retail, housing and civic uses
- 52. A good portionof available land for employment uses is in the central city Challenges: • Small parcels • Infrastructure • Floodplains
- 53. Urban Renewal isone set of tools the city may have to assist developers reuse or upgrade sites for office or other employment Before After
- 54. I envision thecentral district in Beaverton as being: 1. Primarily for shopping 14% 2. Primarily for housing 2% 3. Primarily for office employment 2% 4. A mix of these three 80% 5. Other 2% 6. Don’t know 0%
- 55. The city shouldensure that office and light industry job growth can take place in the central city 1. Agree strongly 14% 2. Agree somewhat 34% 3. Neutral 23% 4. Disagree somewhat 25% 5. Disagree Strongly 2% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 2%
- 56. Tools such asUrban Renewal should be used to facilitate projects to encourage office and light industry growth in the central city 1. Agree strongly 30% 2. Agree somewhat 33% 3. Neutral 18% 4. Disagree somewhat 8% 5. Disagree Strongly 13% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 57. Topic #2: CentralCity Creeks & Amenities
- 58. Creeks & Amenities •Creeks and how they relate to the city was a big topic of discussion at most tables
- 59. Where Participants putCreek Amenity Chips Downtown
- 60. Areas with ExistingSurface Creeks
- 61. Beaverton Creek –First Opportunity Area? • May be best area to focus on in the near d Blv term ls Hil r – Much of the creek is da Ce already at the surface Hal l – Adjacent parcels may be ready for redevelopment – Opportunity to orient new buildings toward the water
- 62. Building for FloodResiliency • Will require funding for planning and implementation • Will require use of some developable land to manage flooding
- 64. Get out yourClickers:
- 65. My top prioritiesfor enhancement of Beaverton Creek would be: 1. Flood mitigation and protection 0% 2. Enhanced water quality 4% 3. Development amenities 6% 4. Pedestrian and bike trail linkages 15% 5. All of the above 73% 6. Other 2%
- 66. I would supportincentives for private development to make the creeks into amenities 1. Agree strongly 73% 2. Agree somewhat 19% 3. Neutral 4% 4. Disagree somewhat 0% 5. Disagree Strongly 4% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
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- 68. Bridging the North-SouthDivide R oad yon C an TV High w ay Connec t or Beaverton Hillsdale Highway o ad n gt on R Farmi Historic Where Ra ilro Downtown movements and ad uses connect streets across train tracks. Build a Connector
- 69. Downtown Transportation Ideas: Couldwe improve connectivity & encourage new development? One-way or Two-way OR Other?
- 70. Groups Selected bothBroadway and Farmington as Couplet Pairs w/ Canyon Canyon‐Broadway Couplet: 6 Maps Canyon‐Farmington Couplet: 3 Maps Two‐Way on Canyon: 3 Maps One‐way streets
- 71. Broadway-Canyon Couplet d. Can yon R St . dway Broa
- 72. Broadway-Canyon Couplet Trade-offs •Broadway becomes One-way much busier as a couplet • It could be a “festival street” – closed to traffic occasionally for fairs or events Two-way Festival Street • Heard strong feelings from Broadway businesses against couplet on Broadway
- 73. Broadway-Canyon Couplet Trade-offs Two-lane, One-way • The crossing distance of Canyon is reduced, making it easier to cross on foot or by bike • Sidewalks can be widened to 18.5 ft. with the two-lane option, Three-lane, One-way or13 ft. with the three option
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- 81. Broadway as aFestival Street • Street trees & furniture • On-street and pooled parking • Slow speeds for cars most of the time • Can be closed to traffic for special occasions
- 82. Canyon-Farmington Couplet d. Can yon R Farmin gton R d.
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- 84. Farmington-Canyon Couplet Trade-offs •Potential to reduce Farmington travel lanes from 4 to 3 on both roads • Could reduce pedestrian crossing distances • No likely difference Canyon in traffic volumes on Canyon or Farmington, however
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- 89. Canyon and Farmington:two-way calmed option – Broadway as slow festival street
- 90. Two-Way Canyon Trade-offs Advantages Two-Way Canyon • More pedestrian friendly • Many examples of this type of street that have been successfully calmed • Traffic would be calmed, for the benefit of adjacent land uses • Pedestrian crossings can be improved with bulb-outs and medians
- 91. Two-Way Canyon Trade-offs Disadvantages Canyon with bike lanes • If bike lanes are included, sidewalks will be narrow 7’ (use Broadway as alternate bike boulevard) Canyon with wider sidewalks • Cannot have on-street parking without additional right-of-way acquisition
- 92. Two-Way Canyon with12.5’ Sidewalks
- 93. Two-Way Canyon withBike lanes and 7’ Sidewalks
- 94. Strategy #1: ExistingConditions w/Narrower Travel Lanes, Planted Median and Sidewalk Improvements •Sidewalks widened to 12.5 ft. •Travel lanes reduced to 11 ft. •Center turn lane converted to planted median except at key intersections •Street trees
- 95. Two‐way calmed option on Canyon
- 96. Two‐way calmed option on Canyon
- 97. Two‐way calmed option on Canyon
- 98. Two‐way calmed option on Canyon
- 99. Get out yourClickers!
- 100. Broadway should: (chooseone) 1. Remain as it is today 6% 2. Become part of a couplet with Canyon 12% 3. Remain two-way and become a festival street 71% 4. Other 8% 5. Don’t know / Decline to answer 2%
- 101. Canyon Road should:(choose one) 1. Remain as it is today 4% 2. Become part of a couplet with Broadway 4% 3. Become part of a couplet with Farmington 61% 4. Remain two-way, but be calmed 26% 5. Other 2% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 2%
- 102. Today, I wouldlean toward… 1. Leave Farmington, Canyon, and Broadway as they are today 60% 2. Canyon and Farmington as 3-lane, one way couplets and Broadway 38% as a festival street 3. Canyon and Farmington as calmed two-way streets and Broadway as a festival street 2% 1 2 3
- 103. Workshop Input: North-South Connectivity& Grid Two‐way streets
- 104. Bike/Ped Connections Across Farmington,Canyon and On Lombard Bike/ped improvements
- 106. Central City Streets– Improvements Connect Millikan Public Market
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- 116. Get out yourClickers!
- 117. Improving pedestrian connectionsand walkability in the central city areas should be a top priority 1. Agree strongly 79% 2. Agree somewhat 13% 3. Neutral 2% 4. Disagree somewhat 2% 5. Disagree Strongly 4% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 118. Moving more trafficthrough the central city areas should be a top priority 1. Agree strongly 41% 2. Agree somewhat 18% 3. Neutral 4% 4. Disagree somewhat 20% 5. Disagree Strongly 12% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 4%
- 119. Topic #4: Neighborhood Centersand Connections
- 120. Exercise #2 NeighborhoodCenters & Connections Center Type Stickers Citywide Basemap Walkshed Transparencies Scissors Pens Creek Amenity Chips
- 121. Types of CenterChips Mixed‐Use Center • On-street Parking • 1-3 story buildings up to the sidewalk Neighborhood Center • On-street and surface parking • One-story buildings • Mix of uses Shopping Center • Surface parking on-site • One-story buildings • Retail-focused uses
- 122. Shopping Centers • Were theleast-used chips
- 123. Neighborhood Centers • Were distributed around the city
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- 125. Mixed Use Centers •Were concentrated in a couple key areas: – Hall and Allen – Murray and Allen
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- 127. Get out yourClickers!
- 128. I would supportsmall mixed-use and neighborhood centers outside Beaverton’s central city core 1. Agree strongly 64% 2. Agree somewhat 13% 3. Neutral 11% 4. Disagree somewhat 9% 5. Disagree Strongly 4% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 129. A planning processinvolving neighborhood residents and businesses should be used to help define neighborhood centers. 1. Agree strongly 80% 2. Agree somewhat 7% 3. Neutral 7% 4. Disagree somewhat 7% 5. Disagree Strongly 0% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 130. City and NeighborhoodConnections • Participants focused mainly south of the central city • These maps do not represent complete networks • Are a starting place for further investigation
- 131. Bike/Walk Connections fromthe Workshop Desired Bike Connection City Boundary
- 132. Metro’s Classification ofUnsafe or “Unsuitable” Biking Streets Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for Biking City Boundary
- 133. Existing Bike Lanes Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection City Boundary
- 134. Potential New BikeConnections
- 135. Bike Boulevards for“Average” Cyclists • Bike boulevards are a safe, comfortable, low traffic alternative to bike lanes on busy city streets.
- 136. Lower Traffic Connections Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for biking City Boundary
- 137. SW Allen SW Main SW Hall Existing bike lane: 4 Lane, High Traffic SW 127th Potential Bike Boulevard along SW Main
- 138. Existing Bike Lane DesiredBike Connection Currently Unsuitable for biking City Boundary
- 139. Low Traffic Alternativesto Hall • Either Main or Watson could provide connection North-to-South • Crossing Canyon/Farmington • Connect to Transit Center & the Round
- 140. Connections North toTransit, n New Centers of Activity anyo SW C SW Farming ton SW Main SW Watson Existing bike lanes end at Canyon / Farmington SW Hall
- 141. Existing Bike Lane DesiredBike Connection Currently Unsuitable for Biking City Boundary
- 142. Connections Needed forNew Centers SW Allen & Murray SW Allen & Hall Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for Biking City Boundary
- 143. Allen is currentlyconsidered “unsuitable for biking” SW Allen & SW Hall
- 144. Get out yourClickers!
- 145. I Consider Myself 1. Not a biker 48% 2. Beginning Biker 2% 3. Occasional Biker 39% 4. Commuting Biker (to and from work) 2% 5. Experienced Biker (everywhere) 9%
- 146. In the futureI would like to be… 1. Not a biker 17% 2. Beginning Biker 2% 3. Occasional Biker 43% 4. Commuting Biker (to and from work) 13% 5. Experienced Biker (everywhere) 24%
- 147. Topic #5: CitywideCreeks
- 148. Exercise #2 CitywideCreeks Center Type Stickers Citywide Basemap Walkshed Transparencies Scissors Pens Creek Amenity Chips
- 149. Citywide: Creek Amenities • Integratedcreeks tended to be focused in central city area
- 150. Citywide: Creek Amenities • Bufferedcreeks chips were placed outside of the central city
- 151. Challenges to day-lightingunderground creeks • Expensive • Creeks cross private property
- 152. Will require furtherstudy • May be best to focus in areas where development will occur at the same time • Coordinate with trails/pathway development
- 153. Get out yourClickers!
- 154. Focusing Beaverton’s creekenhancement efforts in areas where it can be coordinated with new development is a good strategy 1. Agree strongly 76% 2. Agree somewhat 17% 3. Neutral 0% 4. Disagree somewhat 4% 5. Disagree Strongly 2% 6. Don’t know / Decline to answer 0%
- 155. Next Steps • Analyzeyour feedback • Write Strategy Documents (October) • Roll-out of Public Working Draft (November or December) – Includes a check in with you: presentation and clicker questions • Refine into Final Strategies and Recommendations (December) • City Council Presentation (January)
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