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Boise Neighborhood Gateway Project, Debra Andreades, Arif Khan, Emily Hughes, Tony Konkol

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

This project is a plan to transform an under-utilized parcel of public land into a community asset. Through the analysis of construction, funding, site constraints, maintenance and stewardship options, the project team created a design concept and implementation plan for a parcel of land adjacent to the Interstate 5 freeway. The project team solicited input from community residents through a public involvement process and created an advisory committee consisting of stakeholders to provide guidance for the project. The plan documents the process of project initiation and the selection of alternatives. This plan may be used as a reference for enhancing …

Stafford Basin Pathways And Trails Outreach Strategy, Petra Schuetz, Richard Roth, Sarah Martin, Christine Egan, Martha Beebe, Elizabeth Alford

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

This document is a handbook written for the Stafford Basin Pathways and Trails Community Advisory Committee to inform them of how to implement community outreach. The committee has stated that community outreach is a priority for them in the third component of their vision statement. Citizen involvement is Oregon's first statewide planning goal. All public agencies involved in planning must create a citizen involvement program. While the organization that is spearheading the project is a nonprofit, and not a government agency, it may wish to hold itself to the same standards. It may wish to do this especially if it …

Southeast Portland Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Analysis, Matthew Pahs, Mark Rohden, David Hampsten, Seth Gallant

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

As metropolitan Portland continues to develop over the next 20 years, transit options will need to be expanded to meet the growing demands on the region's transportation system. Some outlying portions of Southeast Portland, specifically, the emerging communities of Pleasant Valley and Damascus, have been designated by Metro as areas that should be planned to accommodate future increases in population. Both Metro and Tri-Met have expressed a desire for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service to this area from downtown Portland, within a corridor roughly following SE Powell Boulevard and Foster Road.

The Southeast Portland BRT Analysis is intended to assist …

Shared-Resource Housing: A Contemporary Approach To Community Living, José Alvarez, Danelle Isenhart, Mike Liefeld, Jeff Thierfelder, Jesse Winterowd

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

In February of2001, Sustainable Communities Northwest (SCNW), a local nonprofit housing developer specializing in sustainable development, contacted Portland State University's Planning Workshop with a request for assistance. Sustainable Communities Northwest was interested in the possibility of converting an apartment building into condominiums to create affordable homeownership opportunities for low-and moderate-income families. ]nspired by recent market rate cohousing projects in Portland and elsewhere, SCNW was also seeking to incorporate aspects of community-oriented housing into this development. Sustainable Communities Northwest was interested in evaluating if a sustainable, affordable, community-oriented condominium conversion concept would be feasible in the Portland area housing market.

Sustainable …

Strengthening Small Business Clusters Serving Minority Communities, April Bertelsen, Jacob Brostoff, Lucia Ramirez, Angela Shibley, Ernest Tipton

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

The existence of thriving and numerous small businesses is instrumental to generating wealth within a community. They provide a diverse employment base for local residents, leading to greater economic stability. Small businesses create opportunities for keeping dollars circulating within the community, multiplying the benefits of those dollars. Creating such internal-multipliers within the economy of a community is a strategy for strengthening the community as a whole. This benefit extends to communities of color, immigrant communities, ethnic minority communities, and sexual minority communities.

Not all minority communities share in common a geographic location. They can be found residing in a relatively …

The Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Center Study: Land Use, Transportation, And Design On Ne Fremont Street From Ne 33rd To Ne 50th Avenue, Marta Conkle, Lisa Selman, Beth St. Amand, Diane Sullivan, Greg Theisen

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

The Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Center Study presents a comprehensive overview of NE Fremont between NE 33^rd and NE 50^th. It examines NE Fremont within the context of a neighborhood center or main street, which is defined as a neighborhood or community business district.

This study provides BWNA with information that it can use to preserve the character of the neighborhood and guide future growth. The study examines each issue to determine the nature and extent of the problem, assess how the issue impacts the operation of the neighborhood center, and presents potential strategies or tools to maintain …

Sacred Heart Church: Supporting Materials For The Archdiocese Housing Office Development Application, Trina Buitron, David Gill, Tess Jordan, Eric King, Rand Smith

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects

The Sacred Heart Parish has contracted with the Portland State University School of Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Workshop to evaluate potential for development of a market-rate senior housing project on the parish's property. The purpose of this analysis is to provide supporting documentat~on to Sacred Heart's development application submitted to the Archdiocese Housing Office in February 2001.

The identified work products completed for the parish include: • A summation and documentation of the church's visioning process; • A comprehensive market study evaluating local demand and supply; and • A feasibility study including a financial pro forma.

The document's primary …