1. Beaverton Civic Plan Citywide Workshop Results September 27, 2010

2.

Workshop Input and Results

Strategies & Trade-offs Emerging

Instant Polling Questions

Tonight 3. Major Topics & Questions

Central City Revitalization and Development

Central City Creeks and Amenities

Transportation

Neighborhood Centers and Connections

Citywide Creeks

4. 5. Instant Polling Everyone Has a Clicker?

Warm-up Questions

6. I am

Under 18

19 25

26 45

46 64

65+

Decline to answer

7. I have lived in Beaverton (or nearby) for

Less than a year

1 5 years

5 10 Years

10 + Years

All my life

Decline to answer

8. What best describes you?

This is my first Civic Plan event

I attended the Open House

I attended the Workshop

I attended the Drop-in Session

Ive done it all!

None of the above

9. My Biggest Interest in the Civic Plan is

Revitalizing the central city

Fixing transportation problems

More and better housing options

Economic Development and jobs

Creek and Open Space amenities

Other

10. Pens Scissors Central City Basemap Exercise #1 Central City Revitalization, Transportation and Amenities Starter Chipsets Chipbank 11. Central City Maps (13) 12. Pens Scissors Citywide Basemap Exercise #2 Neighborhood Centers & Connections Creek Amenity Chips Walkshed Transparencies Center Type Stickers 13. Citywide Maps (12) 14. After the workshop, each tables plan is analyzed and recorded Workshop Results 15. Topic #1:Central City Revitalization & Development 16.

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

Chip Placement Frequency 17. Starter Chips

Activity focused north of Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, at Hall and Canyon

Beaverton Central Max station area second area of focus

18.

Mixed-use centered north of Beaverton-Hillsdale on Canyon and at Hall

Central Beaverton Max Station area

Mixed-Use Chips 19.

Around MAX stops

Tualatin Valley and Cedar Hills Blvd

Some south of Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy

Commercial Chips 20.

Corridor along Watson, west Canyon and up Cedar Hills Blvd

Employment Chips 21. Civic Improvement Chips

Stream and trail improvements, create alternative bike/ped network

Improve streetscapes an dintersection crossings from historic center into new core

22.

Mixed Use corridor along Watson, west Canyon and up Cedar Hills Blvd

Employment/Commercial centered north of Beaverton-Hillsdale on Canyon and at Hall

All Chips 23. Public plazas were also placed near Hall, Broadway and the Round Plazas 24. Performing Arts Center Chips were all near the Round and Transit Center Performing Arts Ctr 25. Transit Center was very popular for Parking Garages 4 groups placed them here Parking Garage 4 Tables 26. A New City Hall: Near the Round or Library City Hall 27. Conceptual Diagram Based on Workshop Maps Library Fred Meyer The Round Canyon Road TV Hwy Hall Blvd Farmington 28. Residential areas around the center Library Fred Meyer The Round Canyon Road TV Hwy Hall Blvd Farmington 29. Old city of Beaverton Library Fred Meyer The Round Library Fred Meyer The Round Canyon Road TV Hwy Hall Blvd Farmington 30. Businesses in center, new plan should connect these places 31. MAX and WES Rail 32. Highway 217 33. Complicated traffic situation Library Fred Meyer The Round Canyon Road TV Hwy Hall Blvd Farmington 34. Natural system (creeks) are hard to find, lack of quality Library Fred Meyer The Round Canyon Road TV Hwy Hall Blvd Farmington 35. The heart of Beaverton Library Fred Meyer The Round Canyon Road TV Hwy Hall Blvd Farmington 36. Workshop participants focused civic uses near the Round & Transit Center Plazas Performing Arts Ctr Parking Garage City Hall Library 37. Existing Conditions The Round Transit Center Broadway 38. New traffic situation, repaired grid with new street identity water purification, green The Round Transit Center Broadway 39. To be connected The Round Transit Center Broadway 40. Using the natural System Walkable, natural, bikes, informal The Round Transit Center Broadway 41. Maybea public market at the focal point The Round Transit Center Broadway 42. connects the different areas, walk able, community gardens The Round Transit Center Broadway 43. Expanding the new center with walk able areas The Round Transit Center Broadway 44. Potential Location for Performing arts center The Round Transit Center Broadway 45. Get out your Clickers: 46. I think redevelopment efforts should be focused North of Farmington

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

47. My priorities for adding development at the Round would be:

To create employment opportunities

To create housing opportunities

To locate a new City Hall

To locate a Performing Arts Center

Other

Dont know

48. I would support some form of public assistance to help further improvements at the Round

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

49. Parking North of Canyon Parking Garage 50.

Washington Square

Mall Washington Square Mall and Parking 51. I would like to be able to park once and walk to my destinations if the walk is pleasant and a similar distance to walking in Washington Square

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

52. I would support the creation of public parking facilities in the central district.

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

53. Workshop Participants Emphasized Mixed-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

54. A good portion of available land for employment uses is in the central city

Challenges:

Small parcels

Infrastructure

Floodplains

55. Urban Renewal is one set of tools the city may have to assist developers reuse or upgrade sites for office or other employment Before After 56. I envision the central district in Beaverton as being:

Primarily for shopping

Primarily for housing

Primarily for office employment

A mix of these three

Other

Dont know

57. The city should ensure that office and light industry job growth can take place in the central city

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

58. Tools such as Urban Renewal should be used to facilitate projects to encourage office and light industry growth in the central city

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

59. Topic #2:Central City Creeks & Amenities 60. Creeks & Amenities

Creeks and how they relate to the city was a big topic of discussion at most tables

61. Where Participants put Creek Amenity Chips Downtown 62. Areas with Existing Surface Creeks 63. Beaverton Creek First Opportunity Area?

May be best area to focus on in the near term

• Much of the creek is already at the surface

• Adjacent parcels may be ready for redevelopment

• Opportunity to orient new buildings toward the water

Hall Cedar Hills Blvd 64. Building for Flood Resiliency

Will require funding for planning and implementation

Will require use of some developable land to manage flooding

65. 66. Get out your Clickers: 67. My top priorities for enhancement of Beaverton Creek would be:

Flood mitigation and protection

Enhanced water quality

Development amenities

Pedestrian and bike trail linkages

All of the above

Other

68. I would support incentives for private development to make the creeks into amenities

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

69. Topic #3:Transportation 70. Connector Where movements and uses connect streets across train tracks. Build a Connector Bridging the North-South Divide Canyon Road Beaverton Hillsdale Highway TV Highway Farmington Road Railroad Historic Downtown 71. Downtown Transportation Ideas: Could we improve connectivity & encourage new development?

Two-way

One-way or OR Other? 72. One-way streets Groups Selected both Broadway and Farmington as Couplet Pairs w/ Canyon Canyon-Broadway Couplet:6 Maps Canyon-Farmington Couplet:3 Maps Two-Way on Canyon:3 Maps 73. Broadway-Canyon Couplet Canyon Rd. Broadway St. 74. Broadway -Canyon Couplet Trade-offs

Broadway becomes much busier as a couplet

It could be a festival street closed to traffic occasionally for fairs or events

Heard strong feelings from Broadway businesses against couplet on Broadway

Two-way Festival Street One-way 75. Broadway- CanyonCouplet Trade-offs Three-lane, One-way 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, or13 ft. with the three option

76. One way couplet two lanes - Canyon 77. One way couplet two lanes - Canyon 78. One way couplet two lanes - Canyon 79. One way couplet two lanes - Canyon 80. Existing- Broadway 81. One way couplet - Broadway 82. One way couplet - Broadway 83. Broadway as a Festival 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

84. Canyon-Farmington Couplet Canyon Rd. Farmington Rd. 85. Canyon-Farmington Couplet 86. Farmington-Canyon Couplet Trade-offs

Potential to reduce travel lanes from 4 to 3 on both roads

Could reduce pedestrian crossing distances

No likely difference in traffic volumes on Canyon or Farmington, however

Canyon Farmington 87. One way couplet three lanes - Canyon 88. One way couplet three lanes - Canyon 89. One way couplet three lanes - Canyon 90. One way couplet three lanes - Canyon 91. Canyon and Farmington: two-way calmed option Broadway as slow festival street 92. Two-Way Canyon Trade-offs

Advantages

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

Two-Way Canyon 93. Two-Way Canyon Trade-offs

Disadvantages

If bike lanes are included, sidewalks will be narrow 7 (use Broadway as alternate bike boulevard)

Cannot have on-street parking without additional right-of-way acquisition

Canyon with bike lanesCanyon with wider sidewalks 94. Two-Way Canyon with 12.5 Sidewalks 95. Two-Way Canyon with Bike lanes and 7 Sidewalks 96. Strategy #1:Existing Conditions 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

97. Two-way calmed option on Canyon 98. Two-way calmed option on Canyon 99. Two-way calmed option on Canyon 100. Two-way calmed option on Canyon 101. Central City Streets Some Ideas 102. Get out your Clickers! 103. Broadway should: (choose one)

Remain as it is today

Become part of a couplet with Canyon

Remain two-way and become a festival street

Other

Dont know / Decline to answer

104. Canyon Road should: (choose one)

Remain as it is today

Become part of a couplet with Broadway

Become part of a couplet with Farmington

Remain two-way, but be calmed

Other

Dont know / Decline to answer

105. Today, I would lean toward

Leave Farmington, Canyon, and Broadway as they are today

Canyon and Farmington as 3-lane, one way couplets and Broadway as a festival street

Canyon and Farmington as calmed two-way streets and Broadway as a festival street

106. Two-way streets Workshop Input: North-South Connectivity & Grid 107. Bike/ped improvements Bike/Ped Connections Across Farmington, Canyon and On Lombard 108. 109. Central City Streets Improvements Public Market Connect Millikan 110. Public Market 111. Public Market 112. 113. Canyon Rd . 114. Canyon Rd . 115. Canyon Rd . 116. Canyon Rd. 117. 118. 119. Get out your Clickers! 120. Improving pedestrian connections and walkability in the central city areas should be a top priority

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

121. Moving more traffic through the central city areas should be a top priority

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

122. Topic #4:Neighborhood Centers and Connections 123. Pens Scissors Citywide Basemap Exercise #2 Neighborhood Centers & Connections Creek Amenity Chips Walkshed Transparencies Center Type Stickers 124. Types of Center Chips

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

125. Shopping Centers

Were the least-used chips

126. NeighborhoodCenters

Were distributed around the city

127. Example: 125 thand Longhorn 128. Mixed Use Centers

Were concentrated in a couple key areas:

• Hall and Allen

• Murray and Allen

129. Example: Hall and Allen 130. Get out your Clickers! 131. I would support small mixed-use and neighborhood centers outside Beavertons central city core

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

132. A planning process involving neighborhood residents and businesses should be used to help define neighborhood centers.

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

133. City and Neighborhood Connections

Participants focused mainly south of the central city

These maps do not represent complete networks

Are a starting place for further investigation

134. Bike/Walk Connections from the Workshop Desired Bike Connection City Boundary 135. Metros Classification of Unsafe or Unsuitable Biking Streets Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for Biking City Boundary 136. Existing Bike Lanes Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection City Boundary 137. Potential New Bike Connections 138. Bike Boulevards for Average Cyclists

Bike boulevards are a safe, comfortable, low traffic alternative to bike lanes on busy city streets.

139. Lower Traffic Connections Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for biking City Boundary 140. SW Allen SW Hart SW Hall SW Main SW 127 th Existing bike lane:4 Lane, High TrafficPotential Bike Boulevard along SW Main 141. Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for biking City Boundary 142. Low Traffic Alternatives to Hall

Either Main or Watson could provide connection North-to-South

Crossing Canyon/Farmington

Connect to Transit Center & the Round

143. SW Canyon SW Farmington SW Main SW Watson SW Hall Existing bike lanes endat Canyon / Farmington Connections North to Transit, New Centers of Activity 144. Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for Biking City Boundary 145. Connections Needed for New Centers Existing Bike Lane Desired Bike Connection Currently Unsuitable for Biking City Boundary SW Allen & Murray SW Allen & Hall 146. Allen is currently considered unsuitable for biking SW Allen & SW Hall 147. Get out your Clickers! 148. I Consider Myself

Not a biker

Beginning Biker

Occasional Biker

Commuting Biker (to and from work)

Experienced Biker (everywhere)

149. I Would Like to be In the future

Not a biker

Beginning Biker

Occasional Biker

Commuting Biker (to and from work)

Experienced Biker (everywhere)

150. Topic #5:Citywide Creeks 151. Pens Scissors Citywide Basemap Exercise #2 Citywide Creeks Creek Amenity Chips Walkshed Transparencies Center Type Stickers 152. Citywide: Creek Amenities

Integrated creeks tended to be focused in central city area

153. Citywide: Creek Amenities

Buffered creeks chips were placed outside of the central city

154. Challenges to day-lighting underground creeks

Expensive

Creeks cross private property

155. Will require further study

May be best to focus in areas where development will occur at the same time

Coordinate with trails/pathway development

156. Get out your Clickers! 157. Focusing Beavertons creek enhancement efforts in areas where it can be coordinated with new development is a good strategy

Agree strongly

Agree somewhat

Neutral

Disagree somewhat

Disagree Strongly

Dont know / Decline to answer

158. Next Steps

Analyze your 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)

159. Thank You! www.beavertoncivicplan.com