Prosper Portland Town Hall

Jonathan Kahrs outside Gateway Regional Center

May 31, 2016, 11:25 PM

My major concern is the lack of vision for the Halsey/Weidler couplet and the proposed section 8 housing. The couplet on a certain level needs to be redeveloped but I have yet to see this clarified. This should be a huge priority. It is clear from hearing the proposal that the community was not informed about the section 8 housing and that we in the surrounding neighborhoods had no input in regards to its development and implementation. East Portland already has more then it's share of low income housing. How about putting the housing where the jobs are? Furthermore, the plans show that the CDC and Housing Authority do not understand that the vision for the Halsey/Weidler couplet is more of a destination area which we really lack in the Gateway area. Moreover, putting the section 8 housing right by the park may not be the best use of space. Section 8 housing can go a variety of ways, and the community should be able to direct it to insure that it does not become a stepchild.

Brenden Monahan outside Gateway Regional Center

May 31, 2016, 11:00 PM

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May 31, 2016, 9:53 AM

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Enhancing the business district along Halsey Weidler would also likely lead to further developments in public and private infrastructure listed above. The mixed use development along the new park on Halsey and 106th should include housing and retail space for all income types, so as to take full advantage of this excellent location, and "crown jewel" of a park.

Christopher Masciocchi outside Gateway Regional Center

May 30, 2016, 11:19 PM

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Lack of solid, coherent and consistent infrastructure in Gateway deters many developers form investing in the area. A focus on the "bones" of Gateway will lay a foundation that will support the kind of high-quality private investment the area desperately needs.

A big part of the reason Gateway was designated a Regional Center is because of its exemplary transit access. The Gateway Transit Center is an enormous opportunity to create a new, well-designed and inviting face for Gateway. The study by Sera Architects a few years back did a good of re-visioning that area.

Nan LeRoy outside Gateway Regional Center

May 27, 2016, 4:41 PM

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Thank you for the opportunity to have input into these decisions.

Harriett Heisey outside Gateway Regional Center

May 27, 2016, 9:33 AM

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Includes redevelopment of PDC-owned parcel at 106th and Halsey with a mixed use, mixed income development project; Gateway Park at 106th and Halsey; working with property owners to explore opportunities for redevelopment.

Redevelopment of publicly and privately owned properties
Includes: the Commercial District Improvement Pilot Project and a Business Improvement District for Gateway that focuses on enhancing safety; technical assistance to businesses; branding and district identity campaign

Promote & support business development along Halsey/Weidler streets
Prioritize the Portland Police Bureau's “Business Liaison” program as resources allow

Enhance safety and business viability throughout Gateway
Includes identifying funding sources to implement key connections as part of an overall strategy to facilitate redevelopment and attract tenants; setting up a Local Improvement District to support investment in transportation infrastructure.

Prioritize transportation projects in the Gateway Master Street Plan
Includes developing a plan for connecting the Gateway Transit Center through the shopping center to the Halsey/Weidler Business District; and upgrading pedestrian connections across 102nd to enhance pedestrian and bike mobility and safety.

Improve pedestrian connection between Gateway Transit Center and the Halsey/Weidler Business District
May include lowering the FAR minimums in different locations in Gateway; an analysis of required Design Review in the Gateway Plan District; and development of updated design standards.

Find solutions to regulatory barriers that prevent redevelopment
The Enterprise Zone program would be used to help businesses locate/expand in the area.

Support businesses interested in expanding/locating in Central Gateway
Includes identifying opportunity sites for future mixed use, mixed income housing projects; and developing two additional sites for mixed use, mixed income housing.

Additional housing within the Halsey/Weidler Business District
Engage with Oregon Clinic on existing and future parking requirements and find a workable solution that could lead to redevelopment of PDC/TriMet-owned properties at the station.

Future redevelopment at Gateway Transit Center
Includes identifying funding sources to implement key connections of the Gateway Master Street Plan; implementation of the T–HOP (Tillamook, Halsey, Oregon, Pacific Street) bike connection project; enhancing pedestrian and bike connections to the station area with a focus on connections to the I-205 trail, Gateway Green and the Halsey/Weidler business district; and implementation of the 100s bikeway project.

Improve bicycle, pedestrian and automobile connectivity at Gateway Transit Center

Comments to Portland Development Commission re: Gateway Discovery Park Revised Plan – 5/27/16
The Gateway Discovery Park and development property (4.2 acres; 3.2 park and 1 mixed use) acquired in 2008 by Portland Parks and Recreation and Portland Development Commission was to be the “Crown Jewel” of the Gateway Regional Urban Renewal plan conceived in 2001 and never implemented.
For almost 15 years citizens of the area volunteered on a Gateway Urban Renewal Advisory Committee set up by PDC. The final design was a high quality mixed use building with market rate housing on the upper floors with “eyes on the park” and a quality ground level restaurant opening onto the park.
PDC disbanded the Advisory Committee about 2 years ago so when plans changed there was no citizen advisory committee. PDC did not contact the former committee and no public input took place. Folks who spent so much time and effort to achieve a sound and valuable project, had no idea it had been trashed. What is currently planned by Human Solutions (not a party to the original project agreement) is a low income “three story residential building, wood framed and modular……assembled off-site and then brought to and connected together with mechanical, electrical, plumbing, skin, roof and circulation on-site…” There will be no elevator provided, leaving the three residential stories (40 units) to be “circulated or traversed on foot and by stair.” How does this meet ADA regulations? Perhaps they can’t put an elevator into this schlock constructed building as it would collapse the structure.
The commercial exterior which was to be high-grade is now a basic shell structure making it cheaper for business tenants to design the store/office. Everything about this complex is low-grade and guaranteed to create an unsightly complex. It will reinforce the opinion of Portland residents that outer Northeast is undesirable.
The manner in which this entire project was altered raises questions of ethics and legality of PDC ceding decision making authority to the Portland Housing Bureau and ultimately to Human Solutions without public input. I believe the original plan agreed to by the Advisory Committee is the project that should go forward. That was an urban renewal project and what is now proposed is urban blight. To enter into a different agreement and arbitrarily make such drastic changes without open public input from citizens is disgraceful.
The fact city bureaus, council, etc. devise plans, suck residents into the schemes, promise to make __?_ better and fail to deliver is of no concern to the planners. Even wasting time and talents of countless volunteers, taxpayer money and creating a visible monstrosity they take no responsibility. The rubble and weed corner of N.E. 102nd & Weidler Street is an example of an idea that is now an eyesore and no plan to remove it along with the homeless tents and carts. Portland, this is your “Crown Jewel.”
Harriett Heisey
15123 NE Summerplace Dr.
Portland, OR. 97230
Phone: 503-477-8650

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May 26, 2016, 9:30 PM

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Prioritize the Portland Police Bureau's “Business Liaison” program as resources allow

Enhance safety and business viability throughout Gateway
Includes: the Commercial District Improvement Pilot Project and a Business Improvement District for Gateway that focuses on enhancing safety; technical assistance to businesses; branding and district identity campaign

Promote & support business development along Halsey/Weidler streets
The Enterprise Zone program would be used to help businesses locate/expand in the area.

Support businesses interested in expanding/locating in Central Gateway
Includes redevelopment of PDC-owned parcel at 106th and Halsey with a mixed use, mixed income development project; Gateway Park at 106th and Halsey; working with property owners to explore opportunities for redevelopment.

Redevelopment of publicly and privately owned properties
Includes identifying funding sources to implement key connections as part of an overall strategy to facilitate redevelopment and attract tenants; setting up a Local Improvement District to support investment in transportation infrastructure.

Prioritize transportation projects in the Gateway Master Street Plan
Engage with Oregon Clinic on existing and future parking requirements and find a workable solution that could lead to redevelopment of PDC/TriMet-owned properties at the station.

Future redevelopment at Gateway Transit Center
Includes identifying funding sources to implement key connections of the Gateway Master Street Plan; implementation of the T–HOP (Tillamook, Halsey, Oregon, Pacific Street) bike connection project; enhancing pedestrian and bike connections to the station area with a focus on connections to the I-205 trail, Gateway Green and the Halsey/Weidler business district; and implementation of the 100s bikeway project.

Improve bicycle, pedestrian and automobile connectivity at Gateway Transit Center
Includes implementation of the Halsey/Weidler Business District Streetscape Vision Plan and East and West entry triangle improvements.

Improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure within the Halsey/Weidler Business District

Cora Potter inside Gateway Regional Center

May 25, 2016, 12:20 PM

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We need much more permeability for bikes and pedestrians traveling from the area just north of Glisan and the Gateway Transit Center through the super-block developments that line 102nd. We should be using the publicly owned properties (including the Elks Lodge owned by David Douglas School District) to set the example for Fred Meyer, the Kohl's Mall and Winco on how to activate the 99th, Pacific Street and 102nd frontages of their properties and for retrofitting their suburban style developments to be more like an urban, central-city style neighborhood.

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May 24, 2016, 10:07 PM

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May 24, 2016, 10:04 PM

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More parking is badly needed in order for the Gateway Transit Center to further develop as a Max Hub for the east side.

Which actions from the Gateway Action Plan are most important to you?

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Jonathan Kahrs outside Gateway Regional Center

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Cora Potter inside Gateway Regional Center

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