PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS and CIRCULATION PLAN ADOPTED by PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL: June 13, 2012 RESOLUTION NO
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PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PLAN ADOPTED BY PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL: June 13, 2012 RESOLUTION NO. 36932 Acknowledgments Portland City Council Project Staff Stakeholder Advisory Committee Sam Adams, Mayor Mauricio Leclerc, Project Manager (PBOT) Patricia Gardner (Pearl District Neighborhood Nick Fish, Commissioner Eric Jacobson (PDC) Association) Amanda Fritz, Commissioner Grant Morehead (PBOT) Patrick Gortmaker (Old Town/Chinatown Randy Leonard, Commissioner Lewis Wardrip, PE (PBOT) Neighborhood Association) Dan Saltzman, Commissioner Michael Hall (Pacific Northwest College of Art) Additional assistance from: Rebecca Hamilton (Pedestrian Advisory Committee) Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Nelson Chi (PBOT) Jeanne Harrison (Northwest District Association) Sam Adams, Mayor Nick Falbo (PBOT) Curt Jantz (JD Madison Furniture) Tom Miller, Director Mark Haines (PBOT) Roman Kultayev (Central Portland Families) Paul Smith, AICP, Planning Manager Jamie Jeffrey, PE (PBOT) Bruce Levy (Pearl District Neighborhood Association) April Keithly (PBOT) Ann Niles (Pearl District Neighborhood Association) Portland Planning and Sustainability Matthew Machado (PBOT) Adele Nofield (Pearl District Business Association) Commission Kirk McEwen (PBOT) Stanley Penkin (Pearl District resident) Andre’ Baugh, Chair Chloe Ritter (PBOT) Michael Powell (Powell’s Books) Karen Gray Cherri Warnke (Portland Water Bureau) Mary Roberts (Bicycle Transportation Alliance) Don Hanson Curtis Yuengen (PBOT) Katie Smith (PREM Group) Mike Houck Ningsheng Zhou, PE (PBOT) Tiffany Switzer (Hoyt Street Properties) Lai-Lani Ovalles Gary Oxman Technical Advisory Commitee Michelle Rudd April Bertelsen (PBOT) Howard Shapiro Nicole Blanchard (PBOT) Jill Sherman Rob Burchfield, PE (PBOT) Chris Smith Ramon Corona (PBOT) Irma Valdez Ivy Dunlap (Bureau of Environmental Services) Roger Geller (PBOT) Portland Design Commission Bob Hillier (PBOT) Guenevere Millius, Chair Ross Kevlin (Oregon Department of David E. Wark, Vice Chair Transportation) Jane Hansen Kurt Krueger (PBOT) Andrew Jansky George Lozovoy (Portland Parks and Recreation) Ben Kaiser Chris Smith (Portland Streetcar) David Keltner Ross Swanson (PBOT) Katherine Schultz Ric Vrana (TriMet) i PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PLAN The Bureau of Transportation and the Portland Development The Bureau of Transportation and the Portland Development Commission would also like to acknowledge the following Commission are committed to providing equal access to individuals and organizations whose contributions are greatly information and hearings. If you need special accommodation, appreciated: please call 503-823-7700 (TTY 503-823-6868). • Pacific Northwest College of Art, for generously providing To obtain a copy of the Pearl District Access and Circulation Plan space for Stakeholder Advisory Committee meetings please contact: • Hoyt Street Properties, for generously providing space for Pettygrove Street meetings and public events Mauricio Leclerc, Senior Planner, Project Manager • Pearl District Neighborhood Association Portland Bureau of Transportation • Northwest District Association 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 800 • Portland Streetcar, Inc. Portland, Oregon 97204 Phone: 503-823-7808 This plan is dedicated to the memory of Ann Niles. Fax: 503-823-7609 Internet: www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation Email: [email protected] PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PLAN ii iii PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PLAN Table of Contents Summary and Recommendations......................................................................................................................................................2 Project Overview and Objectives.......................................................................................................................................................4 Policy and Existing Conditions Summary...........................................................................................................................................6 Transportation System Plan Recommendations...............................................................................................................................10 Traffic Circulation and Control..........................................................................................................................................................18 Focus Areas Broadway Bridge Ramp....................................................................................................................................................................22 NW Hoyt Street................................................................................................................................................................................24 North Park Blocks............................................................................................................................................................................26 NW Naito Parkway...........................................................................................................................................................................28 NW Marshall Street..........................................................................................................................................................................32 NW 14th Avenue..............................................................................................................................................................................34 NW 15th Avenue..............................................................................................................................................................................36 Interstate 405/NW Couch Street Interchange...................................................................................................................................38 NW Glisan Street.............................................................................................................................................................................40 NW 12th Avenue..............................................................................................................................................................................42 NW Pettygrove Street......................................................................................................................................................................44 Action Items and Project List............................................................................................................................................................46 Resolution....................................................................................................................................................................50 PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PLAN 1 Summary and Recommendations The Pearl District Access and Circulation Plan is intended to to stakeholders on the SAC were addressed in the plan direct public investment in the right-of-way throughout the recommendations. In addition, there was input from the public Pearl District neighborhood. The plan was developed through via two open houses, direct communication and email. an extensive public outreach process, engaging a diverse group of stakeholders and responding to new challenges that arose SAC meetings during the planning process. March 29, 2010 April 26, 2010 May 26, 2010 June 28, 2010 October 11, 2010 November 20, 2010 The documents, plans, and other materials listed below February 7, 2011 March 14, 2011 June 6, 2011 served as background information and guidance during the September 12, 2011 October 17, 2011 December 5, 2011 development of the Pearl District Access and Circulation Plan. January 13, 2012 May 7, 2012 These documents can be reviewed at the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s website: www.portlandonline.com/bps Open House dates: June 23, 2010 November 9, 2011 North of Lovejoy Plan North Pearl District Plan Planning and Sustainability Commission briefing Northwest District Plan Staff briefed the Planning and Sustainability Commission on the Pearl District Development Plan plan recommendations on March 13, 2012. Central City Transportation Management Plan River District Right-of-Way Standards City Council hearing date: June 13, 2012 Central City Plan Transportation System Plan Pettygrove Street right-of-way amendments Staff met four times with property owners, business owners, Public Involvement Summary and neighborhood representatives to achieve consensus on The Pearl District Access and Circulation Plan process included new design standards for NW Pettygrove St: active participation from the project’s Stakeholder Advisory July 22, 2010 October 28, 2010 Committee (SAC), comprised of representatives of the Pearl April 7, 2011 October 13, 2011 District Neighborhood and Business Associations, property owners, residential, business and institutional representatives, The Design Commission was briefed on December 1, 2011. and modal advocates. The SAC generated ideas and provided City Council formally amended the River District Right-Of-Way feedback on staff proposals to ensure that issues important Standards on January 25, 2012 (Ordinance # 185122). 2 PEARL DISTRICT ACCESS AND CIRCULATION PLAN Accomplishments Below is a summary of recommendations in this plan: Several issues identified during the planning process have already been addressed. These include: Changes in street cross-sections • Pettygrove