Urban Design Guidebook
Beef Bend South | King City, Oregon
November 2020 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Purpose of the guidebook King City Beef Bend South Vision Relationship of this document to the TSP Why these case studies Document organization
Case Study 1: Villebois 12 Introduction Design Implementation Lessons learned
Case Study 2: NorthWest Crossing 22 Introduction Design Implementation Lessons learned
Case Study 3: Bethany 32 Introduction Design Implementation Lessons learned
Critical Success Factors 42
2 Introduction
Purpose of the guidebook This guidebook is part of the King City Transportation System Planning process. It is intended to serve as a bridge between the URA 6D Concept Plan, the City’s King City first Transportation System Plan, and the forthcoming Beef Bend South Master Plan. It builds on comparable Beef Bend South developments (case studies) evaluated as part of the 2020 Market Analysis report to understand details around land use, transportation, urban design, and Tualatin River implementation. The case studies provide lessons learned and recommended actions for King City. King City Beef Bend South Vision The 2018 Concept Plan for King City articulated a community vision for the area called Urban Reserve Existing King City and adjacent Beef Bend South area. Area 6D (URA 6D). In 2019, based on its review of the Concept Plan, the Portland Metro Regional Government approved King City’s application for an The other three neighborhoods will vary in density but necessary but it will be challenging. The purpose of this expansion to the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to all will accommodate a full range of middle housing east-west street will be to accommodate local traffic create an extension of King City. types, offering a variety of sizes and affordability and to provide a link between the four neighborhoods. URA 6D, also known as Beef Bend South, is 528 acres intermixed within small urban-scaled blocks. Just It will be a King City signature street that changes located to the west of King City, at the foot of Bull north of Beef Bend Road, the City of Tigard is planning a character from east to west, reflecting the personality Mountain, on the north shore of the Tualatin River. series of new neighborhoods (South River Terrace) with of each neighborhood it serves, while protecting each For this new area, King City envisions a community a similar vision for mixed housing neighborhoods. In stream it traverses or crosses. of distinct neighborhoods tucked between the five the future, several streets running north-south—River The street and path network will be a fine-grained stream corridors that carry water from the mountain Terrace Boulevard in Tigard and Elsner Road in Beef network of local streets, green streets, alleys, and paths. to the river. The highest density neighborhood with Bend South—could connect these two communities The network will provide seamless connections for the greatest mix of uses will be located closest to Roy to each other. community, accessing services, shopping, recreating, Rogers Road, at the western edge of the city (and the At its narrowest, the area between Beef Bend Road and and experiencing nature; it will do so in a way that UGB). This neighborhood is envisioned to be home to a the Tualatin River is about 3,000 feet and interrupted works for people on foot, in a car, on a bike, or in small new town center with a main street, which will include by streams. Creating an east-west street connection is electric-powered vehicles. commercial and civic uses, and employment uses.
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc 3 Relationship of this document to the TSP This document flags several design strategies that are important for the Beef Bend South Master Plan to follow up on in order to achieve the goals and vision of the community and to fulfill earlier planning efforts such as the URA 6D Concept Plan. Detailing specific design approaches within the context of the King City Transportation System Plan will help ensure that the TSP does not preclude these actions or strategies from being implemented in the future; it may in fact promote some of these concepts.
Relationship of this document to other documents 2020 King City Market Analysis The 2020 King City Market Analysis for Urban Reserve Area 6D was conducted in an earlier TSP task. For the three case studies— Villebois, NorthWest Crossing, and Bethany—the market analysis quantified the amount of existing residential development and commercial and industrial square footage. As a complement to the market analysis, this document details where and how the residential, commercial, and industrial development are arranged and configured. It also details other aspects of the development, such as the integration of open space, walkability, street network, access, and visibility of commercial uses. It analyzes how all these characteristics work together and how well each case study performs when compared with goals for Beef Bend South.
Metro’s State of the Centers 2011 Report In 1995 Metro adopted the 2040 Growth Concept to guide growth and development in the Portland metropolitan area. It designates regional and town centers, in addition to downtown Portland, as the focus for redevelopment and concentration of homes and jobs. The Metro 2040 system categorizes these mixed use areas as main streets, town centers, regional centers, and station communities. In 2011 Metro updated their State of the Centers report with analysis measuring the performance of more
4 than 40 of these centers in terms of vibrancy, economic Dwelling Density Comparison Table prosperity, and equity, among other measures (https:// www.oregonmetro.gov/state-centers-report). Metro-designated activity center Together these metrics indicate development patterns Dwelling units per acre Activity center that combine households, jobs, walkability, and transit (average density) supportive development. Similar performance metrics were selected to evaluate the case studies for this Hillsdale 6 document and allow the reader to compare the case study communities with each other. Northwest Portland Nob Hill 27 It is interesting to compare the case studies with Metro-designated activity centers, which use similar Case Study planned dwelling unit density performance metrics. For example, the table to the right compares the dwelling densities for two Metro Dwelling units per acre Case Study activity centers (Hillsdale and Northwest Portland Nob (average density) Hill), with the three case studies. Villebois 4.6
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Each case study gives an overview of the history of the development and provides maps and metrics that can be compared across case studies. Key design and implementation features are highlighted along with lessons learned.
1 | Case Study: Villebois 2 | Case Study: NorthWest Crossing Section 1 is a case study of the Villebois development in Wisonville, Oregon. Section 2 is a case study of the NorthWest Crossing development in Bend, Oregon.
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3 | Case Study: Bethany 4 | Critical Success Factors Section 3 is a case study of the Bethany development in unincorporated Section 4 builds upon lessons learned from the case studies and details Washington County, Oregon. urban vitality elements that work together to create a successful community, neighborhood, and main street or town center. Critical success factors are organized around four major categories— whole community design, planning at the neighborhood scale, neighborhood design, and main street and town center design—each with a checklist of primary success factors.
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc 9 INTRODUCTION TO CASE STUDY METRICS Case studies by the numbers. A successful, vibrant center needs a critical mass of people, both residents and workers to sustain local business and support efficient transit and other services. For each case study several common metrics demonstrating urban vibrancy have been assembled.
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INTERSECTIONS PER ACRE ALLEYS, THROUGH CONNECTIONS, OR PATHS PLANNED DWELLINGS .35 16 - 18 foot alleys throughout; pocket 2,300 minimum parks and linear paths throughout StreetBLOCK network LENGTH metrics DWELLINGDwelling DENSITY PLANNED metrics 240 x 300 feet ARTERIALS 4.6 dwelling units per acre average SW Grahams Ferry Road (west boundary); More compact and connected Boeckmanstreet networks Road (north boundary) tend to have HIGHESTDwelling DENSITY PLANNED density, or the number of significantly higherBLOCK PERIMETER levels of people walking and biking and fewer 50 dwellingdwelling units per units acre per acre, is helpful in 1,080 feet ARTERIAL CHARACTER vehicle miles traveled as comparedOne tolane sparser, in each direction tree-like with designs, LOWESTunderstanding DENSITY PLANNED both the number of such as those WALKdictated SCORE* by functionalintermittent classification median. Roundabouts hierarchy. and 5 dwellinghouseholds units per acre that can support commercial 36 bike lanes on Boeckman Road. Intersection density is commonly measured by number per HOUSINGand MIX civic uses and the potential activity TRANSIT SERVICE Main street apartment over retail, apartment, *walkscore.com level of public amenities, such as parks square mile, as in Reid Ewing andSouth Robert Metro Area Cervero’s Regional Transitstudies for boulevard apartment, rowhouse, detached transit and walkability. (SMART); one bus line with frequent AM/ dwellingand schools. PM weekday service to transit center American street network intersection densities typically range For reference, Metro’s approval of the URA from as little as 60 intersections per square mile (as in downtown 6D urban expansion area stipulated that 10 the new Metro designated neighborhood Salt Lake City) to moreVillebois than 500 (such as the network in downtown Portland, Oregon). would ultimately be home to 3,300 dwelling units, at a minimum. For more information, see https://www.cnu.org/our-projects/ street-networks/street-networks-101
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the 2017 King City market analysis projected that 54,000 NEARBYBend OPEN South SPACE area. Programming, variety and physical distribution of open space to 85,000 square feet of commercial uses were possible Grahamand Oaks natural Natural resource Area, Tonquin areas Regional is a major differentiating characteristic in each case Trail, and Coffee Creek Wetlands within 10 years as part of a neighborhood retail center. study, and these metrics and diagrams are intended for comparison purposes. The 2020 market analysis identified about 55,000 square feet as more realistic, and recommended a “development scheme consistent with the form, scale, and type of commercial development in Northwest Crossing is King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc 11 advised. From a market perspective, Northwest Crossing Villebois is the most analogous case study area to the future realities of URA 6D. “
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc 11 CASE STUDY 1 Villebois
Location: Wilsonville, Oregon Villebois
Size: 500 Acres Wilsonville Town Center Context: Geographically separated from major streets and employment areas. Surrounding areas are rural or natural in character.
Housing mix: Main street apartment over retail, apartment, boulevard apartment, rowhouse, detached dwelling
Neighborhood design: Interconnected roads and trails link Figure 1 range of housing styles with ample open spaces, protected PLAN Tooze Road Village Center LAND USE DENSITY** UNITS ACRES (Net) Specialty Condos 50 127 2.0 natural resources, and commercial/employment core Mixed Use Condos 40 104 2.3 Road Urban Apartments 35 90 2.4
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Neighborhood Apartments 22 31 2.2 Character of main street / town center: Limited mixed Rowhouses 16 314 24.3 Small Lot Attached 12 205 14.9
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Coffee Medium Lot Single Family 10 343 34.0 Lake use commercial and higher density residential surrounding Natural Standard Lot Single Family 6 138 31.8 Area Large Lot Single Family 5 132 22.7
Estate Lot Single Family 3 22 7.2 Barber Street an urban plaza. RESIDENTIAL UNITS TOTAL 13 2645 196.8 School Site (Excludes 3 ac of community park) 7.0 Drive Village Open Space (Excludes detention pond F) 158.9 Area in R.O.W. (Includes detention ponds) 118.9 Villebois PLANNING AREA TOTAL 481.6 Center Grahams Ferry Road
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NORTH NOTES: ** An average village density (net) is noted for informational purposes only. The net area used to calculate densities The Villebois Village Master Plan shall comply with the City of Wilsonville SROZ regulations. Encroachments within the SROZ are shown for illustrative purposes only, and will be reviewed for compliance or exemption as more detailed excludes right-of-way and park/open space areas. Land Use Plan information is provided that will affect the SROZ areas. Adjustments in plan, street alignments, and intersections as well JULY 26, 2013 as rainwater facilities and pathways will be made to comply with SROZ regulations. Introduction
Initial Planning Concept Plan The Villebois development was the result of city and The planning of Villebois began in 2003 when Costa Village center is disconnected from main arterials and community advocacy to re-appropriate land slated for Pacific produced the concept plan. Shortly after the lacks visibility from any major street. a new prison as a planned residential development master plan and architectural pattern book, which To help incentivize development around the plaza, the with small scale commercial. Villebois sits on the site specifies architectural styles and suitable site and City of Wilsonville is considering adopting a Vertical of the former Dammasch State Hospital, which was building designs, were produced. These documents built Housing Development Zone program which would in operation from 1961 to the mid-90s. After the on the initial vision and detailed a diverse community provide developers with a 10-year partial property closure of the hospital the site was identified by the with a mix of housing types at different income levels tax exemption for mixed use developments. Costa state as the site of a new prison. After pushback from and the incorporation of nature throughout. A mixed Pacific is hoping to build three mixed use buildings the community due to its close proximity to existing use, dense village center with ground floor commercial that include ground floor retail and affordable housing residential neighborhoods and Wilsonville’s town spaces surrounding an urban-style plaza was to be the above. Villebois has struggled to attract mixed use center, the prison’s location was moved north to what heart of the community. The integration of nature and development in part because the Village center is is now the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. In its a connected system of trails and paths was baked into disconnected from main arterials and lacks visibility place a vision emerged for a mixed-use development the development concept from the beginning. Villebois from any major street. integrated into the existing natural areas that surround sits just north of Graham Oaks Nature Park, a 250-acre the site. As part of an inter-governmental agreement regional park with miles of trails which was purchased Despite the undeveloped commercial areas, Villebois with the state, 10 acres were reserved for community by Metro just before development of Villebois began. is seen as a desirable place to live. The combination of housing for people with mental illness. Within Villebois there are a variety of types of open well-designed streets and homes, and the preservation spaces, from pocket parks that help preserve mature and incorporation of trees and natural areas have made From the beginning, urban renewal was a major driver for a successful development. of funding and development of Villebois. In 2003, voters trees to a linear park and, most recently, a skate park overwhelmingly approved the new urban renewal with linkages to Graham Oaks. district created by the city. The new district, called the Villebois is mostly built-out, though mixed use West Side Plan, integrated the majority of the Villebois commercial development at the Village Center has site and helped fund development and infrastructure never been fully realized. By 2010, 700 homes had been improvements. Costa Pacific, the sole developer, had built. Though there was some slowing during the 2008 a vision for a mixed-use community with diverse recession, the development has been largely built-out housing types that was well connected to nature to 2,600 homes. and open space. Modeled after designs of European While residential development succeeded, commercial villages, Villebois was planned with a central plaza development has been slow. Villebois has struggled with commercial uses and dense residential living at to attract mixed use development in part because the the core, surrounded by larger lots towards the edges.
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc Villebois 13 Boeckman Rd Boeckman Rd Interstate 5 Interstate 5 Interstate
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INTERSECTIONS PER ALLEYS, THROUGH CONNECTIONS, OR PATHS PLANNED DWELLINGS SQUARE MILE (APPROX.) 16 - 18 foot alleys throughout; pocket 2,300 minimum 200 parks and linear paths throughout DWELLING DENSITY PLANNED BLOCK LENGTH ARTERIALS 4.6 dwelling units per acre 240 x 300 feet SW Grahams Ferry Road (west boundary); average Boeckman Road (north boundary) HIGHEST DENSITY PLANNED 50 dwelling units per acre BLOCK PERIMETER ARTERIAL CHARACTER 1,080 feet One lane in each direction with LOWEST DENSITY PLANNED intermittent median. Roundabouts and 5 dwelling units per acre WALK SCORE* bike lanes on Boeckman Road. 36 HOUSING MIX TRANSIT SERVICE Main street apartment over retail, apartment, *walkscore.com South Metro Area Regional Transit boulevard apartment, rowhouse, detached (SMART); one bus line with frequent AM/ dwelling PM weekday service to transit center
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NEARBY OPEN SPACE Graham Oaks Natural Area, Tonquin Regional Trail, and Coffee Creek Wetlands
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc Villebois 15 Design
Incorporation of natural areas Connectivity to surrounding areas Diversity of housing Open space is a critical element and defining aspect The Villebois Greenway connects regionally significant A broad range of homes are permitted to offer residents of vision. Linear parks surround the village center and open spaces in Coffee Creek Wetlands and Graham choice in housing type, style, and price. Housing types connect significant open spaces within and adjacent to Oaks Natural Area, forming the Tonquin Regional Trail. include single dwellings of various sizes, attached/ plan area. Open spaces range from urban style parks to The entire development has 130-acres of trails and cottage dwellings, rowhouses, and neighborhood, wooded natural areas. open green spaces that function as a linked network. village, and urban apartments. High-quality of designs stem from architectural pattern book.
16 Villebois Varied housing design Rigorous streetscape standards Festival street at the town center Homes have compatible yet varied designs. An Multiple sources contribute to attractive and functional A festival (curbless) street surrounds a central plaza and architectural pattern book details design features and streets including city zoning regulations, the Villebois can serve as a seamless gathering space. During special standards establish elements of architectural styles. All Pattern Book and the Community Elements book. events the street can be closed to car traffic, allowing buildings are reviewed by the Planning Director. The The Community Elements book provides the most activity to spill into the street. This special street is Pattern Book addresses the appearance of dwellings fine-grained detail by establishing type and location delineated by bollards and pavers to set it apart from from the street and open spaces and includes rules on of elements including lighting, street trees, site nearby streets. the scale and proportions for adjacent land uses. furnishings, and tree protection standards. Arterial designs include roundabouts, bike lanes, sidewalks, and on-street parking to slow traffic and prioritize a range of users. Neighborhood streets are alley-loaded, allowing for a continuous green strip with regular street trees and on-street parking.
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc Villebois 17 Town Center A central urban-style plaza sits at the heart of the town center. The plaza functions as the social center of the village with an inviting festival street (described on previous page). Large canopied trees provide shade and desirable places to gather, complete with benches, a fountain, and bocce ball court. In the summer concerts and other small community festivals bring larger groups. A mixed use development with ground floor retail and apartments above creates an enclosure on one side of the plaza. Two blocks of diagonal parking allow for easy access to the site while pedestrian-scaled lighting and ample street trees create a walkable urban environment. Housing is most dense at the village center, with a combination of stacked flats and townhomes in the blocks surrounding the center.
18 Villebois The mixed use development at the plaza. Higher density apartments are a block from the plaza. Modern rowhouses leading to the town center and plaza.
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20 Villebois City considers Vertical Housing Development Zone program to Former Dammasch State Lowrie incentivize mixed Hospital Site approved for Primary Requests URA amendment use commercial residential development School for bus line enlarges plan area development and West Side Urban Renewal Plan opens extensions to 415 acres affordable housing Missing: created by City » The commercialWhen portionwere of a development needs to becommercial easily visible spaces and accessible from a occupied? 2003 2006 2010 2012 2013 2016 2018 2020 major arterial to attract users beyond residents or supportedWhen with did additional bus shuttle users from nearby start? employers. More info on street » Consider adaptabilityimprovements of retailand spaces so they don’t partnerships 700 homes 1,700 2,600 sit vacant. For example, design retail spaces so they Concept Plan built out homes homes Master Plan built out by built out can be subdivided (or enlarged) to meet the needs Barber Street Community fall 2016 of retailers or office tenants over time. Common Village (v) zoning improve- Center opens service areas, e.g. restrooms, can serve multiple code ments Phase 1 tenants, lower improvement costs, and enable small or startup businesses to establish a presence. Don’t preclude office uses in early phases; encourage low or no rent pop-up businesses; occupy storefront spaces with city offices or civic uses (like a library), or developer showrooms. Incentivizing Commercial Development LESSONS LEARNED » Achieving higher density mixed use development While the Villebois Master Plan intended for dense at the center may require developer incentives. mixed use development surrounding the central plaza, it has yet to take off. High construction costs, low foot- » A broad range of natural areas, parks, and trails » Rigorous tree preservation standards lead traffic, and lack of visibility from any major arterials increases livability, mobility, and home values. to pocket parks that homes can front. These are factors that have made mixed use development pocket parks provide shade, places to recreate, difficult. The city is still strategizing about ways to » Connect trails and open spaces to surrounding and increase the overall desirability of the realize the initial vision for the Village Center. As part trails and open spaces to integrate new development. of the Equitable Housing Strategic Plan released in June development with existing region. » Urban renewal is a powerful tool that secures 2020, the city is considering tax abatement programs » Alleys improve walkability, create opportunities funding for regionally significant infrastructure that would incentives developers to build affordable for more street trees, give residents front such as street improvements and utilities housing. A Vertical Housing Development Zone is yards, and allow for more on-street parking for without burdening developers or homeowners recommended for the Villebois Village Center to create residents and visitors. with these costs. affordable housing and ground floor retail all at once.
King City TSP | Urban Design Guidebook | Urbsworks, Inc Villebois 21 CASE STUDY 2 VilleboisNorthWest Crossing
NorthWest Location: Bend, Oregon Crossing Size: 486 acres Bend City Center Context: Connected to adjacent residential areas and the commercial/employment areas of west Bend.
Housing mix: Detached dwellings, cottages, cottage cluster, duplexes, live/work units, main street apartment over retail, boulevard apartment, apartment
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