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Waterfront Park Plan 2002 Waterfront Park Master Plan Portland, Oregon Acknowledgments Jim Francesconi, Commissioner Natural Resource Planning Services, Zari Santner, Director Robert Dillinger Charles Jordan, Director (former) Helen Lessick, Artist John Sewell, Chief Planner (former) Jeanne Lawson Associates, Vaughn Brown Janet Bebb, Planning Supervisor Graphic Design Portland Parks and Recreation Viviano Design, Inc., Jennifer Viviano Project Team Citizens Advisory Committee David Yamashita, Project Manager and Harriet Cormack, Chair Principal Author Rob DeGraff Gay Greger, Public Involvement Coordinator Sho Dozono Bryan Aptekar, Public Involvement Assistant Larry Dully Kathleen Wadden, Senior Management Analyst Carol Edelman Glenn Raschke, Planning and Development José Gonzalez Webmaster Jeffry Gottfried Chris Hathaway Consultant Team John Helmer, Jr. EDAW, Inc. Steve Johnson Jacinta McCann, Principal Gregg Kantor Steve Hanson, Project Manager/ David Krause Landscape Architect Mauricio Leclerc Megan Walker, Landscape Architect Marty McCall Lango Hansen, Kurt Lango Kathryn Silva Grummell Engineering, Bob Grummell Paddy Tillett Technical Advisory Committee Operations, Bob Downing Bureau of Environmental Services, Doug Sowles Operations, Brian McNerney Bureau of Environmental Services, Operations, Tom Dufala Dawn Uchiyama Operations, Kathy Murrin Portland Department of Transportation, Recreation, Lisa Turpel Roger Geller Recreation, Bob Schulz Bureau of Planning, River Renaissance, Recreation, Shawn Rogers Sallie Edmunds Recreation, Cary Coker Bureau of Planning, Diane Brunberg Natural Resources, Deb Lev Endangered Species Act Program, Jim Middaugh Planning, John Sewell Portland Development Commission, Planning, Susan Hathaway-Marxer Amy Miller Dowell Planning, Sue Donaldson Police Bureau, Commander Rosie Sizer Security, Mark Warrington Office of Development Services, Mike Hayakawa Focus Group Participants Multnomah County, Matthew Larsen Dennis Corwin, Portland Spirit State Marine Board, Dave Obern, and Dick Clark, Portland Rose Festival Association Ronald Rhodehamel David Todd, Navy League Harbormaster, Russ Sill (former) Ethan Jewett, Bicycle Transportation Alliance Staff Advisory Committee Sallie Edmunds, Portland Bureau of Planning Operations, Mary Huff Larry Summerton, RiverPlace Associates Operations, Bill Walker Anne McLaughlin, Willamette Operations, Lee Pudwill Pedestrian Coalition Operations, Jim Carr Anne Stevenson, Oregon Symphony Susan Nielson, Oregon Symphony Carmella Ettinger, Pride NW Steve Fedje, Natural Resource Cheron McGuffey, Columbia River Intertribal Conservation Service Fish Commission Paul Verhoeven, Saturday Market/ Lori Tompkins, Special Olympics Oregon/ Oldtown Chinatown Association The Bite Marcus Simantel, City Club David Cook, Oregon Road Runners Club Scott Watson, H. Naito Corp. Susan Lee, Pride NW Kris Bielefeld, Portland Marriott Downtown Tom Pollock, World Trade Center Dan Yates, Portland Spirit Lina Garcia Seabold, Portland Guadalajara Nancy Hartman, Portland Inline Sister City Association/Cinco de Mayo Skate Association Art Larrance, Brewers Festival Clay Fuller, Blues Fest/Bite Fest Hallie Gentry, Portland Rose Festival Bob Layfield, Oregon Maritime Museum Jim Middaugh, Portland ESA David Pickthorne, Multnomah County Bridges Sharon Wood Wortman, Citizen Deane Funk, PGE Verne Naito, H. Naito Corporation Mark Ginsberg, Bicycle Transportation Alliance Dan Yates, Portland Spirit Bruce Higginson, Cinco de Mayo/Bones & Brew Doug Sowles, Bureau of Jim Lasher, Navy League Environmental Services Peter Mott, Portland Rose Festival Association Scott Watson, H. Naito Corporation Frank Garcia, Portland Guadalajara Sister City Lisa Witby, Oregon Food Bank Association/Cinco de Mayo Jim Schwitter, Columbia River Yacht Association Suzanne Loseth, Entercom Radio Glen Swenson, Maintenance Bureau Desiree Hamilton, Hamilton Events/ Diane Brunberg, Bureau of Planning Race for the Cure Heidi Klumpp, Joyful Noise Child Travis Williams, Willamette Riverkeepers Development Center Barb Grover, Bureau of Planning Alice Smith, Joyful Noise Child Multnomah County Youth Advisory Board Development Center Becky Schaumberg Lance Riedl, Marriott Downtown Leticia Longuria Navarro Russ Sill, Harbormaster Stephanie McClenahen Kurt Lango, Lango Hansen Annie Veira Ron Rhodes, APP/ Clean and Safe Elizabeth Edwards Shelly Kilmoyer, McCalls Restuarant Brian Wagner Alan Pendergrass, Portland Patrol, Inc. Lyndsey Moore Ralph O’Hara, Police Memorial Aling Shabashevich Bruce Pearson, Portland City Club Antoria Maurer Rod McDowell, Central Eastside Maria Caceres Industrial Council Meng Zhou Allyson Reed, Pioneer Place Manida Wungjiranirun Geoff Roemelt, Four Points Hotel Lola Muirhead John Tess, Old Town Visions Steve Hansen Bill Atherton, Former owner of Smith Block James Tabata Robin White, Building Owners and Ryan Brown Managers Association Erica Jones Michelle Stricker, Portland Oregon Marlis Miller Visitor’s Association Joe Zisa, US Fish and Wildlife Service Organization of Recommendations Part One : Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 Purpose of the Plan .............................................................................................................................. 3 Context of the Plan................................................................................................................................ 5 The River Renaissance Project • Naito Parkway Reconstruction • Ankeny Pump Station CSO Program • Downtown Waterfront Development Opportunities An Overview of the Park..................................................................................................................... 9 Use of the Park...................................................................................................................................... 11 A Brief History of the Park ................................................................................................................13 The Early Years • Construction of the Seawall (1929) and Harbor Drive (1943) • A New Vision Begins to Emerge—the 1960s and 1970s • 1975–1990 : The Master Plan and Park Development Planning and Public Involvement.................................................................................................19 The Public Involvement Process • Advisory Committees • Focus Groups • Public Meetings • Events and Displays • Surveys and Comment Cards • Web Site A Three-Phase Planning Process ...................................................................................................23 Phase 1 : Establishing a Vision (August–December 2001) • Phase 2 : Preparation and Evaluation of Options (December 2001– February 2002) • Phase 3 : Refinement of the Preferred Option (March–November 2002) Planning Issues..................................................................................................................................... 31 Impact of Events on the Park • Access to the Water • Access across Naito Parkway • Circulation in the Park • Connections to the Bridges • Inappropriate Use of the Park • Maintaining Flood Protection Part Two : A New Vision for Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park ............................... 37 Guiding Principles ..............................................................................................................................43 Major Development Concepts .......................................................................................................45 Circulation and Access ......................................................................................................................49 Events and Program Management ................................................................................................ 51 Interpretation and Education.........................................................................................................55 Public Art ................................................................................................................................................ 57 Memorials ..............................................................................................................................................59 Vegetation and Landscape Character ......................................................................................... 61 Site Design ..............................................................................................................................................63 Recommendations by Sector..........................................................................................................65 The Bowl • Salmon Street Springs Fountain • Waterfront Plaza • Meadow • Ankeny Pump Station Area • Ankeny Plaza to Steel Bridge • The Urban Edge Implementation Strategy and Phasing........................................................................................83 Cost Estimate ......................................................................................................................................... 87 General Phasing Schedule for Implementation of Master Plan ........................................89 Phase 1 : Immediate and Interim Projects (2003–10) • Phase 2 : Medium Term Projects (2010–15) • Phase 3 : Long Term Projects (2015–22) Technical Appendix........................................................................................ Separate Document Waterfront Park Master Plan 1 Introduction n 1975, the City of
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