Portland, Oregon

What is the Jade District

● Setting the Stage

● Where is it?

● History

● What is an NPI District?

○ Economic Development

○ Community Stability

● Control of TIF Funds

**Please find NPI district Map of Portland

Demographics

● Home to the largest concentration of API immigrant families in the state. 24% poverty rate.

● Includes census tract 83.01, a majority minority tract.

City of Portland Jade District Plus ½ Mile Buffer

Total Population 583,776 14,420

White/non-Hispanic 421,773 (72.2%) 8,189 (56.8%)

African American 45,545 (7.8%) 1,159 (8.0%)

Hispanic 58,840 (9.4%) 1,515 (10.5%)

Asian 51,854 (8.9%) 3,162 (21.9%)

Native American 14,262 (2.4%) 428 (3.0%)

Pacific Islander 5,229 (0.9%) 229 (1.6%)

Populations of Color 162,003 (27.8%) 6,231 (43.2%)

Strengths/ChallengesStrengths:

● 432 unique businesses● PCC and other educational institutions ● One of the busiest Trimet stops in the city● Night Market and other Community

Spaces● Community Visioning

Challenges:● Safety/Walkability● Gentrification/Displacement● Food Systems● Environmental Justice Concern● Lack of Some Infrastructure● Building a connected community

Local Conditions

Why Does Active Transportation Matter to APANO?

● Traffic fatality last Valentines day of a community elder.

● District Visioning prioritizes walkability and safety.

● Feedback from local schools.

● Public health priority.

● Environmental justice concern.

Jade District Visioning Process

● Held in Cantonese, Vietnamese, Russian, Spanish, and English.

● Priorities focused on built environment but touched upon health, education, and transportation.

● Individual community workshops followed by a community wide charette.

● Nearly 200 participants from community members across socioeconomic and age groups.

● Massive community organizing opportunity.

District Visioning ResultsAlignment between the individual communities include:

● Improvements to intersection of 82nd/Division

● Safety, need to safe places to cross to access retail, services, transit

● Need for community gathering spaces

● Need for greenspace

Opportunity 1: Traffic/Safety Improvements NE Corner of SE 82nd and Division

● Add wide sidewalks that connect to existing sidewalk network.

● Stormwater planting strips to manage water pooling.

● Multi-lingual signage

● Street trees on SE Division St.

Add East-West Pedestrian Crossing across 82nd

● SE Harrison St

● PCC to East side of 82nd

● SE Clinton St.

● SE Tibbets St.

Improve safety in SE residential quadrant

● Connect pedestrians and bicyclists to SE 87th Ave, north-south from SE Powell St to SE Division St.

Opportunity 2: 82nd & Division

Opportunities for improvement● Safety Improvements (ODOT)

● Community Driven Transit Stops (Trimet)

● Community Identifiers (Public art)

● Opportunity for Community Space

● Opportunity for Affordable housing at Furniture site.

● Expectations for greater engagement and local economic development opportunities for this area.

● Community benefit agreements.

Walkability and safety is central to place-making

Opportunity 3: Community Space

● Metro purchased the Furniture Store on 82nd/Division in Dec, 2014 for a TOD development.

● Jade District can use that space (8,200 sq ft) as community space for 18-24 months until construction begins.

● Opportunity for affordable housing units as part of the TOD project. (PHB)

● Opportunities for micro-enterprise development.

Opportunity 4: Green Space● Numerous open lots throughout Jade District.● BES owned land at 89th and Brooklyn for a nature park.● Opportunities with Parks & Rec.● Site aggregation opportunities (PDC)

Challenges and Successes

Challenges:● Navigating and coordinating various

government agencies.● Language and cultural barriers.● Need to build trust with community.● Difficulty presenting technical and

engineering information to community.

Successes:● 82nd Ave Improvement Plan● Community Planning Grants● Transit Oriented Development● RTO funding● Night Market● District Visioning

Community Organizing and Education

Traffic Safety Training

Advocacy Efforts● Safe Routes to School as a Funding Strategy

● Powell Division High Capacity

● Comp Plan Advocacy

● ODOT 82nd Ave improvements

● Orphan Highways

How does Safe Routes to School fit into your community organization’s broader goals?

If you’re in government, what does Safe Routes mean to making neighborhoods more walkable?