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(Portland, OR) Community outreach, consensus building, community, city, campus, transportation and station planning, rights of way design, and architecture are just a few of the things that are involved in the design and construction of public transportation. This document oulines the importance of "connecting" places, activities, people, communities, and insititutions with photography, diagrams, drawings, and illustrations that are part of the on-going process from finish to end. It is first and foremost a listening exercise. This work was done as a Senior Urban Designer with Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLCTRANSCRIPT
realizing light railPortland Oregon 1990-2008
an active public domainThe nature of the west side light rail workshops were to facilitate conversations about the quality of place as envisioned by those
who lived in the community, those who might move to the community and others who had an active interest in assisting in
a vision for Beaverton’s future.
There was a great deal of information available to the partici-pants that included schedules, project facts, a description of
light rail and potential alignments and comparable endeavors in places beyond Portland. Within this environment
converstaions were facilitated and illustrated.
West Side Light Rail Workshops 1992
West Side Light Rail Workshops 1992
portland’s living roomthe nature of the west side light rail workshops were to facilitate conversations about the quality of place as envisioned by those who lived in the community, those who might move to the com-munity and others who had an active interest in assisting in a vision for Beaverton’s future.
There was a great deal of information available to the partici-pants that included schedules, project facts, a description of light rail and potential alignments and comparable endeavors in places beyond Portland. Within this environment converstaions were facilitated and illustrated.
Portland Transit Mall Workshops 2005
the living room rug
Portland Transit Mall Workshops 2005
extend the character of pioneer square to embrace the larger urban room from sw park to sw 3rd
enhance the presence of the courthouse and eliminate visual, psychological and perceptual barriers
• remove street trees on sw morrison and sw yamhill on the courthouse side of the street between sw 5th andsw 6th
• extend the squares paving across sw 6th to the steps of Pioneer Courthouse • explore the placement of the 6th ave station, and art elements to create a “lens” to reinforce the view through to
the courthouse
explore public art and design opportunities to celebrate “the room” at night
• light the facades of the buildings facing the square along sw morrison and sw yamhill from sw broadway to sw4th at night to illuminate the edges of the room
encourage 18 hour ground floor activities in the buildings that define the station room
• extend and enhance the existing wayfinding system to include the area from sw broadway to sw 4th ave
downtown oregon, a living room for the stateretail core - sw yamhill/sw morrison
Pioneer Square
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Nordstrom Pioneer Courthouse Pioneer Place Pioneer Place“the atrium” “the rotunda”
Portland Transit Mall Workshops 2005
Portland Transit Mall Workshops 2005
enhance and reinforce the pedestrian access points through buildings within the station room
• locate stations at diagonals or mid block to enhance pedestrian circulation through pacwest lobbies • encourage the success and access to all at-grade retail in the office buildings within the station room
improve and support the pedestrian experience along sw madison between sw park and sw 4th to encourage east-west circulation
• make sw madison the focus for art as an amenity that strengthens the connection between 5th and 6th andbeyond
• introduce materials and lighting in a manner that enhances the pedestrian scale • be mindful of the day user verses the night users, their reasons for travel, their destinations, and their return to
the stations
design stations that offer a “light touch”
• integrate the stations into the existing urban fabric
pacwestuniversityclub
ambassador
the south park blocks
oregonhistoricalsociety
portlandartmuseum
sw madisonsw
6th
sw 1
0th
sw 1
1th
city hall
terry schrunk plaza
sw 5
th
government center
chapman park
lownsdale park
the
center for a cross section of downtown lifecivic/office/cultural - sw jefferson/sw madison
Portland Transit Mall Workshops 2005
Corbett/Terwilliger/Lair Hill
South Waterfront
Brooklyn neighborhood
OHSU
Central Eastside
OHSU
OMSI
DOWNTOWN
I-405
SW Gibbs
SW Woods
SW Porter
SW Meade
SW Arthur
Ross Island Bridge
Marquam Bridge
Riverplace
SW
Cor
bett
SW
Barbur
SW Te
rwilli
ger
SE
7th
SW Gaines
SW Bancroft
SW Grover
Powell
SE
Gra
nd
SE
MLK
SE Waters
SW River Park Way
SW Lincoln Ave
SW Harrison
SE
11th
SE
12th
SE
7th
SE
8th
SE
9th
bicycle
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aukee Ave.
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SE Caruthers
SE Division
Ross Island
Willam
ette River
SE Woodward
I-5
bridge options - Composite
Hosforth Abernathy
Division Green Street/Main Street PlanFeb. 2006
Southwest CommunityComprehensive PlanDec. 2001(storefront commercial shown)
SW
1st
SW
Nai
to P
kwy.
South PortlandCirculation StudyJune 2001(new developable parcels shown)
Corbett/Terwilliger/Lair Hill
South Waterfront
Brooklyn neighborhood
OHSU
Central Eastside
OHSU
OMSI
DOWNTOWN
I-405
SW Gibbs
SW Woods
SW Porter
SW Meade
SW Arthur
Ross Island Bridge
Marquam Bridge
Riverplace
SW
Cor
bett
SW
Barbur
SW Te
rwilli
ger
SE
7th
SW Gaines
SW Bancroft
SW Grover
Powell
SE
Gra
nd
SE
MLK
SE Waters
SW River Park Way
SW Lincoln Ave
SW Harrison
SE
11th
SE
12th
SE
7th
SE
8th
SE
9th
bicycle
Willam
ette Greenw
ay
Will
amet
te G
reen
way
PSU
SW
Moo
dy
SW
Bon
d SE
McLouglin B
lvd.
SE
Milw
aukee Ave.
SW
6th
Ave
.S
W 5
th A
ve.
SW
Bro
adw
ay
SE Caruthers
SE Division
Ross Island
Willam
ette River
SE Woodward
I-5
bridge options - Composite
Hosforth Abernathy
Division Green Street/Main Street PlanFeb. 2006
Southwest CommunityComprehensive PlanDec. 2001(storefront commercial shown)
SW
1st
SW
Nai
to P
kwy.
South PortlandCirculation StudyJune 2001(new developable parcels shown)
TriMet Design Service 2007
Coming down from the HillIt was concluded that an urban tram would be the most direct way to connect OHSU to the developable waterfront properties to expand it’s campus and misson as the hilltop campus was reaching it’s limit with regards to space.
North Macadam Master Plan 2002
Three Institutions, an emerging neighborhood and a whole city
As Portland has continued to strengthen the relationship between parts of the city and it’s growing institutions, the catalytic nature of light rail and streetcar has extended to the OHSU Campus and South Waterfront. A new bridge across the river will connect OMSI and central eastside and the Conven-
tions center at Lloyd District.
OHSU Master Plan 2007
1. Accomodate an expanding mission for OHSU2. Reinforce OMSI as a catalyst for science, industry, and education3. Connect both banks of the River in a manner that enables OHSU and OMSI to transform the South Waterfront Basin4. Connect SW and SE neighborhoods in a manner that enables them to share services and assets5. Provide a comprehensive Central City transit, open space, bicycle and pedestrian link between east and west sides south of downtown6. Secure the future of the Central Eastside Industrial District7. Build critical links of the regional transportation and open space systems
a synthesis of goals
OHSU Master Plan 2007
22 Site Framework | OHSU SCHNITZER CAMPUS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Transit CirculationThe OHSU campus will be served by light rail, streetcar, and bus.
Streetcar from the central eastside will arrive on the campus via the new Willamette River bridge, and join streetcar lines passing through the district on SW Moody and SW Bond–SW River Parkway to downtown Portland and points south. Eastbound streetcar will join buses in the right lane of SW Porter prior to crossing the bridge.
Light rail will carry campus visitors north to downtown Portland, and south across the new bridge to SE Portland and Milwaukee. Trains will cross SW Moody on SW Porter and stop at a central platform before crossing the bridge to OMSI. Buses will also use the bridge, and will connect the campus to many of the key arterial streets in SE Portland and Clackamas County. Buses will stay in the transit street with light rail, and continue following trains up the transit-only elevated structure towards PSU and downtown Portland.
MARQUAM
BRIDGE
WILLAMETTE RIVER
PORTER-SHERMAN BRIDGE
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SS IS
LAN
D B
RID
GE
SW P
OR
TER ST
SW MOODY AVE
SW SHERIDAN ST
SW B
AK
ER ST
SW A
RTH
UR
ST
SW BOND AVE
SW RIVER PARKWAY
LIGHTRAIL
STREETCAR
BUS
22 Site Framework | OHSU SCHNITZER CAMPUS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Transit CirculationThe OHSU campus will be served by light rail, streetcar, and bus.
Streetcar from the central eastside will arrive on the campus via the new Willamette River bridge, and join streetcar lines passing through the district on SW Moody and SW Bond–SW River Parkway to downtown Portland and points south. Eastbound streetcar will join buses in the right lane of SW Porter prior to crossing the bridge.
Light rail will carry campus visitors north to downtown Portland, and south across the new bridge to SE Portland and Milwaukee. Trains will cross SW Moody on SW Porter and stop at a central platform before crossing the bridge to OMSI. Buses will also use the bridge, and will connect the campus to many of the key arterial streets in SE Portland and Clackamas County. Buses will stay in the transit street with light rail, and continue following trains up the transit-only elevated structure towards PSU and downtown Portland.
MARQUAM
BRIDGE
WILLAMETTE RIVER
PORTER-SHERMAN BRIDGE
RO
SS IS
LAN
D B
RID
GE
SW P
OR
TER ST
SW MOODY AVE
SW SHERIDAN ST
SW B
AK
ER ST
SW A
RTH
UR
ST
SW BOND AVE
SW RIVER PARKWAY
LIGHTRAIL
STREETCAR
BUS
23OHSU SCHNITZER CAMPUS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK | Site Framework
SW Porter – Transit Right of Way100'-0"
6'-0" 4'-6" 20'-0" 4'-6"
transitway
12'-0" 6'-0" 12'-0"16'-0" 16'-0"
lrt platform
wb lrt eb lrtshared bus/
streetcar laneshared bus/
streetcar lanesidewalk/
bus/streetcar stopsidewalk/
bus/streetcar stop
60'-0"
8'-0" 10'-0" 10'-0" 8'-0"
auto travel parkingauto travelswale
12'-0" 12'-0"
60'-0"
8'-0" 10'-0" 10'-0" 8'-0"
auto travel parkingauto travelparking12'-0" 12'-0"
Campus Streets and SW Sheridan
The SW Porter Transit Right of Way will accommodate light rail, streetcar, and buses. A center platform will serve eastbound and westbound LRT. Buses and eastbound streetcar will operate in lanes outside the LRT lanes and will stop along the sidewalks on the north and south sides of the transit street.
SW Sheridan, SW Arthur and SW Baker comprise the east-west streets through the Schnitzer Campus. These streets are proposed as 60 foot wide Public Access Easements with two travel lanes and parking on both sides of the street.
SW Baker and SW Arthur will have swales located within the parking zones. They will be curbless and promote the character of a contiguous environment between the campus buildings that abut them.
SW Porter
SW Sheridan SW Baker and SW Arthur
the street as a public domain
A front door, streetcar, and tram
It was concluded that an urban tram would be the most direct way to connect OHSU to the developable waterfront properties to expand it’s campus and misson as the hilltop campus was reaching it’s limit with regards to space.
A front door, streetcar, and tram
OHSU Master Plan 2007
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SW BAKER ST.
SW ARTHUR ST.
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TriMet 4 Corners 2007
a public roomstreet trees
rail and pedestrians
curbs
the intersection of light rail, streetcar, cars, pedestrians comprised a complex mix of activity with varying priorities. To make the proper clearance at the center of the navigable channel of the river the slope was above the maximum for the location of a light rail station and stop that required a minimum 1.75%. The solution became a center platform station on the western side of the intersection. This 90’ ROW intersected with both the campus promenade and the River Parkway. The confluence of these three elements were resolved in a manner that enhanced the surround-ing developable properties and created a plaza full of activity and promise.
OHSU Master Plan 2007
TriMet 4 Corners 2007
