Adair Village Downtown Vision

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Adair VillageDowntown Vision

• Looking down the road!

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Purpose of Workshop

• Set stage for Citys upcoming Downtown Vision
  process
• Feedback from the community on
• What do you want in your future downtown?

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Overview of Presentation

• Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
• Town Planning Strategies that Work
• Downtown Strategies that Work
• Examples of New Town Centers
• Downtown Planning Work to Date in Adair Village

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Adair Village Today and TomorrowA rare
opportunity to leave a legacy for future
generations
Two opportunities for growth

• New land to grow...and

• Old places to redevelop.

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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
Village in the farm land
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Classic Village Form
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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
New growth area to the south
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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
Potential for a great new main street in the town
core
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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
Public uses and land in the town core a great
start
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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
Small scale, local retail business great uses
to have
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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
Santiam Christian School a community asset and
catalyst use
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Adair Village Today and Tomorrow
Training Center and Block Building economic
assets
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Town Planning Strategies that Work

• Learn from local precedents
• Create a complete community
• Design the town for walking
• Connect streets to connect the community
• View Schools as neighborhood civic centers
• Provide parks and greenways
• Allow mixed use, with design standards
• Create a central public space

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Learn From Local Precedents
Independence, OR
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Create a Complete Community

• Daily destinations all within a short walk
• Schools
• Homes
• Shops
• Jobs

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Design the Town for Walking

• Make pedestrian routes connected, safe,
  convenient, attractive
• Provide security through Eyes on the Street
• Place attractive buildings to enclose streets as
  Outdoor Rooms

Walkable neighborhoods make life easier for kids,
the elderly, and people who dont want to drive.
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Connect Streets to Connect the Community
By Duany Plater-Zyberk Co.
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View Schools as NeighborhoodCivic Centers
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Provide Parks and Greenways
Tot Lots every few blocks Neighborhood Parks in
5-minute walk Regional Greenways between
neighborhoods and connected to schools
Active and passive recreation parks, public
gardens, nature interpretative centers, allotment
gardens
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Allow Mixed Use, with Design Standards
Seabrook, Washington
Live and Work under one mortgage payment
On street parking, and parking in the rear
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Create a Central Public Space
Squares, Greens, Commons, Piazzas, Plazas
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The Essentials of Main Street Success

• Continuous building faces up to the sidewalk
• Ground floor visibility and windows
• Attractive frequent entrances
• Parking on-street at the curb
• Parking behind buildings
• Shared municipal parking management
• Network of streets

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The Essentials ofMain Street Success

• Continuous building faces up to the sidewalk
• Ground floor visibility and windows
• Attractive frequent entrances

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The Essentials ofMain Street Success

• Continuous building faces up to the sidewalk
• Ground floor visibility and windows
• Attractive frequent entrances

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Sidewalk Zones
1. On-street Parking 2. Furniture (trees,
benches, street lights) 3. Walking
(Unobstructed) 4. Shop Front(café tables,
benches, sales display)
Park Furniture Walk Shop Front
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The Essentials ofMain Street Success

• Key retail corners
• Corner architectural features
• Attractive frequent entrances

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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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Cleaver, MO Clark Street
By Steve Price, Urban Advantage
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New Town Centers

• Orenco Station
• Sidewalks as social gathering place with seating,
  awnings, sidewalk sales, high-touch building
  materials, small signs
• Narrow street sections for easy pedestrian
  crossing
• Inner block parking lots between neighborhoods
  and connected to schools
• Main Street perpendicular to arterial

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New Town Centers

• Santana Row
• Homes, offices, hotels above stores
• Drive-by easy visibility and on-street parking
• Key retail buildings at corners
• Retail, mix-entertainment, service, restaurant,
  cafes, books, arts, farmers markets

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New Town Center ExampleSantana Row

• Retail anchors bookend 1,000 ft main streetNarrow
  street sections
• Continuous in-line retail between anchors
• Housing with close walk of main street
• Drive-by visibility and easy upfront parking
• Key retail at corners
• Retail mix design i.e., entertainments, service,
  restaurant, cafes, books, the arts, farmers
  markets

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A New Town Center for University Place, WA
New mixed-use center underground parking, new
Town Square
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Town Center Planning inAdair Village to Date
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2003 Town Plan Study
Village Center New growth area to the south
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2003 Village Center Concept
Realigned Intersection
Grocery Store and Retail
Village Square
City Office or Library or Museum
Live-Work Homes
Mixed Use
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2005 Study

• William Carr today

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2005 Study

• William Carr in future

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2005 Study

• Neighborhood Street

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2005 Study

• Storefront Character

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Thank You!

• Workshop and presentation funded by
• This project is partially funded by a grant from
  the Transportation and Growth Management Program
  (TGM), a joint program of the Oregon Department
  of Transportation and the Oregon Department of
  Land Conservation and Development. This TGM grant
  is financed, in part, by the federal
  Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
  (TEA-21), local government, and the State of
  Oregon funds. The contents of this document do
  not necessarily reflect views or policies of the
  State of Oregon
• Presentation by
• Joe Dills, AICP, Otak Inc.
• www.otak.com
• Laurence Qamar, AIA
• www.laurenceqamar.com