First Orthodox Synagogue in Portland built 1890 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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G EOGRAPHY P RESENTATION Quadrant: South of Market Presenter: Jim Gardner, Board member, South Portland Neighborhood Association S OUTH P ORTLAND N EIGHBORHOOD A SSOCIATION Boundaries Adopted Plans Portions of NA in North Macadam URA

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GEOGRAPHY PRESENTATION

Quadrant: South of Market Presenter: Jim Gardner, Board member, South Portland Neighborhood Association

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SOUTH PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

 Boundaries  Adopted Plans

 Portions of NA in

North Macadam URA

 South Portland Circulation Plan  North Macadam Transportation

Development Strategy

 Diversity of uses  Proximity to

downtown, PSU, OHSU, Historic and Conservation Districts

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NEIGHBORHOOD VISION

 Retain close-knit family neighborhood feeling  Preservation of single-family housing stock  Reduce impacts of regional traffic through

neighborhood

 Reunite divided halves of neighborhood  Create “village center” with neighborhood

services and additional housing

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CHALLENGES

 Transportation  Ross Island Bridge  Naito Parkway  Barbur Boulevard  Route 43

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CHALLENGES

 Low Income Housing for Workforce  Average for people who work in area:

 PSU (average wage $35,000)  60% of 2009 MFI = $42,000

 South Portland National Historic District  Threats to district  Up-zoning after designation of URA?

Challenges have resulted in reduced livability in neighborhood:

Lack of essential services such as grocery, hardware and laundromat

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OPPORTUNITIES/CRITICAL NEEDS

 Low income housing (30-60% MFI)

 Equalize who lives here and who works here

 TIF could provide local match to

implement South Portland Circulation Plan (2001)

 Improved neighborhood connections  Redirection of regional traffic around

neighborhood (versus through)

 Ross Island Ramp improvements could

be more viable than Tax Increment Node than “G”

 High potential for taxable redevelopment

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CONSIDERATIONS

 Invest in the neighborhood if it is to be

designated as a URA

 Set realistic expectations and follow through on

promises

 More parking/parking structures are not desired

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RECOMMENDATION

 Include Ross Island

ramp area

 Include Naito south

to Barbur

 Include entire

commercial area north of Duniway Park

 Invest in 30-60%

MFI housing

 Invest in support

services that create livability and 20- minute neighborhoods

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First Orthodox Synagogue in Portland– built 1890

This one-story brick building was once a horse car garage and a brass factory