BEAVERTON MAYOR HOSTS MEDIA PREVIEW FOR CIVIC STRATEGIES AND CENTRAL CITY DOCUMENTARY
Posted: January 21st, 2011 3:40 PM
WHO: Mayor Doyle along with members of the Civic Plan team, including John Fregonese of Fregonese Associates and Don Mazziotti, Community Development Director for the City of Beaverton.
WHAT: A preview of the Civic Strategy Rollout presentation and with clips from the Central City Documentary.
WHY: The Civic Plan serves as the City's implementation plan for much of the Community Vision, a set of tools and partnerships for bringing many of the most critical and immediate elements of the Vision to life over the coming years. Issues the plan will help alleviate include traffic congestion on Canyon Road, improving park spaces and others.
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 24 at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Beaverton City Hall, First Floor Conference Room, 4755 SW Griffith Drive, Beaverton
Mayor Denny Doyle will unveil the Civic Plan and documentary that highlights three strategy documents, Housing & Neighborhoods, Land Use & Transportation and the Central City, on Monday January 24 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Beaverton City Hall's First Floor Conference Room (4755 SW Griffith Drive).
The first two documents contain citywide strategies and action items, while the third strategy focuses on transforming Beaverton's downtown. The preview will also provide a look into the Civic Strategy Rollout presentation and will screen clips from the Central City Documentary.
The Civic Plan team will unveil the plan on Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Beaverton City Library Auditorium (12375 SW 5th Street). Highlights include strategies for:
• Improvements to Canyon Road featuring new, pedestrian-friendly crossings, new guidelines for sidewalks, more regular traffic signal spacing, and safer intersections.
• Enhancements to Beaverton's creeks including providing pathways and park space, bringing existing creeks to the surface, and orienting existing and new developments toward them.
• Creating opportunities for the development of housing to appeal to everyone from singles and young couples to families and seniors by planning for the appropriate housing types in suitable locations and by matching emerging market demand with future housing mix.
The event provides an opportunity for the media to preview the presentation and documentary, ask questions of the Civic Plan team, and obtain press kits and media clips.
ABOUT THE CIVIC PLAN
During the past several months, the city has conducted a series of technical studies looking at the factors that will influence what Beaverton can achieve and how to go about doing it. They include data on Beaverton demographics, housing and economic opportunities. Teams of City staff, consultants, and a citizen led Steering Committee have used that data to create a set of transformative actions within three overall strategies. To help organize the Civic Plan, the discussions are focused on six core topic areas: Natural Systems & Cultural Resources; Central District Development & Revitalization; Housing & Neighborhoods; Public Safety, Services & Governance; Land Use & Transportation; and Economic Development. The community's commitment to sustainability is being woven throughout the strategies.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money Magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named the one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention Magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. For more information, please visit www.beavertonoregon.gov.
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