BEAVERTON'S BROADWAY FESTIVAL STREETSCAPE DESIGN MOVES FORWARD WITH TWO MORE EVENTS
Posted: January 31st, 2012 11:19 AM
- Initial planning events gather ideas and feedback from community members -
The Broadway Festival Streetscape Improvement Project will host two more events for the community to review the design ideas and give feedback. On Monday, Feb. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m., participants may review and prioritize preliminary designs, speak with the project's urban designer and propose new ideas. On Monday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m., the community will have a chance to preview the preliminary design for the street and give feedback during an open house. Both events will be held at the Beaverton History Center, 12412 SW Broadway Street.
"This is a great opportunity for our community to help shape how the heart of Beaverton will look in the future," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "This feedback is vital in creating a street that represents the aspirations of those who live, work and play in Beaverton.
Consistent with the goals outlined in the Beaverton Community Vision, the Broadway Festival Street is one of the first steps in implementing Beaverton's Civic Plan. The project calls for improvements to Broadway that would make create a more pedestrian, bike, and business friendly environment, and make the street more suitable to host community events.
At the two initial planning meetings on Jan. 17, 2012, more than 50 Beaverton residents, business owners and employees came to Beaverton History Center to share their ideas for the future of Broadway Street in Old Town Beaverton. The City of Beaverton and the Beaverton Downtown Association hosted the two events as part of a community outreach effort to learn about the types of improvements the community would like to see.
Based on the feedback, the project would focus on the area between SW Hall Boulevard and Watson Avenue and could extend as far as SW Lombard Avenue and Cedar Hills Boulevard.
At these first meetings, some of the discussion topics included pedestrian and bicycle safety, including the need for improved crossings and lighting. Participants also expressed a desire for more parking, overall streetscape improvements that would improve business district visibility incorporating public art, street trees, plazas, and the elements needed to hold events on the street.
The City is planning to start the first phase of improvements in the summer of 2012. To learn more about the project, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Broadway.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. It 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 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, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, 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 by the Arbor Day Foundation, 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. Most recently, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Proj
ect of the Year—Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.beavertonoregon.gov.
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