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GREENINGTHEJADE / PORTLAND, OREGON
Greening America's Communities is an EPA
program to help cities and towns develop an
implementable vision of environmentally friendly
neighborhoods that incorporate innovative green
infrastructure and other sustainable design
strategies. EPA provides design assistance
to help support sustainable communities that
protect the environment, economy, and public
health and to inspire local and state leaders to
expand this work elsewhere.
Greening America's Communities helps
communities consider ways to incorporate
sustainable design strategies into their planning
and development to create and enhance
interesting, distinctive neighborhoods that have
social, economic, and environmental benefits.
Multnomah County, Oregon was chosen in
2016 as one of six communities to receive this
assistance along with Columbia, South Carolina;
Honolulu, Hawaii; Brownsville, Texas; Muscatine,
Iowa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
More information is available at:
https://www.epa.aov/smartarowth/areeninq-
americas-communities.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
v»EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Abby Mali, Office of Sustainable Communities
Mary Lou Soscia, Columbia River Coordinator, Region 10
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Tim Lynch, Senior Policy Advisor
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN NETWORK OF OREGON
Khahn Pham, Program and Strategy Manager
Duncan Hwang, Associate Director
Maiyee Yuan, Jade District Coordinator, AmeriCorps/VISTA
DESIGN TEAM
Multicultural Collaborative, LLC
Anita Yap, Principal in Charge
Emily Bower, Urban Designer
Hayley Nelke, Urban Design Assistant
Therese McLain, Project Assistant
Green Girl Land Development Solutions LLC
Maria Cahill, Green Infrastructure Lead
Qamar and Associates Inc.
Laurence Qamar, Urban Designer/Architect
RESOLVE Architecture + Planning
Suenn Ho, Urban Designer
All images are courtesy o f Multicultural Collaborative, LLC, unless otherwise noted.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary	1
Introduction	3
Community Engagement	5
Existing Conditions	7
Design Options	13
Focus Area 1: Southeast 89th Avenue	14
Focus Area 2: Fubonn Shopping Center	21
Focus Area 3: Southeast Division Street	27
Implementation Actions	33
Potential Funding Options	34
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Greening the Jade
The Jade District, located in southeast Portland, is
one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Oregon
and a vibrant community that currently serves as
home for many immigrants and refugees with over
140 languages. The district features international
cuisine, ethnic small businesses, close-knit
communities, and important local institutions.
However, incomes are lower than average and
historical public disinvestment has led to a lack of
key infrastructure, including limited local street
network connectivity, local flooding, public park
deficiencies, and limited pedestrian access. As a
result, the Jade District residents experience stark
economic and health disparities compared to the
rest of Portland. In addition, the district includes
major arterials and an urban state highway that
have had several pedestrian and cyclist fatalities,
and even more pedestrian, driver, and cyclist
injuries over the past two years.
Through the EPA's Greening America's
Communities program, Multnomah County's
Office of Sustain ability (located in Portland,
Oregon) requested assistance to advance
sustainable design strategies in the City of
Portland's Jade District. These proposed
designs are part of the Office of Sustainability's
ongoing work implementing the 2015 Portland/
Multnomah Climate Action Plan.
To complete this project the EPA coordinated
a team of federal and county agency staff and
consultants to draft designs, incorporating
community input and feedback gathered through
Figure 1: The racial diversity in the community is a key element in the sense of place within the Jade District. This design project
is intended to help the community maintain this diversity, and mitigate displacement of current residents and businesses as the
neighborhood is likely to experience a fast pace of redevelopment.
Figure 2: Key assets of the Jade District are the unique retail and Figure 3: Designs that celebrate the area's multicultural identity
small businesses populating the area.	and provide opportunities for social cohesion—such as
gathering places, safe places to walk, and public artwork—are
interwoven throughout the project area.
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Figure 4: Shopping centers along Division Street are
thriving with commercial activity, providing the basis for the
development of a more safe and attractive main street.
Figure 5: APANO JAMS Community Center is a central gathering
space for district related activities that will be redeveloped into
affordable housing and APANO community space.
workshops and focus groups during the
project. The team selected three focus areas
within the Jade District—Southeast (SE) 89th
Avenue, the Fubonn Shopping Center, and
Southeast (SE) Division Street. These focus areas
represent similar conditions in other parts of the
neighborhood and the design options are versatile
enough to be used throughout the district.
Key Design Elements
SE 89TH AVENUE
SE 89th Avenue designs include concepts for
street improvements, the development of a
potential park site focusing on safe pedestrian
and bicycle access, and integrating green
infrastructure designs with an adjacent city
stormwater facility.
FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
This design option improves upon an existing
commercial shopping center that serves a central
feature of the neighborhood. This site is a key
location for potential transportation network
connections, including pedestrian, bicycle,
and auto, especially as Portland Bureau of
Transportation makes major improvements to
SE 82nd Avenue along the front of Fubonn. The
designs include a redesign of the parking lot, new
green infrastructure within and adjacent to the
site, and increased opportunities for economic
development from building renovations.
SE DIVISION STREET
This design is located along SE Division Street,
a major east-west arterial. The designs include
new green infrastructure, street Improvements
for pedestrian and bicyclist safety, gateway and
placemaking features to promote the identity of
the Jade District, and new commercial and retail
opportunities.
Next Steps
The designs presented in this report are intended
to inspire further public and private Interest and
investment in the Jade International District. The
final chapters outline near-term actions, organized
by the three focus areas, as well as mid-term and
long-term actions focused on general coordination
for the county, Asian Pacific American Network
of Oregon (APANO), and other partners. Lastly,
potential funding options are organized by source.
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Figure 6: Focus Area Locations
The Greening the Jade project is located approximately five miles east of downtown Portland. Two urban state highways and a major
city arterial surround the study area. The study area is about a half-mile square and has a limited local street network, due to large
blocks, and includes several unimproved streets.
INTRODUCTION
Understanding the Historical and
Cultural Context of the Jade District
When the Jade District was annexed to the City of
Portland in the 1980s, the area was characterized
by large-lot, semi-rural residential development.
The existing development pattern was haphazard,
with limited street connectivity, unimproved
streets, no stormwater infrastructure, and limited
public amenities such as parks.
Currently, only 21 % of the land in the district is
covered by a tree canopy. The U.S. Forest Service
recommends a level of coverage for urban tree
canopy at 40%. The area has many large parking
lots and other highly paved areas that limits
space for trees. The lack of shade from trees
and large amounts of impervious surface leads
to a pronounced urban heat island effect and
stormwater management challenges. In addition,
the lack of trees and concentration of high-traffic
roads in the area results in public health concerns
from exposure to air toxins and high rates of
asthma.1
The designs presented in this report address not
only the environmental issues in the district, but
they are also intended to provide residents and
business owners with economic development
opportunities and help the community address
concerns about displacement and gentrification.
As part of this project, the county partnered with
APANO. APANO serves as the fiscal sponsor for
the Jade District, a City of Portland Neighborhood
Prosperity Initiative (NPI) district. The NPI is a
public-private partnership that aims to transform
underserved commercial districts in east Portland
into engines of economic growth without
displacing the communities that reside there. To
this end, employing community-driven sustainable
designs can have a tremendous impact on the
neighborhoods where they are located by creating
enjoyable and safe options for walking, improving
stormwater infrastructure, and fostering a sense of
pride and place.
The county and APANO requested that Greening
the Jade design work focus on three goals:
1. Create a pedestrian network that is
accessible to all ages and abilities, and
connects with local business, transit, and
economic opportunity.
2.	improve currently unimproved streets
to maximize greenspace, improve
stormwater management, and minimize gray
infrastructure costs.
3.	Create new park spaces and community
gathering spaces to address a lack of these
amenities in the community.
Building Community Support
Approximately 56% of Jade District residents
are people of color and about 55% of
residents are categorized as low income-
over twice the average compared to the rest
of Portland. Fifteen percent live in linguistic
isolation. These statistics generally correlate to
underrepresented populations in many planning
1 Regional Equity Atlas 2.0 Oregon Metro. https://gis.oregonmetro.gov/equityAtlas.
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Figure 8: Stormwater curb extensions are a key aspect of the
design options. They work to siow and infiltrate stormwater and
they are also used to slow traffic down by narrowing the roadway.
processes. Language barriers, in particular,
pose a tremendous challenge for some people
to meaningfully participate, The design team
prioritized accessible community engagement
during this project. Along with providing
interpreters at the three-day design charrette, the
team also facilitated two focus groups with the
Vietnamese and Chinese community, two of the
neighborhood's largest ethnic populations, in their
native languages.
Maximize Public Investment
Current public infrastructure investments in
transportation systems in the Jade District
include bus route improvements, a new bus
rapid transit system, local street network
connections, and arterial and state highway
road safety improvements. These investments
and Improvements are expected to bring
additional development and redevelopment to the
community. The designs are organized to take
advantage of current plans for capital investment
in the district. The county and APANO are in close
coordination with local and state transportation
agencies to align efforts. The designs are
dependent on public funding opportunities and
adjacent property owner redevelopment. There
is not a specific timeline for development of the
designs, however, the designs work to capitalize
on opportunities through public and private
development in the neighborhood.
INTRODUCTION
Figure 7: This unimproved section SE 89th Avenue is an
example of the several streets in the Jade District, The local
street network has limited connectivity to other areas of the
district and includes several dead-end streets, unimproved
streets, and limited bikeway connections.
Figure 9: Design options for SE Division Street incorporate
ongoing improvements by the Portland Bureau of
Transportation. The designs can help coordinate planned
private redevelopment along the corridor.
Figure 10: This photo provides an example of a typical Jade
District neighborhood with single-family homes and low density,
multi-family housing. Unimproved streets are common.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Workshops and Focus Groups
Multnomah County, APANO, and EPA hosted a
three-day design workshop and focus groups at
the Jade-APANO Multicultural Space in Portland,
Oregon.
Over 100 people participated in the workshop
over the three days in focus groups and at two
public open houses. Focus group participants
included public agency representatives from
EPA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD, Oregon Department of
Transportation, TriMet, City of Portland's Parks
Bureau, Planning and Sustainability Bureau,
Bureau of Environmental Services, Transportation
Bureau, Vision Zero Project and Housing Bureau.
Non-profit organizations that participated
included: Safe Routes to School, Bike Loud,
Ecotrust, Columbia Land Trust, and Trust for
Public Lands. Additional stakeholder participation
included local business owners, property owners,
neighborhood association representatives,
and residential renters from the Chinese and
Vietnamese communities.
APANO has been organizing the Asian
community in the Jade District around renters'
rights, school based community engagement,
and public health. Over 60 participants attended
focus groups that were conducted in Cantonese
and Vietnamese by the design team.
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Figure 11: The design team conducted focus groups in Cantonese with the Chinese community to engage people in their native
language, making participation easier and more meaningful.
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Figure 12: The design team provided informal drop-in times
to allow community members and agency representatives to
provide input on design concepts.
Figure 13: Working drawings developed with focus groups
informed the designs presented in this report.
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Figures 14 and 15: Focus groups conducted in Cantonese and
Vietnamese enabled community members who are typically
under-represented in planning processes to participate and
provide valuable input.
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Key Takeaways
Stakeholders highlighted the following
strengths of the neighborhood:
•	APANO's place-based organizing
•	Variety of businesses that cater to ethnically
diverse neighborhood
•	Anchor community focus areas including
Portland Community College and Fubonn
Shopping Center and Harrison Park
Elementary School
•	Located on frequent service transit lines
•	Growing immigrant and refugee community
Participants overwhelmingly agreed upon the
following issues that they would like designs
and development to address:
•	Improve pedestrian safety and access to
local businesses
•	Reduce traffic speed on all streets
•	Add affordable housing
•	Support existing businesses to stay in
place and encourage more small, local,
entrepreneurial business start-up opportunities
•	Add new parks and places for intergenerational
gathering
•	Improve lighting and safety
•	Reduce local flooding
•	Plant more trees
•	Provide more areas to sit and rest along
major streets
•	Improve air quality
•	Add more multi-language signage
•	Add more family-friendly bike lanes
During focus group discussions, the team learned
there are several construction projects underway
that these designs can leverage for additional
support. Some of the projects include the city's
commitment to plant 100 trees in the district in the
next five years; reducing speed limits to 30 mph
and building landscaped medians and bicycle lane
improvements on SE Division Street; potential
construction of a cycle track bicycle lane along
portions of SE 82nd Avenue; and bicycle and
pedestrian access through the Fubonn parking lot
to SE 85th Avenue.
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
The three focus areas provide unique challenges
and opportunities for this project. APANO and
Multnomah County selected these sites because
they provide opportunities to strengthen a
sense of place for existing residents and help
build a healthier, more economically strong, and
climate resilient Jade District. The design options
build on existing infrastructure and planned
capital improvement projects by local and state
government, as well as leverage opportunities for
coordinated design with private land development.
Focus Area 1: SE 89th Avenue
Focus Area 1 has a mix of single-family homes
on large lots, low-density multi-family units, and
vacant parcels. SE Clinton Street, SE 90th Avenue,
and portions of SE 89th Avenue are paved, though
other sections remain unpaved. The streets in this
area do not have curbs, sidewalks, or stormwater
management systems. Community members cited
concerns about pedestrian safety due to cars
driving at high speeds, steep slopes, blind curves,
and unimproved streets. The neighborhood
streets have limited stormwater facilities, and the
area is prone to local flooding. The City's Bureau
of Environmental Services owns and maintains
a wastewater pump station and stormwater
detention pond at the intersection of SE Brooklyn
Street and SE 89th Avenue. The detention pond
drains by infiltration and is filled with stormwater
for most of the year. The pond area is securely
fenced with no public access. This area will be
further discussed in the designs section.
Focus Area 2: Fubonn Shopping Center
The Fubonn Shopping Center is a regional retailer
for Asian food distribution and other products and
services, and draws customers from within the
neighborhood and from across the region. This
site was chosen by the community because it
is such a large site with the potential to improve
circulation for the neighborhood. The property
owner is interested in improving his site and
coordinating with upcoming investments in
the district. The shopping center has only one
entrance and exit via the signalized entrance at
SE 82nd Avenue and SE Woodward Street, where
the main turning movements are in and out of the
shopping center. Pedestrian access to Fubonn
is limited, especially from the residential areas to
the east, and the lack of bicycle lanes on SE 82nd
Avenue limits safe bike access to the site as well.
During peak weekend hours and holidays, this
parking lot becomes congested and traffic backs
up on SE 82nd Avenue.
Focus Area 3: SE Division Street
SE Division Street is a major arterial and serves
as a gateway to the Jade District. The street is
designated as a high-crash corridor by the City
of Portland, and several pedestrian fatalities
have occurred on the street over the past few
years. The city is focusing the Vision Zero
initiative on this corridor and recently reduced the
speed limit from 45 mph to 30 mph. The City's
Bureau of Transportation will be focusing capital
construction projects over the next year to
include landscaped medians, new public transit
stations, enhanced bicycle lanes, and pedestrian
crossings. A half block to the east there is a
marked pedestrian crosswalk and crossing signal
at SE 87th Avenue, but community members
commented that these do not provide adequate
safe crossings to access businesses and transit
stops along SE Division Street because the
marked pedestrian crossings are too far apart.
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Redevelopment Potential
The study area has a high potential for
redevelopment to higher density residential, which
could displace existing residents and businesses.
This map identifies parking lots along major
streets and land value greater than improvements.
The existing residential development includes
mostly older single-family homes on moderate-
sized lots, vacant parcels, and some low-density,
multi-family infill development. The current zoning
in the study area is Mixed-Use Residential and
Multi-Family Residential. Density ranges from
31 to 125 units per acre. Commercial properties
are generally low-density, one-story commercial
businesses with only a few newly developed
commercial businesses. The businesses along SE
82nd Avenue are mostly oriented to serving autos,
including car parts stores, used auto sales lots,
and restaurants with drive-through windows and
large parking lots.
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Street Network
The local street network in the study area
has limited connectivity to other areas of the
district and includes several dead-end streets,
unimproved streets, and limited bikeway
connections. Many of the local streets that
are paved do not have sidewalks or drainage
facilities. This part of the city was gradually
annexed to the City of Portland starting in
1986 and completed in the late 1990s. Some
infrastructure, such as roads and stormwater
facilities, remain unimproved today.
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Transportation Safety
This map shows traffic-related pedestrian fatalities
in the study area from 2015-2017, SE Division
Street, SE 82nd Avenue, and SE Powell Boulevard
are frequent-service public transit corridors,
TriMet public transit route #72 has 22,000
boardings per day, which is one of the most
popular routes in the region.
The study area is bordered by high traffic count
city arterials and urban state highways. These
streets have limited mid-block pedestrian
crossings, no bike lanes, and limited pedestrian
scale lighting, The City designated SE 82nd
Avenue and SE Division Street as among the top
30 high-crash corridors in the city.
Due to many pedestrian fatalities, the city's Vision
Zero initiative is focused on eliminating death
and serious injuries on the city's streets. Planned
safety improvements along SE Division Street and
SE 82nd Avenue include reducing speed limits 30
mph, adding landscaped medians and buffered
bicycle lanes, and pedestrian safety projects in
the Jade District,
Figure 18: Transportation Safety
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Vegetation and Hydrology
Tree cover for the study area is approximately 21 %
compared to the average Portland neighborhood
coverage of 30.7%. The lack of trees and large
amounts of imperious surfaces result in worse heat
island effects than other parts of Portland. The
Jade District also has poor air quality—17% worse
than Portland's average. Even so, due to the rural
character of some portions of the study area, many
large native trees remain. Stormwater runoff from
SE 82nd Avenue contributes to the city's combined
sewer overflows. The rest of the runoff is primarily
managed in three ways:
1.	Evaporated and infiltrated in a few private or
public vegetated infiltration facilities.
2.	Infiltrated below ground in numerous
underground drywells.
3.	Drained to the City of Portland's stormwater
detention pond site, just south of Focus Area
1, where stormwater is infiltrated and
evaporated over the course of about 10
months every year.
Despite the existing stormwater management
facilities in the area, the neighborhood experiences
a lot of localized flooding during storm events,
including ponding along unimproved streets, and
in yards and parking lots.
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FOCUS AREA 1: SE 89TH AVENUE
Design Options Summary
The design options for Focus Area 1 include two
separate areas along SE 89th Avenue. The first, at
the intersection of SE 89th and SE Clinton Street
(A & B), is focused on the street right of way and
provides options to improve pedestrian safety and
improve stormwater management with stormwater
facilities built within the street section. The second
area (C & D) is focused on increasing pedestrian
and bicycle safety on SE 89th Avenue by removing
autos and creating new parks and open spaces
within current private properties on both sides
of the street. The designs will require ongoing
conversations between the property owners and
public and private partners, but are presented here
to convey feedback from the community about
the need and potential for a new park in the Jade
District.
Detailed designs (i.e. perspectives, street sections,
and illustrations) are included on the following
pages and highlight the proposed key design
elements. Together, the proposed design elements
serve to capture and slow stormwater runoff,
calm traffic speeds, improve sight distances,
and make the pedestrian realm safer and more
pleasant. Options include additional landscaping
and stormwater planters in front of the fenced
city-owned sewage pump station building and
stormwater detention pond.
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Key Design Elements in Focus Area 1
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Terraced Amphitheater
This design takes advantage of steeply
sloped areas for active use or a community
garden, while also managing stormwater.
Park Loop Trail
A multi-use trail around the park provides re
creational and potential seating options for
people to enjoy the outdoors.
Stormwater Planter
Planters placed along sidewalks increase
stormwater capacity for future development
and road improvements while serving as a
pedestrian amenity.
Source: www.cut-it-out.org
Cultural Art Fence
Public art is one way to celebrate the
district's diverse, multicultural neighborhood
and to reinforce community identity.
Source: www.learninglandscapesdesign.com
Nature Play Area
Outdoor play areas stimulate exploration-
based play for young residents or visitors,
Stormwater Curb Extension
This design concept features stormwater
management on streets and improves
pedestrian safety by reducing crossing
distance.
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FOCUS AREA 1: SE 89TH AVENUE
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improvements such as marked crossings and stormwater curb extensions that calm
traffic by extending the curb into the street to narrow travel lanes. Pedestrian-scaled
lighting and tree plantings upgrade the street's appearance, while on-street parking on
both sides of the street maintains access for vehicles and nearby residents.
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Figure 23: Illustration "B" of SE 89th Avenue at SE Clinton Street, Looking South
This illustration shows the positive impact on the pedestrian realm by adding key
design elements like crosswalks, sidewalks, and curb extensions. On-street parking
would be maintained for nearby residents.
The existing street intersection lacks sidewalks, safe
pedestrian crossings, stop signs, and stormwater facilities.
Cars travel at high speeds through this intersection.
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Figure 26: Illustration "D" on SE 89th Avenue, Looking North from SE Brooklyn Street
This design option provides safe pedestrian and bicycle access by closing the street to cars.
The design includes a new park that would span either side of the new bike and pedestrian
street and would provide the neighborhood with much needed open space. Stormwater
planters could manage flow from uphill properties. Park amenities include a landscaped,
terraced amphitheater that will also manage stormwater, nature play areas, park loop trail, and
a cultural art fence that celebrates the district's diverse multicultural heritage.
The existing site has an unimproved street with no stormwater
facilities. The area has a history of flooding from the street and high-
speed car travel, making pedestrian safety a concern for neighbors
in the area. APANO and local partners are in discussion with property
owners about converting these vacant lots into a neighborhood park.
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Figure 27: Illustration "E" on SE 89th Avenue, Looking East from SE Brooklyn Street
The pump station's visual appearance could be improved by adding a cultural art fence to
enhance or replace the existing chain link fence. The design also proposes adding new trees
and landscaping.
The Bureau of Environmental Services owns and operates
the Brooklyn Street sewage pump station building and
stormwater detention pond. The stormwater detention pond
accommodates the surface stormwater for the project area.
This is an important facility for the project area.
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DFSIGN OPTIONS
FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
Design Options Summary
Design options for this focus area provide concepts
that will help with traffic and pedestrian circulation
and stormwater management on the Fubonn site.
Options also include designs for safe pedestrian
crossings at major streets and improvements within
and adjacent to the street right of ways.
Additional design options include commercial
building upgrades and additional improvements on
the Fubonn site, such as parking lot reconfiguration,
landscaping, stormwater management, and new
access points for pedestrians and bicyclists
which will increase opportunities for access
and circulation on the site and to the adjacent
neighborhood.
Design options can improve traffic flow, increase
pedestrian and bicycle safety, create sustainable
stormwater management solutions, and support
community identity and local businesses.
Legend
(T) Parking forest
© Plaza gateway
CD Cultural art fence
@ Two-way cycle track
0 Public art installation with
multilingual wayfinding
© Im proved pedestrian and
bike connection through
Fubonn property
(7) Stormwater planter
© Sidewalks, stormwater
planters and tree plantings
/g\ Improved pedestrian/bike
connectivity to neighborhood
© Sidewalks, street trees
and amenities, dependent
on future development
© Improved retail storefronts
© Food carts
© Trees and pollinator garden
U Street section and plan view,
looking north
^ Illustration, looking northeast
Q Illustration, looking east
O Illustration, looking west
Figure 28: Focus Area 2 Site Plan
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FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
Key Design Elements in Focus Area 2
Source: www.parkingforest.org
Parking Forest
This best practice uses structural soil
under pavement to infiltrate and evaporate
stormwater, and meets tree canopy
requirements without losing parking spaces.
Bike and Pedestrian Access
Carefully marked intersections and
throughways alert all users to the potential
presence of more vulnerable users,
increasing pedestrian and cyclist safety.
Source: http://www. deborahlozier. com/projects, html
Plaza Gateway
A plaza gateway feature will provide street
recognition for the shopping center and
encourage pedestrian access from the
transit stop along SE 82nd Avenue,
Improved Retail Storefronts
Mixed-use, small scale business retail
storefronts can bring pedestrian activity and
provide affordable commercial retail stalls.
Source: www.cut-it-out.org
Two-Way Cycle Track
A two-way cycle track allows bicyclists
to navigate large busy arterials by clearly
delineating safe access to connecting bike
ways or bike paths.
Source: www.iearninglandscapesdesign.com
Food Carts
Improved retail storefronts and food carts
along the south edge of Fubonn activate
the outdoor pedestrian experience.
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nFSION OPTIONS
FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
Figure 29 : Street Section "F" of SE 82nd Avenue and SE Woodward Street, Looking North	Figure 30 : Plan View "F"
future
gateway/
plaza
entry
80'Right of Way
Options for SE 82nd Avenue function within the design requirements of Oregon
Department of Transportation and the existing 80-foot right of way of SE 82nd Avenue.
On the west side of the street, designs include a potential two-way dedicated cycle
track, in conjunction with the city's transportation projects. On the east side, sidewalks,
street trees, and other pedestrian amenities could be added with future redevelopment.
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Two-way cycle track
Pedestrian-scaled
street lighting and
wayfinding signage
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FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
Figure 31: Illustration "G" of Fubonn Entrance at SE 82nd Avenue and SE Woodward Street
Designs provide a two-way cycle track on the east side of SE 82nd Avenue and
enhanced striping for pedestrian crossings to improve safety and visibility for
pedestrians crossing the street. Focus on the Fubonn Shopping Center entrance
includes placemaking art, a plaza gateway, and seating to reinforce visual identity for
the Jade District.
SE 82nd Avenue is a major arterial and state highway
with no bicycle facilities and high traffic volume. The
entrance to the Fubonn Shopping Center is a busy
intersection with pedestrians, cars, and transit riders.
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FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
Figure 32: Illustration "H" of Improved Circulation Through Fubonn Property, Looking East
This perspective illustrates redevelopment opportunities to increase retail frontage and
active safe streets for pedestrians and cars, creating a main street like atmosphere.
Outdoor seating and food carts, or seasonal retail vendors, would increase activity on
the street throughout the day.
The existing south side of the building has only one
access to the store. This side of the building is generally
unwelcoming to customers walking from their cars to
the building, and conflicts between cars and pedestrians
cause safety concerns.
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FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
Figure 33: Illustration "I" of Fubonn Entrance at SE 85th Avenue
This design option opens up a new access point from the Fubonn site to SE 85th
Avenue and will allow for pedestrian and bicycle access from the neighborhood.
Bollards would prevent cars from entering and exiting, and a new crosswalk marking
improves safety for people walking and biking.
Currently, there is one narrow access to the Fubonn site
from the neighborhood via SE 85th Avenue. The area has
limited lighting and the existing mature landscaping does
not provide an inviting and safe access to the site.
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FOCUS AREA 3: SE DIVISION STREET
Design Options Summary
Design options for Focus Area 3 incorporate planned
improvements outlined in the Portland Bureau of Transportation
and TriMet's 15% preliminary designs for SE Division Street.
These improvements will be constructed in 2018-2021 and
include landscaped medians, stormwater management, buffered
bike lanes, improved transit stations, pedestrian crossings,
street lighting, and traffic signals. Based on community input,
the design options presented here provide additional options for
wider or narrower medians to allow for on-street parking and left
turn pockets in key locations for businesses.
Figure 34: Focus Area 3 Site Plan
Legend
© On-street parking*
© Stormwater curb
extensions*
(3)	4-foot planted median*
(4)	Public art installation on
pedestrian bridge
(0) Proposed Division Street
transit stations
(7) Mid-block pedestrian
crossing
(g) Cultural art fence and
multilingual signage
Existing driveway
Protected bike lane
P | Street section and plan
view, looking west
© Street section and play
view, looking west
. * (9) 10-foot planted median A ...	,
Raised table crossing	|J Illustration, looking east
* Denotes a variation from the Portland Bureau of Transportation 15% engineered plans.
Opportunity
Site
Opportunity
Site
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DESIGN OPTIONS
FOOUS AREA 3: SE DIVISION STREET
Key design elements for Focus Area 3 recognize the
multicultural residents in the district by providing
multilingual wayfinding signage. Other design elements
will enhance pedestrian safety with added features
for crossing SE Division, including pavement texture,
additional crosswalk stripings, lighting, landscaping and
other visual cues to slow auto traffic on SE Division,
Key Design Elements in Focus Area 3
Source: www.sedg.org
Multilingual Signage
Multilingual wayfinding signage supports
the diversity of residents and visitors to the
Jade District and contributes to a sense of
community identity.
Raised Table Crossing
Raised table or textured crossings visually
signal a critical pedestrian crossing,
informing drivers to slow down as they
approach the intersection.
Source: www.fhwa.dot.gov
Mid-Block Crossings
Mid-block crossings provide pedestrian
refuge to cross wide streets safely. They are
often used in conjunction with pedestrian
beacons, striping, or signage to reduce
vehicle speeds.
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FOGUS AREA 3: SE DIVISION STREET
Figure 35: Street Section "J" of SE Division with On-Street Parking, Looking West






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SE Division Street is 76 feet wide from curb to curb. Design options for this right of
way include a four-foot planted median to accommodate on-street parking in key
locations near retail businesses or left turn pockets. Marked bike lane buffer widths can
protect bicyclists from parked car door opening swings, but do not have the additional
width and bollards to accommodate the on-street parking in certain sections for
business access.
Figure 36: Plan View "J"
0 Sidewalks, street
trees and amenities
included as
redevelopment occurs
(¦( Mid-block crossing
O Stormwater curb
extension
0 Buffered bike lane
Street lamp with pedestrian-
scaled lighting and
wayfinding signage
On-street parking
Car door buffer
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FOOUS AREA 3: SE DIVISION STREET
Figure 37: Street Section "K" of SE Division Street with 10' Median, Looking West
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76'txistinq Curb to Curb
This perspective provides two travel lanes in each direction with a typical center left
turn pocket. This design option includes a center left turn pocket, without on-street
parking, which allows for wider bike lanes and buffers with bollards.
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Figure 38: Plan View "K"
Sidewalks, street trees
and amenities included as
redevelopment occurs
Bike lane, buffered with bollards
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Figure 39: Illustration "L" of SE Division Street, Looking East
Business visibility and enhancement can be improved by introducing low-cost,
temporary structures, such as food carts, outdoor seating, landscaping, arid
fencing to the streetscape. Street design options include landscaped medians,
mid-block crossings, protected bike lanes, and placemaking art. This design also
proposes adding landscaping and signage to the pedestrian overpass to mark a
gateway for the Jade District.
SE Division Street is a high-crash corridor, with several pedestrian
deaths in the past few years. Cars travel at high speeds, and there
are limited safe pedestrian crossings. Retail businesses rely on street
visibility and on-street parking for operations. There are few visual
cues for auto drivers that this is a retail business corridor.
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IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS
The design options presented in this report are
intended to inspire further public and private
interest and investment in the Jade International
District. Some potential next steps are presented
here. Near-term actions are organized by the three
focus areas, but the mid- and long-term actions
are focused on general coordination for the
county, APANO, and other partners.
Near-Term Actions, 1-3 Years
Based on stakeholder input, the design team
identified many studies and pubic investments
currently underway. APANO and the County
can capitalize on these efforts and encourage
community engagement with state and city
agencies on design and construction projects.
APANO and the County intend to work with
the City of Portland Bureaus of Planning
and Sustainability, Transportation, Parks
and Recreation, Development Services, and
Environmental Services to present this report for
further planning studies and to identify capital
projects and funding. In particular, the themes
identified in the report for green infrastructure,
street design, multilingual wayfinding, and public
art could be incorporated as an area-specific
design approach for all new development and
public projects in the district.
FOCUS AREA 1: SE 89TH AVENUE
1. Work with the Bureau of Transportation to
incorporate design options into the Connected
Centers Jade District neighborhood street
network plan. The green infrastructure and
traffic calming design concepts for SE 89th
Avenue can serve as a model for all unpaved
streets developed in the district. Determine
if closing the street to auto traffic is feasible
in the short term to enhance pedestrian and
bicycle safety.
2.	Work with the Bureau of Environmental
Services to develop and adopt a local
stormwater retrofit plan for the district and
identify stormwater capital projects for
inclusion in the city Capital Project List. Work
with city staff to find funding for these projects
(see Potential Funding Options chapter).
3.	Continue conversations with private property
owners along SE 89th Avenue to determine
if they are willing to work with the Bureau of
Parks for acquisition and park development.
FOCUS AREA 2: FUBONN SHOPPING CENTER
1.	Work with the Fubonn property owner to
explore funding options for renovating
the building and parking lot with green
infrastructure designs.
2.	Work with property owner and the city to
negotiate pedestrian and bicycle access to
SE 85th Avenue, SE 84th Avenue and SE
Taggart Street to the site.
3.	Explore options for public art grants for the
Fubonn entrance gateway that includes public
health and air quality educational information.
FOCUS AREA 3: SE DIVISION STREET
1. Coordinate with the Bureau of Transportation
for SE Division Street improvements to include
design options in this report, including green
infrastructure approaches, and pedestrian
and bicycle safety improvements.
2.	Work with the owner of the Van Hanh
restaurant to identify funding or private
development investment for storefront and
site improvements design options.
3.	APANO will coordinate with community
partners on their Metro Community
Placemaking grant for public art at the
pedestrian overpass to reflect design
options in this report.
4.	Coordinate with TriMet on public art and
pedestrian amenities for the new bus rapid
transit station on SE Division Street.
Mid-Term Actions, 3-5 Years
1.	Continue to work with property owners,
Parks and Recreation, and other partners for
parkland acquisition, design, and construction.
2.	Work with property owners and developers
for incremental street network improvements,
including district-wide green infrastructure plan
and capital projects.
Long-Term Actions, 5-10 Years
1.	Continue to complete local street network
connections as properties develop in the area.
2.	Explore options for funding for Fubonn site
improvements and building renovations.
3.	Work with property owners and developers as
multi-family housing develops in Focus Areas
1 and 2 for street connections and alternative
street design options with green infrastructure.
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POTENTIAL FUNDING OPTIONS
Stormwater Management, Infrastructure,
and Parks
East Multnomah County Soil and Water
District, Partners in Conservation Grant Funds
The Partners in Conservation program provides
funding to support conservation projects and
conservation education in the district. Projects
must show a clear public benefit in one or more
of the following areas: habitat restoration or
watershed health, soil erosion prevention/control,
soil health, water quality, water conservation, and/
or environmental education.
Oregon DEQ Clean Water State Revolving Fund
This fund provides low-interest loans to public
agencies to improve water quality. Loan funds
can be used for facility planning, stormwater,
and wastewater capital projects. The fund is
capitalized by the EPA.
Business Oregon
Business Oregon is the State of Oregon's
economic development agency and administers
several grant and loan programs that can assist
the community in addressing infrastructure issues.
• Community Development Block Grants -
Grants and technical assistance are available
to develop livable urban communities for
persons of low and moderate incomes
by expanding economic opportunities,
and providing housing and suitable living
environments. This program is funded by HUD.
•	Water/Wastewater Financing - This loan
program funds the design and construction
of public infrastructure needed to ensure
compliance with the Safe Drinking Water
Act or the Clean Water Act. Allowable
projects include construction improvement or
expansion of stormwater systems, purchase
of easements necessary for construction,
design and construction engineering, planning
and technical assistance. These programs are
funded by EPA and state lottery funds.
•	Brownfields Program - The purpose of the
Brownfields Program is to assist individuals,
non-profits, and local governments with
financing to evaluate, cleanup, and redevelop
brownfields. The state manages two
brownfields programs. The Oregon Coalition
Brownfields Cleanup Fund is a revolving loan
fund capitalized by the EPA. The Oregon
Brownfields Redevelopment Fund is funded by
state revenue bonds.
•	Special Public Works Fund - The Special
Public Works Fund provides loans and grants
that support economic and community
development. Funds are available to public
entities for planning, design, improving, and
constructing publicly owned facilities, and
storm drainage systems. This program is
funded by state lottery funds.
Metro Nature in Neighborhood Grants
These grants support community projects and
programs across the region from local park
improvements to stream restoration to hands on
nature education.
City of Portland
•	Bureau of Environmental Services - The
Community Watershed Stewardship Program
provides grants for improvements in
neighborhoods that improves the health of the
city's watersheds. The program is a partnership
between BES and Portland State University.
Stewardship Grants of up to $10,000 and
Native Plant Mini-Grants of up to $500.
•	Bureau of Environmental Services - Percent
for Green provides funding for managing
stormwater in green infrastructure facilities in
the public right of way.
•	Neighborhood Small Grants Program -
The Office of Neighborhood Involvement
partners with the city's seven neighborhood
district coalitions to give out funds totaling
approximately $100,000 per year.
Public/Private Development and Investment
Guiding local entrepreneurs, property owners, and
developers to find those win-win opportunities
to both contribute to the greater benefits of the
surrounding community while making sound
business investments themselves.
Placemaking and Public Art
Metro Community Placemaking Grants
The program supports creative, community driven
projects that strengthen social fabric, foster
connection to place and involve and benefit
historically marginalized communities. Funding up
to $100,000, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.
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Regional Arts and Culture Council Grants
RACC supports the region's vital arts and culture
community through a variety of grant programs.
Grant programs include Project grants, Arts
Equity Grants, Professional Development Grants,
and Capacity Building for Culturally Specific
Organizations. RACC awarded over $700,000 in
project grants in 2017.
TriMet Public Art Program
The Public Art Program promotes transit use and
community pride by integrating permanent and
temporary art works into the public transit system.
The regional transit district funds new artwork
at 1.5% of eligible capital project costs, with a
separate annual allowance for collection care.
Venture Portland Grants
Grant funds are invested in the smart, strategic
growth of Portland's unique neighborhood
business districts and help business districts
citywide meet the needs of diverse communities.
Since 1995, Venture Portland has granted more
than $1.4 million to fund 519 business district
projects, leveraging 44.7 million in additional
private investment in districts around the city.
Community Organizing and Public Health
Social Justice Fund
The Social Justice fund provides grants to
non-profit organizations that work for structural
change in order to increase the opportunity
of those who are the least well off politically,
economically, and socially.
Oregon Public Health Institute
Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Small
Grants program. The HEAL Cities Small Grants
program provides HEAL cities an opportunity to
implement HEAL policies. The goal of the program
is to advance equity.
USDA Farm to School Grants
Cities are eligible to apply for Support Service
grants to develop existing farm to school
initiatives and to provide broad reaching support
services to farm to school initiatives.
Metro Partners in Nature
Through Partners in Nature, Metro collaborates
with culturally specific organizations to provide
culturally relevant opportunities to increase
utilization of Metro parks and natural areas,
increase capacity with partner organizations,
and increase opportunities for relationship
building and learning by Metro staff. APANO
submitted a letter of interest to participate. The
program is funded by the Metro Natural Areas levy
approved in 2013.
Transportation
Oregon Transportation and Growth
Management Grants (TGM)
The TGM Program is a partnership between the
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and
Development and the Oregon Department of
Transportation. The program provides funding to
help communities plan for streets and land use
in a way that leads to more livable, economically
vital, and sustainable communities, as well as
increases opportunities for transit, walking,
and bicycling. Category 1 grants assist with
transportation system planning. Category 2 grants
assist with integrated land use and transportation
planning to promote compact, mixed-use
development, supported by improved pedestrian,
bicycle, transit, and multi-modal street facilities.
Metro Regional Travel Options Grants
Regional Travel Options grants create safe, vibrant
and livable communities by supporting programs
that increase walking, biking, ride sharing,
telecommuting, and public transit use. Metro
awards approximately $2.5 million every two years
in three categories: program grants, enhancement
grants, and planning grants. Grants are funded
through federal dollars, allocated through the
regional flexible funds process.
Portland Bureau of Transportation, Portland
in the Streets Community Grant Program
A total of $100,000 is available for grant
applications up to $20,000 to invest in small-
scale community driven projects focused on
transportation safety, equity, innovation, and
placemaking for historically underrepresented
communities.
Development
Oregon Transportation and Growth
Management Grants
The Quick Response Program helps communities
identify ways to implement integrated
transportation and land use plans, and assists
with multi-modal problem solving. Projects
funded through the Quick Response program are
typically site specific, small scale and short term.
They focus on facilitating readiness for future
development, ideally within three years.
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