Tigard LRT Route Proposal

Tigard Light Rail Transit (LRT) Route Goals

1. Identify potential transit station areas with the greatest development and placemaking opportunities

2. Connect the region's largest public, private, and community educational and research institutions.

3. Provide transit alternatives to employment centers Kruse Way, the Tigard Triangle, and downtown Tigard.

Route description

Portland Community College (PCC) Sylvania

In response to the goals of the Barbur Corridor Concept Plan, the LRT extends from downtown Portland along Barbur Blvd to the intersection of I-5, Barbur Blvd, and Capitol Highway wherepon the alignment heads south to PCC Sylvania, thereby leveraging the educational, employment, and community possibilities associated with the expanding junior college. The creation of a transit stop at PCC Sylvania is supported by the development of on-campus housing that serves students and the current and projected transit mix of commuter students.

The existing topography presents two options for the alignment. The first consists of a boulevard treatment along Capitol Highway that is supported by pedestrian-oriented land uses, which include student housing and service-oriented housing. The second option utilizes a tunnel from West Portland Town Center (Barbur/Capitol Hwy intersection) to the heart of the PCC campus. Both options would give direct access to the PCC Central Plaza, including the performing arts center and the PCC library.

Tigard Triangle Employment Center/Kruse Way

From PCC Sylvania, the LRT heads, via tunnel, to the Tigard Triangle, which is envisioned as an Employment District. This district is configured along a couplet that consists of vehicular traffic in both directions. LRT will help to activate this underutilized district, which, along with the nearby Kruse Way (which would be linked to LRT via frequent shuttle bus), has more than 5 million square feet of existing office space ~ about 1/4 of that in downtown Portland.

Downtown Tigard

After leaving the Tigard Triangle, LRT will pass through the heart of Downtown Tigard, intersecting with the WES (Westside Express Service) Line, and become a vital link to this mixed-use residential village.

Credits

Ethan Leander Timm, Architect, Filmmaker
David Berniker, Urban Planning and Design
Nick Wilson, Atlas Landscape Architecture

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Porland
• Tigard
• Light
• Rail
• Transit
• LRT

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