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OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles

June6,2013DRAFT

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TableofContents

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I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………….……1

 PlanningProcess

 PurposeofthisDocument

 StationAreaOverview

QuestionstoConsider

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II. ExistingConditions………………………………………………………………………….……………...3

NOTE:Unlessotherwisespecified,the“stationarea”referstotheareawithina½mile

radiusofthestation.

 A.People

B.ExistingZoning

C.LandUseandDevelopment

D.Employment

E.Transportation

F.River/NaturalResources

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III. PreviousPlanning…………………………………………………………………………..………………14

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FormoreInformation:

ProjectWebsite: www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/cc2035

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ProjectContacts: TroyDoss

BureauofPlanningandSustainability

503‐823‐5857

[email protected]

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StephanieBeckman

BureauofPlanningandSustainability

503‐823‐6042

[email protected]

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 

I.Introduction

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PlanningProcess

ThePortlandtoMilwaukielight railalignment isunderconstructionandwillopenin 2015.Duringthe

summerof2013,theCityofPortlandwillbegintheInnerSEStationAreaPlanningeffort,whichwill

updatethevisionandlong‐rangeplanfortheareasaroundthefournewclose‐inSEPortlandlightrail

stationsatOMSI,Clinton,RhineandHolgate.Duringthisfirstphaseofplanning,aseriesofworking

groupmeetingsandotherpubliceventswillbeheldoverthesummertogathercommunityinputonthe

futurecharacterofthesestationareas.Duringthesecondphase,startinginthefall,ideaswillberefined

tocreateapreferredconceptandspecificrecommendationsforimplementation.

TheOMSIandClintonStationsarelocatedwithintheCentralCityPlanboundaryandthereforeideasfor

thosestationsdevelopedoverthesummerwillbeconsideredaspartoftheSEQuadrantPlan,along

withtherestoftheCentralEastsideDistrictoftheCentralCity.IdeasgeneratedfortheRhineand

HolgatestationareaswillbefurtherrefinedthroughaprocessfocusedontheBrooklynstationareas.

RecommendationswillbesetforthinaBrooklynStationAreasPlanandforwardedtotheCity’s

ComprehensivePlanUpdateprocessforimplementation.

PurposeofthisDocument

Thisdocumentprovidesbackgroundinformation

abouttheOMSIandClintonstationareas.Itis

intendedtogiveparticipantsinthestationarea

planningprocessacommonunderstandingof

existingconditionsandpastplanningeffortsthat

mayinformthisprocess.Aseparate“Rhine&

HolgateStationAreaProfiles”documentisalso

available.

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Thestationareaplanningeffortwillfocusmost

heavilyonareaswithin¼mileofthelightrail

stationsbecauseoftheirstrongrelationshipto

andpotentialtobeaffectedbythestation.A

largerinfluenceareaofa½mileisalsoincluded

inordertoconsiderbroaderrelationships

betweenthestations andadjacent

neighborhoods,employersandinstitutions.Most

oftheexistingconditionsinformationpresented

inthisdocumentisforareaswithinthebroader½

mileradius.

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OverviewoftheStationAreas

LocatedatthesouthendoftheCentralEastsideIndustrialDistrict,thesestationsareinthemidstofan

industrialarealargelycharacterizedbywarehouse,distributionandmanufacturinguses.

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OMSIStation

TheOMSIStationwillbethefirststationontheeastendofthenewbridgecrossingtheWillamette

River.ItwillbelocatedoneblocknorthofSECaruthersStreetnearSEWaterAvenue.TheOMSIstation

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 1

isalsoservedbythenewsegmentofthePortlandStreetcarthatrunsthroughtheCentralEastside.The

Streetcarcurrentlytermi natesnearOMSI,butwillbecomealoopsystemwiththeopeningofthenew

bridge.

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InadditiontoindustrialusesinthevicinityoftheOMSIstation,theareaincludesanumberofexisting

institutionalusesthathavearegionaldraw.Nearbyuses includeOMSI,PortlandOperaofficesand

practicespaceandtheOregonRailHeritageFoundation(ORHF).BoththeOMSIandOperaproperties

haveroomforadditionaldevelopment.ThePortlandCommunityCollege(PCC)CLIMBCenterisalso

locatednorthofthestationwithina¼mile.Theseuses,andtheirconnectiontotherestoftheCentral

EastsideIndustrialDistrict,havebeenidentifiedaspartofan“InnovationQuadrant”whichiscomprised

oftheCentralCity’seducationandresearchinstitutionsandalsoincludesPSUandOHSU(South

WaterfrontandMarquamHill).

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ClintonStation

TheClintonStationwillbelocatedonSEGideonStreet,

justeastofSE12

Avenue.Thenewlightrailalignment

willrunalongsidetheUnionPacific(UP)raillinethat

transectsthearea.Existingdevelopmentimmediately

surroundingthestationisindustrialinnature.Thereare

alsosomelargevacantorpartiallyvacantsites,suchas

theNWNaturalsite,thatarepossibleredevelopment

opportunities.Furtherbeyondthestationtotheeast

aretheLadd’sAdditionandClintonresidentialareas,as

wellasagrowingcommercialnodeatSEDivisionand

11/12

.DuetotheUPraillineandhightrafficvolumes

on11/12

,accesstotheClintonStationfromthe

nearbyresidentialandcommercialareaswillbe

challenging.Pedestrianandbicycleimprovements,

includinganewmulti‐usepathconnectingtothe

Clintonbikeway,willoccurwiththelightrailprojectto

helpwiththissituation.

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TheOMSIandClintonstationswillbeaccessible fromPortland’sWestsideviathenewlightrailbridge,

aswellasfromadjacentresidentialneighborhoodsinSEPortland.Theirclose‐inlocationalongwith

significantredevelopmentpotentialandlargeblockpatternsuggestthatopportunitiesmayexistto

greatlyincreasethedensityofemploymentusesandjobswithinwalkingdistanceoflightrail.

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QuestionstoconsiderfortheOMSIandClintonstationareas:

• Whatopportunitiesexistrelatedtothe“InnovationQuadrant”andthenewbridgeconnection

betweentheCentralEastsideandtheeducationandresearchinstitutionsontheWestsideof

theriver?

• Whatrangeofusesandintensityofdevelopmentshouldbeconsideredinthesepredominantly

industrialstationareas?

• Howcanconnectionsbetweenadjacentresidentialneighborhoodsandbusinessdistrictstolight

railtransitbeimproved?

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 2

II.ExistingConditions

NOTE:Unlessotherwisespecified,the“station

area”referstotheareawithina½mile radius

ofthestation.

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A.PEOPLE

ThefutureOMSIandClintonstationareasare

hometo930peopleand4,220people,

respectively.

Theresidentialareasinclude

partsofHosford‐Abernethy(Ladd’sAddition

andClintonareas)andtheBrooklyn

Neighborhood.

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ComparedtoSEPortlandasawhole,the

populationinthisareaissomewhatless

diverse,withlargerpercentagesofWhites

correspondingwithlowerpercentagesof

Blacks,AsiansandHispanics.

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Residentsinbothstationareasareslightly

youngerthantheaverageSEPortlandresidentandslightlymoreeducated.However,themedian

householdincomeforbothareasislessthanthatofSEPortlandasawhole,andthepercentagesof

owneroccupancyarealsolower.

MAP1.OMSIandClintonStationAreas

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TABLE1.StationAreaDemographics

 OMSI

Station

Clinton

Station

SE

Portland

Population 930 4,220 150,510

Race*

White

Black

AmericanIndian

Asian

Hispanic

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87%

2%

5%



88%

1%

4%



82%

3%

1%

7%

MedianAge 34 34 36

Education–bachelor’s

degreeorhigher

52% 49% 44%

HousingUnits 440 2,100 69,900

MedianHousehold

Income

$40,000 $40,600 $46,300

OwnerOccupied 38% 42% 53%

*Percentagesmaynotsumto100%duetoroundingandanomitted

“Other”category.

Source:Census2010,ACSPopulationestimates2009

Community

Hosford‐AbernethyNeighborhood

Development(HAND)represents

mostoftheOMSIandClinton

stationareas.Selectcommunityand

socialservicesincludethe

WillametteRiverkeeper,

Division/ClintonBusiness

Association,theGenealogicalForum

ofOregon,andtheIndependent

PublishingResourceCenter.Select

communityamenitiesandattractors

include:OMSI,thePortland

Streetcar,PortlandOpera,Oregon

RailHeritageCenter,Willamette

GreenwayTrail,Abernethy

ElementarySchool,Portland

CommunityCollegeCLIMBCenter,

andtheClintonCommunityGarden.

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Residentslivinginthezoneofoverlapbetweenthetwostationareasareincludedinbothsetsofdata;therefore

thenumbersarenotadditive.Thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginbothareascombinedis4,260.

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 3

B.EXISTINGZONING

TheimmediateareasaroundtheOMSIand

ClintonStationsarewithinindustrialand

employmentzones.Asyoumovefartherfrom

thestation,thereisalsoasignificantamount

ofresidentialzoningwithin½mileofthe

ClintonStation.

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TheindustrialzonedareaswiththeOMSIand

ClintonStationAreasfallwithinthegeneral

industrial(IG1)andheavyindustrialzones,

whichprovidelandformosttypesof

industrialusesincludingw arehousingand

freightmovement,wholesalesales,industrial

service,andmanufacturing.Thesezones

implementtheindustrialsanctuarypoliciesof

theCity’sComprehensivePlan.Theprimary

purposeoftheindustrialsanctuarypolicyisto

“encouragethegrowthofindustrialactivities

inthecitybypreservinglandprimarilyfor

manufacturingpurposes”.Thefundamental

notionunderlyingthispolicyistoprovideforeconomicdiversityandgrowthandensurearangeof

employmentopportunitiesbyreservingstrategicallylocatedportionsofthecityfirstandforemostfor

industriallanduses.

MAP2.OMSIandClintonStationAreaZoning

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Employmentzoningalsooccupiesasignificantamountofland,particularlyintheOMSIStationArea.

Mostoftheemploymentzonedlandfallswithinthegeneralemployment (EG1andEG2)zones.The

generalemploymentzonesallowawiderangeofuses includingindustrialandindustrial‐relateduses

andsomeamountofofficeandretailuse.Residentialusesareallowedonlyunderlimited

circumstances.BothstationareasalsohavesomeCentralEmployment(EX)zoning,whichisamixeduse

zoneintendedforareasinthecenteroftheCitythathaveanindustrialcharacter.TheEXzoneisoneof

theCity’smostflexiblezones,allowingawiderangeofindustrial,office,retailandresidentialuses.

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OMSIStationArea

Thepredominantzoningwithin½mileoftheOMSIStationisindustrial,whichcomprises69percentof

thelandareaandatotalof141acres.TheOMSIStationAreaalsocontains33 acresofemployment

zonedland,whichmakesup16percentofthetotalarea.Generalemploymentzoningismostcommon

with21acres.Therearealsocloseto12acresofEXmixedusezoningwithina½mileofthestation,

locatedontheMLK/Grandand11

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corridors.Itisworthnotingthatseveraloftheparcelsthatare

currentlyzonedindustrialnearOMSIhaveaComprehensivePlandesignationofmixedemployment.

Thismeansthezoningofthoseparcelscouldbechangedfromindustrialtoemployment,allowinga

broaderrangeofcommercialuses.

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Together,theindustrialandemploymentzoningcovers85percentoftheOMSIStationArea.The

remaininglandintheareaincludessomesingle‐dwellingandmulti‐dwellingresidentialzoning(11%),a

smallamountofcommercial(3%)andopenspace(2%)zoning.

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OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 4

AsmallportionofthelandwithintheOMSIstation areaisintheCentralCityPlanDistrict’sEmployment 

OpportunitySubarea(EOS).TheEOSallowsagreater,butstilllimited,amountofretail,officeand

industrialofficeusethanisallowedin

theindustrialzonesoutsideofthe

subarea.TheprovisionsoftheEOS

expandopportunitiesforsmall

manufacturingandcreative‐service

typesofusesthatthriveinlow‐cost

convertedwarehousespaceinthe

CentralEastsideIndustrialDistrict.

Thesegrowingtenantmarketsrelyon

proximitytoeachotheranddowntown,

lowrents,andtheCentralEastside’s

uniqueindustrialsetting.

TABLE2.OMSIandClintonStationAreaZoningSummary*

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OMSIStationArea ClintonStationArea

Zone Acres %ofTotal Acres %ofTotal

Industrial

IG1 122.5 59% 79.6 25%

IH 18.6 9% 17.6 6%

Subtotal 141.1 68% 97.2 31%

Employment

EG1 8.1 4% 16.2 5%

EG2 13.4 6% 5.2 2%

EX 11.6 6% 6.9 2%

Subtotal 33.1 16% 28.3 9%

Residential:Single‐family

R2.5 6.7 3% 52.4 17%

R5 8.3 4% 79.4 25%

Subtotal 15 7% 131.8 42%

Residential:Multifamily

R1 6 3% 12.3 4%

R2 .4 <1% 11.4 4%

RX 1.1 1% 1.1 <1%

Subtotal 7.5 4% 24.8 8%

Commercial

CG 6.3 3% 14 4%

CM

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ClintonStationArea

Thepredominantzoningwithin½mile

oftheClintonStationisresidential.

Approximately156acres,whichmakes

up50percentofthelandarea,are

zonedforresidentialuse.Thebulkof

theresidentialzoning(132acres)is

single‐dwellingslocatedintheLadd’s

AdditionandBrooklynneighborhoods.

Asmalleramountofmulti‐dwelling

residential(25acres)islocatedwithina

closerproximitytotheClintonLightRail

Stationitself.

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Industrialandemploymentzoningare

alsosignificantintheClintonStation

Area,covering40percentoftheland

(125acres),includingalloftheland

directlyabuttingthestationitself.

 .1 <1% .1 <1%

CN1 ‐‐ ‐‐ 1 <1%

CS .7 <1% 12.4 4%

Subtotal 7.1 3% 27.5 9%

OpenSpace

OS 4 2% 5.4 2%

TOTALAREA 207.8 100% 315 100%

*Landinthezoneofoverlapbetweenthestationareasisincludedinboth

setsofdata;thereforethenumbersarenotadditive.Percentagesmay

notsumto100%duetorounding.

Source:PortlandBureauofPlanningandSustainability,2013

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TheremaininglandintheClinton

StationAreaincludes28acres(9%)of

commercialzoning(primarily alongSE

Division,SEPowell,andSEMilwaukie),

and5acres(2%)ofopenspacezoning,

capturingtherosegardeninLadd’s

AdditionandparkswithintheBrooklyn

neighborhood.

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 5

C.LANDUSE&DEVELOPMENT 

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GeneralLandUsePattern

Consistentwiththezoningpattern,the

immediatestationareasareoccupiedwitha

predominanceofindustrialandemployment

landuses.Notably,theOMSIstationareais

alsohometoanumberofinstitutionaluses.

WithincloseproximityoftheClintonStation,

industrialusesbegintotransitiontoamixof

commercial,multi‐familyandsinglefamily

useswithinportionsoftheHosford‐

Abernathy(HAND)andBrooklyn

neighborhoods.

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OMSIStation

TheareaimmediatelyaroundtheOMSI

Stationcontainsamixofinstitutional/visitor

attractorusessuchasOMSI,theOregonRail

HeritageCenter,PortlandOpera,PCCCLIMB

Center,andPortlandSpirit,aswellasmore

industrialmanufacturingusessuchasMcCoy

Millwork,GamblinArtistColorsand

SustainableNorthwestWood.Althoughtheareatothesouthofthestationiszonedforheavyindustrial

uses(IH),abatchplantoperatedbyRossIslandSandandGravelistheonlytrueheavyindustrialusein

thisarea.

MAP3.OMSIandClintonStationAreaLandUse

Note:Thismapmaynotreflectrecentacquisitionsand

demolitionsthathaveoccurredaspartofthePMLRproject.

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Predominantlanduseswithina¼mileofthestationareindustrial,whichmakeup34percentofthe

landarea.Institutionaluses,whichincludeOMSIandPCC,arealsosignificantat16percentoftheland

area.Notably,27percentofthelandareaisvacant,whichsuggeststheremaybeasignificantamount

ofdevelopmentpotentialinthearea,particularlyonsitesownedbyOMSIandPortlandOperalocated

tothenorthandsouthofthestationpl atform. Therearealsoanumberoflargesurfaceparkinglots

associatedwithOMSI,PCC,andtheHolmanbuildingthatpotentiallycouldberedevelopedinthefuture.

ClintonStation

TheimmediateClintonstationislocatedissomewhatofanislandframedbytheUnionPacificandMAX

railalignmentstothenorth/northeast,PowellBoulevardtothesouth,andMilwaukieAvenuetothe

west.ThelandsimmediatelyadjacenttothestationitselfcontainthelogisticsfacilityforthePortland

FireBureau,StacyandWitbeck’slightrailconstructionstagingfacility,andafewsmallparcelswithsmall

onestoryemploymentuses.TriMetownsathinelongatedparceloflandbetweenGideonStreet and

thenewlightrailstation.Northofthestation,acrosstheUnionPacificrailright‐of‐wayarelandsthat

transitionfromindustrialusesdirectlynexttotherail,toamulti‐familyandthensinglefamilylanduse

patternheadingtowardSEDivision.

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Predominantlanduseswithina¼mileoftheClintonStationareresidential,whichmakeup30percent

ofthelandareawhencountingbothsingleandmulti‐familyusesresidentialuses.Commercialusesare

alsosignificantat27percent.Combined,industrial,publicownedfacilitiesandutilitiesmakeup22

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 6

percentofthelandarea.ItshouldbenotedthattheNW Naturalsiteisshowninthepublic

owned/utilitiescategory,whereastheCityofPortlandFireBureaulogisticssiteisshownasinstitutional.

ThereareanumberofpropertiesneartheClintonStationthatareorsoonwillbeavailablefor

redevelopment.Specifically,theparcelsownedby StacyWitbeckandTriMetlocatedimmediately

adjacenttothestationwillbeavailableforredevelopmentoncerailconstructioniscomplete.Thereare

alsoanumberofpropertiestothewestofMilwaukieandDivision(discussedbelow)thatareashort

walkingdistancefromthestationandwhichcouldbedevelopednoworsoonafterlightrailconstruction

iscompletedinthisarea.

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PowellTriangle

BetweentheOMSIandClintonstationsisalargeareaoftheCentralEastsideframedbyPowell

Boulevardtothesouth,DivisionStreettothenorth/northeast,McLoughlinBoulevardtothewestand

MilwaukieAvenuetotheeast.Forthepurposesofthisdiscussion,thisareais beingcalledthe“Powell

Triangle,”althoughitisworthnotingthattheareaispartoftheCentralEastsideIndustrialDistrictand

doesnothaveaspecificdesignationbeyondthat.

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Thisareaislargelydevelopedwithindustriallanduses;however,thereareanumberoflargesites

withinthisareaarepotentialredevelopmentsites.Thelargestindustrialoperatorinthisareais

Darigoldwhichhasalargefacilityinthecenterofthissubareaand whichwrapsanothersmaller,butstill

sizableparcelthatoncewashometoLandofLakes.Thisareaalsocontainsalargelyvacantproperty

ownedbyNWNaturallocatedacrossMilwaukieAvefromtheClintonstation,aswellasanumberof

redevelopmentparcelssouthofSEDivisionwherepre‐existingstructuresweredemolishedtomakeway

forthenewlightrailalignment.

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ThesouthernboundaryofthisareaalongPowellBoulevardcontainsastripofcommercialretailuses

suchasanightclub,veterinaryclinic,gasstation,fastfoodrestaurantandtwositesthatarevacantor

containvacantbuildings.Someofthesesitescouldbeconsi deredredevelopable.

FIGURE2.Clinton StationAreaLandUse(¼mile)

FIGURE1.OMSIStationAreaLandUse(¼mile)

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OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 7

D.EMPLOYMENT

IndustrialsanctuarypoliciesimplementedintheCentralEastsideIndustrialDistrict,aswellasthe

designationoftheCentralEastsideasaFreightDistrictintheTransportationSystemPlan,have

contributedtotheOMSIandClintonstationareasprimarilyindustrialemploymentcompositionand

character.WhilerecentshiftsinemploymenttrendsintheCentralEastsideindicatethatthedistrictis

transitioningtoplaymoreofanincubatorroleintheCentralCityandcitywideeconomy,industrial

employmentremainsstrongandcontinuestobethepredominantemploymenttype,nearly48percent

oftotalemployment,intheOMSIandClintonstationareas.Thereareatotalof8,835jobsat646firms

within½mileoftheOMSIandClintonstations.





OMSIStationArea

EmploymentintheOMSIstationareaispredominantlyindustrial.Utilities,construction,manufacturing,

wholesale,transportationandwarehousingmakeupalmost50percentoftotalemployment(3,442

jobs).MultipleentertainmentdestinationsintheOMSIStationareaserveasthemajoremployersfor

jobsintheentertainmentandfoodservicessectorgroupwhichaccountsfor11percentoftotal

employmentinthestationarea.Knowledgebasedandcreativefirms(e.g.,professionalandtechnical

services,softwareandinformation,realestateandmanagementofcompanies)aremoststrongly

representedintheOMSIstationareacomparedtootherinnersoutheaststationsareas.Knowledge

basedandcreativefirmsaccountforapproximately12percentoftotalemployment(785jobs.Thereare

atotalofapproximately6,900jobsintheOMSIstationareaat406businesses.

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TABLE3.OMSIandClintonStationAreaEmploymentbyIndustryGroup

  OMSI Clinton

NAICSCodes IndustryGroup Jobs %Total Jobs %Total

22,23 UtilitiesandConstruction 1,375 20% 785 16%

31‐33 Manufacturing 946 14% 641 13%

42,48‐49 Wholesale,TransportationandWarehousing 1,121 16% 667 14%

71,72 EntertainmentandFoodServices 777 11% 630 13%

51,52,53,54,55 KnowledgeBasedandCreative 785 11% 461 10%

61,62 EducationandMedical 345 5% 453 9%

44‐45 Retail 171 2% 418 9%

56,81,92 Other 1,373 20% 776 16%

 Total 6,892 100% 4,832 100%

Source:OregonEmploymentDepartment.QuarterlyCensusofEmploymentandWages,2011.PortlandBureauofPlanningand

Sustainability,2013.



ClintonStationArea

TheClintonstationareagenerallyhasloweremploymentdensitiesthan theOMSIstationareaand

accountsfor4,832jobsat474businesses.Notably,78percentofallbusinessesintheClintonstation

areahavefewerthantenemployeescomparedto69percentintheOMSIstationarea.Thehighershare

ofsmallbusinessintheClintonstationareacanbeattributedtoaheavierpresenceofretailandfood

servicebusinessalongcommercialcorridorsinthisstationarea.EmploymentintheClintonareaisalso

DuetothecloseproximityofPMLRTstationareastoeachotherthereissignificantoverlapinthe½mileanalysis

areas.Totalemploymentforallfourstationareasis12,874.Disaggregationofdatatotheindividualstationarea

includesoverlapanddoesnotaccountfordoublecountingbetweenstationareas.

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 8

predominantlyindustrial.Utilities,construction,manufacturi ng,wholesale,transportationand

warehousingmakeupalmost43percentoftotalemployment(2,093jobs).

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FIGURE3.OMSIandClintonStationAreasEmployment

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Source:OregonEmploymentDepartment.QuarterlyCensusofEmploymentandWages,2011.

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 9

E.TRANSPORTATION



ExistingTransportationNetworkSummary

TheOMSIandClintonstationareasare

bisectedbytwohighways:StateHighway99E

(McLoughlinBlvdandtheMLK/ Grand

couplet)andUSHighway26(PowellBlvd).

Becausethesehighwaysprovideaccessto

I‐5atpointsnorthandwest,theareais

significantforregionaltrafficaccess.Locally,

SEWaterAvenueprovidesprimaryvehicle

accesstotheOMSIstation,while11

and

Avenuesprovidetheprimaryvehicle

accesstoandfromtheClintonstation.SE7



Avenue,SEDivisionStreetandSEDivision

Placeprovidelocalaccesstobothstation

areas.



TheCentralEastsideisdesignatedasaFreight

District.Thismeansthatallstreetswithinthe

boundaryshouldbedesignedto

accommodatethemovem entoflarger

vehicles.TheUnionPacificRailroad(UPRR)

raillinerunsthroughtheareaandservesan

importantfreightfunction,movinggoods toandfromtheBrooklynIntermodalRailYard.

MAP4.TransportationNetwork



TriMetbuslines4,31,32,33,andthePortlandStreetcararewithin¼mileoftheOMSIstation.Lines4,

6,33andtheStreetcarprovideall‐dayservice,whilelines31and32arePMpeakonly.TheClinton

stationareaisservedbybuslines4,9,17,19,66and70.Line66isPMpeakhouronly;theotherlines

providealldayservice.



TheSpringwaterCorridorprovidesregionalbicycleandpedestrianaccesstotheOMSIstationarea.The

HawthorneandRossIslandBridgeshavebike/pedestrianfacilitiesthatservethesurroundingareafrom

acrosstheWillametteRiver.SE7

AvenueistheprimarybicycleaccesstothenorthandtheCentral

Eastside.Tothesouth,anoverpassatSE9

Avenueprovidesbike/pedaccessacrossSEPowellasan

alternativetotheMilwaukie/Powellintersection.Fromtheeast,SEClintonStreet,SEHarrison,andSE

Laddprovideaccesstoadjacentresidentialareasandcommercialcorridors.



Deficiencies

ThereisoftencongestionatthePowell/99Einterchangeramps,andatthePowellandMilwaukie

intersection.AccessfromPowell,particularlyforleftturningvehicles,isdifficult,especiallyduringpeak

traveltimes.Similarly,theUPRRtracksandPowellpresentasignificantbarriertonorth‐south

circulation.



ThereisasignificantgapinthepedestrianandbicyclenetworkbetweentheClintonstationareaand

destinationswesttowardstheriver.Currently,bicyclistsandpedestriansboundfortheSpringwater

Corridor,theEastbankEsplanade,andtheHawthorneBridgeuseSEDivisionPlace.DivisionPlaceisalso

amajortruckroutewhichpresentspotentialconflictsbetweenmodes.

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 10

NewwithPortland‐MilwaukieLightRail

• LightRailService.ThePortlandtoMilwaukielightrailprojectisunderconstruction,andwill

openinSeptember2015.

• SEWaterAve.Therecently

completedrealignmentofSEWater

Avenueincludesnewbikelanesanda

directconnectionwithSE4

Avenue

andtheSpringwaterTrail.The“old”

WaterAvenueright‐of‐wayhasbeen

renamedSE2

Placeandwillbe

reconstructedasapedestrianand

bicycleplazawithlocalproperty

accesstoadjacentdevelopmentsites.

• UPRRCrossing.Theprojectwill

reconstruct8

/DivisionPlace

crossingsoftheUPRRraillineinto

oneconsolidatedintersection

between8

and9

.

• ClintontoCaruthersMultiUsePath.

Newbikelaneson17

Avenuewill

connectoverPowellwitha

reconstructedpathwayonthenorth

sideofPowellanddirectlywithSE

Gideon.AtSE12

andGideon,the

ClintonStreetbikewaywillconnectwithanewmultiusepathadjacenttothelightrailalignment

toSE8

Avenue.From8

,theroutewillconnecttoadvisorybikelanesonanewly‐improvedSE

CarutherstotheSpringwaterCorridor.Thisnewstreetwillseparatebiketrafficboundforthe

SpringwaterCorridorandEastbankEsplanadefromtrucktraffic,whichwillremainonDivision

Place.

MAP5.NewCirculation

• Busrouting.Withtheopeningoflightrail,somebuslineswillbereroutedtousethenewtransit

bridge.WestboundbuseswillturnoffPowellatSE9

andconnecttothetransitwayat7

and

DivisionPlace.EastboundbuseswillexitthetransitwayatSE7

andDivisionPlaceandcontinue

onabus‐onlyrouteadjacenttothelightrailalignmentbetween9

AvenueandMilwaukie

Avenue.

• CompletionofStreetcarLoop.TheCentralLoopStreetcarlinewillaccessthenewbridgeviaa 

reconstructedSE2

Placeandoperateinafulltwo‐waylooparoundtheCentralCity.

• RailCrossingsQuietZone.AQuietZoneisarailroadsegmentthathasadequatesafety

improvementsatcrossingstoallowfortrainstopasswithoutsoundingtheirhorns.TheCityof

PortlandisworkingtoredesigntheUPRRrailcrossingsat8

/DivisionPland11

/12



AvenuessothatthosecrossingsareeligibleforaQuietZonedesignation.TheCityhassubmitted

therequesttotheFederalRailroadAdministrationforofficialQuietZonedesignation.



OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 11

F.RIVER/NATURALRESOURCES

Naturalresourceandriveraccessissuewithin

theOMSIandClintonstationareas(northof

Powell)willbeaddressedaspartofthe

combinedCentralCity2035,SEQuadrantand

RiverPlan/CentralReachplanningprocess.

Naturalresourceandriveraccessissues

withintheRhineandHolgatestationareas

(southofPowell)willbeaddressedaspartof

theRiverPlan/SouthReachplanning

process,expectedtobeginin2015.



WatershedHealth

Themostprominentnaturalresourceinthe

OMSIandClintonstationareasisthe

mainstemoftheWillametteRiver.TheLower

WillametteRiverprovidestheprimary

migrationcorridorforEndangeredSpecies

Act(ESA)listedChinook,coho,andchum

salmon,andsteelheadandbulltrout,tothe

ColumbiaRiver.Thesefishdependonclean,

coolwaterandshallowareasforrestingandfeedingduringmigration.Thereisanimportantshallow

waterareaandbeachsouthoftheHawthorneBridge,inthevicinityoftheLightWatercraftLaunch.Itis

oneofonlyafewshallowwaterareasalongtheCentralReachoftheWillametteRiver.

MAP6.NaturalResourcesand RiverAccess



Vegetationontheriverbanks,eveninanarrowstrip,isimportantforwatershedhealth.Nativeplant

speciesgenerallyprovideabroadersuiteofbenefitsthannon‐nativeplants; howeverplantsofalltypes,

includinginvasivespecies,provideimportantfunctionsforfishandwildlife.TheriverbanksintheOMSI

andClintonstationareasgenerallyhaveanarrowstripofvegetation—amixofnativeandnon‐native

vegetation—betweentheriverandthetopofbank,andareimpactedbydevelopment,filland

hardening.



TheWillametteRiverisalsopartofthePacificFlywayandisutilized bymorethan200residentand

migratorybirdspecies.Shorebirdsandwaterfowluseshallowwaterareasandexposedsandandmud.

Waterfowlandgullsusethevegetatedshorelinealongtheriver.PeregrinefalconnestonWillamette

Riverbridgesandperchonpilingsandbuildings.



WaterqualityisanissueoftheLowerWillametteRiver.Theriverdoesnotmeetwaterquality

standardsforbacteria,mercury,dioxin,temperatureandvariousothertoxicsandheavymetals.Ore gon

WaterQualityIndexvaluesfrom2001to2010fortheLowerWillametteRiverinPortlandhavebeenfair

andthetrendissteady.Highin‐streamtemperaturesduringthesummermonthsareofconcernfor

migratinganadromoussalmonids.



Landscapedareasandindividualstreettreesprovidewatershedfunctions includingcleaningandcooling

theairandwater,capturinggreenhousegases,capturinganduptakingstormwater,reducingenergy

demandandprovidingwildlifehabitat.Residentandmigratorysongbirds,raptorsandhummingbirds

usematuretreecanopyandotherstreettrees,patchesofvegetationandlandscapedareas.TheOMSI

StationAreaislackinginhighstructurevegetation—talltrees—duetothenatureofthedevelopmentin

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 12

thearea.TheClintonStationAreacontainsmorehighstructurevegetation,predominatelyinthe

residentialareas.



AccesstotheRiver

ThereareseveralopportunitiestoaccesstheWillametteRiver intheOMSIStationArea.The

SpringwaterCorridorbikeandpedestriantrail,whichconnectstotheEastbankEsplanade,runsthrough

thestationareaprovidingpeopletheopportunitytotraversenorthandsouthalongtheriver’sedge.

ThereisaviewingplatformadjacenttotheriverinfrontofOMSIwhichallowspeopletostepoffthe

trailandspendtimeviewingtheriver,downtown,andtheMarquamandHawthornebridges.

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PhysicalaccesstotheriverisavailableatthePortlandSpiritandOMSIdocks,andLightWatercraftboat

launch.ThePortlandSpiritdockprovidesaccesstoprivateboattoursoftheriver,andtheLight

Watercraftboatlaunchcanbeusedbythepublicforsmallboataccess(e.g.canoeorkayak).

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OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 13

OMSI&ClintonStationAreaProfiles–6/6/13Draft 14

III.PreviousPlanning

TABLE4.SelectedPreviousPlanning

Plan,Author Year

Hosford‐AbernethyNeighborhoodAction

Plan,CityofPortland

1988

BrooklynNeighborhoodPlan,Cityof

Portland

1991

OMSIMasterPlan,ZGFArchitects 2008

OMSIDesignStudio,U.ofOregonStudents 2009

ClintonStreetMAXVisioning:UrbanDesign

Workshop,PSUStudents

2009

PortlandtoMilwaukieLRTStationArea

BestPracticesAssessments&

Recommendations,Metro

2009

Clinton&RhineMAXStationVisioning:

UrbanDesignWorkshop,PSUStudents

2010

PMLRT:ConceptualDesignReport,TriMet 2010

Portland‐MilwaukieLightRail: Possibilities

Project,TriMet

2011

DIY:Employment‐BasedTransitOriented

Development,U.ofOregonStudents

2011

ClintonStationDevelopmentOpportunity

Study,TriMet;Metro

2011

Asizeableamountofplanningworkhas

alreadybeendoneintheareaandthese

effortswillprovideastartingpointfor

stationareaplanningdiscussions.These

plansincludeolderneighborhoodplansas

wellasmorerecentstationareaplans,

includingworkbyTriMet,Metroand

numerousstudentprojects.

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EmergingThemes

1. CapitalizeontheInnovationQuadrant

Concept.Enhancecollaboration

betweenareaacademicinstitutions,

workforcedevelopmentproviders,and

privateindustry.

2. DevelopStrongGatewaysand

Landmarks.Todifferentdegrees,both

stationareassufferfromalackof

visibilityfrommajorthoroughfares.

3. PromoteIndustrial&Commercial

EmploymentGrowth.Providenew

opportunityandvitality;protectthe

industrialsanctuaryandfreight

movement.

4. RedevelopExistingBuildings.Someexistingbuildingstockisinterestingandsuitableforreuse

5. PreserveExistingResidentialStock&DevelopDensityNearStations.Provideneededdensity,

affordability,anddiversityaroundstationswithtransitionsdowntoexistinglowerdensityareas.

Residentialdevelopmentisneededtoprovide24/7vibrancyand“eyesonthestreet”nearstations.

Initiativestoimproveowneroccupancyshouldalsobeexplored.

6. ReduceConflictsbetweenResidential&IndustrialUses.Noise,smells,parkingandloadingconflicts

arejustsomeoftheconflictswhichneedtoaddressed.

7. CreateaPlacetheCommunityCanBeProudOf.Startwithaclearvisionofhowthenewstations

willfitintothesurroundingneighborhoodsandreflecttheareas’identityandhistoryinstation

design.

8. DevelopStrong,ClearConnectionsforBicyclesandPedestrians.Whetherprovidingaccessto

stationareas;theriverandGreenway;acrossPowell;orovertheUPRRtracks,strong,clear

connectionscanstitchareaneighborhoods backtogetherandbetterconnectthemtolocal

amenities.

9. SimplifytheGrid.Thearea’sstreetgridisbroken,confusing,anddifficulttonavigatebyanymode

10. ImplementaParkingStrategy.Neighborhoodstreetparkingneedstobeprotectedandthearea’s

employee/customerparkingneedsaccommodated.Unmanagedcommuterandvisitorstreet

parkingshouldbediscouraged.

11. GreenStationAreas.Landscaping, treeplanting,sustainablebuildingdevelopmentandstormwater

managementshouldbeincorporatedintostationareadesign.

12. IncreaseZoningFlexibility.Toattractdevelopersandallowthetype ofmi xed,diverseusestypically

associatedwithTODdevelopment,zoningmustbemademoreflexible.