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Resolution No. 20-17, Supporting the 2020 Transporation Growth Management (TGM) Grant Application for the Park Place Urbanization Study
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Approve Resolution 20-17 in support for the Transportation Growth Management (TGM) Application for the Park Place Urbanization Study.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Oregon City Public Works Department is seeking City Commission approval of Resolution 20-17 in support for a grant application for the TGM Program to complete an Urbanization Study of the existing Park Place Neighborhood. This study will provide guidance to staff to improve roads over time by development such as Hunter Avenue, Hiram Avenue, Swan Avenue, Front Avenue, Apperson Boulevard, and Holcomb Boulevard concerning road widening, bike lanes, and sidewalks. This study is similar to the Linn Avenue, Leland Road, and Meyers Road Corridor Plan, 2015.
BACKGROUND:
The Park Place Neighborhood was annexed over 20 years ago from Clackamas County to Oregon City. In recent years, development has increased in the area causing a need for urbanization of the neighborhood due to the increase in density. The City is seeking an urbanization study to guide the City in how to build out the existing infrastructure to include wider roads, new sidewalks, and street lighting where and when appropriate. The citizens have sought additional amenities such as sidewalks and crosswalks from the City. The City anticipates that an urbanization study will provide proper and consistent design measures for the entire neighborhood. The design measures would be used incrementally with development as well as be a supplement to the TSP to guide the design of capital improvement projects within the area.
Over the last two decades, numerous subdivisions have been built mostly with new internal road networks not substantially affecting the existing roadways. In recent years, the types of developments that have been proposed or built within the Park Place Neighborhood have...
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