Urban Renewal Area (URA) Fast Facts

Created:	June 2001
Total Acres:	658.5
Expires:	June 2022
Boundaries:	View the Gateway URA boundaries.

Overview: Why Gateway?

By 2015, the Gateway Regional Center is projected to be one of the most accessible locations in the Portland metropolitan area due to its superior transportation system: adjacent to two interstate freeways, light rail transit to downtown, the airport, Gresham and in 2009, Clackamas Town Center.

The Gateway Regional Center urban renewal area effort is collaboration between members of the Gateway community and the City of Portland to guide future growth anticipated by the Metro 2040 Growth Concept.

In February 2000, the Opportunity Gateway Concept Plan and Redevelopment Strategy was accepted by the Portland Development Commission and the City Council. Developed by the community, the plan envisions upgrades to the transportation and open space networks in Gateway, as well as new housing, employment and public institutions such as an education and/or arts center.

To fulfill the Concept Plan, the City Council approved the Gateway Regional Center Urban Renewal Plan in June 2001. This established the Regional Center as a tax increment district capable of financing up to $164 million for public improvements over 20 years.

Objectives: What do we want to accomplish?

• Transform Gateway district into a Regional Center with enhanced housing, employment, recreational and cultural opportunities for east Portlanders.
• Implement projects that embody the concepts established by the Opportunity Gateway Concept Plan and Redevelopment Strategy.
• Create public spaces, transportation and pedestrian improvements, and projects to enhance Gateway's viability as a livable center of activity.
• Create a character for the district to make it identifiable as a special and distinct place.
• Encourage public and private investment that is consistent with the values and aspirations of the Gateway community.
• Continually raise the level of informed participation among those interested in Gateway's redevelopment.
  

• Gateway Neighborhood Park and Redevelopment Project
• Central Gateway Master Street Plan Update
• 102nd Avenue Streetscape, Phase II
• Gateway Transit Center Redevelopment Phases II-IV
• I-205 MAX Light Rail

• 102nd Avenue Streetscape, Phase I
• Central Gateway Redevelopment Strategy
• Gateway Transit Center Phase I
• NE 99th and NE Glisan Intersection Improvements

Do you want to start or expand a business?

    Business Finance Services
    Economic Opportunity Fund

Are you looking to develop your property?

    Development Opportunity Services (DOS) (predevelopment grants)
    Commercial Property Redevelopment Loan Program

Do you want to finance repairs to your house?

    Home Improvement Loans and Programs

Are you interested in buying a house?

    Home Purchase Loans and Programs

Will you be adding employees to meet increasing demand?

    Quality Jobs Program

Do you have a business that needs a facelift?

    Storefront Improvement Program

Gateway Program Advisory Committee

Roster, agendas, and meeting summaries

 

Right: Residents and city staff talk in small groups about their vision for Central Gateway at an open house in September 2006.

 

 

Publications

• Gateway Green Vision Plan
• Opportunity Gateway Concept Plan and Redevelopment Strategy, 2000
• Gateway Regional Center Urban Renewal Plan, June 2001
• Gateway Housing Strategy, May 2003
• Park Acquisition and Development in the Gateway Urban Renewal Area, 2004
• Gateway Regional Center Urban Renewal Area Project Map, January 2006
• Overview of the URA, February 2006
• Central Gateway Redevelopment Strategy, 2007
• All Gateway publications

Media Coverage

Questions or Concerns? Contact the Gateway Team at PDC

General PDC Activities in Gateway Justin Douglas, e-mail 503-823-4579 Business Loan Programs and PDC Economic Development Efforts Randy Evans, e-mail 503-823-0119 Housing Activities and Information Sara Culp, e-mail 503-823-3239 East/Southeast Team Manager Amy Miller-Dowell, e-mail (503) 823-3356

Storefront Improvement Grants Sherry Lenard, e-mail 503-823-3582 Development Opportunity Services (DOS) Denyse McGriff, e-mail 503-823-3295 Public Participation and Advisory Committees Juan-Carlos Ocaña-Chiu, e-mail 503-823-3218

 

Time Event and Location Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:30 - 8 PM  Gateway Regional Center Program Advisory Committee Meeting Regular bi-monthly advisory committee meeting. Agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting. Contact: Justin Douglas, 503-823-4579 East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Avenue Transit Stop: Bus Stop 10911, Bus #20-Burnside/Stark

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