Gateway Regional Center

Urban Renewal Area (URA) Fast Facts

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

Hold your sprockets! New bike path sought Oregonian, 10/2008 Portland should get its gateway Oregonian, 7/2008 Gateway Green Vision Plan

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.

In September 2006, the new Oregon Clinic building opened signaling the completion of Gateway Transit Center Redevelopment, Phase I

Projects to be undertaken in the near future include the construction of Gateway Transit Center Phase I Redevelopment, the Central Gateway Redevelopment Strategy and the start of construction of 102nd Avenue Streetscape improvements.

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.

Current Activities: What are we working on today?

• Street Plan and Infrastructure Study
• 102nd Avenue Streetscape
• Gateway Transit Center Redevelopment Phases II-IV
• I-205 MAX Light Rail

Completed Projects

• Central Gateway Redevelopment Strategy
• Gateway Transit Center Phase I
• NE 99th and NE Glisan Intersection Improvements

Programs Available in the Gateway URA

• 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

Public Involvement

• Gateway Program Advisory Committee
  Roster, agendas, and meeting summaries
• Sub-Committees
• Transportation Subcommittee
• Parks Subcommittee
• Education Subcommittee
• Economic Development Subcommittee
• Housing Subcommittee
• Design and Development Subcommittee

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 (In Progress)
• All Gateway publications

Media Coverage

• Portland should get its gateway
  Oregonian, 7/2008
• Hot-but-happy throng enjoy Gateway Fun-O-Rama
  East PDX News, 5/2008
• Portland mapping its streetcar dreams
  Oregonian, 3/27/2008
• A wave of green will splash into new pool
  Oregonian, 9/27/2007
• Six-story tower to loom over homes
  Mid-County Memo, 10/2007
• A wave of green will splash into new pool
  Oregonian, 9/27/2007
• Proposed apartments rankle 103rd residents
  Oregonian, 9/27/2007
• Gateway hears about its share of the PDC budget
  East County News, 2/2/2007
• "Affordable housing" takes 30 percent of budget
  Mid-County Memo, 12/2006
• Oregon Clinic holds grand opening
  Mid-County Memo, 12/2006

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