Downtown Master Plan Concept

What’s the Vision for Downtown Gresham?
Downtown Gresham is a walkable neighborhood that stitches together the historic main street and the transit centers; that features various scales of activated public open spaces, has a variety of housing options, and supports entertainment, community-focused commercial, and the entrepreneurial spirit.

Draft Downtown Conceptual Framework Plan

Draft Goals and Objectives

1. Arts Walk - Connect Main Street, the Arts Plaza Park, and the TriMet Central Transit Center through an ‘Arts Walk’ that prioritizes ped/bike circulation, public art, branding, and wayfinding.
2. Downtown Destination - Establish a local and regional downtown destination along Main Street through public realm enhancements and activation programming.
3. Redevelopment Nodes - Facilitate ‘redevelopment villages’ along NW Eastman Parkway, around the TriMet Central Transit Center, and around the TriMet Cleveland Ave Station.
4. Diverse Infill - Encourage diverse scales of housing and commercial infill.
5. Maintain Main Street - Maintain Main Street historic character through intentional initiatives and/or relevant regulation (e.g., design guidelines). Extend the notion of Main Street from Division, across Powell, and into Main City Park.
6. District Parking - Consolidate parking and utilize district parking strategies to unlock development sites.
7. Downtown Branding Strategy - Enact a downtown branding strategy that enhances identity, culture, wayfinding, accessibility, and economic attractiveness.
8. Bike/Pedestrian Links - Create direct links between the Wy’East Trail, Springwater Corridor, and other supporting bike/pedestrian infrastructure to compliment the ‘Arts Walk’.
9. Connected Neighborhoods - Improve intersections and other connections between downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods.
10. Mobility - Organize shared mobility routes (e.g., TriMet), types (e.g., micro), and hubs to raise ridership, improve safety and experience, and support development.
11. Ecological Health - Preserve existing high-value vegetation and improve the ecological and biophilic qualities.
12. Human-Focus - Advocate and favor projects that improve human belonging, happiness, and health & wellbeing.

Note: Make sure to take a look at the near-term project initiatives listed under the Arts Walk, Downtown Destination, and Redevelopment Nodes.

Draft Conceptual Framework Plan - City Council Presentation

Project Area Boundaries

• West/East: Eastman Parkway to Hogan
• North/South: Division to Powell

Project boundary map

Work to Date
The consultant group has been engaged with synthesizing feedback from various public outreach events, input from city staff, and others. This information was first documented in Draft Opportunities & Constraints This valuable and important feedback was used to develop project goals and objectives, as well as the draft framework master plan. The consultant group will continue to present draft plans and gather community feedback in the coming months.

Draft opportunities and constraints

Let’s shape the future of our Historic Downtown – together!