ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND KEY ACTIONS

The Big Pipe (update)

Ross Island (donation in Oct. 07; invasives progress; need for mgt. plan; RI Vision Team, Re-envisioning RI and Oregonian articles)

the River Plan (North Reach nearly done; onto South and Central)

Leveraging Growth in the Harbor: Portland’s Working Harbor Reinvestment Strategy

Aerial Tram: Sky Link to the Waterfront

South Waterfront (factual progress/issues; SWF evaluation report?)

Portland to Milwaukie light rail—new crossing (get old visual of bridge?)

River Routes by Pedal and Shoe

Getting More Portlanders On the River

Getting More Portlanders Down By the River

Centennial Mills

Ankeny Burnside…

Burnside Bridgehead Moves Forward

New Energy Ignites Old District

Updating Portland’s Natural Resources Inventory

A Forest Clearing: Tree Policy and Regulatory Review

Urban Forest Performance measures

Stopping Watershed Invaders

Columbia Slough Solutions

Stumptown Sumps Save Sewers

Green Streets Guard Streams—and Basements

Environmental Services Receives Community Stewardship Award

Portlandia Gets a Green Makeover

Portland Sponsors Ecoroof Workshop

Contain the Rain—the Clean River Rewards Program

Mt. Tabor Rain Garden and Siskiyou Green Street Win Awards

Portland Parks: Salmon Safe and Getting Safer

River Renaissance Initiative Receives 2006 Waterfront Award

The River Trust

Streamlining Permit Processes

Keeping Watch: State of the River Reporting

Keeping the River in Focus

River Champions for Leadership Forum

River Renaissance: Reaching Out, Making Partners

Portland Hosts Urban Waterfronts Conference

Portland Joins American Waterfront Revitalization Coalition

An Old Waterfront Road Reborn

Integrating Stormwater Management into Infill Design

ACTION AGENDA

Grey to Green

Portland Watershed Management Plan Implementation

Willamette River Cities United

Portland’s Big Pipe Project—forecast

Portland Harbor Cleanup Continues

Brownfield Program Provides Services on Contaminated …

Future of Ross Island (?)

River Plan To Finish North, Move South and Central

(South Waterfront District Continues Growth)

Inventing the Future of the Willamette Shoreline

Portland’s Watershed Investment Fund

More Hands-On for Clean Rivers Education

Expanding Portland’s Ecoroof Program

Clay Street Project Leads the Way for Green Streets Policy

Taggart Project’s Green Approach Will Soak Up Stormwater

Innovative Wet Weather Program To Visit Industrial Areas

Riverbank Rehab for South Portland

Simpler, Better Environmental Regulations for the Columbia Corridor

Environmental Planning Program—Directions for the Future

Tracking the Urban Forest: Performance Measures

New for Cathedral Park: a Master Plan Under a Masterpiece

Gibbs Pedestrian Bridge Links Lair Hill and the Willamette

Willamette Signs of Change

Investing in Nature with New Land Acquisitions

Green Investment Fund Keeps Rewarding Innovation

ReThink Training Series

Starting a New Annual Celebration—Riverfest

Willamette Ferryboat: Next Steps

The River in Focus

River Renaissance Public Engagement and Strategic Partnerships

The River Trust

Creating a River Circuit—the Portland Streetcar Loop

Sandy Boulevard Greening

Special Section(s)?

- More on Willamette River Cities United?

- Willamette Partners / Willamette Champions

- WRK

- npGreenway?

- Willamette Light Brigage

- Bridgestories

- Col. slough council

- JWSC

- Audubon

- Urban Greenspaces

- LCREP

Topic “Database” / Excerpts

NRI

1. Accomplishments

(http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=106047)

In June of 2004 the Bureau of Planning began mapping vegetation based on information from reference data sources including 2003 aerial photos and 2002 multi-spectral imagery. The map has been updated in subsequent years, using new aerials, to incorporate changes in vegetation since the original mapping. The mapping area includes all land within the City of Portland and the unincorporated parts of Multnomah County that are administered by the City of Portland.

The Bureau of Planning is also conducting limited field surveys to confirm the existence, location, and correct classification of vegetation patches. Field crews employed global positioning system (GPS) technology and digital photography to document the presence and/or location of different classes of vegetation where this information could not be confidently derived from available GIS reference sources (such as aerial photos).

The vegetation mapping project has been a collaborative effort involving Portland’s Bureaus of Planning, Parks and Recreation, Environmental Services, and Corporate GIS. Metro also participated in the project by supplying data and advice on mapping protocols. An effort was made at the beginning of the project to acquire all mapped vegetation information developed by each agency for internal use. This information was combined into a single, regional vegetation dataset that served as a starting point for the mapping project. The vegetation dataset has been made available to all City bureaus and to Metro for their use. We are hoping to regularly update the dataset and keep the vegetation information accurate and current.

The initial mapping and classification of vegetation patches has been completed. The data will be updated each year as new aerial photos are made available. The following chart shows how much vegetation has been mapped as of March 24th, 2008:

2. Action Agenda

(none-done?)

Ankeny Burnside Implementation

(taken from PDC submission)

Waterfront Park, Ankeny Plaza & Streetscape Improvement Project

•  Using the Ankeny/Burnside Development Framework and the Waterfront Park Master Plan as a point of departure, this project included collaborative work with citizens, business and property owners, and City staff, to design improvements for the area around the Ankeny Pump Station in Waterfront Park, for First Avenue, and an area under the Burnside Bridge. The project, which is funded primarily by the Downtown Waterfront Urban Renewal District, had an original budget of $8.5 million. $8.5 million was not enough to fully fund the project as envisioned, and on May 28, 2008 the PDC Commission authorized additional funding which, along with $700,000 raised by Ann Naito Campbell and the Portland Parks Foundation, brought the total budget to just under $13 million, including $10.8 million for construction. It is jointly managed by Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and PDC, with PP&R taking the lead during design, and PDC taking the lead during construction. Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2008.

Waterfront Park

•  The Waterfront Park portion of the project will include a multi-purpose podium under a 7,787 SF canopy structure made of steel, glass and wood, with a spray water feature to activate the space when not in use for events. This water feature will be turned off when events, such as the Portland Saturday Market, use the space. When markets and other events are set up on the podium and esplanade, a new alternative esplanade route will be established to the east of the podium, existing esplanade and oak trees, and west of the pump station, to facilitate movement through the area. The pump station will receive a new ornamental metal fence, engaging this historic building into the park. Just south of the podium, at SW Naito and Ankeny, will be circular plaza with broad stone stadium seating steps rimming the south edge engraved with the story of the many cultures that contributed to Portland. The plaza will be the basin for the Bill Naito Legacy Fountain, a large interactive water feature. To the east, the plaza will be rimmed in stone stairs rising to a new raised cantilevered deck over the Willamette River, which will provide opportunities for more intimate views of the river. The project will raise the sea wall at its low point to assure the same level of flood protection as the rest of the sea wall provides. Mounted out in the river on an existing piling will be an environmental art piece by public artist, Ned Kahn, consisting of a stainless steel mirror reflecting the river, affording views of the water from further west on Ankeny Street.

Bridgeton Trail -

From Kate Dean Regarding the Interstate Corridor URA:

deanek@pdc.us 823-3313

•  Bridgeton Trail - Completed planning for the Bridgeton Trail. This 1-mile segment of the 40-mile loop trail is adjacent to the Columbia River in the Bridgeton Neighborhood. The trail plan includes a paved urban level trail and a path that will provide access to the Columbia River and a boat launch.

Centennial Mills