Portland Commissioners Endorse Rose Quarter Redevelopment

[ABM]

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/08/portland_commissioners_endorse.html

The process to remake the city's Rose Quarter District inched forward today with a memorandum spelling out how the process will work.

The Portland City Council unanimously endorsed the agreement between the city, the Portland Development Commission and Portland Arena Management, which owns the Rose Garden Arena and operates Memorial Coliseum.

More than $5 million in urban renewal dollars has been budgeted for the makeover, with an additional $25 million available.

And next week, Mayor Sam Adams will announce the members of his Rose Quarter stakeholders' committee. More than 120 people have applied for 20 slots.

The group's first meeting is scheduled for Sept. 8. Anyone can submit ideas for the district, a part of which draws professional basketball and hockey fans on game nights, but otherwise often sits lonely and unused. The committee will vet ideas starting this fall, forward its recommendations to the City Council in the spring, and firm development plans worked out by next fall.

At the meeting, Larry Miller, president of the Trail Blazers, pitched a vision of a unique entertainment district that would honor the city's African Americans, green living, war veterans and Nike -- which just may be interested in building a museum there. Miller is calling the area "Jumptown" for now.

Adams promised Doug Piper, president of the Portland Winterhawks, which leases space from the Blazers, that no person or group will have a leg up when it comes to submitting ideas.

-- Janie Har: janiehar@news.oregonian.com

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Demolish Memorial Coliseum. Use the land for a major league baseball/football stadium. Next!

 

[maxiep]

Great, another quirky development. Just what this town needs.

 

[RR7]

Great, another quirky development. Just what this town needs.

Dare I say...Keep it Weird!


Here's hoping they put forth some good ideas. I wonder how to get on that committee. I might send Mr. Adams an email requesting more information on that.

 

[maxiep]

Dare I say...Keep it Weird!


Here's hoping they put forth some good ideas. I wonder how to get on that committee. I might send Mr. Adams an email requesting more information on that.

Jesus. How fucking hard would it be to put up some condos, some rental properties, some office space, perhaps a hotel all with ground level retail? You know, something that might actually generate revenue for the City?

 

[RR7]

Jesus. How fucking hard would it be to put up some condos, some rental properties, some office space, perhaps a hotel all with ground level retail? You know, something that might actually generate revenue for the City?

Generate revenue?!?! Move back to Claifornia buddy! We don't need no stinking revenue.

Uhm, yeah, couldn't agree with you more. Sure people will drive to an area to hang out, drink, etc. there. But it's going to be a lot easier to get people to pay money in an area if they are around there frequently. Frequently as in actually living close by. If people lived close to there, people would shop close to there, drink close to there, eat close to there, and so on. But, what do I know?

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Great, another quirky development. Just what this town needs.

Quirky? Naw. Just a bunch of chain restaurants is more like it.

 

[ironcrotch]

Quirky? Naw. Just a bunch of chain restaurants is more like it.

so you're saying they're gonna move bridgeport to the RQ?

 

[THE HCP]

Put a giant Costco-size strip club there! That's where we'll have the first annual HCP meet n greet.

 

[barfo]

Put a giant Costco-size strip club there! That's where we'll have the first annual HCP meet n greet.

I'm not sure the costco model works for strip clubs. I know if I went to a strip club I wouldn't be interested in the giant enormous size strippers.

barfo