Presentation

High Potential: Planning the Future of Holladay Park

Culture of Sustainability

Portland Metro Area: World Leader

Vibrant Urban Areas: Parks and Green Spaces

“Great metropolitans of the 21st century will be distinguished by their parks and public spaces, the places where citizens relate to each other and to nature. The Portland area has always had a connection to nature, especially the hills and forests and waterways which delineate our surroundings, and we benefit from great places within the built environment as well. Creating more of those vibrant urban places will become all the more important as our population grows. Currently, Holladay Park is an over-looked and under-utilized block, but as the Lloyd District evolves into a more active and busy place, with more residents and more diverse retail, the park could become more of a civic asset. The PLACE team helped to identify and evaluate some of those possibilities.”

- David Bragdon, Metro Council President

History of Holladay Park

• A Residential Park in an increasingly commercial neighborhood

• While there have been a few park improvements in the last 20 years, more can be done

• Commercial District

• Growth Expectations

• The park’s central location and surrounding infrastructure give it the potential to become a community center

Current Conditions

- Surveys (550) -District Mapping -Observations- Park Use - Interviews

Methodology

District Mapping

Landmarks

MapWeekday Use

MapWeekend Use

- Surveys -District Mapping -Observations- Park Use - Interviews

Methodology

•Community Culture•63% of respondents want a farmers

market

•Safety•only 28% of respondents were

either satisfied or very satisfied with safety in the park

•Accessibility and Use•69.7% of respondents only pass

through the park

• Sustainability• Respondents said one of the top

four reasons they would spend more time in the district is sustainability

Findings

Recommendations

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Park Design Trash, recycling, composting bins Bike racksDog waste bags

Permanent chess tables

Programtion programs for more food options in the park

ketPark Design Preserve canopies for wildlife

habitationPorous pavements

ing plants to the fence

Widening southwest entrance

door seating and bathrooms

Basketball court

Playground

Programtion programs

Permanent attendant serving the Regular community events

collected rainwater into storage beneath parkWastes from surrounding build

Machine in the parkthe south sideReplace Regal Theatre parking

overlooking the park

Park becomes physical

velopments concentrate

MapRecommendations

Implementation

• Lloyd District has infrastructure needed for growth

• PDC must encourage development of mixed use buildings around Holladay Park

Thank You

-Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability-Commissioner Nick Fish and the Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation-John Cole, Client, BPS-Robyn Gett, First Christian Church-David Bragdon, Metro Council President-And the rest of the region’s leaders who took time to mentor and help us during our project