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Portland Photo JournalBeaverton Round
The semi-circular building of condos over commercial is the heart of the Beaverton Round.
The light rail station is at the heart of Beaverton Round.
An empty parking lot next to the Round is land owned by the City for a future phase.
Adjacent to Beaverton Round is surface parking.
The cogeneration plant, with combined heating and cooling, serves all of Beaverton Round. Orenco Station
The park and ride is located a little ways west of the station.
The apartment buildings located near the station are the most recent buildings added.
The main thoroughfare, Cornelius Road, goes through the center of Orenco Station.
The main corner of the town center at Cornelius Road.
The heart of the town center has on-street parking and retail.
Debbie Raber, a planner for the City of Orenco, and Michael Mehaffy, a former project manager for the developer, PAC-Trust, explain the project history.
The live-work units feature the "work" space below street level.
Single family homes face the center green.
The garages are located on alleys and some have "granny flat" units above.
The stone wall that boarders the central green is a great place to sit. The Yellow Line
The North Killingworth light rail features mosaics that are not only decorative, but also functional: they are easier to maintain and attract less graffiti.
The station in the middle of Interstate Avenue, which is a street with about 100 feet for the total right-of-way.
The train moves across the intersection as two cars wait to turn left.
Jillian Detweiler, a planner for Tri-Met, describes Patton Park Apartments, in the background.
The bike lane switches from between the auto travel lane and on-street parking (in the background) to the space adjacent the curb where there is no on-street parking (foreground).
A pedestrian crossing was added in between stoplights which makes it easier to cross here than before the light rail was built.
The Yellow Line uses embedded track through residential areas. GreshamCity Hall Station
The City Hall light rail station in Gresham.
Adjacent the City Hall station is a lifestyle center that was built in 1999.
Some details, such as wide sidewalks and street trees, where done well.
The Best Buy is a smaller format store and is located across the street from a central surface parking lot.
The lifestyle retail on Civic Drive, the "road to nowhere" built prior to the development.
The mixed-use building on Civic Drive features condos over retail. Downtown Gresham
The pedestrian street was recently constructed through downtown Gresham to connect the light rail station with the small scale downtown area.
In downtown Gresham, new stormwater facilities are added into the street and new residential development has occurred in the last few years (right). Downtown Portland
The light rail and buses share the same lane in downtown Portland.
Wide sidewalks make for a shorter crossing distance.
Pioneer Square is one of the main stations in downtown Portland. Eastbound light rail trains stop on one side of Pioneer Square and Westbound trains stop on the other side.
The Portland streetcar stop downtown.
The Portland Streetcar stops are easy to understand and most of the line runs through fareless square, the fare-free center of the city. The Pearl District
The condo development in the Pearl District has become taller over the years as the area has grown in popularity.
Part of an old building was preserved and screens a parking area.
Jamison Square is a popular park in the center of Portland.
The walkway through Jamison Square is lined with trees, benches and other amenities.
The splash pad in Jamison Square is popular with kids in the summer.
As the weather warms, more people use the splash pad.
A pedestrian path links Jamison Square with the street just to the north.
The developers of the Pearl District committed to maintaining a high quality streetscape throughout the Pearl District with wide sidewalks and many trees.
A view from above looking down one of the streets with the streetcar tracks.
Jamison Square is in the foreground and downtown Portland in the background.
A streetcar stopping in the Pearl District.
The streetcar fits in the small streets of the Pearl District.
Walking in the Pearl is easy and enjoyable. |
More InfoTransit & Development: Lessons Learned from Other Cities |
A seven story parking ramp faces the semi-circular building. 
The light rail station at Orenco. 
Side streets lead to parking located behind buildings . 
Waiting in the crosswalk to leave the North Killingsworth station. 
Downtown Gresham is small in scale, but has a selection of thriving businesses. 
Portland has invested in Pioneer Square, which now has mature trees and many people using the space. 
