Springfield, Oregon - City Center/Glenwood Plan
/Summary
Crandall Arambula prepared a downtown and district plan and implementation strategy for the 250-acre study area. The plan uses Crandall Arambula’s center-based approach to create a pedestrian and bike-friendly downtown with links to surrounding neighborhoods, parks, and recreational facilities. The plan strengthens the downtown as a retail destination centered along Main Street and repurposes an aging Glenwood district auto-dominated commercial corridor and underdeveloped riverfront to provide a new high-density urban housing and employment district, all located within walking distance of the downtown core. The primary connections incorporate a series of protected bikeways and pedestrian streetscape improvements linking housing, and employment to downtown retail and services to encourage those short five-minute trips on bike or foot and create a safe, attractive, and livable community.
Outcomes
Within the first two years, a $6.4 million Planned Parenthood facility was built; development began on a $9 million suite-style apartment project; Lane County’s Housing Authority and a local nonprofit affordable housing provider submitted for annexation and pre-development of a 150-unit workforce housing development; and a $42 million riverfront convention center and adjoining hotel development project was proposed.
The City of Springfield also has completed or is nearing completion on several major infrastructure enhancement projects including a $4.4 million viaduct/multi-use path and installation of a pedestrian-activated crosswalk warning system; a $3.4 million extension of the Glenwood Trunk Sewer; and completion of Franklin Boulevard environmental reviews.
In the next 36 months, the city will conclude the construction of a $9.5 million first-phase redesign to Franklin Boulevard, a vital multi-modal connection for the redevelopment area, and the construction of a $200,000 pedestrian connection into the area.
OTHER DOWNTOWN PLANNING PROJECTS
