Aloha-Reedville

Washington County's Aloha-Reedville Study and Livable Community Plan
2011-2013

Setting a course to support a safe, attractive and sustainable Aloha-Reedville community.

The Aloha-Reedville Study is a three-year planning effort laying the groundwork for an improved quality of life in the community. The effort will develop plans for connectivity and safety improvements for vehicles, freight, public transit, bicycles and those walking. It also will develop strategies to maintain and increase housing that is affordable to everyone in the community. And it will develop approaches to increase the economic opportunities in the community and enhance the potential for public and private investment.

This community of 50,000+ members is invited to play a significant role in the process. Public involvement is a key to identifying what the community would like to see over the next 20 years as growth continues within and around the study area.

The Aloha-Reedville study area is bordered by the cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro. To the north the study area includes the MAX line and adjacent development and to the south it reaches into the neighborhoods just beyond Farmington Road. Although this is the defined study area for purposes of this project, the outcomes will benefit the larger un-incorporated areas as well as the adjacent cities. (keep map on Overview page?)

This project is coordinated with the Tualatin Valley Highway Corridor Plan effort (led by the City of Hillsboro.) As recommendations come forth from this planning effort, they are incorporated into the Aloha-Reedville Study to create a holistic process and outcomes. 

What's new?

An open house is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, 5 – 7 p.m., International School of Beaverton (17770 SW Blanton Street, Aloha). This open house is jointly sponsored by the Aloha-Reedville Study and the Tualatin Valley Highway Plan teams. The TV Highway team will be asking about current recommendations and the Aloha-Reedville team will ask about the community's values and issues as well as be available to answer project questions.

The study is now entering the second phase. For the past year the project team and partners have been compiling a robust understanding of the infrastructure, services and demographics of the community. An Existing Conditions Report and Summary was updated in March, 2012 and provides a brief look at where the community is today and what growth in the next twenty years might look like. A more detailed discussion of each of the summary report sections can be found in the appendices, located at the above link. The appendices reports and maps will undergo minor updates by the end of April, 2012.

Phase 2 – Alternatives. The focus of the project now shifts from where the community currently is to where you want to be. This next year will include a variety of opportunities to provide aspirations and identify alternatives to achieve them. Bookmark the Public Involvement page for a schedule of opportunities.  

How can I find out more?

Contact Mike Dahlstrom, Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation, at 503-846-8101 or mike_dahlstrom@co.washington.or.us or Kim Armstrong, Washington County Department of Housing Services, at 503-846-4757 or kimberly_armstrong@co.washington.or.us.