Tour A - Central Eastside Industrial District Redevelopment

ACSP 56th Annual Conference ~ Portland, OR

Mobile Tours as of September 21, 2016 with more updates forthcoming!

Tickets are available for purchase during the conference registration process. Special Note! For all tours, please wear comfortable footwear and dress in layers, including windproof and waterproof.

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Tour A - Central Eastside Industrial District Redevelopment

This transit/walking tour will explore the Central Eastside Industrial District (CEID), just across the Willamette River from downtown Portland. For over 30 years this district has been protected as an "industrial sanctuary," limiting non-industrial uses and allowing a robust ecosystem of artisans, "makers," and small manufacturers especially in the food and beverage sector - to thrive in the district's affordable and accessible industrial space. In recent years, increased development pressure has compelled city planners to seek innovative new ways to reconcile the goals of increased employment density and vibrancy while maintaining the district's affordability and openness. This tour, co-led by City of Portland economic planner Tyler Bump, will explore the changing face of the CEID, with stops at long-time industrial businesses, new "creative production" hubs and maker enclaves like ADX Portland - interspersed with visits to some of the district's popular craft distilleries and breweries.

Tour Leadership:

SCHROCK, Greg [Portland State University] gschrock@pdx.edu BUMP, Tyler [City of Portland, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability] GREEN, Jamaal [Student Aid, Portland State University]

Tour B ? Portland's Food Cart Revolution

On this transit and walking tour, we will visit a selection of Portland's significant food cart "pods" while learning about the policies and codes that shape Portland's food cart scene, the economics of its evolution, and the creative entrepreneurial culture that has shaped Portland's food cart scene. The carts make a positive, colorful contribution to the city's sense of livability, promote social interaction, and support small businesses and neighborhood culture. Tastings are not included in the price of

this tour but there will be ample time to sample the goods. Some carts accept plastic while others are cash only, so please come prepared.

Tour Leadership:

GEBHARDT, Matthew [Portland State University] mfg@pdx.edu IANNARONE, Sarah [FirstStop] SARI@PDX.EDU

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Tour C - Portland Bikeways

Portland has been called the best bike city in America, and claims the highest bike commute rate of any large American city at 7.2%. This bicycle-riding mobile tour will cover recent innovation in bicycle infrastructure in downtown Portland and some of the bikefriendly inner neighborhood where cycling commute rates have exceeded 20%. The tour will include riding along and discussing some of the facilities that have made cycling an appealing transportation option, such as Portland's network of Neighborhood Greenways and the largest car-free bridge in the United States. We'll discuss bike infrastructure and how bicycling has contributed to vibrant multi-modal neighborhoods with experienced local bicycle professionals. Tour participants should be comfortable riding a bicycle at a leisurely pace (in a combination of bike lanes, separated bike lanes, local streets, with some riding in mixed traffic on downtown streets, along with some small hills) for up to 8-10 miles. Bicycles and helmets will be provided, and rain ponchos will be available if needed.

Tour Leadership:

DILL, Jennifer [Portland State University] jdill@pdx.edu

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Tour D ? Lents Grown: EcoDistricts, the Lents Green Ring and the Lents Youth Initiative

Lents developed as a blue collar neighborhood on the fringe of the city. In the 1970's, the I-205 freeway tore the neighborhood in two and devastated its

commercial center. The Portland Development Commission created an urban renewal area in Lents in 1998 and has spent upward of $100 million on infrastructure, including light rail, street improvements, parks and housing. Despite that, the Lents Town Center has seen little private sector development and the commercial district consist of a handful of businesses surrounded by empty buildings and vacant lots. The Lents tour will display competing visions: Urban renewal, building clearance for mega-developments, chain businesses and market rate housing, which is favored by the city's redevelopment agency, or a community-driven approach that emphasizes sustainability, civic participation, affordable housing and displacement prevention. ROSE CDC and OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon are working to leverage partnerships to create community-inspired projects that help create a strong sense of identity in Lents, improved transportation alternatives and mobility, improved air quality, and develop initiatives that embrace asset based community development.

Join us for a walking tour of the area, where we will meet the community organizers, artists, business owners, urban agriculture stewards and neighborhood residents who call Lents home. Please wear your walking shoes; we will traverse between one and one-and-a-half miles. Participants are encouraged to dress warmly and be prepared for inclement weather. We will take public transit (light rail or bus) from the convention hotel to Lents and walk around from there.

Tour Leadership:

GOLUB, Aaron [Portland State University] agolub@pdx.edu SATTERFIELD, Vivian [OPAL Environmental Justice]

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Tour E - Farmland Protection ? Local Food Systems, and Changes in Farmland Ownership: A Focus on Washington County

Suburban Washington County is the second largest and among the fastest growing counties in Oregon, with a population of 570,000. It is the home of Nike as well as Intel's fabrication plants and research and development center. It also contains some of Oregon's most productive farmland, with about $300 million in annual gross farm sales. Washington County farms produce everything from nursery stock, grass seed and Christmas trees to wine grapes, strawberries, blueberries, hazelnuts, and high quality hay exported to Asia. This county embodies the challenges and conflicts over the region's growth management plans and strategies, which echo those throughout Oregon and other states. The county is also experiencing changes in farmland ownership, some of which may challenge the viability of community-based food systems. On this van tour we will view important segments of the regional urban growth boundary and visit several farms. We will meet with local government staff and officials, developers, farmers, and community activists involved in the continuing struggle to implement farmland conservation in the context of broader trends and issues, including regional population growth, political pressure for more development. We'll also hear how changes in the real estate market and the food system influence who owns farmland (and who doesn't), and what happens on farmland.

Tour Leadership:

HORST, Megan [Portland State University] mhorst@pdx.edu

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Tour F ? Portland Neighborhood Winery and Brewery Tour

Portland and Oregon are known as home to modern movements of craft brewing and artisanal wine-making, with more than 200 breweries and 400 wineries state wide. Come with us to explore a celestial-themed brewery located in the middle of a Portland industrial neighborhood and a quintessential Portland urban garagiste winery where all wine production occurs in a residential garage. You must 21+ to attend this tour. This tour will incur additional fees for wine tasting and beer tasting. Each will include some food. Tastings will cost a total of about $40 including gratuity.

Tour Leadership:

LIU, Jenny [Portland State University] jenny.liu@pdx.edu MAHMOUDI, Dillon [Student Aid, Portland State University]

Tour G - Bicycle Tour of Wastewater Green Infrastructure

This pedal-powered tour shows some of the innovative ways Portlanders handle stormwater using green infrastructure. On this tour, you will see ecoroofs, naturescaping and trees, planters, swales, and rain gardens, green streets and other technologies and will have an opportunity to discuss how they work with City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services staff. You travel by bicycle 13 miles in 3 hours across Portland. Tour Leadership: MARTIN, Sheila [Portland State University] sheiliam@pdx.edu TBD [City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services]

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Tour H ? Portland's Dynamic Waterfront

This van or small bus tour will explore the history, current development and issues with living and working on Portland's waterfront. It will begin with the history and evolution of its downtown waterfront from a roadway to one of the nation's premier riverside parks. We will continue down river, exploring urban waterfront development near the Pearl District and new riverside redevelopments. We will then visit Portland's working waterfront with the Portland Port Authority, learning about Superfund clean-up efforts, the port's role in the economy of the region and the port's role in the regional and global economy.

Tour Leadership:

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Tour K - Public Arts and Arts Spaces

The tour will explore public art and creative spaces in Portland's revitalized close-in east side. Travelling by foot and transit, we'll meet individuals and organizations who are exploring new possibilities for incorporating art and creatives into the Portland cityscape, including an artist behind an annual mural festival, the risk taker/model breaker head of Guerrilla Development, a city urban designer with his fingers on the pulse, as well as a response to the city embodied in new iconic public art. Conversation will revolve around what is being done to create a vibrant art-infested environment outside of the Central City and Cultural District. Participants are welcome to stay on the east side for the First Friday gallery openings at the end of our tour.

Tour Leadership:

ADIV, Naomi [Portland State University] nadiv@pdx.edu

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