1. Start your tour at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located between SW 6th and SW Broadway and Yamhill and Morrison streets.

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2 This tour features the Portland Mall located on 5th and 6th avenues between Portland State University and Union Station. The tour provides a street-level view of the integration of TriMet s bus and MAX Light Rail systems and how transit supports a vibrant city center. The tour will take approximately one hour without stops. 1. Start your tour at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located between SW 6th and SW Broadway and Yamhill and Morrison streets. Affectionately known as Portland s living room, Pioneer Courthouse Square is a public space occupying a full city block in the center of downtown Portland. In 1969 this block was slated for an 800- space parking garage for the Meier & Frank department store. The city eventually purchased the land from the company, launched a national design contest and opened the square to the public in Known as the city s Living Room, the square also serves as a transit hub for the region all four MAX lines stop adjacent to the square and 17 bus lines stop within a few blocks of Yamhill and Morrison streets. Portland s 1972 Downtown Plan called for the designation of 5th and 6th avenues as transit streets. The transit mall was completed in 1977, providing a spine for bus service downtown and limited private vehicle access. While the pedestrian realm was generous and meticulously designed, cycling was prohibited. Over the years, the Mall lost its luster as no single entity held responsibility for the upkeep and modernization of its various elements. Additionally, desire grew for light rail service to run in a north- south direction to complement the existing east- west lines. Following an extensive design process, MAX light rail was introduced and the streets are now called the Portland Mall. The Green Line opened in September 2009 and operates on this alignment with the Yellow Line and up to 90 buses an hour, creating a unique corridor where transit vehicles weave along 57 blocks of 5th and 6th avenues. With a few exceptions, the right two lanes of the Portland Mall are reserved for transit. Private vehicles and cyclists share the left lane for the length of the Mall. A bus or MAX stop is located on nearly every block and stops for a particular line are spaced three to five blocks apart. Every stop is at grade, making them accessible for seniors and people in mobility devices. Adding light rail to the Portland Mall catalyzed revitalization in this corridor. Downtown property owners voted to tax themselves as part of a Local Improvement District to fund numerous enhancements to the project such as expanded brick intersections, upgraded shelters and expanded bike parking. Between 2007 and 2009, public and private developers invested nearly $1.6 billion in the downtown core by restoring old buildings, renovating storefronts and building new structures. Before you board your train, take note of the shelter design, the most visible and discussed design element of the new Mall. The original1970s shelters provided good weather protection, but the design had aged. You will see one

3 of these shelters later in the tour it was converted into a coffee shop. 2. Board MAX Yellow Line or Green Line on SW 6th in front of Pioneer Courthouse. New public art, real-time arrival displays, storefront improvements, transparent shelters and new development are among the results of the Portland Mall Project. Downtown business leaders felt the Mall shelters time had passed, making them an impediment to a vibrant retail district. The new shelters are transparent, provide better lighting and protect riders from inclement weather. They include stainless steel rafters and glass panels that can easily be replaced if they are damaged. The stainless mesh columns include LED lighting. The shelters also include real-time arrival screens, a priority for riders and business leaders. Less time waiting at your stop leaves more time for shopping. The new shelters were integrated throughout the Mall and at many of the cross-mall stops. On the east side of SW 6th south of Morrison is Norman Taylor s Kvinneakt (also known as Expose Yourself to Art, based on an infamous photo shoot with former Mayor Bud Clark), one of more than 40 sculptures in the Portland Mall s art collection. The 256-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel at SW 6th and Oak is among the most significant new additions to the district. For 17 years, the multi-story building occupying this space was used as storage for office furniture. After light rail construction began, the building was bought and converted into this hotel. The building received LEED Gold certification after the hotel opened in Deboard at Union Station/NW 6th and Hoyt. The Green Line was specifically intended to provide light rail access to Union Station to connect thousands of daily Amtrak train and Greyhound bus patrons. Walk north to the Union Station entrance. Opened in 1896, the building is placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was renovated in Across the street, the Resource Access Center (RAC) began construction in The $47 million project is an implementation strategy of the City of Portland s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. It includes a 90-bed men s shelter, 130 units of rental housing, and services that include a barbershop, a laundry, and job and housing assistance. A 3,285-square-foot interior courtyard provides a place for people without homes to be during the day. The center is a partnership among the city, the Housing Authority of Portland and Transition Projects Inc., a nonprofit organization, who commissioned Holst Architecture for the project design. Just north of the station is The Yards at Union Station, one of a number of apartment complexes within walking distance of the area. A pedestrian bridge provides a connection across the railroad tracks between the complex and downtown. After touring the building, walk south on 5th Avenue to the MAX Station at NW 5th and Glisan. 4. Board a Green or Yellow Line train to Portland State University. This section of the alignment travels through the Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood, which includes an eclectic mix of restaurants, local retail shops, coffee

4 Livable Portla houses, apartments, condominiums and social service agencies. The neighborhood also is attracting new, hip restaurants. At NW 5th and Davis is the Davis Street Tavern, whose owners chose this location in part because of its proximity to the MAX lines. The area south of Burnside is the region s central business district, featuring high rises, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, and a mix of local and national retail stores. On the west side of SW 5th at Burnside is the 42-story US Bancorp building known as Big Pink. Designed by Skidmore Owings Merril with local architect Pietro Belluschi consulting, it opened in On the east side of SW 5th at Oak Street is one of the city s first parking lots to convert primarily to a food cart hub catering to the lunch-time crowd. The colorful railing adjacent to the cart district is Reading the Street by Mark Smith, one of the art installations supported by the Mall project. Continuing south, the stop between Yamhill and Morrison is across the street from Pioneer Place, a multi-level indoor mall featuring national retail chain stores developed by the Rouse Company. Retaining some of the history from the original 1970s transit mall was an aspiration of many of the Portland Mall Project s ardent supporters. To that end, one of the original Mall bus shelters was repurposed as a micro-cafe as part of revitalization efforts. Caffé Viale is located on the west side of 5th Avenue just north of Salmon Street. Caffé Viale is part of the downtown business community s larger strategy to build and maintain a vibrant business district on the Portland Mall. To that end, business leaders working in partnership with the City of Portland and TriMet created Portland Mall Management, Inc (PMMI), a non- profit, to assume longterm stewardship for the Mall and guarantee the resources necessary to maintain the Mall in an as constructed condition. Through a contractual agreement and with the support of property and business owners, PMMI provides ongoing cleaning, daily infrastructure maintenance, security services and promotional events for 5th and 6th avenues. South of Main on the east side of 5th is the Portland Building, designed in the art deco style by Michael Graves and ornamented by Portlandia, the second largest copper sculpture in the United States(not the show!). 5. Get off the train at Jefferson Street across from City Hall, a four-story Italian Renaissance- style building. Completed in 1895, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in It has gone through several renovations, with the most recent overhaul completed in 1998 to upgrade it to modern seismic and safety standards. There s also an urban garden featuring kale on the east side of the building (which, admittedly, is kind of like the show). The building adjacent to the MAX station, the PacWest Center and the high-rise across on the SE corner of 5th and Jefferson, the Wells Fargo Tower, demonstrate post- and pre-pedestrian oriented design standards. While PacWest meets contemporary requirements to activate the street with

5 ground floor retail and outdoor seating, Wells Fargo is a tower surrounded by a moat, a common orientation in the 1970s. Continue walking south. On the southwest corner of 5th and Clay is the Hotel Modera, a boutique hotel, formerly a Days Inn, which was renovated at the same time the Portland Mall was being built. The patio area and living wall of Nel Centro restaurant is a popular destination in summer months. The blocks between Market and Mill are designed to accommodate auto-drop offs for the adjacent St. Mary s Academy, the Portland Streetcar and MAX trains. TriMet s willingness and skill at accommodating users needs along the Mall was critical to maintain support for the project. The southern section of the Portland Mall is built largely around the Portland State University (PSU) campus, which has the highest enrollment of any university in the state. It s also the number one transit destination in the region. With limited parking and student housing on campus, expanding transit access is integral to the university s long-range plans. Walk south into PSU s Urban Plaza where transit is integrated into an academic, recreation and retail hub of the campus. Streetcar bisects the plaza, while the perimeter of the block includes stops for numerous bus lines and the MAX Yellow and Green lines. Continue walking south to Jackson Street to the site of College Station, a 900-bed mixed use student housing facility for PSU. A joint development between the university and TriMet, the complex includes an open plaza facing south from a U-shaped building designed around a two-story Victorianera house on the block. MAX stations will be integrated into the block and constructed along with the building, completed in On the south side of Jackson Street is a plaza and the South Terminus of the Portland Mall light rail alignment where operators break. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of concrete, existing aggregates and base material were reused from the Mall project. A portion of granite curbs, gutters and fountains became base material, walking paths and driving surfaces at the South Terminus, where many of the removed curbs and gutters were incorporated into the landscape design. The terminus also includes green features in the design of the system buildings exterior. Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the exterior includes a large steel structure that will supports a solar array for powering electrical systems in the light rail facilities at the site. The steel wrap conceals signals, communication equipment and the substation buildings. Walk north on SW 6th Avenue to Harrison to The Bike Hub, where students can fix their bikes and get lowcost repairs. Cycling is an essential travel mode for students and staff, in addition to transit, and as such, the university is expanding its low-cost secure bike parking, funded in part through the Portland Mall s Local Improvement District. Walk north on 6th Avenue to see more of the Mall art collection. On the west

6 side of the street between Hall and Harrison is Fernanda D Agositino s Urban Hydrology, carved granite sculptures based on diatoms, microscopic organisms studied to determine the health of a water system. Board the MAX Yellow or Green Lines at the station adjacent to the PSU Urban Plaza or continue walking north. The entrance to Hotel Modera between Clay and Columbia includes a series of five abstract sculptures, titled Continuation, developed by Michihiro Kosuge using granite removed from the project as a result of construction. The tour ends where it began, at Pioneer Square between SW Yamhill and Morrison streets on SW 6th Avenue.

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RETAIL AVAILABLE SW WASHINGTON 988 RSF SW 6th & STARK 19,947 (TOTAL) 10,173 RSF (GROUND FLOOR) 9,774 RSF (MEZZANINE) BREWPUB RETAIL RESTAURANT CREATIVE COMMONWEALTH BUILDING PRIME RETAIL IN THE HEART OF