January 18. 2012
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Input guides
Cascade
Campus
expansion
The future vision of Portland
C om m unity C ollege’s C ascade
Cam pus in north Portland is com ­
ing into focus. Thanks to input
from college and community mem­
bers via stakeholder m eetings and
public outreach, decisions have
been made for the future develop­
ment of academ ic buildings and
underground parking facilities.
A new education building will
be located on a PCC surface park­
ing lot between North Albina and
M ississippi avenues at the west
end o f the cam pus. In addition, a
new student center, incorporat­
ing expanded student activities
and food services, will be built to
the south of this building. The
Cascade library will rem ain at its
cu rren t locatio n facing N orth
K illingsw orth Street.
These projects are part of the
2008 voter-approved property tax
bond measure. Approximately $60
m illion of the $374 m illion bond
will support the im provem ents.
C a sc a d e b o n d an d d e sig n
team s plan to begin schem atic
design this month. Final design,
city review and perm itting, and
d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o n s tru c tio n
docum ents will all take place dur­
ing the year, with construction
slated to begin around this time
next year. THA A rchitecture is
providing planning and design
services for the campus.
"The way PCC reached out to
the com m unity for input far ex­
ceeded my expectations," said
Kerrie Melda, a 17-year Com m er­
cial Street resident and a consult­
ant w ith Hum an Services R e­
search Institute. "They brought
in business owners, residents, and
different parts of the PCC com m u­
nity to have this plan go forward.
It was so inclusive."
Before any new buildings could
be built, the college needed to
take the time to plan and involve
m any internal and external stake­
holders as well as complete a cam ­
pus plan. For more than a year
faculty, staff, students and m em ­
bers of the extended neighbor­
hood com m unity have p artici­
pated in two planning committees,
which worked on parallel issues
that have helped guide the deci­
sion to locate these future facili­
ties.
"I’d like to thank the many
continued
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Expansion plans for
Portland Community
College's Cascade
Campus in north
Portland would keep
the greenway it
fashioned a few years
ago, but replace two
surface parking lots on
each side o f the space
with new buildings and
underground parking.
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