Goose Hollow

Hamoud AlotaibiAbdulla AlfarajOksana VasilenkoChad MichaelRicardo Castillo

Neighborhood Pictures

Public Transportation ● This view is from the Goose

Hollow/SW Jefferson St. station. ● Residents of Goose Hollow have

easy access to Tri-Met busses and trains.

● Population: 2,831

● Males: 1,774

● Females: 1,061

● Median Age: 39.8 years

● A big majority of the neighborhood is white and hispanic

Demographics

Neighborhood Issues

● Not Enough Car Parking Space

● Traffic Issues

Neighborhood Car Parking Issues ● 95% of residents own a car (Main Cause)● Average number of cars regularly parked in GH is 1.5 ● Percent of people parking more than one car is 56% ● Percent with access to off-street parking 62% ● 55% most frequently use off-street parking ● 28% rely on permit parking● 16% use metered parking

How do people feel about the crowded parking issue?

● The people of Goose Hollow want dedicated parking in new, high-density residential/commercial buildings.

● 58% of neighbors support the building of new parking facilities in high demand areas.

What do people do about this issue?● Respondents to the survey say they use public transportation (53%), or

bike or walk (56%) when commuting to work or for errands, in order to reduce traffic.

Traffic Issues According to the survey done in GH● 59% of the residents are concerned about speeding

cars.● 51% have noticed an absence of marked crosswalks● 47% of respondents have noticed that parked cars

block intersections and crosswalks.● Overall from this survey we can see that the majority of

the Goose Hollow neighborhood is concerned about the traffic safety.

Why are there traffic issues in the neighborhood?

● Age of the district● Providence Park is in it● Mainly Residential● Close to downtown area

What has the neighborhood done about car parking and traffic issues?● So far the neighborhood has no plan to solve these

issues. What can the people of Goose Hollow do?● Residents can communicate their concerns to the City

Leaders, Mayors, or the Bureau of Transportation

Interviews

When we visited the neighborhood….we experienced difficulty finding on street parking in the neighborhood ourselves.

We interviewed random people passing by in the neighborhood and many said that their main issue was with parking and traffic.

Car Parking Solutions:

● Parking structures● Wider roads

Car Parking Solutions:● Double Floor Parking.

Cardock

Lack of parking lot

New parking lot in Egypt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWEBsNSZcsc

Solutions for Traffic Issues:

● By expanding parking capacities helps to achieve the traffic issue and create a permit for garage parking in order to reduce pressure on street parking.

● Many people in the neighborhood can use Tri-Met, because it’s easily accessible.

Solutions for Traffic Issues: ● Carpool line

● People can ride their bike to work or school.

Bibliography

http://goosehollow.org/images/GHFLSurveyReport-DRAFT-v.2.pdf"GHFL Parking and Transportation Survey." Goose Hollow. 20 Apr. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2015.

<http://goosehollow.org/images/GHFLSurveyReport-DRAFT-v.2.pdf>.

http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm72.htm#_Parking_Brokerage_ServicesTDM Encylcopedia. "Parking Solutions: A Comprehensive Menu of Solutions to Parking Problems." Parking Solutions: A

Comprehensize Menu of Solutions to Parking Problems. TDM Encylopedia, 1 Apr. 2014. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.<http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm72.htm#_Parking_Brokerage_Services>.

http://www.innamag.com/underground-home-parking-solutions/ http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Goose-Hollow-Portland-OR.html"Goose Hollow Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon (OR), 97201, 97205 Detailed Profile." Goose Hollow Neighborhood in

Portland, Oregon (OR), 97201, 97205 Subdivision Profile. Web. 28 Feb. 2015.<http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Goose-Hollow-Portland-OR.html>.