Orenco station (TriMet)
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | September 12, 1998 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Orenco/Northwest 231st Avenue (1998–2017) | ||||||||||
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Fall 2018 | 1,297 weekday boardings[3] | ||||||||||
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Orenco is a
An
History
Historic
The former town and its vicinity remained rural for decades after and even became a site for illegal dumping. In the 1950s, much of the area was divided and sold to development ventures, many of which failed.[11] In 1983, the Hillsboro city government initiated annexation plans and consolidated land ownership with the creation of an urban renewal district.[12] Land was later sold to Intel and Pacific Realty Associates, the latter of which would eventually develop the transit-oriented, mixed-use community of Orenco Station.[13]
Planning for an extension of the
In September 2017, the station was renamed from "Orenco/Northwest 231st Avenue" to simply "Orenco", in connection with street-name changes approved by the Hillsboro City Council in October 2016.[22][23] The changes included the renaming of Northwest 231st Avenue within Hillsboro to Northeast Century Boulevard.[24]
Transit-oriented development
During the light rail station's early planning stages, the City of Hillsboro and TriMet imposed
Pacific Reality Associates, which acquired 190 acres (76.9 ha) of land near the station, developed much of the Orenco Station neighborhood.[13] In the late 1990s, the developer built 450 homes on lots averaging 4,000 square feet (372 m2), about twenty percent smaller than a typical lot at the time, with floor plans that averaged 1,700 square feet (158 m2);[13] 1,400 apartments; retail stores; and offices.[27]
The area immediately north of the station, among the last parcels of land to be filled, was approved for development in 2013.[28][29] The $120 million Platform District, developed by Holland Partners Group, features three six-story, mixed-use buildings that include more than 1,000 housing units and 20,000 square feet (1,858 m2) of retail space. The first of the three buildings, called "The Hub", was completed in February 2015.[30] At the district's center is Plaza Park, a 0.5-acre (0.2 ha) urban plaza that consists of a water feature, a colorful pergola, and a raised deck built around two white oak trees. The plaza is designed to host outdoor public events.[31][32]
Station details
Westbound | ← Blue Line toward Hatfield Government Center (Hawthorn Farm) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
Eastbound | → Blue Line toward Cleveland Avenue (Quatama) → |
Located south of
Public art
Artwork at the station follows two themes: the history of Orenco and a celebration of trees. The artwork incorporates a grove of trees adjacent to the station that was preserved at the behest of the artists in charge of the artwork for the stop.[39] Individual works of art include Rings of Memory Plaza, which consists of concentric circles of granite inscribed with text by Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford. Another piece is a gravel path with stone seat walls leading to an old oak grove entitled Witness Tree Rest, which includes another line by Stafford inscribed on the granite threshold at the east end of the path.[40] Grafted Path, a pathway that connects the station to Northeast Century Boulevard, illustrates the grafting method that distinguished Oregon Nursery Company trees.[35][40] East of the station is Grove of Perspective, rows of trees that create optical effects when viewed from the moving train.[40]
On the platform is a piece entitled Branch Benches, located in the passenger shelters, which are custom-made benches designed by Nancy Merritt and bracketed by
Services
Orenco station is situated between the Hawthorn Farm and Quatama stations as the seventh station eastbound on the MAX Blue Line, which runs from the station westbound to downtown Hillsboro and eastbound through Beaverton and Portland to Gresham.[41] Trains serve the station for approximately 22 hours per day on weekdays, 21½ hours on Saturdays, and 19½ hours on Sundays.[33][42] The headway between trains measures from as little as five minutes during weekday rush hour to 30 minutes in the early mornings and late evenings; the majority of trains run every 15 minutes.[43] From Orenco station, trains take thirteen minutes to reach Hatfield Government Center station in Hillsboro,[42] 39 minutes to reach the Pioneer Square stations in downtown Portland, and 92 minutes to reach Cleveland Avenue station in Gresham.[33] It recorded 1,297 average weekday boardings in fall 2018.[3]
The station connects to TriMet
Former bus service
The station was originally served by a TriMet bus route designated 42s–Orenco ("s" for shuttle), in addition to route 47, introduced with the station's opening in 1998.[47][48] Route 42s was eliminated as a separate route in December 2001, when it was combined with route 47 but with a section along Orenco Station Parkway and Butler Road discontinued without replacement.[49]
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