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Dream Team 2017








































 Dyami Valentine, Senior Planner; Theresa Cherniak, Principal Planner; Suzanne Savin, Senior Planner; Kim Armstrong, Senior
 Planner; Alexa Todd, GIS Analyst; Bonita Oswald, Senior Communications Specialist; and Erin Wardell, Principal Planner





     “We’re also hoping to encourage developments             media, websites, staff “office hours” held at
     that include housing for a range of incomes in           Aloha businesses and one-on-one interviews
     the commercial center area.”                             with business owners provided staff with input
                                                              on what people want to see in Aloha.
     The Aloha-Reedville Study identified high-
     capacity transit as a priority. Recommendations          “The outreach has been challenging,” Wardell
     include Business Access Transit (BAT) lanes, which       said. “We’re talking to the people who are in
     function as both bus lanes and right-turn lanes.         Aloha now. But we also need to reach the future
                                                              customers, residents and businesses the area
     “The goal is to make bus transit more efficient          may attract. So we’ve tried to cast a wide net
     and to improve safety,” Wardell said. “We’re             using online interactive surveys.”
     recommending bus shelters, signals and pull
     outs in strategic locations, and sidewalk                Share thoughts on Aloha Tomorrow.
     projects to improve access to transit.”                  Email AlohaTomorrow@co.washington.or.us

     The Aloha Tomorrow Project includes significant
     outreach to businesses, residents and others who
     frequent the Aloha Town Center area. Social

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