What is this project?

Future Rose Quarter development will realize the long-anticipated community vision of a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use district that showcases leading edge sustainability practices, creates jobs, and is well integrated and connected with the surrounding neighborhood and adjacent Lloyd district. This twelve-month project process will result in the creation of a Rose Quarter Development Strategy and a determination on the future of Memorial Coliseum.

Memorial Coliseum Future Use Marketplace Video

The Memorial Coliseum Future Use Marketplace event was held at Memorial Coliseum on January 26, 2010. Click above to watch complete video coverage of this meeting.

(This video is also filed as SAC Meeting #8.)

The Concepts are in. Come see for yourself how the Memorial Coliseum could be transformed.

More than 95 different proposals were submitted for the renovation or adaptive reuse of Portland's Memorial Coliseum. Now it's time to see the proposals in the spotlight. On Jan. 26, each individual or group that submitted a full concept will have 5 minutes to present their concept to the 32-member Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) and an audience of the general public.

Anyone interested in attending the event should visit http://rosequarterdevelopment.org/tickets.php for more information and to print out the free RSVP voucher needed for admission. Doors at Memorial Coliseum will open at 5 p.m., and the registration-required, free and open-to-the-public event will run until approximately 9:00 p.m. City parking garages will be free during the event.

SAC #7 Meeting Video

The seventh Rose Quarter Development Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting was held on January 12, 2010. Click above to watch complete video coverage of this meeting.

Call for Memorial Coliseum Concepts Closes Tomorrow

Public event on Jan. 26 gives all proposers a chance to share their ideas with the public

(Portland, Ore.) - The call for concepts for the renovation or adaptive reuse of the Memorial Coliseum closes tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 8 at midnight. All groups or individuals interested in presenting a proposal for the reuse of the Coliseum must have the concept submitted by then to be considered by the Rose Quarter Development Stakeholder Advisory Committee. People interested in submitting their ideas can find the on-line application at www.rqdev.org.

SAC #6 Meeting Video

The sixth Rose Quarter Development Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting was held on December 8, 2009. Click above to watch complete video coverage of this meeting. (Click "more" to see additional chapters from this meeting.)

Memorial Coliseum Tour Summary - Updated

Memorial Coliseum Concept Deadline Extended

(Portland, Ore.) - The City of Portland and the Portland Development Commission (PDC) today announced an extension of the call for concepts for the renovation or adaptive reuse of the Memorial Coliseum. The concepts submission period opened on Monday, Nov. 2 and was originally slated to close Tuesday, Dec. 1. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2010.

"Our goal is to give the community ample time to respond with a broad range of innovative concepts," said Mayor Sam Adams. "We have heard from many citizens who have asked for an extension of the call for concepts deadline and we want to honor those requests,"

Any group or individual interested in submitting a concept can do so using the on-line application form available at: www.rosequarterdevelopment.org. After the Jan. 8 deadline, the 32-member Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC), chaired by Mayor Adams, will analyze the concepts using established evaluation criteria.

Coliseum concepts must complement existing uses at the Rose Quarter as well as exemplify the future vision and urban design principles that have been developed for the area. All qualified concepts will be presented at the Tuesday, Jan. 26 SAC public meeting to be held at the Memorial Coliseum. Portland City Council will make a final decision on the future of the Coliseum in late spring 2010.

SAC #5 Video Meeting Summary

The fifth Rose Quarter Development Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting was held on November 10, 2009. Click above to see a video summary of this meeting.

City calls on public to submit concepts

City of Portland, PDC call on public to submit concepts for Memorial Coliseum

(Portland, Ore.) - The City of Portland and the Portland Development Commission (PDC) announced the opening of the call for concepts for the renovation or adaptive reuse of the Memorial Coliseum. Concepts may be submitted from Monday, Nov. 2 through Tuesday, Dec. 1 using the on-line application form. In December 2009, concepts will be analyzed by the 32-member Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) based on the established evaluation criteria.

SAC #4 Video Meeting Summary

The fourth Rose Quarter Development Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting was held on October 27, 2009. Click above to see a video summary of this meeting.

This meeting included a presentation on the Memorial Coliseum Baseline Conditions Report.