Metro Awards $740,000 To Tualatin’s Downtown Revitalization Project (Photo) - 07/13/26
Tualatin, OR – Metro has awarded the City of Tualatin $740,000 through the 2040 Planning and Development Grant program. The Downtown Revitalization Project launched in April 2025, bringing together a diverse group of community stakeholders to chart the path forward for downtown. This funding will support phase three of the downtown revitalization project, phases one and two are complete.
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Phase one of the downtown revitalization project included extensive community engagement that resulted in the creation of the Downtown Tualatin Identity Study.
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Phase two involved hundreds of students who developed renderings, studies, and recommendations addressing specific downtown development challenges, through the University of Oregon's Sustainable City Year Program.
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Phase three, scheduled to begin this fall, will synthesize the inputs from phases one and two into an urban design framework and updated development standards to guide future downtown redevelopment.
“We are exceptionally grateful to our partners at Metro for supporting our downtown revitalization project. Downtown Tualatin is poised for tremendous growth, and this project stands to bring a wave of new investment and development.” — Frank Bubenik, Mayor
At the conclusion of this project, the City will have an urban design framework, which functions as a community-informed blueprint for future development. This will be coupled with updated design standards, which ensure new development contributes to the creation of a distinct sense of place.
To learn more about the Downtown Revitalization Project visit: tualatinoregon.gov/downtown
To read Metro’s Announcement of the Funding Award visit www.oregonmetro.gov/stories/four-projects-received-2040-grants-cycle
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