Keizer Station - Keizer, OR - a two hundred acre development designed to improve the economic status of Keizer

Keizer Station occupies two-hundred-and-twenty-seven acres at the interchange for I-5 and Chemawa. There is a mix of activities ranging from shopping, and working that coincide with improvements to the facility that creates a gateway into Keizer, Oregon. The precedent for the development strategy of the area was set by the Salem Keizer Volcanoes Stadium. The goal is to make Keizer Station the main focus of activities in the community. Citizens of Keizer, Oregon can live, work and shop in one tight knit community.

Keizer Station is intended to establish a gateway the Keizer area providing opportunities for multiple transport options, work and shop close to the center. Avoiding harm to the community and increasing the redevelopment efforts on Cherry Avenue and River Road is one of the goals of the facility. The station was also intended to create employment opportunities in the area to boost the local economy without taking business away from nearby business districts.

The planning for the development of Keizer Station began during 1997 when the McNavy Activity Center and Chemawa Activity Center were established by the Keizer Comprehensive Plan. The Keizer Comprehensive Plan first began planning for Keizer Station after the first two centers were developed. The plan was adopted during 1993 in an effort to duplicate the success of the two community centers already in existence with changes being made during 1995. The plans for Keizer Station included housing, offices, retail and public use areas to ensure that the area is diverse enough to continually attract new businesses and patrons alike.

There were four specific areas in the plan for Keizer Station. These were a Sports and Village Center in area A, retail service center in area B. The Keizer Station Center in area C and the Commerce Center in Area D were part of the specific plan for the development. At the end of 2006 Keizer Station had a Bed, Bath and Beyond, Cacique, Famous Footwear and a Lane Bryant and approximately fourteen more stores already in the facility and around twenty more waiting to move into the building.

The main goals of building Keizer Station was to establish a gateway to Keizer while allowing those in the surrounding areas the opportunity shop, work and live close to the center. Increasing commerce, community and the amount of people that I come I contact with every year.

Employment General is a new zoning district that allows commercial and industrial plans to be incorporated into the community.

The plans for the continued development of Keizer Station include standards that required making improvements to the existing facilities and adding additional facilities. Visitors to the Keizer, Oregon area should make it a point to visit Keizer Station to take care of all their shopping needs. Those that wish to have their homes conveniently located near retail stores and their employers should consider moving to the residential development in Keizer Station. The scenery around the development provides a beautiful and relaxing view to patrons of the station before and after a long day of shopping.