Grand opening planned for Gresham Fairview Trail
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Editor) on May 30th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
The City of Gresham has announced a public celebration and grand opening for the completion of Phase 1 of the Gresham-Fairview Trail.
The event — which coincides with National Trails Day — will kick off at 10 am this Saturday (6/2) and will include a formal dedication and festivites along the trail at NE Holladay St. and NE 201st Avenue.
The Gresham-Fairview Trail is a federally funded project (it also receives money from Metro’s 26-80 bond measure) and full completion of its 5.2 mile length is expected in fall of 2009.
Once complete, the 12-foot wide multi-use recreational trail will serve as a major north/south connector between the Springwater Trail and the 40-Mile Loop at Marine Drive, two regionally significant and heavily used trails.
For more info on this trail, check out the trail master plan.
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May 30th, 2007 16:40
This is simply awsome. I have been bike commuting off and on into Portland and am within a block of one of the tail heads! Crossing Powell to access the Springwater Trail is a pain, the raised ramp will be very nice.
May 30th, 2007 17:20
Ooh, I'm liking this already. Now I have one more route home from OHSU to close-in North Portland! I hope it's more enjoyable than the I-205 "trail."
May 30th, 2007 18:00
wait...whaaaa?
how is close-in N. Portland or OHSU anywhere near
Gresham or Fairview?
Not that it matters, I suppose.
May 30th, 2007 18:09
Maybe Peter's confusing it with SW Fairview Blvd in the West Hills (aka "New Bomb" or "3.0").
May 30th, 2007 19:28
Yea OHSU to NPDX via this trail would be a bit of a detour...
May 30th, 2007 21:11
nice. And so much cheaper than new max rails, if we could get a whole network of these through the city, bicycling might actually be safe!
May 30th, 2007 21:13
Either that, or Peder is like me and prefers to stretch a two miles "as the crow flies" commute into a 25-mile "I guess I'll be late to work again as I check out this new route" joy ride - I can guarantee that at some point this summer my commute from close-in SE to downtown will feature this new trail :-)
May 30th, 2007 22:14
*nod* to Cecil. You complete me. Hehe.
May 30th, 2007 22:41
woo hoo! five miles in two + years, that's what I call progress!
June 18th, 2007 08:55
I rode this new trail for the first time over the weekend. While it's a nice addition to the bike mileage, the arterial crossings absolutely SUCK!
The only indication to traffic that cyclists or peds may be crossing are overhead signs that begin flashing when you press the button to activate them. An electronic voice tells you that "signal is on, traffic may not stop."
Was someone trying to be funny? I nearly was killed crossing Glisan when a car in the curb lane stopped for me, but some idiot in a Volvo swung around him to pass while I was in the crosswalk. He got stopped in time - fortunately.
It looks to me like Gresham tried to do this on the cheap. This trail crosses three arterials where traffic is moving at speeds up to 60 mph. It needs to have signals that will stop traffic, similar to the one at 41st and Burnside. Or, it would be better to have no signal at all, rather than one that gives a false sense of security. Flashing overhead warning lights are being ignored by drivers and I predict that it won't be long before we get a report of a cyclist being injured or killed on this trail.
June 18th, 2007 11:37
Signals are expensive and slow traffic flow on major arterials...a no-no.
I guess its a reminder that we're still down the transportation pecking order a bit. In Portland the Burnside light is the exception, not the rule. Meanwhile the Traffic Division is out there writing us up for coasting thru stop signs.