Gateway Green supporters gather at the north end of the property during a site visit in February.(Photo © J. Maus) The folks behind an effort to transform a 35-acre parcel of land between the I-84 and I-205 freeways in East Portland into an urban, off-road biking oasis called Gateway Green, will unveil a “Bicycle Concept … Read more
This story is part of our special 2009 National Bike Summit coverage (sponsored by Planet Bike). For more coverage, follow BikePortland on Twitter and browse the latest photos in our Bike Summit photo gallery. Rich Edwards is a trail solutions coordinator with IMBA.(Photos © J. Maus) Most talk about biking in cities revolves around commuting … Read more
A show of momentum in and of itself, the invite-only group that showed up to the Gateway Green “Kick the Dirt” event included a wide range of stakeholders — from agencies like ODOT and PBOT to citizen activists and trail planning experts.(Photos © J. Maus)
A view of proposed Gateway Greenproperty looking south on the I-205 bike path toward NE Halsey.(Photos © J. Maus) The effort to build turn 35 acres of vacant land in east Portland into an off-road trails park and bike recreation to be called “Gateway Green” is moving forward nicely. Last week I bumped into parks … Read more
Gateway Green Vision PlanDownload it (3MB, PDF) Gateway Green is an ambitious project to reclaim 35 acres of unused land at the intersections of I-84 and I-205 in East Portland. Last week I shared a preview of the project after I had a sneak peek at the Vision Plan — a 27-page document that lays … Read more
Ted Gilbert and Linda Robinson — shown here at Gilbert’s office in downtown Portland yesterday — share the newly completed Gateway Green Vision Plan.(Photos © J. Maus) About seven miles east of downtown Portland, lies 35 acres of unused land between two interstate freeways. Today, it’s just another anonymous, ODOT-owned parcel, but that’s about to … Read more