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More criticism leveled at proposed Greenway Trail route
“N. Greeley as an alternative to the Cement Road is unacceptable. The trail is to be a Willamette River Greenway Trail, not a tour of a truck route.”— NPGreenway statement The alignment for the North Portland Greenway Trail project being proposed by the Portland Parks & Recreation bureau is continuing to draw sharp criticism from … Read more
Check the maps and comment on proposed North Portland Greenway Trail alignment
Detail of proposed NP Greenway Trail alignment. Portland Parks and Recreation has posted maps of the proposed alignment (PDF) of the North Portland Greenway Trail along with an online comment form to gauge public feedback about the routes. The City has been working with an advisory committee since January to come up with the precise … Read more
City begins public process to design North Portland Greenway corridor
One of the few paved segments of the corridor on Swan Island.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland is ready to start the public process on the North Portland Willamette Greenway Trail, a shared-use path that will someday extend the Eastbank Esplanade 10 miles — all the way to the St. Johns Bridge. Citizen … Read more
Advocates celebrate a new path onto Swan Island
A Breakfast on the Bridge was held Wednesday to celebrate the newly revampedpath on the Going Street Bridge.(Photos © J. Maus) Yesterday was a good day for Lenny Anderson. For a man well-known to local politicians and city employees as a persistently unsatisfied advocate, he was smiling and singing the Bureau of Transportation’s praises. “I’ve … Read more
River Plan hearing a big moment for Greenway Trail backers
Looking south at start of “Cement Road” connection between Swan Island and Lower Albina.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight at 6:00 pm the Portland City Council will host a hearing and vote on the River Plan/North Reach project. The plan includes the first update to the alignment of the North Willamette Greenway Trail in over three … Read more
Greenway Trail gets boost from The Oregonian; but it needs more
Riding along the river on what should be a fully connected and developed trail.(Photo © J. Maus) The North Portland Greenway Trail is on the cover of the “InPortland” section of The Oregonian today. The exposure for the project is an important boost to the project — whose backers need more political support to make … Read more
Workshop will focus on North Portland Greenway trail design
Riders pass newly dedicated public art on an existing piece of Willamette Greenway Trail.(Photo © J. Maus) Volunteer planners working on the the North Portland Greenway Trail will host a design workshop this weekend. The trail, which was first envisioned back in 2005 and won a $448,000 planning study grant from Metro back in March, … Read more
Willamette Greenway Trail gets boost from Metro
Once built, the trail would connect St. Johns to the Steel Bridge. The Willamette Greenway Trail project, that would connect the Eastbank Esplanade at the Steel Bridge with Cathedral Park in St. Johns, was approved for $444,800 in funding by Metro this morning. The funds, awarded as part of $68 million available in “Regional Flexible … Read more
Riverfront land purchase seen as “new era” for future trail
The University of Portland has just acquired the property outlined in yellow. Supporters of a transportation trail along the river see this as a major step forward.(Image courtesy U of P)
Willamette Greenway Trail heads to Planning Commission
Metro trail planner Mel Huie and npGreenway core member PamArden at a 2007 meeting.(Photo © J. Maus) Tonight, the Portland Planning Commission — a nine-member body appointed by the Mayor that advises the city on all planning issues — will hold a public hearing for the “North Reach” phase of Portland’s River Plan. The River … Read more