River View advisory committee forces Parks to address biking, access issues
The River View PAC gives the Parks Bureau plenty to think about.
River View Natural Area
River View is a formerly private 146-acre parcel jointly purchased in 2011 by the City of Portland Parks & Recreation bureau, the Bureau of Environmental Services, the Trust for Public Land, and Metro. The land was previously owned by River View Cemetery. While people have been riding bikes and hiking on the property for decades, that use was illegal but not often enforced. The City of Portland is now leading an effort to re-develop the land and make it a nature area and public park.
Closed-door Parks bureau committee was set to recommend bike trails at River View
The city was for mountain biking in River View before they were against it.
Parks Board demands answers about River View decision from Commissioners Fritz and Fish
They’re unhappy with the decision too. Now they want answers.
Parks bureau restarts River View planning process
The city is set to re-open the process, but what can bike advocates expect?
River View bike ban: NW Trail Alliance takes legal action against City of Portland – UPDATED
Welcome to the first day of Northwest Trail Alliance vs. City of Portland.
In letter to Mayor Hales and commissioners, national orgs ‘object’ to River View decision
The city’s bungled River View decision has raised national eyebrows.
Riders rally at River View, urge city to reverse biking ban
Over 300 people who showed up at River View on the first day of the new ban on mountain biking.
River View update: Protest ride, OPB radio coverage, new video
Get updated on River View news.
Statement from BES Commissioner Fish on River View biking ban
Nick Fish.(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland) We’ve finally heard a response from Commissioner Nick Fish on the decision to prohibit bicycling at River View natural area. His policy director Jim Blackwood just emailed us the following statement: “River View provides a link for local wildlife to Forest Park, and includes special habitats including wetlands, interior forest, and … Read more
Biking in River View: A broken process and many unanswered questions – UPDATED
“There’s a public process we tried to go thru but got abandoned… now we’re supposed to be advocating for another public process?”— Kelsey Cardwell, NW Trail Alliance president It’s been 12 days since Commissioners Amanda Fritz and Nick Fish unilaterally decided to ban bicycling in the River View Natural Area and many people in the … Read more
Guest article: A personal perspective on riding River View, a.k.a. the “cemetery trails”
A personal essay from Erik Tonkin, who’s been riding in River View for over two decades.
River View bike ban might not be permanent, Fritz says
A ray of hope for bike access at River View?