The Springwater.(Photo © J. Maus) The $1.8 million, federal stimulus-funded repaving of the Springwater Corridor Trail is set to begin next month. Portland Parks & Recreation, who manages the trail, issued a statement about the project yesterday and shared details of the imminent closures and detours that will come with it. The project will lay … Read more
The Springwater Corridor Trail is a major commute thoroughfare and recreational facility. (Photo © J. Maus) The Springwater Corridor Trail is the closest thing Portland has to a bicycle superhighway. When the trail is complete, you will be able to walk, run, skate, or ride your bike from the Steel Bridge all the way out … Read more
This 7.2 mile stretch of the Springwater should be much smoother by summer 2010.(Map: City of Portland) A project to repave the popular Springwater Corridor Trail that was green-lighted by Metro back in March is now scheduled for completion by early June 2010. The $1.8 million project will overlay asphalt on top of the original … Read more
The Springwater Corridor(Photo © J. Maus) The city has issued an advisory that there will be a temporary detour early next month on the portion of the Springwater Trail that runs through the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, just north of the amusement park. The 75 foot long detour will run directly parallel to the trail, … Read more
A $38 million project focused on N/NE Portland could bring a cycle track to N. Williams.(Photo © J. Maus) Metro has selected four active transportation projects to include in a grant application for possible funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $1.5 billion Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The four projects, with an … Read more
The hot, eerily empty Springwater Trail yesterday.(Photos by Erin Greeson) Today, while commuting home midday to finish my work from an air-conditioned office, a great thing happened. Just when I thought I’d prepared smartly for the 100-degree ride — dousing my head in cold water beforehand and chugging water all morning long — my lack … Read more
Riders assess damage after tack incident last month.(Photo: Lauren Bayard) We may have a serial trail vandal on our hands who’s out to cause flat tires and puncture wounds for folks using the popular Springwater Corridor Trail — and now the Parks department is working with the Police to track them down. Last month we … Read more
Craig Harlow (L) and Adam Marx fixing flats caused by tacks strewn on the Springwater Trail.(Photo: Lauren Bayard) “Frigging HUNDREDS of them,” is how Portland Craig Harlow described the scene when he and a group of friends noticed tacks strewn along the Springwater Corridor Trail on a recent ride. Harlow says that they came across … Read more
The Springwater Corridor Trail will get some much-needed TLC this summer.(Map of project boundaries courtesy of the City of Portland)
The Springwater Trail is muchmore than just a park.(Photos © J. Maus) Last month we shared the news that the City of Gresham had decided to close the Springwater Corridor Trail at night. They said they were doing it “for everyone’s safety” and to bring the trail in line with their other park facilities. Opposition … Read more
This flyer was passed out at a meeting last night to announce the Springwater closure.(Click to enlarge) At last night’s Multnomah County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting, BikePortland.org correspondent Matt Picio was surprised to hear about a decision to close the Springwater Corridor Trail at night. According to Picio, the issue came up at … Read more
Pavement in limbo due to funding uncertainty.(Photo: Aaron Tarfman) Supporters of a project that would pave the Springwater Trail from SE Rugg Road to Dee Street in Boring are celebrating this morning after news that the Oregon Department of Transportation has put the project on its recommended funding list. The $1.2 million Springwater Trail project … Read more