Tens of millions in unused parks fees could boost bike-path projects
Many trail projects have been envisioned for years and are mostly just awaiting cash.
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City applies for funding of Flanders bikeway bridge, 70s Bikeway, and more
The $9 million in grant requests would help the Bureau of Transportation fund a host of key projects.
The four bikeways it’ll take to make the Lloyd District great
The city is rapidly writing the plans. The question is when and whether anyone will actually build them.
Comment of the Week: The case against a bike path alongside I-84
Terry makes some pretty solid points, both about planning and about the difficulty of equitable decision-making.
Visualizing the Sullivan’s Gulch corridor
The view of the future Sullivan’s Gulch multi-use path looking east from NE Grand Ave. See how it will look once the facility is built in the images below.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Recap from first open house for Sullivan’s Gulch corridor project
PBOT Planning Manager Paul Smith explains the project to open house attendees.(Photos © J. Maus) On Tuesday night at the Hollywood Senior Center, the City of Portland hosted the first official public open house for the Sullivan’s Gulch corridor project. Nearby residents and others simply curious about what could be a major new carfree thoroughfare … Read more
Funding, construction hopes brighten for Sullivan’s Gulch Corridor project
Looking west from NE 82nd Avenue onto what could be the location of the first paved portion of the Sullivan’s Gulch Corridor.
$224,000 for Sullivan’s Gulch plan now in City coffers
Imagine. If you’re a fan of the Sullivan’s Gulch Mobility Corridor (a.k.a. the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail), than any news from the City of Portland is worth getting excited about (the project has been talked about since 1996!). When complete, the project will result in a five mile non-motorized transportation corridor connecting the Eastbank Esplanade to … Read more
A “long, slow slog”: A citizen’s view of the Sullivan’s Gulch project
Looking west into the gulch. The yellow lines are proposed trail alignments from a 2004 study.(Photo: Portland State University) Last week I directed your attention to the Sullivan’s Gulch project. I wanted more people to be aware of a meeting held last night by the Portland Parks Board which included the project on its agenda. … Read more
Putting the spotlight on the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail
Looking west into the gulch. The yellow lines are proposed trail alignments from a 2004 study.(Photo: Portland State University) Next week (4/6), the Portland Parks Board will hold a public meeting in St. Johns. The meeting notice caught my attention because one of the three “important” agenda items is the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail. Why am … Read more
City moves forward with planning for Sullivan’s Gulch Trail
Parks Bureau map of proposed alignment for the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail.
A few things Minneapolis has that we don’t – Updated
“The real strength of Minneapolis is its absolutely gorgeous, truly world-class off-street path system. Each has separate space for pedestrians. I biked on a half dozen wide, gorgeous separated bike-ped bridges.” — Mia Birk, CEO of Portland-based Alta Planning In the wake of Portland losing the #1 ranking in Bicycling Magazine that we’ve owned since … Read more
Comment of the Week: The role of socializing and culture