Grow Willamette Greenway Outreach Brochure

COMMUNITY CONTEXT

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A substantial amount of change has occurred in North Portland since 1987 when the original Willamette Greenway Plan set out the goal to protect, conserve, maintain, and enhance the scenic, natural, historical, economic, and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River.

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VIEW POINTS Columbia River/Sauvie Island, Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, Willamette River, Forest Park, Triange Park, Waud Bluff, Swan Island, Downtown

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educating and advocating for the regional, local, and individual benefits of the Willamette Greenway Trail.

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RECREATIONAL ACCESS Kelley Point Park, Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, Pier Park, Chimney Park, Cathedral Park, Swan Island Bluff, McCarthy Park, Peace Memorial Park, East Bank Esplanade

Building upon the efforts already done by various agencies and organizations, Willamette Planning Studio is working toward:

Seeing this community resource built requires a collaborative effort. You can help Grow the Willamette Greenway too by getting involved; volunteer with npGreenway to organize advocacy, call or email your local City of Portland or Metro Council member to show your support for getting this project accomplished or simply visit growwillamettegreenway.org for more information and developments.

TIMELINE

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OUR MISSION

ALONG THE PROPOSED GREENWAY...

~Survey Comment, March 2015

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live within 3/4 mile of the proposed trail

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WILLAMETTE PLANNING STUDIO Willamette Planning Studio (WPS) is a team of six students, with a diverse set of skills and backgrounds, from the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at Portland State University.

RESIDENTS

Thanks and please keep pushing forward with this. I’d like to take my daughter on it before she gets too old to hang out with her dad.

They are an association of Portland residents who have been working since 2005 to complete the GREENWAY vision. Their goal is to link North Portland neighborhoods with the Willamette River for recreation and transportation. The North Portland Greenway trails will connect with existing Willamette River trail systems serving residents and visitors throughout the region. npGREENWAY is working collaboratively with community stakeholders to realize this goal. Visit npgreenway.org for more info.

GREENWAY

The area is seeing a level of investment, redevelopment, and infill comparable with much of Portland thanks to the area’s livability, St. John’s lively main street, and affordable, mixedincome neighborhoods. Ensuring that North Portland is connected to the Portland region and all the recreational, entertainment, and employment opportunities that entails is more important than ever.

What is npGREENWAY?

1988 City of Portland, Willamette Greenway Plan To restore the Willamette River and its banks as a central axis and focus for the City and its neighborhoods and residents, increase access to and along the river, and provide a continuous recreation trail on both sides of river.

2006 City of Portland Recreational Trails Strategy Identifies additional regional trail segments and community connectors. Shows how the trail’s dimensions can vary widely throughout its length.

Technical specifications of trails.

2010 City of Portland River Plan

in partnership with npGreenway.org

A comprehensive plan for the land along the Willamette River. It includes a trail alignment along the east bank of the river from the East bank Esplanade to Kelly Point Park.

To protect, conserve, enhance, and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic, and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway.

2003 Metro Regional Trail Plan Identifies the existing and planned trail system for the Portland metropolitan region.

(Willamette Greenway Trail, Project #39)

2010 City of Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 Sets the stage for expanded bicycle transportation network.

Policies from the plan will be included in the update of Portland’s Transportation System Plan (TSP).

Willamette Greenway Trail segment

ONE

Kelley Point Park to N Columbia Blvd

Connecting Kelley Point Park along the Columbia Slough, this portion of the trail will offer views of Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area and is perfect for wildlife viewing and bird enthusiasts. A trail already exists along the Columbia Slough connecting to the entrance of Kelley Point Park and the existing Marine Drive bike and pedestrian path.

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N Pittsburgh Ave to N Basin Ave

Connecting Cathedral Park to Swan Island, the majority of this segment runs parallel to the Willamette River and provides the potential for access to future open space at Willamette Cove and the eventual University of Portland’s River Campus. Following the Union Pacific rail tracks offers a unique rails-with-trails design opportunity.

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TWO

N Columbia Blvd to N Pittsburgh Ave

Connecting Chimney, Pier, and Cathedral Parks through portions of both on and off-street trails, Segment 2 will provide St. John’s and North Portland improved access to recreational opportunities. Portions of the trail through these parks already exist, while connections between the parks is initially proposed to be predominantly using on-street existing right of ways with limited separation.

Existing Proposed

N Basin Ave to N Going St

Connecting through Swan Island, this segment of the proposed trail traverses a major regional employment center and heavily trafficked industrial area. A majority of the trail is on-street and follows public right of way along N. Basin Ave with an additional bluff top alignment along Willamette Blvd.

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FIVE

N Going St to Eastbank Esplanade

Connecting Swan Island to Lower Albina, the Rose Quarter, and the Eastbank Esplanade, this section of trail is perhaps the most constrained and complicated section of the Willamette Greenway Trail but is key in connecting the more northern reaches of the trail with the existing and heavily used Eastbank Esplanade.