About the Trail | About the Trail |
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| Written by Paul Manson | |
| Wednesday, 07 October 2009 | |
What is the Gulch Trail about?The trail is a 4.3 mile long opportunity to connect East Portland with a bicycle and pedestrian route that is separated from auto traffic. It will parallel the Banfield and Eastside MAX line running from Gateway to the Willamette River. This trail will provide safe, continuous, and quick transportation options for cyclists and pedestrians. The trail will connect all of the neighborhoods along the route through connections at existing overpasses and will encourage more people to ride or walk to work, for fun or for errands. The route will intersect numerous north-to-south bicycle routes, greatly expanding the capacity of our City’s bicycle network. This trail represents the best opportunity for the City to increase bicycle transportation and provide efficient and rapid commuting options. What is next for the trail?Regional transportation funding has been identified and secured to study the needs for trail construction. Metro and the region’s jurisdictions have recently allocated $250,000 to conduct this study, and the City of Portland will lead the effort. Through the Bureau of Parks, a study will start this Fall to understand what it will take to start construction of the trail. What can I do to help?Visit this site to stay up to date on events. We invite you to join our email list so we can keep you informed about opportunities to support the trail. The coming year will include the beginning of the planning process for the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Central City Plan. These planning efforts will need to include the trail for the project to succeed. Public events and comments will help steer decisions, and we will be asking for public support of the trail as these plans move forward. About UsThe Sullivan’s Gulch Trail Committee is an ad-hoc group of local activists and neighborhood representatives that are dedicated to seeing the construction of the trail. The Committee has been working for three years to move this idea from plans and into construction.
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| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 October 2009 ) |
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