npGREENWAY Home - Advocacy Group Promoting a connected multi-use Trail in Portland, Oregon from the Steel Bridge to Cathedral Park near the St. Johns Bridge

npGREENWAY envisions a trail system providing access to and along the Willamette River enveloping the north riverfront from the Steel Bridge in downtown Portland to Cathedral Park near the St. Johns Bridge.

Our goal is to link North Portland neighborhoods with the Willamette River for recreation and access to jobs. This expansion of the Willamette River Greenway will include a network of trails used for activities such as walking, running, cycling, skating, skateboarding, fishing, boating and wildlife viewing. The North Portland Greenway trails will connect with the existing Willamette River trail system serving residents and visitors throughout the region.

npGREENWAY is working collaboratively with community stakeholders to realize this goal.

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npGREENWAY pedalpalooza!

Where: Ride Along the Willamette
When: June 21, 6:00-8:00 pm

Thanks to those that came out to join North Portlanders for an evening ride along the Willamette River. We planned to end in time to see the Bike in Movie in the University Park Neighborhood.

A review of the ride by a participant is available here.

**Note: Dress for the weather and be prepared for some possible rocky/rough/steep terrain.

npGREENWAY bike ride series

Where: Northern terminus of the Eastbank Esplanade near the bottom of the stairs by the Steel Bridge.
When: Aug 20, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Come ride with us as we trace the future alignment of the North Portland Willamette Greenway Trail!

This ride is the continuation of a monthly series of bike rides focusing on the future and already built portions of this trail.

These bike rides have received many positive reviews in the past and are a great way to get acquainted with the trail.

**Note: Dress for the weather and be prepared for some possible rocky/rough/steep terrain.

Connecting Green Bike Ride

Where: Metro 600 NE Grand
When: Jun 11, 4:30 – 7:00pm

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who came out and joined us on the bike tour of the North Portland Willamette Greenway Trail. Approximately 35-40 people braved the threatening skys and created a great "bike convoy" down Greeley and Going Streets to Swan Island. We then continued down Basin Avenue and up the future Waud Bluff trail to soak up the breathtaking views back to the city.

Jim Kuffner from the University of Portland showed us their committment to the trail and we ended the ride at Willamett Cove.

New Vision Map

npGREENWAY has finished the second version of the visioning process for the riverfront trail. The full color map is available for download via Adobe Acrobat. We invite you to look it over and provide feedback to info@npgreenway.org. We received a lot of great feedback at the community meeting and are currently discussing how to integrate these ideas into the vision.

Grant Awarded

npGREENWAY was awarded a grant from Metro’s North Portland Enhancement Fund. Thanks for the support.

InPortland Article

npGREENWAY gets a boost from the Oregonian in the InPortland section. Read the entire article here.