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Trolley Trail
Planning and conservation › Natural areas, parks and trails › Regional trails and greenways › Trolley Trail
Following on old streetcar line, the 6-mile Trolley Trail will combine with other regional trails to make a 20-mile loop between Portland, Milwaukie, Gladstone, Oregon City and Gresham.
When completed, the Trolley Trail will connect neighborhoods, schools, parks, retirement communities and business districts between Milwaukie and Gladstone and complete a missing link in Metro's regional trail system.
The Trolley Trail will run along a historic corridor once used by a streetcar line that operated between Portland and Oregon City. The idea of developing a trail within this historic right-of-way has been a dream in the community for decades. The 6-mile Trolley Trail will connect with existing bike lanes in Milwaukie and Gladstone to complete an essential link in Metro's regional trails system. When complete, the Trolley Trail, and connecting trails will create a continuous 20-mile loop connecting Portland, Milwaukie, Gladstone, Oregon City and Gresham.
Trolley Trail master plan
The Trolley Trail master plan recommends design features that will:
- Link neighborhoods, parks, schools, retirement communities, businesses and public transit
- Protect wetlands, improve drainage and enhance natural resources
- Provide an aesthetically pleasing and safe trail corridor for walkers, joggers, recreational and commuter bicyclists, in-line skaters, baby strollers, equestrians and people with disabilities
- Provide opportunities to interpret the rich cultural and natural history of the area
Project partners
The Trolley Trail is a partnership project involving many residents, community groups and agencies. North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District (NCPRD) partnered with Metro to purchase the Trolley Trail right-of-way in 2001. Many organizations lent their support and services to NCPRD and Metro during the master planning process. Project partners include the cities of Milwaukie and Gladstone, Clackamas County and Oak Lodge sanitary and water dictricts. Community partners include the citizen-based Friends of the Trolley Trail, and various neighborhood associations and civic groups. An independent working group volunteered their time and expertise throughout the master planning process. NCPRD will manage the future Trolley Trail with the help of Friends of the Trolley Trail and other community volunteers.
Download the master plan
The master plan analyzes and recommends a trail alignment, environmentally sensitive trail design features, trail amenities and safety and security measures for the 6-mile trail corridor. The purpose of the master plan is to guide the future development and safe use and operation of the Trolley Trail as a non-motorized recreational and commuter trail. The master plan will also be a useful tool when applying for grants to implement the phased construction of the Trolley Trail.
Related Documents
Files that are downloadable from this page
- Draft Trolley Trail master plan 17.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published January 30, 2004
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Related Internet links
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North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District
(http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/ncprd/)