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Tonquin Trail master plan

Planning and conservation    Natural areas, parks and trails    Regional trails and greenways    Tonquin Trail master plan

The future Tonquin Trail will offer bicyclists and pedestrians safe, new connections between Wilsonville, Sherwood and Tualatin.

Download a planning mapYou have a stake in the Tonquin Trail master plan

Imagine a bicycle outing with family or friends that begins at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, follows Cedar Creek through Sherwood and brings you to Metro's 250-acre Graham Oaks Nature Park in Wilsonville (opening September 2010). Leaving your bike at the trailhead you take a leisurely hike through the restored Oregon white oak woodland where you can glimpse Mount Hood and hear the cry of red-tailed hawks nesting in the park's conifer forest.

This is one of many adventures promised by the future Tonquin Trail, a multi-use regional trail that will connect natural areas, neighborhoods, schools, jobs, shopping centers and transit stops between Sherwood, Tualatin and Wilsonville. 

Community members learn about the Tonquin Trail master plan at December open houses

Despite record cold weather, approximately 100 interested neighbors, families with children, and trail users attended open houses in Sherwood, Tualatin and Wilsonville to learn about the Tonquin Trail and share thoughts about the proposed trail segments. While children created pictures of what the future trail might look like, their parents and other guests viewed a slideshow and other presentation materials about the project. Metro staff, project partners and volunteers from the project's steering committee were on hand to welcome attendees, share information about the project and collect feedback.

Virtual open house

The materials from the open houses are available online.

View the open house materials
Summary of open house notes

Feedback from open house discussions and questionnaires will inform the project work and will be entered into the project's public record.

The 18-month master planning process is being led by Metro in partnership with the cities of Wilsonville, Sherwood and Tualatin, along with Washington and Clackamas counties. Throughout the process, Metro and project partners will gather community and stakeholders' input and consider environmental and land use information to determine the preferred trail alignment.

The Tonquin Trail master plan will build on a feasibility study completed in 2004.The study examined existing conditions in the area and identified, evaluated and ranked potential trail segments to consider for the trail.

The trail will be built in phases. Funding to purchase the trail corridor was approved by voters in Metro's 2006 natural areas bond measure. A few segments of the trail have already been constructed or have been planned by local jurisdictions. A portion of the trail has been constructed through the Villebois area in Wilsonville and over the Tualatin River in Tualatin. More of the trail will be built next year as part of Metro's new Graham Oaks Nature Park. As funding becomes available, other trail segments will be built.
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Tonquin Trail master plan steering committee

A project steering committee made up of representatives from the participating jurisdictions, project partners, residents and technical advisors will help shape the master plan. The committee will review project information and make recommendations on the trail alignment, design, funding and phasing. Committee members will also serve as project liaisons representing the interests and perspectives of their respective organizations and constituents.

Steering committee members

  • Hal Ballard, Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition
  • Ron Kroop, District Maintenance Engineer, Oregon Department of Transportation
  • Connie Ledbetter, Citizen Representative, City of Tualatin
  • Al Levit, Citizen Representative, City of Wilsonville
  • Lori Mastrantonio, Senior Planner, Clackamas County
  • Michelle Miller, Associate Planner, City of Sherwood
  • Chris Neamtzu, Long Range Planning Manager, City of Wilsonville
  • Damon Reische, Clean Water Services
  • Brian Stecher, Citizen Representative, City of Sherwood
  • Carl Switzer, Parks and Recreation Coordinator, City of Tualatin
  • Aisha Willits, Senior Planner, Washington County

Tonquin Trail maps and project information

The materials are organized the same way as they appear at the open houses.  Feel free to focus only on those things that interest you the most or to review all the materials.

  • Open house presentation
  • Tonquin Trail project segment maps

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Need assistance?

Heather Coston
503-813-7552
heather.coston@oregonmetro.gov

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Kid's view

A child's view of the Tonquin Trail

Children draw their vision for the future Tonquin Trail

While parents shared their ideas about the future Tonquin Trail at three family-friendly open houses, volunteers helped the children give expression to their visions for the trail through art. View another image

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