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The Metro Council last week approved three requests by Portland Parks & Recreation for grants 鈥� via the 2025-2027 Regional Flexible Funds Allocation program 鈥� to pay for projects.

Approximately $4.86 million will go to trail construction from North Columbia Boulevard to Columbia Park.

The regional North Portland Greenway Trail provides a continuous route for active transportation, recreation, and access to residential, industrial, commercial and nature areas. This project will help fill gaps in the trail as well as create a safe, accessible bicycle and pedestrian connection between Chimney Park and Cathedral Park.

The project features on-road (neighborhood greenways on North Portland streets) and off-road (paved, multiuse trails in Baltimore Woods Natural Area and Cathedral Park) bicyclist and pedestrian facilities. It also features a safe, grade-separated bicyclist/pedestrian bridge at North Columbia Boulevard 鈥� a 鈥渉igh crash corridor,鈥� according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation.

Also, $2.27 million will go to the Marine Drive Trail.

This PP&R project will help fill a major gap in the 40-Mile Loop by replacing dangerous on-street bike lanes with a designated bike path. This segment (nearly 1 mile) will provide trail users unparalleled views of the Columbia River and Mount Hood. When completed, trail users will be able to enjoy nearly 14 miles of uninterrupted off-street trail along the Columbia River from Northeast 33rd Drive to the Sandy River in Troutdale.

And finally, $1.9 million will go to the North Portland Greenway: Kelley Point Park.

Kelley Point Park is a historically and culturally significant place due to its location at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. It is also the future northern terminus of the planned North Portland Greenway Trail. While much of the trail is already built within the park, there is a 1,400-foot gap that currently forces trail users onto the road. That will end after the trail is extended to the 40-Mile Loop and Marine Drive Trail.