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More design work on tap for riverwalk project
The start of a long-planned project to create public access to Willamette Falls has been delayed as stakeholders go back to the drawing board.
Willamette Falls Riverwalk gains momentum
A potential Metro bond measure may include $20 million to go toward a much-anticipated construction project.
Local projects’ landscape architecture honored
Two projects in the Portland-metro area 鈥� the proposed Willamette Falls Riverwalk and the completed Yard 鈥� received honor awards recently from the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Willamette Falls construction permit sought
A coalition of government agencies led by Metro on Monday applied for a construction permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the first stage of the Willamette Falls Legacy Project.
A trickle of hope for Riverwalk construction
Developer George Heidgerken has signed permits to potentially allow initial work to proceed at a former industrial site in Oregon City.
Willamette Falls master plan on track; dispute ongoing
Metro is moving toward approving a master plan for the Willamette Falls Riverwalk, even as the agency and its partners remain at an impasse with the landowner who controls the site.
Developer stalls Willamette Falls project
Government agencies backing the Willamette Falls Legacy Project are pressuring property owner George Heidgerken to allow the Riverwalk portion to go forward.
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