SWTrails Group
a committee of Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. (SWNI) Inc.
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SW Trails Good for you, good for the city, good for the planet SW Trails is a
community group who's purpose is to support walking and biking in
southwest Portland, Oregon, USA.
   SW Trails is organized under the City of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement and Southwest Neighbors, Inc, the neighborhood coalition for southwest Portland There are so many benefits to walking and biking. Exercise brings better health and walking/biking are fun, easy ways to get our much needed exercise. They also provide more opportunities for social interaction and meeting neighbors that the isolation of cars does not. As more and more people use alternative forms of transportation it will reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. We use our cars as well and we do not like dodging bikes and pedestrians any more than anyone else. Improved trails will reduce the stress of driving as well. We are committed to making SW Portland better for everyone by increasing safetly and opportunities for walkers and bikers.
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Can SW Portland Go Platinum? Earlier in 2008 the League of
American
Bicyclists awarded Portland, Oregon platinum status as a bicycle
friendly community. Certainly there have many bike improvements in
other parts of Portland and the rest of Portland is a bike friendly
town. But SW Portland has not had many bike improvements and there
is a lot of work to be done. SWTrails has been working on a plan for
bike improvements. The plan is titled “BICYCLE FACILITIES STRATEGY
to Reach Platinum Status in SOUTHWEST PORTLAND” and it will be
submitted to the Portland Office of Transportation in November. We
have been working on the plan for about two years and have received
input from many people. Click here for
the plan in .pdf format |
