The Process

Grassroots Start

Working as a team, for more than two years, Ted Gilbert and Linda Robinson met with numerous individuals and groups to gage interest in and gain support for the Gateway Green project.  In late 2007, they sought and received permission from ODOT to begin a more public process.

The Vision Plan

Ted and Linda identified and met with numerous stakeholder groups to identify their interests and seek their support for the project.  Many of these stakeholders participated in a day-long Vision Charrette held in February 2008.  David Evans and Associates assisted with this process and produced the Vision Plan in May 2008.

Summit Meetings

With the Vision Plan in hand, a Summit Meeting was convened with representatives from the key agencies involved, to talk about "next steps."  There was consensus that this should be a collaboration between two or more of these agencies, plus a citizen's group to be called Friends of Gateway Green.  Supporters were asked, at this time, to prepare a more detailed Bicycle Concept Plan.

Bicycle Concept Plan

When they learned of the request by Summit participants, to produce a more detailed Bicycle Concept Plan for the Gateway Green Project, several bicycle enthusiasts stepped, volunteering to help plan a planning workshop and produce the Plan.

Oregon Solutions Designation

This designation, made by Governor Kulongoski's office, is a huge step forward for the project.  Gateway Green is a citizen-initiated project with economic, environmental and community building objectives -- a project that will require collaboration between multiple levels of government, business and non-profits.  As such, it clearly falls within the purview of the Oregon Solutions program.

Sustainability Concept Plan

One of the next steps will be to hold another planning workshop to flush out a more detailed Sustainability Concept Plan, much as we did with the Bicycle Concept Plan.  Look for this to be scheduled sometime in the first half of 2010.