Monroe Greenway Project Awarded Regional Grant

Last month, Metro Council approved a more than $3.8 million grant to fund design and construction of the Monroe Street Greenway. This critical grant will help the city leverage $6.7 million in state and local funding, providing the final financing component needed to design and construct the 2.2 miles of greenway within city limits. 

Once complete, the Monroe Greenway will create a nearly four-mile, continuous, low-stress bikeway from downtown
Milwaukie to the I-205 multi-use path. It will serve as the spine of Milwaukie’s active transportation network connecting users to the MAX Orange and Green Lines, Trolley Trail, 17th Avenue Bike Path, I-205 path, neighborhoods, schools and parks. The Monroe Greenway project was developed through a planning process in 2014 and 2015 with input from a public advisory committee comprised of eight community representatives that included representatives from Milwaukie’s Neighborhood District Associations, local non-profits, and the county-wide Pedestrian and Bikeway Advisory Committee.

While decision to fund the project has been made, the funds themselves aren’t available until 2021. Over the next year, the city will work closely with Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation to get the needed contracts and agreements in place and begin preliminary design.

For questions about the project and next steps, email engineering@milwaukieoregon.gov.