Rose Quarter to Gorge Trail Organization History Formerly the Sullivan's Gulch Trail Committee from 2006 to 2016

In 2006 the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail Committee was formed as an ad-hoc, grassroots organization representing a number of the nineteen neighborhoods and three business associations along the SGT corridor. The SGT Committee lobbied to secure $250,000 of MTIP funds for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to hire CH2MHill to work with Portland Parks and the SGT Concept Plan Committee to complete the SGT Concept Plan.

The SGT Concept Plan was approved by the Portland City Council on July 25, 2012, with the unanimous approval of Resolution #36947, which mandated City staff to secure funding and develop the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail. Since then, the City has ignored attempts by the SGT Committee to secure private funding to be matched by public funds. Since 2016 the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail has been updated and extended to connect the Willamette River to Multnomah Falls as part of a new concept plan and a new name, Rose Quarter to Gorge Trail. See details: rosequartertogorgetrail.com

The first phase of the Trail project is between the Peace Memorial Park and NE 33rd Avenue, which is a part of Sullivan’s Gulch Trail and has no encumbrance with Union Pacific Railroad. It is the most crucial segment of the Trail in the heart of central Portland, with eight bridge crossings, two of which are bicycle/pedestrian crossings only.