See the 2015 Council Creek Regional Trail Master Plan(Link is external).
Plans for the full 15-mile trail include:
- An east-west segment connecting Hillsboro to Forest Grove (6 miles, in progress)
- A north-south segment connecting Forest Grove and Banks and the Banks-Vernonia State Trail(Link is external) (not yet started)
Community benefits include:
- Car-free travel, reducing climate impact and lowering transportation costs
- A fun, healthy way to get to work, run errands or catch a bus or MAX
- An alternative to TV Highway for cyclists and pedestrians
- An amenity to business districts and neighborhoods along the Corridor
Planning start: 2021
East-West Trail:
- Trail design start: Spring 2024
- Street crossing design start (expected): Spring 2025
- Design finish (expected): Spring 2026
- Construction start (expected): Summer 2026
- Construction finish (expected): Spring 2028
North-South Trail design and construction: Dependent on funding
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Updates:
3/21/2025: Design is in progress.
East-West Trail
This portion of the trail will use the existing railroad right-of-way between the Hatfield Government MAX station and Forest Grove (21st Avenue and Douglas Street, east of Pacific University). Train traffic has not used this section of railroad since 2015. Preliminary design work on the east-west segment has started, thanks in part to a $1.5 million Regional Flexible Funds Allocation (RFFA) grant from Metro in 2020. Work will include community and agency discussion on selecting the form and function of the trail.
North-South Trail
Design has not started. This segment would extend the trail from Forest Grove to the Banks-Vernonia Trail.
Funding
Cost: $17.9 million (trail), $6.3 million (trail crossings)
Funding sources:
- MSTIP Opportunity Fund
- Transportation Development Tax
- RAISE Grant Funding
- Metro Regional Flexible Funds Allocation
- Road Fund
- Council Creek Regional Corridor Working Group Members
- City of Banks
- Clean Water Services
- City of Cornelius
- City of Forest Grove
- City of Hillsboro
- Metro
- Oregon Department of Transportation
- TriMet
- Washington County
- Past Steering Committee Meetings
Sept. 19, 2022: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
Oct. 17, 2022: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
Nov. 21, 2022: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
Jan. 23, 2023: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
March 20, 2023: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
June 13, 2023: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
Oct. 16, 2023: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
January 9, 2024: 5-6:30 p.m., Held remotely via Zoom
Related
CCRT: 2023 Open House Results
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