Olivia Clark
District 4
What is your experience with off-road cycling? Do you have a favorite trail to ride?
I have a gravel bike and have ridden off road. I sold my mountain bike. In Portland, I like to ride on the fire roads in Forest Park.
The Off-road Cycling Master Plan (ORCMP) was published by the City in 2023 after a robust public process. It found that Portland suffers from a severe lack of opportunities for off-road cycling despite Portland’s cycling reputation. Are you committed to advancing the goals of the ORCMP in your district? Why or why not? Off-Road Cycling Master Plan for reference: https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/off-road-cycling/documents
I regret that I’m not familiar with the report and need to learn more.. I have done off road with family in east Portland.
NWTA is a City of Portland partner with a proven track record in building, restoring, and maintaining high-quality, sustainable trails for multiple user groups, in addition to providing cycling and stewardship programming for Portlanders. To what degree would you help strengthen and promote partnerships with groups like NWTA to support City staff and improve our public parks?
I’m interested in this partnership and happy to help. The City just formed a partnership with the U.S. Tennis Association to restore our courts. We need more partnerships if we are to make progress in recreation.
For over 40 years, the City of Portland has blocked all efforts to provide meaningful multi-use trail access in Forest Park. Now, the City’s ORCMP (page 72) has a number of recommendations for Forest Park that bring environmentally sustainable multi-use trails online and follow the Forest Park Natural Resources Management Plan process. Are you willing to make sustainable off-road cycling trail improvements a priority to improve trailhead congestion, environmental concerns and access for all Portlanders to Forest Park?
I’m happy to learn more about the proposals and hear from all proponents and opponents.