| | The Rogue River Greenway Foundation is dedicated to the development of multi-use walking and bicycle trails to promote safe, alternative non-motorized modes of transportation for children, adults, and seniors whether residents or visitors. Additionally to provide educational opportunities about our natural resources, healthy alternatives for outdoor recreation and stimulus for economic support and development for our local businesses. Our vision is to create an emerald necklace of parks linked by pedestrian, bicycle and water trails and providing accessible areas to the Rogue River for recreation. Our vision includes connectivity between Grants Pass and Central Point including the Rogue River and Gold Hill Communities and linking to the Bear Creek Greenway.
Goals & Objectives
The first step in our visionary journey will be to create a preliminary feasibility and engineering study, develop a Master Plan, prioritize our goals, and organize our efforts with primary focus on achieving those goals while maintaining congruity with the larger plan. lOur Goals will include but are not limited to: - –Establishing partnerships & support
- –Identifying impediments & solutions
- –Inclusion of County & State entities as required
- –Public outreach & feedback via displays, publications & web site
- –Interaction and collaboration with neighboring City trail projects
- –Grant applications and administration for planning
- implementation and maintenance of trails and parks
Our Objective Is To Provide: - ¬A safer environment for walking, bicycling and recreation.
- Improved accessibility to the Rogue River via parks and public access areas.
- ¬Promotion of alternative modes of transportation.
- ¬Stimuli for economic support & development of local businesses.
- ¬Enhancement of our Community for Residents and Visitors.
- ¬Family & individual opportunities for healthy outdoor exercise.
- ¬Enjoyment of and accessibility to our natural resources for walking, running, biking, fishing and bird-watching.
- ¬Environmental & Historical Educational benefits through identifying notable historic areas, wildlife habitat, native flora and fauna.
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