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The Eastbank Esplanade (officially Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade) is a pedestrian and bicycle path along the east shore of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] Running through the Kerns , Buckman , and Hosford-Abernethy neighborhoods, it was conceived as an urban renewal project to rebuild the Interstate 5 bicycle bypass ...
The Esplanade is a paved walkway along the river, part of a riverfront corridor extending on both sides of the Willamette River within which “river recreational” uses are promoted. Greenway regulations define this zone as 25' from the top of the bank.
Eastbank Esplanade: SE Water Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd. 10.69 acres (4.33 ha) Acquired in 1998, the Eastbank Esplanade features riverfront views of Downtown Portland, a public boat dock, paved paths, hiking and biking trails, and a 1,200 foot floating walkway on the Willamette River. [106] Eastmoreland Garden 2425 SE Bybee Blvd. 0.41 acres (0.17 ha)
The Laborers' International Union of North America Local 386 and The Fallon Co., master developer of Metro's East Bank project, have a tentative deal.
The catalyst for the East Bank's growth was Oracle Corp.'s decision in 2021 to buy 70 acres on the riverfront for what will become their global headquarters, a project estimated at $1.2 billion.
The construction of the lower-deck walkway connected to the Eastbank Esplanade resulted in a sharp increase in bicycle traffic, with over 2,100 daily bicycle crossings in 2005. [16] MAX traffic has tripled since 2000, when only the Gresham–Hillsboro line (now the Blue Line) was using the bridge, to 605 daily crossings (weekdays) as of 2012.
Anna Grider, a member of Metro Planning Department's East Bank team, said the department's current vision includes a maximum of 40 stories around the stadium, tapering down to around four to six ...
It follows a former railway line from Boring through Gresham to Portland, where it ends south of the Eastbank Esplanade. Most of the corridor, about 21 miles (34 km) long, consists of paved, off-street trail, though about 1 mile (1.6 km) overlaps city streets in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood.