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The foothills of the Chehalem Mountains lie to the west of Wilsonville, with most land within the city on level ground. [46] Wilsonville divides the city into 16 neighborhood groups, designated A through P. [47] Within each of these planning areas are individual neighborhoods, and occasionally a neighborhood spans several of these groups. [47]
The WES platform under construction in 2008. Plans for the commuter rail between Beaverton and Wilsonville began as early as 1996, led by Washington County officials. [2] In 2001, the Federal Transit Administration authorized the project, and in 2004 it approved the project, [3] by which time regional transit agency TriMet had taken over as the lead agency in planning the project.
In 2022, the city of Wilsonville revealed legislative concepts that included several service improvements to the WES commuter rail line including the Salem extension. [26] In February 2024, SB 1572 was released, which if passed would require ODOT and other Oregon rail transit agencies to study the possibility of a Salem extension. [27]
South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) is a public transit system operated by the city government of Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. The system currently consists of seven routes and is funded by local businesses. It was created when Wilsonville petitioned to withdraw from the TriMet service district in the late 1980s.
Charbonneau (also known as the Charbonneau District) is a private planned community within the city limits of Wilsonville in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is on the opposite side the Willamette River from the main area of the city. [1] The development was named for Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea. [2]
Town Center Park is a small municipal park in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Located in the middle of Wilsonville's town center, the 5-acre (2.0 ha) park cost $4.5 million to complete. The park includes the Oregon Korean War Memorial, a visitor center, paths, a play area, picnic tables, and an amphitheater among other features. Completed ...
Cities are the only form of municipal government incorporated in Oregon. [1] While villages and hamlets exist in Oregon, they are created by Clackamas County only, [2] and do not resemble municipalities due to the limited nature of their powers and their lack of home-rule charters. [3]
During his 1966 run for Governor, Oregon State Treasurer Robert Straub proposed public ownership of lands along the Willamette. Tom McCall won the election and adopted the proposal. [3] [4] The Greenway was then established by the 1967 Oregon legislature and U.S. Senator Maurine Neuberger sought federal funds to support the program. [5] [3]