THPRD News: Planning and Development

Please join us for a virtual community meeting. THPRD is designing a new 1.5-mile segment of the Beaverton Creek Regional Trail.

From spring to fall of 2021, THPRD will be planning a new .15-mile off-street trail connecting from the Westside Trail to SW Sexton Mountain Dr near Sexton Mountain Elementary School.

THPRD is holding a Virtual Community Meeting for the upcoming park at SW Baker and Lombard. This meeting is an opportunity for community members to learn more about the new park and provide your input through an online survey.

THPRD announces the planning and design of a future neighborhood park at the northwest corner of SW Baker St and SW Lombard Ave.

Join THPRD for the Love Your Trails celebration on Saturday, February 13 at Pioneer Park. Celebrate your local trails and Valentines’ weekend at at this walk-through celebration to enjoy family activities, free raffle and giveaways. Plus, learn about the upcoming Westside Trail bridge and share your input!

THPRD invites community members to view our next Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting for the Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study on Tuesday, January 26 at 2:00-3:30pm. This is an opportunity to hear project updates, learn what we heard from community members, and share your input on bridge alignment options.

The THPRD Planning team is holding a Virtual Community Meeting for the new Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study. The virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00pm. This meeting is an opportunity for community members across the district to learn more about the study project, ask questions, and provide your input.

The THPRD Planning team is offering a virtual presentation and discussion about the upcoming Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study. While this Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting will be a discussion among local property owners and agency stakeholders, we are also inviting the public to share their input and ask questions.

THPRD is launching a project to explore options for the development of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge crossing over Highway 26 to connect the Westside Trail from SW Greenbrier Parkway to the NW Cornell Road.

Please join THPRD staff and our design consultant for an overview of our newest trail project.

In order to begin construction that will bring a variety of improvements to Cedar Hills Park, the park will be closed starting Jan. 8, 2018 except for a pedestrian pathway from William Walker Elementary School to Cedar Hills Boulevard.

More than 30 residents recently participated in three community conversations designed to give neighbors and park advocates an active voice in the planning for a new 2.5-acre neighborhood park in Aloha.

THPRD is asking the public’s help in the planning of a new 2.5-acre park in Aloha. Neighbors can sign up to discuss their wants and needs for the new park, which will be located at SW 187th Avenue and SW Bonnie Meadow Lane.

Mountain View Champions Park, a 21.5-acre site in Aloha featuring Oregon’s first athletic field for people of all abilities, will open to the public on Oct. 2. Join THPRD at a grand opening celebration on Oct. 14 from 3 to 6 pm.

At its June 13th meeting, THPRD’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed master plan concept for a new neighborhood park to be constructed in Aloha in 2019.

THPRD plans to invest in the repairs and reopen the play equipment at West Sylvan Park this summer; a public survey helped the district determine how to proceed with safety improvements at the park.
 

THPRD is holding a May 16 public meeting to review the draft master plan for a new 7.4-acre neighborhood park in Aloha. You can also participate online.

Earlier this month, about 30 community members participated in three design workshops with THPRD and WH Pacific, the landscape architect that will soon prepare a master plan for a new park in Aloha. The workshops are another element of THPRD’s reimagined approach to park planning
 

The Metro Council has approved a $3.7 million federal grant to THPRD for construction of a new, 1.5-mile trail that will connect Hocken Avenue in Beaverton to the Westside Trail at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.

Our public outreach continues for a new 7.5-acre neighborhood park that will be built in Aloha, near Beaver Acres Elementary School. Get involved in our park planning by signing up for one of three February workshops.

As THPRD inches closer to designing and developing a new 7.5-acre neighborhood park in Aloha, district planners continue public outreach with community meetings and a new survey.

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District is now in the early stages of planning a new neighborhood park near Beaver Acres Middle School in Aloha. We need your input!

In order to complete sidewalk and ADA improvements at each of the four trail crossings at public right-of-ways on Westside Trail segment 18, crews will need to close several sidewalks to public access for up to four weeks this fall.

The Oregon Transportation Commission has awarded THPRD a $400,000 grant to help pay for one of the final links of the Waterhouse Trail, a system that will ultimately extend 10 miles through the heart of greater Beaverton.

On Sept. 20, THPRD and the Tualatin Valley Water District celebrated the reopening of Ridgewood View Park. In addition to a new reservoir and pump station, the site will include tennis, pickleball and bocce courts.

THPRD has begun construction of a 21.5-acre community park in Aloha and at three other sites to meet the growing recreational needs of residents of the greater Beaverton area.

A project to replace the roof at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center will affect traffic and parking at the HMT Recreation Complex. This project is scheduled to be completed by the end of November.

The Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center, the largest of THPRD's eight swimming pools, will close on Aug. 1, so that the facility’s roof and structural roof deck can be replaced. Work is expected to be completed at the end of November.

THPRD has begun construction on a small but significant connection in its popular trail system. With funding from its voter-approved 2008 bond measure, THPRD is now working to link the Westside Trail to the Waterhouse Trail.

Trail maintenance is scheduled on the Rock Creek Trail between the Stoller Creek Trail and West Union Blvd., April 26-29. To complete repairs on the trail, this trail segment will be closed on Tuesday, April 26, from 7 am - 6 pm.