Tryon Creek State Park Friends Circle

GreenWorks participated in a series of volunteer design sessions, focused on improving the entry, arrival sequence and wayfinding for visitors to SW Portland’s Tryon Creek State Park.

GreenWorks participated in a series of volunteer design sessions, focused on improving the entry, arrival sequence and wayfinding for visitors to SW Portland’s Tryon Creek State Park. In concert with Fletcher Farr Ayotte Architects, we assisted in evaluating existing circulation patterns for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers who access and use the park. The result of this effort was a series of site planning and design recommendations to both Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staff and the Friends of Tryon Creek.

Human Access Project

With the completion of the Big Pipe in 2011, water quality in the Willamette has improved by leaps and bounds. In the wake of this achievement, Will Levenson, head of the non-profit Human Access Project, is leading an effort to change people’s perceptions of the river and encourage recreation in the water and along the waterfront.
GreenWorks became involved in the Human Access Project in November 2012, bringing our extensive experience designing places for people within sensitive natural environments, which focus on balancing access with habitat conservation.
This balance is certainly a key consideration as the Human Access Project gains momentum through additional community outreach and scaled interventions along the Willamette’s shores. Greenworks is honored to be contributing to this worthy cause and looks forward to witnessing the transformation of Portland’s largest public open space in the years to come.