Long Trails Project: Identifying Opportunities, Solving Problems, and Exploring Implementation

Seltzer Ethan

Abstract

This document presents the final report of the Long Trails Project, a partnership with the Oregon Parks Department and USP 549:Regional Planning and Metropolitan Growth Management, a course offered to graduate planning students in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University. It is divided into 5 sections: (1.) History of Long Trails and Regional Trail Networks (2.) Long Trails in Northwestern Oregon (3.) The Demand for Long Trails-based Recreation (4.) Long Trails and Community Economic Development (5.) Long Trails Implementation.