Imagine Gresham

Gresham lacks many trees, nature trails, and children's parks. This community needs more parks such as the imagination station playground.

More Nature trails and Children's parks

Integrate USPS mail delivery to homes in Gresham city limits that are being served by the Parkrose post office into the Gresham zip code.

For all ideas we must keep sustainability and climate change adaptations, as a priority of development: walkability, bike safety, housing.

Turn Main Street Downtown into a designated Historic District - - maybe also turn it into a pedestrian-only zone.

There appear to be enough buildings in the DT zone to meet historic eligibility requirements. Nearby parking lots make pedestrian access to Man Street businesses convenient. The district could provide an attractive cachet for Gresham and increase the opportunities and appreciation for sidewalk art.

Pedestrian / Bike Bridge at Hillyard Road and Hwy 26

A Pedestrian Bridge would allow residents to be able to cross that busy part of Hwy 26 in that part of Gresham safely.

Partner with School Districts

As the City of Gresham considers opportunities for addressing the parks and recreation needs of the community within a context of limited resources, a strong bias towards partnership with school districts (GBSD, Reynolds, Centennial) and small adjacent cities (Wood Village, Fairview, Troutdale) should be considered. For example, when considering signature capital projects that could be funded with a the establishment of a new parks and recreation district, the West Gresham Elementary which may become surplus should be considered. Other opportunities include participating in the Reynolds and small city PlayEast program, which uses school properties as a location for recreation programs operated by PlayEast.

More community recreation programs for kids and adults.

Would be nice to see more kid and adult recreational sports and activities to help get to know others in the community.

As a recently new resident of Gresham, I would like to have access to both a Costco & a Trader Joes in Gresham, not Clackamas or Portland.

The empty Kmart Property would be a great location for a Costco & one of the empty Gresham Station stores would be good for a Trader Joes. These stores would not only benefit Gresham residents, but also many who live to the east who would come to shop these stores & other Gresham merchants. Right now, the nearest locations of these stores are about a 45 minute drive each way. These stores also would be a positive benefit for Gresham's tax base.

Create a stable funding source for Parks

Creating a stable funding source for Parks would allow Gresham to build additional parks, trails and natural areas. It would also allow for maintenance of these wonderful assets.

I want Gresham to be a safe secure area to live and shop

Keep police force funded and available for crime prevention