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Friday April 24, 2026 12:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
Meets outside PSU Smith Memorial Student Union at 12:30 p.m., departs at 12:45 p.m.

Location Details:
Depart PSU Smith Memorial Student Union at 12:45 p.m. on the Portland Streetcar to South Waterfront. Returns to PSU Urban Plaza (to feed into the Steel Bridge Skatepark Activism tour), ending at 2:15 p.m.

Description:
The better Sheridan Street project has brought together a multitude of stakeholders to make access safer for people walking and biking underneath the last remnants of the Harbor Drive Freeway, that continue to cut off access for International School and OHSU students.

Hear how PSU Urban Planning and Civil Engineering students were able to provide valuable work via the Better Block Project Pathway to help influence PBOT decision making and discussions with City Council about creating new funding opportunities.
Speakers
avatar for Derek Abe

Derek Abe

Alta Planning + Design
avatar for Ryan Hashagen

Ryan Hashagen

Director, Better Block PDX
Ryan Hashagen is the Director of Better Block PDX and founder of Icicle Tricycles, a cargo bike manufacturing business based in Old Town Portland, OR & Victoria, B.C.  Ryan has a strong passion for utilizing cargo bikes to inject interaction and commerce into our shared right of... Read More →
avatar for Maura Paxton

Maura Paxton

Planner II, Alta Planning + Design
Maura is a transportation planner at Alta Planning + Design, usually you'll find her working on projects in Safe Routes to School, transportation options, and community engagement, but she also loves getting in the weeds with street design guidelines. Beyond planning, her background... Read More →
avatar for Bodo Heiliger

Bodo Heiliger

Head of School, International School of Portland
Bodo Heiliger is the Head of School at the International School of Portland in the heart of Downtown, where he connects kids, cities, and community in all kinds of creative ways. He believes great schools help build great neighborhoods, from safer streets to more joyful, walkable... Read More →
Friday April 24, 2026 12:30pm - 2:15pm PDT
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