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Friday April 24, 2026 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Meet at PSU Urban Plaza at 2:15 p.m., departs at 2:30 p.m.

Location Details:
Depart PSU Urban Plaza on the MAX at 2:30 p.m. (once the Safer Routes to International School Walkshop returns); end at PSU Smith Memorial Student Union at 3:45 p.m. to feed into the OATS Annual Bike Ride with Roger Geller.

Description:
The Steel Bridge Skatepark has been a dream for over 20 years, long unrealized. This project was destined to be the apex of citizen skating activism, the "crown jewel" of the Portland Skatepark Master Plan, but had sat on a dusty shelf of unbuilt plans. In 2021, a diverse group of activists with representation from Portland All Wheels Welcome, The Street Trust, Skate Like a Girl, Bridge City Skate, neighborhood advocates, and Queer Skate PDX rolled down Better Naito with a wheelbarrow of concrete to do a "ceremonial" first pour, ribbon cutting, and groundbreaking as a press conference to reignite the public's imagination.Followed up with Council testimony and engagement, this panel tells the story of how $15 million was allocated and the transformative project it will deliver for future generations of Portland skaters and beyond!
Speakers
avatar for Aspen Brown

Aspen Brown

Community Engagement Coordinator, Portland Parks and Recreation
Aspen Brown is a Community Engagement Coordinator for Portland Parks and Recreation and roller skater who grew up immersed in the Portland skating scene. As the community engagement lead for the Steel Bridge Skatepark Project, they draw from their deeply relational and creative skillset... Read More →
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 →
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Isnardo Gandarilla

Portland All Wheels Welcome
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Nicole Tignor

Old Town Community Association

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Travis Ruybal

Capital Project Manager, Portland Parks and Recreation

Friday April 24, 2026 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Off Site (check descriptions for locations)

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