Oregon Active Transportation Summit

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!