Build the Portland Steel Bridge Skatepark

02/26/2019

Dreaming about rolling round the Steel Bridge Skatepark on a Cold & Sunny day in Old Town.

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02/20/2019

Bridgeliner.com included Build the Portland Steel Bridge Skatepark in their daily update. Check out their story here and spread the word!

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NOT JUST FOR SK8ERS
Will this be the year Old Town finally gets a skate park? The Steel Bridge Skatepark has been a dream of Portland’s skateboarders and BMXers for nearly a decade, and BikePortland’s Jonathan Maus says the urban-planning stars may be aligning for the project in 2019.

The park would be built on a vacant lot next to Naito Parkway and the Steel Bridge, and it would double as an “urban plaza” connecting the waterfront with destinations like the Lan Su Chinese Garden and Portland Saturday Market.

The price tag for the skate park is likely to be steep, but one source of funding could be the $50 million of unspent money from former Mayor Charlie Hales’ Old Town/Chinatown Action Plan.

Speaking of plans, did you know that Portland has its very own Skatepark System Plan? The Steel Bridge park is considered the plan’s “crown jewel,” but there are more than a dozen other potential sites around the city.

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02/15/2019

Oh yeah, Steel Bridge Skatepark got some press! Let's build this!

https://bikeportland.org/2019/02/14/new-steel-bridge-skatepark-would-create-plaza-destination-on-vacant-lot-in-old-town-295479

The dream is alive and well.