Portland Parks will invest $15 million to fully fund the Steel Bridge Skatepark
A dream of the 2000s will finally become a reality after a recent push from advocates.
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City of Portland annual bike counts will include scooter riders for first time ever
The counts could help scooters and skaters form a more powerful political bloc.
Steel Bridge Skatepark advocates pique interest of Portland City Council
“Skate parks are a hub for multigenerational connection. They offer a safe place for self expression and they naturally encourage active transportation.” -André Lightsey-Walker, The Street Trust Portland skaters and BMXers may soon need to make room at the halfpipe for enthusiastic local politicians who want in on the action. At least, that was the … Read more
Steel Bridge skatepark advocates break symbolic ground
Construction of a long-awaited skatepark in Portland’s Old Town has officially begun. Well – sort of. The proposed Steel Bridge Skatepark, which will be located in a vacant lot in Old Town bordered by NW Naito Parkway, 1st Avenue, and Everett, has been a part of Portland’s Skate Park Master Plan for years. But despite … Read more
Skateboarding advocate wants seat at active transportation table
As Portland’s transportation thinkers look to a new post-pandemic mobility paradigm, there’s one type of vehicle that just can’t seem to break into the conversation: skateboards. Despite sharing many of the same benefits as bicycling and walking, there are no skateboard advocates on the city’s various modal committees. PBOT has advisory committees devoted to bicycle … Read more
New Steel Bridge Skatepark would create plaza destination in Old Town
The dream is alive and well.
Campaign seeks funds for an indoor park for skating, BMX & other bikes
The current plan is for two days a week to be open to bikes.
Portland just completed what may be the world’s first citywide skateboard count
As bike advocates learned long ago, you can’t start improving things until you start measuring them.
Bike valet? That’s nothing – ‘most Portland festival ever’ will also offer skateboard valet
Project Pabst, a new music festival headlined by local heroes like Modest Mouse, is bringing progressive transport to new heights this month.
BikePortland Podcast: Bikes and the future of skateboarding
It’s marginalized, belittled and ignored, but people keep doing it because it’s practical, affordable and fun – and Portland is leading the nation in thinking about it as a useful form of transportation.
New ‘NW Skate Coalition’ wants skateboarding to follow biking’s path
A new group for people who get around by skateboard says it’s the turn of another vehicle. A smaller one.