Inaccessible by car, the park is situated between the I-84 and I-205 interchange. Several partner organizations held a grand reopening on Oct. 5.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nestled between the gridlock of Interstate 84 and Interstate 205 is a true bike-focused space.
“There is something for everyone to do down in this park… whether it’s for an hour or all day,” said Lisa Olivares, executive director of Portland-based nonprofit Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA).
NWTA maintains and enhances numerous bike trails within a sixty-mile radius of the city from Sandy Ridge near Mount Hood to Stub Stewart State Park to where she’s standing at Gateway Green Park.
“Gateway Green wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the years of work and vision from Friends of Gateway Green,” said Olivares. “They’re a community organization that really had the vision to put this park in place in between the highways.”
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