PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION CHAMPION COMMITTEE
PROJECT TEAM
VISION
Joe Angel, Park Neighbor - Arlington Heights Kimberly Bown, Royal Rosarians Sam Barasco, Office of Sustainability, Multnomah County Shirley Craddick, Metro Council—represented by Ernest Hayes Christie Galen, Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association Osvaldo (Ozzie) Gonzalez, Jardin Portland Gretchen Holland, Sylvan Heights Neighborhood Association Laurie Matthews, Director of Preservation and Design, MIG Carol Mayer Reed, Principal, Mayer/Reed Heather McCarey, Explore Washington Park
Portland’s parks, public places, natural areas, and recreational opportunities give life and beauty to our city. These essential assets connect people to place, themselves, and others. Portland’s residents treasure and care for this legacy, building on the past to provide for future generations.
JLA Public Involvement Kittelson & Associates, Inc Works Progress, LLC
MISSION
Geotechnical Resources, Inc.
The mission of Portland Parks & Recreation is to help Portlanders play: providing the safe places, facilities, and programs which promote physical, mental, and social activity. We get people - especially kids - outside, active, and connected to the community. As we do this, there will be an increase in the wellness of our residents and the livability of our city. We accomplish this through:
KPFF Consulting Engineers Equilibrium Engineers LLC The Bookin Group LLC DCW Cost Management
Octaviano Merecias, LULAC Oregon
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Establishing, safeguarding and restoring the parks, natural areas, public places, and urban forest of the city, ensuring that these are accessible to all;
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Developing and maintaining excellent facilities and places for public recreation and community building;
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Providing dynamic recreation programs and services that promote health and well-being for all;
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Partnering with the community we serve.
Joey Pope, Community Member John Russell, Russell Development Company, Inc. Paddy Tillit, Parks Board Member Jim Winkler, Winkler Development Corporation Charlene Zidell, ZRZ
PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION Amanda Fritz, Commissioner Mike Abbaté, Director Brett Horner, Planning and Trails Manager Emily Roth, Senior Planner, Project Manager Elizabeth Kennedy-Wong, Public Involvement James Allison, Land Stewardship Division Manager Rachel Felice, Westside Lands Manager Britta Herwig, Landscape Architect
In 2014, Portland Parks & Recreation began a pay-to-park program in Washington Park. The program directed parking revenues to much needed projects in the park, including a promise for a new Washington Park Master Plan Update. As such, this project was made possible by funds from that program. THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the development of this master plan. The support and involvement of so many is essential to ensuring the master plan reflects the environmental, cultural, economic and social aspects of what Washington Park is and can be for future generations.
EQUITY STATEMENT We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to Portland Parks & Recreation’s ideals and values. Amanda Fritz, City Commissioner Mike Abbaté, Director of Parks Portland Parks & Recreation
Seth Menser, Washington Park Operations Supervisor Martin Nicholson, Hoyt Arboretum Curator Kendra Petersen-Morgan, West Natural Areas Supervisor Victor Sanders, Parking Program Coordinator Jill Van Winkle, Trails Program Coordinator
WASHINGTON PARK
MASTER PLAN UPDATE
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PREPARED FOR PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION WASHINGTON PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE - JANUARY 2018