The streets will be paved with green Friday, Sept. 18 as dozens of groups come together to create parks in public parking spaces around the region. Park(ing) Day celebrates parks and promotes the need for more of them. People in cities from Portland to New York participate in this annual happening.
This year's Park(ing) Day is the occasion for the unveiling of The Intertwine, a unifying name and brand for the Portland metropolitan area's network of parks, trails and natural areas. Whether you walk, hike, bike, bird, paddle or play – whatever you love to do and wherever you love to do it – if you're doing it in the Portland-Vancouver area, you are already using The Intertwine. The Intertwine Alliance, a coalition of businesses, nonprofits and public agencies have joined together to promote The Intertwine and commit to linking trails, parks and natural areas with homes, jobs and schools to create one of the greatest parks networks in the world.
Mayors from throughout the region, including Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis, Lake Oswego Mayor Jack Hoffman and Forest Grove Mayor Richard Kidd will join Metro Council President David Bragdon and Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish to officially launch The Intertwine at 10 a.m. at a Park(ing) Day park at Hotel Monaco, 506 SW Washington St. in Portland.