Placemaking Grant #2: Downtown Placemaking Events
The city provided matching grant assistance to the following events in order to increase outdoor activity in key downtown locations.
- August 25, 2018 “Adapt” dance competition @ The Round North Plaza
- September 29, 2018 “Beaverton Oktoberfest” @ LaScala
- June 23, 2019 "Pride Parade" to be held in conjunction with "Pride in the Park" @ Old Town near Beaverton City Park, brought by Kate Kristiansen
- June 28-30, 2019 "Shakespeare Festival" to be held in conjunction with a free summer Shakespeare theatrical series @ Beaverton City Lawn, brough by Experience Theatre Projects
Placemaking Grant #3: Downtown Street Seat (Pilot)
The city awarded MILK+T the temporary use of a custom street seat designed and built by Revolution Design House. The street seat is an outdoor amenity available during MILK+T business hours from May 24-Oct 9, 2019 at 4545 SW Angel Avenue.
In other cities, these functional art installations have been shown to increase pedestrian activity, promote vibrancy and increase business, particularly when partnered with restaurants and programmed to include small event and public gathering opportunities.
The street seat pilot project reinforces Beaverton’s existing strategy to recruit restaurants downtown to create a more vibrant and activated downtown.