Urban Plaza

{{Short description|Plaza on the Portland State University campus, in the U.S. state of Oregon}}

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| image_place = Debbie Murdock Memorial Clock Tower, PSU, Portland 2012.JPG

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| location = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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File:Portland Street Car.jpg at the Urban Plaza Station]]

Urban Plaza, also known as the Urban Center Plaza,{{Cite news|last=Gragg|first=Randy|date=2016-10-07|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/10/7/what-should-come-next-for-portland-s-downtown-parks|title=What Should Come Next for Portland's Downtown Parks?|work=Portland Monthly|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2018-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202418/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/10/7/what-should-come-next-for-portland-s-downtown-parks|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1097&context=metroscape |title=The Landscape: The Urban Center Plaza |last=Abbott |first=Carl |year=2003 |website=Portland State University |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-date=2018-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202438/https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&httpsredir=1&article=1097&context=metroscape |url-status=live }} is a plaza on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was designed by James Douglas "Doug" Macy{{Cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/j-douglas-macy-designer-died-obit-pioneer-square/|title=Designer Behind Pioneer Courthouse Square And Other Oregon Icons Has Died|last=Templeton|first=Amelia|date=2017-11-16|website=www.opb.org|language=en|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2018-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202148/https://www.opb.org/news/article/j-douglas-macy-designer-died-obit-pioneer-square/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2017-11-22|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/obits/175-msp-obituaries/379441-266259-james-douglas-doug-macy|title=James Douglas (Doug) Macy|work=The Madras Pioneer|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2018-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527204118/https://pamplinmedia.com/obits/175-msp-obituaries/379441-266259-james-douglas-doug-macy|url-status=live}} and completed in March 2000.

Description

The plaza features a clock tower, three fountains, a clock tower, and granite sculptures by John Aiken.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdx.edu/floorplans/buildings/urbn|title=Portland State Floorplans {{!}} Urban Center Building|website=www.pdx.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2018-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907012915/https://www.pdx.edu/floorplans/buildings/urbn|url-status=live}} The Portland Streetcar runs through the plaza.{{Cite web|url=http://psuvanguard.com/streetcar-accident-free-on-campus/|title=Streetcar accident-free on campus {{!}} Vanguard|website=psuvanguard.com|date=20 February 2002|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115005411/https://psuvanguard.com/streetcar-accident-free-on-campus/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/green-campus-tour-urban-plaza|title=Portland State Sustainability {{!}} Green Campus Tour: Urban Plaza|website=www.pdx.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2018-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920071055/https://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/green-campus-tour-urban-plaza|url-status=live}}

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