Holladay Park — Attraction in Portland

This is a great green public space that has so much potential. Unfortunately I especially during the summer months this park is overrun with wannabe highschool thugs. These ghetto gangstas intimidate the general public. They lack class are very rude and leave their filth strewn about the entire park. It does not feel safe when these swarms of uneducated foul-mouthed teenagers cause a constant uncontrolled ruckus. Makes one fear for the future and makes one wonder where these kids so-called parental guardians are if they even exist. But these thoughts usually go away quickly due to the secondhand marijuana smoke that permeates the air in the park like a stalled cloud thanks to these miscreants. To bad the gang related shooting and other antisocial activities don't scare these kids into the scrub mall next door(Lloyd...

Frightening even in broad daylight. I grew up in NEP & we always had our guard up, but it's gone downhill bigtime. Headed to Max to catch a rockshow @ Providence Park & had to watch 2 vagrants team up to try & steal a young lady's bag right in front of God & Everybody. I hesitated for a couple seconds, thinking she was just arguing w/ her boyfriend. Just that quick and you're stunned cuz you can't believe what's going down- she fought them off & kept her bag- elapsed time: bout 12seconds! You Go BraveGirl! So relieved she won cuz it coulda been worse. There should be armed patrols! What happened to Transit Police? It's been years since I rode TriMet but this crap used to be quelled immediately if it happened @all. Be ready for stuff if you choose to use Public Transpo!...

I totally like it. I love the trees & the shade. Cool park indeed. It could be like a sanctuary in the city.

Yet, largely unsafe. A young man came up behind me on an electric scooter (sidewalk) & abruptly thrust me to the pavement face forward. I’m 65 and it was a bloody injury. He had a small gang with him. I made my way back to the Max train limping, in tears. I wish I could walk through there & enjoy the park, but just too risky.

The police are understaffed. Unfortunately laws can’t be enforced, therefore safety cannot be insured.

Praying for this city as well as this world we live in.

Electric scooters are not to be on busy pedestrian sidewalks. Other illegal activities...