I know you want one.
(Photos © J. Maus)
The first of three Sunday Parkways events is right around the corner and the City of Portland is looking for a few good “Intersection Superheroes” to make sure everything goes smoothly.
At the North Portland event on June 21st the City will open up 7.5 miles of streets for the community to enjoy. The route — A 3.2-mile loop through Kenton and Arbor Lodge neighborhoods and a 4.5-mile loop connecting Arbor Lodge and Piedmont neighborhoods — will be completely carfree from 9am to 4 pm.
I live in the Piedmont neighborhood so I received the event flyer in the mail the other day. I counted over 80 different community booths, performers, food vendors, and activities listed.
As you can imagine, an event of this scope takes a lot of volunteers. I heard from one of the organizers yesterday that they City still needs folks to step up and help out. In particular they are looking for “Intersection Superheroes” that will help orchestrate traffic and keep everyone happily moving along.
If you can lend your time (you’ll be there anyways right!?), visit the official sign-up page to grab your spot.
PBOT also still needs donations to help meet their budget goals. Yesterday I scored one of the brand new Sunday Parkways bandannas (in photo above). You can get one too if you sign up to volunteer or if you give $40 or more to the cause.
Mark your calendars for June 21st and then get ready for the Northeast and Southeast versions in July and August. More on Sunday Parkways at PBOT’s website.
I was a volunteer last year and had a great time. You get a great sense of who is out and see all your friends cool bikes, meet neighbors and have a fun time.
I am so seriously bummed that I will be out of town that weekend. My own neighborhood! However, I covet that bandanna so I’ll see if I can scrape together a donation. 😉
Where do we donate? I NEED that bandana!
My son and I are signed up. Now all we need are a couple of capes. See you all “near Peninsula Park” on the 21st!
Thanks Jonathan! Yes, the coveted bandana is available if you volunteer for 3 shifts (be it in 1, 2, or 3 events) or if you donate $40 or more. To register as a volunteer go to: http://www.orbike.com/servlet/com.gcm.servlet.event.EventView?commodityID=36094&command=cp&supplierID=369. If you would like to donate you can do so via mail (see address below) or online: http://www.orbike.com/servlet/com.gcm.servlet.event.EventView?commodityID=36148&command=createProcurement&supplierID=369.
This is promising to be a great time. But we definitely need more vounteers to help it go smoothly. Intersection Superheroes and Bike Parking Valets are the most needed.
Hope to see you out there.
Janis McDonald
City of Portland
1120 SW 5th Ave, Ste. 800
Portland, OR 97204