The Friday Profile: Boris and Melissa Kaganovich, Portland’s merry pranksters of street reinvention
The pair hope to leave Portland with an unfamiliar and powerful insight: sometimes, improvisation works.
Better Block PDX
Proposed plaza outside Voodoo Doughnut could be permanent by year’s end
One of Portland’s top tourist attractions seems poised to become dramatically less car-oriented by the start of 2016.
After success of 3rd Avenue demonstration in Old Town, real changes are coming
Two months after a popular demo, permanent changes are afoot.
After 3-day demo, city council moves to ‘next phase’ of rethinking 3rd Avenue
The experimental protected bike lane and pedestrian plaza seem to be reshaping how the city sees the street.
Rave reviews roll in for temporary ‘Better Block’ on 3rd Ave
Of all the ideas, gripes and raves, one of the reviews was my favorite.
First look: Better Block re-imagines 3rd Ave with protected bike lane, new crosswalk
It’s amazing what a few cones, hay bales, and barriers can do.
Volunteers prep for Friday’s three-day ‘Better Block’ demonstration on 3rd Ave
Boris Kaganovich of Better Block PDX with a half-built planter in the rooms where he and other volunteers have been preparing for a “pop-up” plaza and protected bike lanes on 3rd Avenue.(Photos: M.Andersen/BikePortland) Working every evening for two weeks in a warren of unfinished rooms three stories above Old Town, more than a dozen enthusiastic … Read more
For one weekend, Old Town will test a huge plaza, bike lanes and cafes along 3rd Avenue
The three-block project will be one of the country’s largest pop-up projects ever.
‘Popcorn plaza’ video shows off benefits of reusing underused street space
One of the organizers for local group Better Block PDX has made a nice video of how Portlanders responded to two temporary public spaces the group created over the weekend at one of Portland’s most interesting intersections.
This weekend, ‘Popcorn plazas’ will add tiny parks to the street outside Clinton Street Theater
A group of locals are celebrating the summer by trying something new for one day at 26th and Clinton.
‘Parking Day’ offers glimpse of what Portland streets could look like
A display on SW Stark drew large crowds to enjoy public space that’s usually dominated by private automobiles.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland took part in PARK(ing) Day today. The global event, which started in San Francisco in 2005, seeks to create temporary public spaces in what are usually used as auto parking spots. This year … Read more
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