PSU students back plan to add parklet to SW 4th Ave food carts
A team of Portland State University students is pushing this spot to its next step.
street seats
Postcard from San Francisco: How not to build a parklet
if you build public parklets, put stuff in them.
Fearing parking loss, downtown business group stops ‘Street Seats’ program
The Downtown Retail Council, a Portland Business Alliance affiliate, opposes parklets in the downtown core.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) After a successful pilot program last summer, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) recently announced an update of their Street Seats program. While the newly proposed guidelines show the scope of the program has broadened, a group … Read more
‘Street Seats’ program extended after positive feedback
The Street Seat installation on N Mississippi Ave.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation says its ‘Street Seats’ program has been so well-received by business owners and citizens that it will be extended. The program, which allows cafe owners to extend their seating areas into the parking lane, was launched in August of … Read more
As more ‘street seats’ pop up, thoughts about access impacts
New ‘street seat’ on Mississippi Ave makes a future bikeway hard(er) to envision.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Two new ‘street seats’ installations have popped up around Portland recently. The City of Portland program allows cafe owners to pay for a permit (along with other fees) and then install a patio seating structure in the street. Instead … Read more
Spotted: Portland’s first ‘street seats’ – UPDATED
Wafu on SE Division is the first business in Portland to replace on-street auto parking spots with customer seating as part of PBOT’s new “Street Seats” program.(Photos from anonymous BikePortland reader.)
PBOT launches ‘Street Seats’ program
Screen grab from PBOT website. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has launched a pilot program that will allow business owners to convert on-street parking spots into seating areas. The program, dubbed “Street Seats”, is PBOT’s spin on the idea of converting parking spots to mini-parks a.k.a. parklets. Parklets roared to popularity when they were … Read more
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