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Welcome to our Sunday Parkways story archives.
This open streets event began in 2008 and is managed by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Browse the headlines below for all our Sunday Parkways event recaps, news items, and photo galleries.
“A page has been turned, clearly there is no doubt: the future will hold many more large scale street openings…”— Livable streets advocate and filmmaker Clarence Eckerson On Saturday, New York City tested the Ciclovia waters with their first of three Summer Streets events planned for this month. From the looks of a fantastic video … Read more
Everyone loved Sunday Parkways.(Photos © J. Maus) Sunday Parkways — an event that created a six-mile, carfree loop through North Portland — was nothing short of an historic day for our city. Has Portland ever seen such a large-scale, accessible, and free event that promoted neighborhood unity and public health with such fun and success? … Read more
[Updated 6/23, 10:10am: I’ve updated this story with video coverage. Watch it below.] Babes on Bryant Street and not a care in the world.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland’s first-ever experiment with a large-scale carfree event was a rousing success.
Sunday Parkways route map.Larger version Sunday Parkways — the City of Portland’s first-ever, large-scale carfree event — is all set for this Sunday (6/22) from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. PDOT’s Transportation Options division first unveiled their plans for the event nearly one year ago. Since then, they’ve executed a comprehensive and strategic plan to … Read more
PDOT’s list of food vendors and activities.Download (PDF) On Sunday June 22, the City of Portland will transform a six-mile loop of streets in North Portland into a temporary park. From 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, people will be free to reclaim their streets without fear of high-speed motor vehicle traffic. The event is called … Read more
Sunday Parkways Coming to North Portland on Sunday, June 22nd… Imagine four great parks connected by a 6 mile traffic free route. Find out how you can join the fun! *** *** *** Thursday, April 17th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm Portland Building Room C 1120 SW 5th Avenue, 2d floor (bring your lunch!) Sunday Parkways … Read more
The City of Portland is holding two public open houses for residents to learn more about their Sunday Parkways event planned for this June in North Portland. The one-day event (which PDOT hopes to repeat if it’s successful) is an opportunity for North Portland residents to get out and be active in their own neighborhood, … Read more
Last week we learned more about what the City of Portland is planning for their inaugural Sunday Parkways event this coming June. Portland’s event was inspired by the “Ciclovia” that happens each week in Bogota, Colombia. In that city, nearly 2 million people pour out onto the over 70 miles of city streets that are … Read more
PDOT unveiled the graphic for their “Sunday Parkways” event at a steering committee meeting last night in North Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)
Potential Sunday Parkways route. The City of Portland’s Transportation Options division has taken a step forward in their quest to pull off a ciclovia-type event — which they call “Sunday Parkways” — in Portland by next summer. The event is being modeled after a successful program in Bogota, Colombia which shuts down 113km of major … Read more
Gil Penalosa My recent post on the efforts of PDOT to create a ciclovia-type event (which they would call “Sunday Parkways”) somehow made its way to Gil Penalosa. Penalosa (I previously wrote about his brother Enrique) is the former Commissioner of Parks, Sports and Recreation for the city of Bogota, Colombia. During his tenure in … Read more
Ciclovia in Bogota, Colombia.(Photo:Ethan Kent/Streetsblog) Hoping to emulate the overwhelming success of “ciclovias” in many South American countries, PDOT hopes to bring the concept — which they call “Sunday Parkways” — to Portland by next year. A ciclovia consists of the temporary or permanent closure of a major street (or streets) to motorized vehicles so … Read more
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