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Sunday Parkways
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.
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Seattle’s friendliest insurgent group visits Portland, eager for wisdom and dispensing their own
This three-year-old organization could be a model for bike advocates across the country.
If you could change one thing about Sunday Parkways, what would it be?
We asked folks out on the course what one thing they’d change about Sunday Parkways. Most people had a hard time thinking up anything at all!
25th Sunday Parkways shines in north Portland (photo gallery)
Sunday Parkways’ 25th running showed that the event is getting better with age.
East Portland kicks open Sunday Parkways season (photos)
East Portlanders don’t just need Sunday Parkways. They *want* Sunday Parkways.
PBOT’s new Sunday Parkways promo video is awesome
You’ve simply got to watch this new video put out by the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation. PBOT is just over a one month away from their first Sunday Parkways event of the year (May 11th) and the video was made to kick off their fundraising efforts.
City releases dates, locations for 2014 Sunday Parkways events
With the first one just three months away, PBOT has announced the dates and locations for 2014’s five Sunday Parkways events.
A bit of open streets information and inspiration
A new video and an upcoming presentation will get you informed and inspired about open street events.
City cancels Sunday Parkways Southwest due severe weather forecast
A scene from a wet Sunday Parkways in northeast Portland in 2011.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has just announced that they’ve cancelled Sunday Parkways due to the severe weather forecasted for this weekend. The event was scheduled for Sunday and this is first time Sunday Parkways been called off since the … Read more
Sunday Parkways is still awesome (and it happens this Sunday)
You never know what you’ll see at Sunday Parkways, like this pedal-powered gecko I spotted on NE Ainsworth in 2011.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
PBOT says streets are “city’s largest public space”
Below is the official news release about this Sunday’s Sunday Parkways event in east Portland. I think it’s especially notable because of the third paragraph, where PBOT refers to streets as “the city’s largest public space.” PORTLAND, Ore. – Families and neighbors in East Portland are preparing to enjoy Mother’s Day at Sunday Parkways this … Read more
City looking for filmmaker to create Sunday Parkways video
A story worth telling. (Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) wants some help to tell the story of their Sunday Parkways program. PBOT has posted a request for proposals (RFP) for a Sunday Parkways video. The City hasn’t made any statements about the project, but according to the RFP, … Read more