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.
Record crowds.(Photo © J. Maus) Last night I went out on a limb and said the North Portland Sunday Parkways was the largest ever. Well, turns out that it wasn’t much of a limb. According to PBOT’s official count, an estimated 31,600 people were at the event yesterday. Linda Ginenthal, a Program Manager for the … Read more
Huge and delighted crowds swarmed the streets and parks of North Portland today. More photos below.(Photos © J. Maus)
Sunday Parkways got off to a solid start in outer East Portland yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus)
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.(Photos © J. Maus) PBOT has once again decided to create a loop of streets in East Portland carfree for five hours this Sunday. This crazy scheme to force people out of their cars and into the streets to meet their neighbors and enjoy their community is called “Sunday Parkways”. … Read more
Just one month away!(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland has five Sunday Parkways events starting next month and the routes are now public. PBOT has also launched a fundraising effort on Kickstarter to help bridge some gaps in their budget. First, the routes. East – May 22nd
A scene from Portland’s first Sunday Parkways in June 2008.(Photo © J. Maus) The other day, a friend of mine who works at PBOT emailed me a link to a video I made way back in June 2008. It was from Portland’s first-ever Sunday Parkways. That first event will always hold a special place in … Read more
This year’s kickoff event for Sunday Parkways will be in East Portland on May 22nd. Last year, one of the highlights of the East Portland route was supposed to be a freshly repaved Springwater Corridor Trail; but unfortunately, pavement crews weren’t quite ready for the traffic and PBOT had to make a last-minute route change. … Read more
Sunday Parkways in Northwest Portland last year.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has just announced dates and locations for their five Sunday Parkways events. PBOT has also announced that the routes will be longer in length this year. Sunday Parkways will begin this May with an opening event in East Portland. … Read more
Sunday Parkways as captured by Google. Scene shows a crowd crossing SE 39th on Lincoln.
NW 13th Avenue was flooded with people on bikes and on foot during Sunday Parkways today. – Watch slideshow below – (Photo © J. Maus)
This mister in front of Citybikes was very popular.–Gallery/Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) PBOT’s carfree extravaganza, Sunday Parkways, made its fourth of five stops this month and Southeast Portland welcomed it with open arms. Thousands pedaled and walked along the six-mile route that stretched from SE 52nd in the shadows of Mt. Tabor to SE … Read more
Smiles for miles at East Portland Sunday Parkways.-Slideshow below/Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Sunday Parkways event traveled to uncharted territory over the weekend with its first every foray into outer east neighborhoods. Thousands turned out to walk and bike on 4.5 miles of streets that were (mostly) closed to motor vehicle … Read more