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.
The woman behind Sunday Parkways, Linda Ginenthal.(Photo © J. Maus) Everyone’s getting excited about the Sunday Parkways event coming up in East Portland this weekend. Despite a change to the route due to a repaving project on the Springwater Corridor, it will still be an excellent opportunity to enjoy carfree streets and explore neighborhood parks … Read more
Revised route map for East Portland Sunday Parkways.(Download full PDF)
Slideshow below(Photos © J. Maus) Huge crowds filled the streets to bask in the sun and the Sunday Parkways spirit yesterday. People walked and rolled on a seven-mile loop of carfree streets in North Portland that stretched from Piedmont, to the bluffs of Willamette Boulevard and north to Kenton Park. It was the second of … Read more
City is asking for help to fund all five Sunday Parkways events this year.(Photos © J. Maus) The second of five Sunday Parkways events happens this weekend and the City of Portland needs financial help from the community to keep them going. A similar call for help went out last year when Sunday Parkways program … Read more
Beth Hamon, Sunday Parkways volunteer.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) OK Portland, it’s time to step up and take care of a good friend in need. That good friend is Sunday Parkways, an absolute gem of an event that we are all very lucky to have. Word from organizers is that the event is in need … Read more
Thousands enjoyed Sunday Parkways today. – Gallery/Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus)
When streets are open for people, strange and wonderful things emerge — like this fish bike spotted at Sunday Parkways in Southeast Portland in August 2009.(Photo © J. Maus)
Detail of Sunday Parkways route through Northwest Portland.Download full size PDF here
PBOT might have to look elsewhere to pay for five Sunday Parkways this year.(Photo © J. Maus) [Hat tip to the Willamette Week] The City’s Financial Planning Division is recommending that the Bureau of Transportation scale back their planned five Sunday Parkways to just three, the same number held last year. According to the City’s … Read more
Which part of the city should get the September Sunday Parkways? Vote below.(Photo © J. Maus) The Transportation Options Division within the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) recently announced the routes and dates of four of the five Sunday Parkways events planned for this summer. The September edition of the event remains the “Mystery Sunday … Read more
“We believe that because Sunday Parkways is a program that provides and enhances neighborhood livability, economic vitality, and neighborhood connectivity, it is an excellent candidate for General Fund support.” — Cheryl Kuck, PBOT As part of its 2010-2011 budget, The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation is requesting $642,000 from the General Fund. Of that … Read more
Can’t wait!(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland has announced dates for four of their five Sunday Parkways events they’ll host in 2010. Here you go: May 16 – Northeast Sunday Parkways connecting Wilshire, Fernhill, Alberta, and Woodlawn Parks June 27 – North Sunday Parkways connecting Peninsula, Arbor Lodge, and Kenton Parks July 18 … Read more