Photos, recap, and your comments on Sunday Parkways Northwest
NW 13th Avenue was flooded with people on bikes and on foot during Sunday Parkways today. – Watch slideshow below – (Photo © J. Maus)
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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Sunday Parkways rolls through Southeast
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
Sunday Parkways rolls through East Portland (photos and recap)
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
Five questions with Sunday Parkways manager Linda Ginenthal
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
Springwater repaving forces Sunday Parkways route revision
Revised route map for East Portland Sunday Parkways.(Download full PDF)
Sunday Parkways North Portland recap and slideshow
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
PBOT asks for donations to keep Sunday Parkways alive
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
Be a ‘Superhero’ and help save Sunday Parkways!
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
Families rule at first of five Sunday Parkways
Thousands enjoyed Sunday Parkways today. – Gallery/Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus)
A Sunday Parkways primer
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)
Sunday Parkways coming to the NW Portland this summer
Detail of Sunday Parkways route through Northwest Portland.Download full size PDF here
Budget office: PBOT should scale back Sunday Parkways plans
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