Regardless of an early morning deluge, hundreds of Portlanders turned out to stroll and roll round a loop of carfree streets as a part of the Sunday Parkways occasion right now.
The open streets occasion that started in 2008 hasn’t visited downtown Portland since 2019. The route of this 12 months’s occasion was a loop of SW Broadway and SW Park, and it felt like there was one thing enjoyable to find on each block. Companies opened up for the open streets, freely giving food and drinks and internet hosting glorious dwell music. From the legit jazz band exterior the Benson Resort (who paradoxically blocked the bike lane with tables and chairs for viewing the music) to Karl Blackwood taking part in trumpet whereas the oldsters at Alder Bistro handed out free sizzling canine, the sounds of the streets echoed for blocks.
I ran into clowns, opera singers, theater actors, a saxophonist, and all forms of neighborhood teams and nonprofits on the marketplaces alongside the route. It was additionally very nice to satisfy so many BikePortland readers and I recognize everybody who launched themselves!
This occasion has develop into simply as a lot about neighborhood as it’s about mobility. It’s a manner for Portlanders to return collectively on the street.
Try the remainder of my images beneath and keep tuned for a video Monday morning.
