Northeast Cully Sunday Parkways - June 29, 2025

Last updated 3/17/2025

Portland Sunday Parkways presented by Kaiser Permanente will return to the Northeast Cully Portland route on June 29, 2025. Join the community for a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities and the opportunity to explore the beautiful Northeast Cully neighborhood! 

Participants are welcome to join the Northeast Cully Portland route at any point and head in any direction. This event route is designed to highlight the network of neighborhood greenways and other infrastructure, parks, and community resources. There will be areas along the route and at the featured parks where circulation slows for vendor marketplaces, community booths, free family-friendly activities, and live entertainment. 

Want breaking Sunday Parkway news?! Keep up to date by texting "Cully" to 888-520-0526 for the latest event updates and thrilling details on entertainment and activities. Standard text message rates may apply. Opt out anytime by texting "STOP".  

Volunteer at the Cully event 

Volunteering is an opportunity to support an event that truly celebrates community and have a chance to participate in the festivities of Sunday Parkways as well! Each shift lasts 3.5 hours, so you'll have plenty of time after your shift to enjoy the celebration, plus you'll receive a free commemorative t-shirt!  

Sign-up here!

Register to be a vendor at the Northeast Cully event

Portland Sunday Parkways vendors help the marketplace come to life! Are you interested in being a vendor at Portland Sunday Parkways events?  Vendors sell food and other items, promote their organization, increase brand awareness to thousands of attendees, and more. Please complete the vendor registration to become a vendor! 

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Northeast Cully route

Start anywhere on the route and bike, walk, or roll as you explore the four featured stops. The Northeast Cully 6-mile looped route rises significantly as one travels from north to south stopping along the way at Fernhill Park, Kʰunamokwst Park, Wellington Park, and Roseway Parkway. Each park will feature local entertainment, community booths, and vendors, so make sure to plan your day so that you have time to visit each stop between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! 

The western loop is bordered by NE 37th Avenue to the west, Holman (between 37th and 41st avenues) and Simpson streets (41st avenue to 55th) to the north, 54th and 55th avenues to the east and Alberta Court to the south, with small jogs along Killingsworth, Emerson, and Albert streets to connect around Khunamokwst Park and between 54th and 55th avenues.

The eastern loop is bordered by NE 54th and 55th avenues to the west (with a small jog on Prescott Street connecting them), Alberta Street to the north, 72nd Avenue to the east (including Roseway Parkway), and Mason Street to the south including along Wellington Park.

The map indicates where car traffic will be allowed to cross the route from NE Killingsworth Street (at 37th, 54th, and 55th avenues), from NE 42 Avenue (at Simpson Street and Alberta Court), from Prescott Street (at 54th, 55th, and 72nd avenues), and from Cully Boulevard (at Alberta and Mason streets).

Mobile route map

You can access the event route from your phone by bookmarking the Google Map link below. By clicking on the legend, you can turn different layers of information on and off.  

NE Cully Route Map

Prepare for street closures

During Portland Sunday Parkways events, streets along the route will be closed to motorized traffic for the day with limited access for people living on the route. There are designated crossing points for motorized traffic, but it is best to avoid driving in the area during the event as you will experience long delays. The event route’s intersections will have temporary barricades set up with volunteers available to help people get where they need to go.  

The Northeast Cully Portland Sunday Parkways route features designated crossings for motorized vehicles to access during the event. The above map indicates where car traffic will be allowed to cross the route from NE Killingsworth Street (at 37th, 54th, and 55th avenues), from NE 42 Avenue (at Simpson Street and Alberta Court), from Prescott Street (at 54th, 55th, and 72nd avenues), and from Cully Boulevard (at Alberta and Mason streets).

At each park:

• Free Entertainment & Activities - Whether you're new to biking or just love soaking up the sun outdoors, each park hosts a variety of free family-friendly activities and live entertainment.
• Vendor Marketplace – Each park includes a vendor marketplace featuring local businesses, food vendors, sponsors, and community organizations. Help us keep everyone safe by walking through the vendor marketplace as it can get congested.
• Quick Fix Bike Repair – A local bike shop provides free basic bike repair services during the event.
• Information Booth - Stop by for an event brochure, first aid services, water station, or lost and found. You can also receive a vintage Sunday Parkways shirt by donating to this program ($5 minimum).
• Seating Area – Kick back and relax or enjoy some food at the seating area which provides tables and chairs.
• Bike Parking – Bike racks are available at each featured park.
• ADA Park Entrances - Either permanent or temporary, ADA ramp entrances are available at each featured park.
• Restrooms – Portable restrooms, including ADA units, are available at each featured park. 

Visit Kaiser Permanente booths at each park

• Stop by any of the Kaiser Permanente booths located at the four featured parks to pick up a special event map.
• Travel to each Kaiser Permanente booth located in each park to participate in the activity and receive a sticker for your special event map.
• Bring your completed special event map to any Kaiser Permanente booth to receive a prize!

Learn more information by visiting Kaiser Permanente's website.  

Getting to the event

There are so many ways to get to the Portland Sunday Parkways events! Be sure to plan your route in advance so that you have the best commute mapped out for you and your journey! Below are some resources to make your trip itinerary go as smoothly as possible.  

By bike

For those of you riding your bike, check out the Citywide Bike Map created by Portland by Cycle.  It will show you the most ideal streets for biking like neighborhood greenways and quieter streets. 

By scooter

Portland has shared scooter programs that you can access from your phone and pay by the minute to use.  

• Lime
• Spin 

By transit

• Go to the TriMet Trip planner for transit information.  
• Make sure you are looking at "Sunday" routes as they will be different from the weekday schedule.
• Did you know TriMet buses are equipped with bike racks? Here's a quick video on how to mount your bike on a TriMet bus.
• Learn about Trimet’s plan to convert to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2040 here: Converting to a Greener Bus Fleet. 

The following bus routes will bring you right to the NE Cully Sunday Parkways route. 

• Line 12 – NE Sandy Boulevard route
• Line 24 – NE Fremont Street route
• Line 70 – NE 33rd Avenue route
• 71 – North 57^th Avenue, NE Cully Boulevard, NE Prescott Street route
• 72 – NE Killingsworth Street route
• 75 – NE 42nd Avenue route

Features along the route 

Parks 

Portland Parks and Recreation believes that sustaining a healthy park and recreation system makes Portland a great place to live, work and play. Sunday Parkways is an excellent way to get to know our Portland city parks. Whether you are coming in from another corner of town, or simply enjoying the care-free and car-free atmosphere of Sunday Parkways in your neighborhood, you're sure to find something new.

The Northeast Cully route will pass through the following parks. Click on the specific park's link for all necessary information about facilities, accessibility, picnic permits and more. Be advised that most of the parking lots will be used for Sunday Parkways events and will not be available for parking. 

• Fernhill Park
• Kʰunamokwst Park
• Wellington Park
• Roseway Parkway - Although not technically a park, it is a nice grassy boulevard that Sunday Parkways will be taking advantage of this year. There are no facilities on the parkway. 

New and improved roadways and sidewalks

As you're riding along the Northeast Cully route, keep your eyes out for recently completed projects from The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to make streets safer and more welcoming to bikes, pedestrians and all non-motorized traffic. 

• NE Killingsworth Street Lighting (2025)- This project will improve streetlighting on NE Killingsworth Street from 42^nd Avenue to Lombard Street. Using a data-driven Vision Zero approach, PBOT has identified street lighting as a critical improvement to make these streets safer. Recent analysis indicates a number of our High Crash Network streets in some of our most diverse neighborhoods lack adequate street lighting. In addition, public engagement work by PBOT has found that people of color feel less safe walking on poorly lit streets. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2025.
• Mason/Skidmore Neighborhood Greenway Project (2025)The Mason/Skidmore Greenway will be a new east-west neighborhood greenway connecting to existing north-south greenways at NE 37th Avenue, NE Cully Blvd, and NE 77th Avenue. Projected to be completed Spring 2025.
• 70s Greenway: Cully Connector (2025) PBOT and Metro are partnering to make NE 72nd Avenue safe and comfortable for pedestrians and people biking by building a neighborhood greenway through the heart of the Cully and Roseway neighborhoods from NE Lombard Street and Sandy Boulevard. Tentative construction to start in 2025.
• Newly paved roads on NE 55th/57th & Killingsworth (2021) -  As recently as 2021, streets in the area around NE 55^th – 57^th & Killingsworth were gravel. Today, they are freshly paved and accessible for people using any mobility mode.
• NE 60th Ave Alternative Walkway (2021) - On NE 60^th Ave, PBOT added a curb-protected walkway and speedbumps to slow traffic offering safe travel options for people outside of cars.
• NE Simpson Neighborhood Greenway (2020) -  The northernmost section of the Sunday Parkways event shows off the NE Simpson Neighborhood Greenway, which was completed in 2018. For safety, the project added stop signs where previously there was no stop sign for any direction. At intersections, the city installed no parking signs near intersections to improve visibility for greenway users and drivers. Sunday Parkways attendees will get to see the new crossing at NE 42^nd Ave that makes it safer and easier to cross the busy street. Lastly, the greenway includes additional speedbumps to help keep speeds low and comfortable for all users.
• New sidewalks on Killingsworth & Prescott (2020) - On the north/south portion of the route look for new sidewalks that were added on NE Killingsworth and NE Prescott streets! These sidewalks offer new, safe options for residents of the Cully neighborhood. The project also includes corner ramps that are ADA accessible and helpful for people with strollers or other accessories.