Discover how the 2024 Sunday Parkways season promoted active, car-free fun!
Marking its 17th anniversary, the 2024 Sunday Parkways season presented by Kaiser Permanente welcomed an estimated 50,000 participants across three open street events in East Portland, Northeast Cully, and Southwest Multnomah. Each route was carefully tailored to reflect the neighborhood, offering free activities and unique experiences that brought families, friends, and neighbors together to bike, walk, and roll on Portland’s open streets.
PBOT’s Sunday Parkways program makes decisions on routes by focusing on a specific Portland neighborhood for a few consecutive years. This is to enhance investments and partnerships that the city and bureau are developing with these communities. The growing awareness within these communities year over year, helps provide greater access for people to walk, bike, roll, or play on safe and comfortable open streets.
We customized each event to reflect the unique character of its neighborhood by collaborating with community members and organizations with whom we’ve built strong relationships over the past three years. Despite a shortage of staff this season, we invested considerable time in outreach and building relationships, so each event addressed the needs and priorities of each community.
Sunday Parkways proves to be more than a series of one-day celebrations, and we are thrilled to share insights, community testimonials, and stats in our 2024 Sunday Parkways Annual Report!