Better Naito Forever Ribbon Cutting and Inaugural Bike Ride

Community Event
Join the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, and Better Naito partners and friends as we cut the ribbon on the new and improved SW Naito Parkway bikeway corridor, Better Naito Forever.
Better Naito Forever logo with a rose
9:30 am 10:30 am

Join the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, and Better Naito partners and friends as we cut the ribbon on the new and improved SW Naito Parkway bikeway corridor, Better Naito Forever.

Location: Salmon Springs Fountain at SW Salmon Street and Naito Parkway

9:30 - 10 a.m. - Mingle with community members over coffee and donuts

10-10:30 a.m. - Celebratory remarks from invited speakers

10:30 a.m. - Inaugural bike ride led by the City of Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee

Better Naito Forever added a new state of the art sidewalk and two-way bikeway space for pedestrians and cyclists traveling to and along Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park on SW Naito Parkway. The project also upgraded traffic signals to detect and dynamically adjust to vehicle queues, minimizing impacts to northbound drivers.