Car-Free: Portland Does it Again

June 23rd, 2008 by Matt · No Comments

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News continues to come out of Portland, Oregon proving that it is unofficially “Bicycle City U.S.A.” I wrote an article a while back proclaiming such and now this comes from the local NBC news affiliate, kgw.com.

PORTLAND, Ore. – North Portland residents were experiencing what it’s like to function without vehicles for a day while the city tries a car-free experiment.

Six miles of streets were closed off to vehicles on Sunday, June 22nd, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the event called ‘Sunday Parkways.’ The city and area residents have been planning the event since a year in advance.

Full article, guaranteed to give bike lovers goose bumps, here.

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