Showing posts with label Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Events. Show all posts
Monday, September 7, 2009
What Sunday Parkways wants to be when it grows up
I saw this short at a Wild & Scenic film festival. I've not been able to get to a Sunday Parkway in 2009, but it looks like we'll have more of them next summer!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
What's all this then?
Bikes. It's about bikes. And what strange, wonderful, artistic and goofy things people do on them in Portland, OR.
For instance, here we see some of the 18,000 people who attended the Bridge Pedal, riding 8, 24, or 37 miles in a zig zag course over 6, 8, or 11 bridges, most of which were shut down to auto traffic for half a day during this event. How many other cities would close their INTERSTATE for a bike ride?
Most of the attendees were on their creaky big-box-store bikes, and wearing whatever was comfy that morning - it had been hot, so there weren't so many people pedaling in the official outfit of Portland - jeans and a hoodie - but there were some. Others wore fun outfits, or decorated their bikes or helmets.
Most just got on their bikes and rode. We do that around here.
For instance, here we see some of the 18,000 people who attended the Bridge Pedal, riding 8, 24, or 37 miles in a zig zag course over 6, 8, or 11 bridges, most of which were shut down to auto traffic for half a day during this event. How many other cities would close their INTERSTATE for a bike ride?
Most of the attendees were on their creaky big-box-store bikes, and wearing whatever was comfy that morning - it had been hot, so there weren't so many people pedaling in the official outfit of Portland - jeans and a hoodie - but there were some. Others wore fun outfits, or decorated their bikes or helmets.
Most just got on their bikes and rode. We do that around here.
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