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08-01-08, 02:04 PM
Alberta Street wasn’t officially closed to cars tonight, but it sure felt that way. Volunteers on tall-bikes helped clear the way for the few cars that attempted to get through.
For the first time ever, the City of Portland — working with neighborhood activist Magnus Johannesson, TriMet, the Police Bureau, and stakeholder groups — agreed to test the waters of discouraging car traffic on NE Alberta Street during the popular Last Thursday event so that people could walk and bike undisturbed by the dangers of passing motor vehicles.
The result was thousands of Portlanders who were able to experience the event without being squished onto the sidewalk or hassled by police for being in the street.
As crowds increased through the night, people got comfortable with the idea of roaming down the middle of the street. Once the crowds got thick enough, the street belonged to the people and very few cars even tried to drive through.
Full Article (http://bikeportland.org/2008/08/01/last-thursday-becomes-nearly-carfree-naturally/)
For the first time ever, the City of Portland — working with neighborhood activist Magnus Johannesson, TriMet, the Police Bureau, and stakeholder groups — agreed to test the waters of discouraging car traffic on NE Alberta Street during the popular Last Thursday event so that people could walk and bike undisturbed by the dangers of passing motor vehicles.
The result was thousands of Portlanders who were able to experience the event without being squished onto the sidewalk or hassled by police for being in the street.
As crowds increased through the night, people got comfortable with the idea of roaming down the middle of the street. Once the crowds got thick enough, the street belonged to the people and very few cars even tried to drive through.
Full Article (http://bikeportland.org/2008/08/01/last-thursday-becomes-nearly-carfree-naturally/)