Comments on: Sunday Parkways in Portland http://www.onpdx.com/events/sunday-parkways-in-portland/ Entertainment, Arts, Culture and Food Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: The Final Sunday Parkway of 2009 and the Hawthorne Street Fair http://www.onpdx.com/events/sunday-parkways-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 The Final Sunday Parkway of 2009 and the Hawthorne Street Fair Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:12:30 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1241#comment-1071 [...] Heather and I walked the inaugural Sunday Parkway in North Portland, and it was packed. Maybe the lack of publicity was having an effect on attendance? After a brief ride we stopped at Colonel Summers Park for some [...] [...] Heather and I walked the inaugural Sunday Parkway in North Portland, and it was packed. Maybe the lack of publicity was having an effect on attendance? After a brief ride we stopped at Colonel Summers Park for some [...]

]]> By: August 15-16: Multnomah Days, Hawthorne Street Fair, the final 2009 Sunday Parkway and a lot more http://www.onpdx.com/events/sunday-parkways-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 August 15-16: Multnomah Days, Hawthorne Street Fair, the final 2009 Sunday Parkway and a lot more Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:13:52 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1241#comment-1068 [...] This is the last Sunday Parkway of the summer, so you don’t want to miss it. Heather and I walked the inaugural Sunday Parkway last summer, but for this one we’re riding our bikes (she just got a new one!). On Portland has a good summation of why the Sunday Parkways rock. [...] [...] This is the last Sunday Parkway of the summer, so you don't want to miss it. Heather and I walked the inaugural Sunday Parkway last summer, but for this one we're riding our bikes (she just got a new one!). On Portland has a good summation of why the Sunday Parkways rock. [...]

]]> By: Geoff Kleinman http://www.onpdx.com/events/sunday-parkways-in-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Geoff Kleinman Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:18 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1241#comment-1067 Here's my email to the staff of the Oregonian: Shawn Vitt, Michelle Brence, and Sandy Rowe, I'm writing to you to express my deep frustration over the fact that The Oregonian has omitted the Sunday Parkways event from the paper. The Oregonian seems to be going out of its way to omit coverage of this amazing event. Not only was it not listed under free or family events in the A&E, it wasn't previewed or mentioned anywhere in this week's Metro section or anywhere else in the paper. Sunday Parkways is one of Portland's greatest free events with over 9 miles of roads closed to cyclists, pedestrians, roller bladers and other non-motorized vehicles. Not only is this event an exceptional display of Portland's spirit, sustainability and bike culture it's a massive event that impacts the residents of the neighborhood. It's irresponsible for you as the regions major news source not to inform the people in the effected neighborhoods that roads will be closed and that the event is going to be taking place. At the last Sunday Parkways in Northeast Portland I spoke to several residents who weren't even aware the event was taking place in their neighborhood. I believe it's a clear failing of the Oregonian to consistently omit coverage of this event. Furthermore this omission smacks of politics. This very appearance of impropriatary impacts the very journalistic ethics which at this point is the very thing that insures the very existence of the Oregonian. Sincerely, Geoffrey Kleinman Editor, On Portland (OnPDX.com) Here's my email to the staff of the Oregonian:

Shawn Vitt, Michelle Brence, and Sandy Rowe,

I'm writing to you to express my deep frustration over the fact that The Oregonian has omitted the Sunday Parkways event from the paper. The Oregonian seems to be going out of its way to omit coverage of this amazing event. Not only was it not listed under free or family events in the A&E, it wasn't previewed or mentioned anywhere in this week's Metro section or anywhere else in the paper. Sunday Parkways is one of Portland's greatest free events with over 9 miles of roads closed to cyclists, pedestrians, roller bladers and other non-motorized vehicles. Not only is this event an exceptional display of Portland's spirit, sustainability and bike culture it's a massive event that impacts the residents of the neighborhood. It's irresponsible for you as the regions major news source not to inform the people in the effected neighborhoods that roads will be closed and that the event is going to be taking place.

At the last Sunday Parkways in Northeast Portland I spoke to several residents who weren't even aware the event was taking place in their neighborhood. I believe it's a clear failing of the Oregonian to consistently omit coverage of this event. Furthermore this omission smacks of politics. This very appearance of impropriatary impacts the very journalistic ethics which at this point is the very thing that insures the very existence of the Oregonian.

Sincerely,
Geoffrey Kleinman
Editor, On Portland (OnPDX.com)

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