Depave PDX

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Since 2008, Depave has worked intentionally with communities to remove underutilized pavement, replacing it with living, permeable design. Join us at www.depave.org.

humans relaxing under a colorful shade screen in themiddle of an intersection
Bidirectional safety countermeasures Improve sight lines, increase crossing setbacks, shorten crossing distances, reduce turning speeds, raise site street crossings, eliminate or consolidate conflict points, provide signal protection where appropriate, apply protected intersection geometry at signals, reinforce priority through pavement design.
depave fundraiser: drag bingo with poison waters sponsored by loyal legion tuesday september 15th 5-9 pm
Artist Rowena Jackson sits with a vibrant blue painted mural
a placard reads people over pavement summer series and you can see people drawing on the asphalt in the background behind a planter full of flowers
a Klamath River sucker fish - c'waam - is painted in the Klamath Tribes style with stylized lines and basketweaving motifs over a blue striped river background with people standing around near it. one person point at it in a black hat
very cute humans pose next to a purple shipping container with welded future green plaza on top
people building a stage over asphalt using powertools and placing plywood pieces
an overhead view of designs for the future green plaza, showing bike lanes, new trees, new traffic calming islands on the downhill portion of Sandy as it joins 7th ave, a water feature and pocket park seating area, a lot of new stormwater planter areas, and a portland loo public restroom. Portland Indigenous Marketplace's building and permeable parking lot is shown as an adjacent partner project. Text: "The Future Green Plaza & SE 7th & Sandy:Transforming a dangerous 5-way intersection into a safe street, cultural plaza, and climate resilient pocket park"
PBOT director Millicent Williams looks on as a person in an orange vest points to a design of the space
a group of extremely cute younger folks in work vests poses by beautiful juniper planters in the street
josephina del norte performs under a colorful tarp on the street
two people stand in a shipping container turned art studio, with streets visible outside its door. one of them has their hand reaching out to the camera and afternoon light filters on to their clothes
a horde of humans with bikes stand around on an asphalt parking lot, with three humans in the front facing the crowd, talking to them apparently