Volunteers repaint ‘Rainbow Road’ car-free plaza in SE Portland

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Volunteers gathered in Portland’s Kernside neighborhood to repaint the ‘Rainbow Road’ on Friday.

It is a car-free plaza along Southeast Ankeny Street between 27th and 28th and is one of 17 such plazas spread out across the city.

Owners of businesses along the plaza say that even when shops are closed, people still fill the area all day long.

“In 2020 because of COVID, we were allowed to close down the road … turns into a bigger event each year,” said Travis Preece, owner of Gorges Beer Company.

The Rainbow Road will be hosting live music, comedy and other events throughout the summer.