Pedalpalooza, Sunday Parkways, and Bridge Pedal are still figuring out how to return in 2021 By Julia Silverman 4/6/2021 at 1:00pm Sunday Parkways, in pre-pandemic times. On the long list of options that a pandemic has closed off to many Portlandersâconsensually smooching a stranger at a crowded bar, going on vacation to Canada, full-time public schoolâriding a bicycle has been a continual blessing in this most bike-friendly of American cities. After all, riding a bike is built-in social distancing, just like wearing a pool noodle on your head. Plus, you can do it outside, where the risk of acquiring or transmitting COVID-19 is extremely low. (A new study from Ireland released Monday found that just one in every thousand cases can be traced to outdoor transmission, or .1 percent.)Â