Green People Invade Downtown Portland
Posted Thursday, September 10th, 2009, By: Katie
If you happened to ride the MAX line Downtown this morning, you may have thought aliens invaded Portland, or the Wicked Witch of the West’s off-springs came to life… But alas, the green invasion was inspired by none other than TriMet’s new Green Line, which opens September 12th and runs from Downtown Portland to Clackamas Townscenter. In honor of the Green Line launch, Ensemble Inc. – a local performance group comprised of actors and ordinary citizens – decided to go green. Yes, they painted themselves, organized props, and even gave out Green Line information out to passerbys and MAX riders. Luckily we caught up with the group and filmed the action. Check out the video below:
September 10th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Thanks for capturing this on film for those of us who missed it!!
September 10th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Apparently it’s not enough to “keep Portland weird,” these days, but to “make Portland weirder,” (my new favorite slogan). And greener! I love this video–wish I could have actually seen these folks on the max. Can’t wait to ride it; I flirt the eastside/westside line a lot and the more public transportation options, the better. Cheers to our green city.