Category: My Trip/My Commute

  • My Trip: Cycling in the Burbs

    It seems like a lot of the long trips I make these days have to do with medical care (happily not too often). Either I’m seeing a specialist who is located somewhere in the burbs, or in the case of my annual physical, I’m trekking out to Washington County. Few of my Portland friends know…

  • My Commute: A New Year’s Resolution

    Hi, I’m Willow, and I write a blog for Urban Honking called perfect heart. Jessica asked if I would do an entry here about one of my New Years resolutions. This is actually a resolution I set for 2005, and didn’t even come close to accomplishing, so I put it at the top of my…

  • My Trip: Holiday Transportation Options

    What place, if any, does the concept of “alternative transportation” have in celebrating the holidays? In my friend group, a couple of people are staying in Portland, but for the most part we’re traveling far and wide. Here’s just a sample of where we’re all heading from Portland (map here): Alamo, CA Astoria, OR Auburndale,…

  • My Commute: Natalie Ramsland

    Portland Transport is constantly looking out for first person accounts of commutes or trips that shed light on our transportation system, or our attitudes about it. We invite readers to e-mail their stories to webmaster@portlandtransport.com I work as a bike messenger, a job which is an easy spin downtown, downhill from my apartment. I live…

  • My Trip: Michelle Looks for a Guiding Light on the Waterfront

    I’ve begun riding my new bicycle most places in lieu of taking the bus. It’s at least fifteen minutes quicker than on my way to work compared to the bus (7.71 miles one way!). I choose a bike lane, bike/pedestrian only path which leads me down the Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Generally, this proves to…