Category: My Trip/My Commute

  • My Commute: Joshua Wagner

    Commute: “To travel as a commuter or to make substitution or exchange”, are two definitions of the word commute. I choose to look to the second definition as to what I personally believe to be true. I moved here from Phoenix, AZ less than a year ago, and if you know anything about Phoenix, you…

  • My Commute: Ride Connection

    When we think about commuting, we tend to think about trips from home to work. Or maybe home to school. But last week, I got exposed to another kind of commuting when I had the opportunity to do a ride-along with Ride Connection. Ride Connection is a unique organization that coordinates a network of over…

  • My Commute: Steve Gutmann

    From: Close-in SE Portland To: Downtown Bad weather: #14 Hawthorne bus Good weather: Bicycle (Breezer 7-speed, with wide tires, upright posture and shock absorber seat; designed for the over 50 set…) Daytime in-town appointments: Walk Daytime out of town appointments: Flexcar (business account) Daytime out of town personal errands: Flexcar (personal account) Monthly cost: negligible.…

  • My Commute: Chris Smith

    Editor’s Note: We hope to make ‘My Commute’ or ‘My Trip’ a regular Sunday feature. We’re looking for stories of how people get around the region in creative or noteworthy ways. Readers are invited to submit their stories to webmaster@portlandtransport.com. Perhaps the most salient feature of my commute is that most days, I don’t! I…