Nonprofit Girl » public transportation http://nonprofitgirl.com Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 People commute in SW Portland, too http://nonprofitgirl.com/2007/08/15/people-commute-in-sw-portland-too/ http://nonprofitgirl.com/2007/08/15/people-commute-in-sw-portland-too/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:39:11 +0000 Christine http://nonprofitgirl.com/2007/08/15/people-commute-in-sw-portland-too/ The Oregonian has a story this morning about Commissioner Sam Adams’ plan to extend streetcar services to the eastside. As a Portland resident, I feel kind of upset. Here’s why.

I live in the southwest, near Hillsdale and Multnomah Village. I work near Washington Square in Tigard. The 4.5 mile drive takes me about 10 minutes. I would love to take public transportation, regardless of the fact that my car has a pretty small carbon footprint. However, taking the bus would add over an hour to my commute. Over the course of a week, that extra time spent on buses would be equivalent to working another day.

If I worked downtown, which is about 7 miles away, I could get there by public transportation in almost half the time it would take me to take the bus to where I work now. I think it’s time to start looking at better public transportation options for those of us who don’t already have a streetcar line within a 15-minute stroll of our high-rise condos.

Please?

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