Support Us Button Widget

Airports and Transportation

A view from high up looking south shows Portland along the Willamette River, with freeways and bridges dominating the center of the frame.
City
Just how bad is the traffic in Portland?
Spoiler alert: Traffic isn’t great. We dove into the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s congestion data so you don’t have to.
October 29, 2025 06:23 AM
 · 
Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
A small white AirFly device next to a passport, headphones, ear buds, and a plane ticket.
Airports and Transportation
Don’t board an airplane without this item
We’ve got a travel hack to make long flights more bearable — meet the Airfly wireless audio transmitter.
April 18, 2023
 · 
Sarah Leonhardt
A sandwich board sign with information about Ride Every Wednesday is propped up on 6th Avenue in downtown Portland.
Airports and Transportation
PBOT offers prizes to downtown commuters who leave the car at home
The Ride Every Wednesday campaign rewards downtown Portland commuters who take public transit, ride a bike, walk, or roll in March and April.
March 7, 2023
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
A teal and white colored passenger train waits at a station.
Travel and Outdoors
Amtrak restores service between Portland and Vancouver, BC
Amtrak’s Cascades line is now operating its full, pre-pandemic route.
March 7, 2023
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
tsa-precheck-custom-section.jpg
Travel and Outdoors
Enroll in TSA PreCheck ahead of spring travel
Apply online and visit a local enrollment center ahead of spring and summer travel.
February 24, 2023
 · 
Emily Shea-Owen
PDX Airport
City
How to get a REAL ID in Portland
Have you gotten your REAL ID before the May 7, 2025 deadline? Here’s how to apply in Oregon.
February 15, 2023
 · 
Trevor Peters
A license plate shows two bees hovering over a field of red clover.
Airports and Transportation
New specialty Oregon license plate supports bees
The Pollinator Paradise plate celebrates the creatures who are vital to our ecosystem and economy by supporting ongoing research at Oregon State University.
January 24, 2023
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
A light rail train passes beneath a marquee sign that reads "onward Rose City" on a rainy night.
Airports and Transportation
Take a free TriMet ride this New Year’s Eve
The public transit agency partnered with the Oregon Department of Transportation to help Portland party-goers get home safely.
December 21, 2022
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
A freeway filled with semi trucks and cars with buildings in the background
Airports and Transportation
Portland to phase out the sale of petroleum diesel by 2030
The city is the first in the nation to do so.
December 8, 2022
 · 
Ben McBee
Groups of families sit in a train car decorated with holiday themed lights and garlands
Culture
All aboard The Holiday Express
The Portland tradition is hosted each year by the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation
November 18, 2022
 · 
Ben McBee
Witness sketches of a 1971 skyjacker who went by the name Dan Cooper.
Culture
D.B. Cooper enthusiast brings citizen sleuths together at Vancouver’s CooperCon
The annual convention is ‘the world’s only annual event focused on the legendary 1971 skyjacking and mystery.’
November 11, 2022
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
Load More
The Buy

Shop The Buy
Latest News
More from PDXtoday
Sun shines on the front of Portland City Hall, where the local government operates.
City
Here’s how the 2024 general election will change Portland city government
Portlanders have big choices ahead of them as the city prepares to enter 2025 with a new mayor and 12 City Council members.
October 25, 2024
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
People sitting in a dramatically lit wooden booth eat small plates and drink cocktails.
Food
Where to grab a late-night meal in Portland
Sometimes you get the munchies late at night, so we’re helping out with a list of spots that stay open late around the Rose City.
October 24, 2024
 · 
Staff
A multi wall mural shows a Sandworm from the Beetlejuice movie and other pumpkin inspired paintings.
City
This is not a trick: New Central Eastside murals are a treat ahead of Halloween
The space will double as an edible garden and event space.
October 24, 2024
 · 
Ben McBee
An animator's hand poses a miniature stop-motion figurine of a smiling Sasquatch wearing a suit and bowtie.
Business
LAIKA will help Portland State University develop new animation program
The Oscar-winning studio will also fund scholarships for six students.
October 23, 2024
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
A food worker passes food to an outstretched hand at a window.
Play
Pitch in with these volunteer opportunities in Portland
This list of volunteer opportunities around Rose City includes everything from fostering a pet to mentoring at-risk youth.
October 23, 2024
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
Mount St. Helens rises over a hazy horizon with a light dusting of snow on its peak. In front you can see the blue stripe of the Columbia River and falls colors that blanket Portland. The Fremont Bridge's white arch peeks just above the evergreen trees in the foreground.
Travel and Outdoors
Hike of the Month: Council Crest Park
Get your steps in as you climb to one of Portland’s tallest points, which offers vistas of five Cascade peaks as well as an off-leash dog park.
October 22, 2024
 · 
Ben McBee
Two alien figurines work on a grotesque operating table where guests at the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium can stick their head for a pretend picture.
Culture
Try on these Portland-inspired Halloween costumes
Short on time and creativity? We’ve got you covered with some costume ideas that will help keep Portland weird.
October 22, 2024
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
No Ivy Day Portland.png
Events
Help rid Portland’s natural areas of invasive vines on No Ivy Day
Volunteer your time at one of 17 No Ivy Day events across the metro area.
October 21, 2024
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
A squirrel with gray-brown fur and a white belly sits on the ground surrounded by fallen leaves while chewing on a piece of food.
Travel and Outdoors
Squirrel away these facts about Portland-area squirrels
These abundant critters are busy in the fall — but can you tell one species apart from the next?
October 21, 2024
 · 
Cambrie Juarez
A model shows Lawrence Halprin's design for a potential Pioneer Courthouse Square, involving rounded archies and lots of glass and trees.
City
Exploring the Pioneer Courthouse Square designs that never came to be
In an alternate universe, Portland’s Living Room could look very different.
October 18, 2024
 · 
Ben McBee