Transportation
Riding the Bus for a Slice of Old Portland
The #75 TriMet is a lifeline for many in the rapidly changing city—a link between old and new, despair and hope.
In Portland, Oregon, the past moves out while the future keeps moving in.
The famously livable city now has a severe lack of affordable housing. In the last year, home prices have grown at a faster rate than in any other major metro area in the U.S. What’s more, the vacancy rate is less than 2 percent and homeless shelter attendance is up 30 percent.