Information
Traveling to school or even out of the country doesn't happen much right now. Stretch your brain and learn about getting around -- everywhere!
City Explorer activities
Trip Planning
- Look ahead to when we go back to school. Plan a route to campus by foot, wheels, or on a bus or train.
- Portland's Online Bike Map
- Neighborhood maps showing stairs and walking routes
- Trimet's Trip Planner
Street Design & Engineering
- Pick an intersection or street crossing near you that feels unsafe.
Feeling unsafe can mean many things. Fast traffic, no sidewalks, or somewhere you feel uncomfortable or have seen or experienced harassment. What does safe mean to you?
- Reflect on what makes you or others feel unsafe at that location. What would you change to improve crossing or traveling along that street?
- Draw or write changes you would make, or use Chicago's Design a Street (below) for a redesign.
- Reflect on what makes you or others feel unsafe at that location. What would you change to improve crossing or traveling along that street?
- Design a virtual city street usingStreetmix.
Tips for using Streetmix:
- Click items on the bottom of the screen to add them to your street, then resize and rotate them
Short Videos
- NEW! Riding through Oakland with the Scraper Bike Team (2:53)
The Scraper Bike Team builds their community in Oakland's streets. Where do you feel a sense of community in Portland?
Watch Scraper Bike video - Spotlight on Colombian BMX rider, Julián Molina(5:13)
We all deal with our own challenges. Julián uses BMX to be inspired and connected. What moves you? What makes you happy?
- NEW! The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating (2:57)
Atlanta's African American roller skating culture builds community and resiliency. Are there places on our streets where this happens, too, or do you need to be in a building?
Watch Atlanta roller skating video
- How to load your bike on a TriMet bus rack (3:56)
When might you see yourself using both your bike and the bus?
- How a phone app can help people with visual impairments access transit (2:13)
Can you think of places around Portland where people with visual impairments could benefit from this service?