Student
commute options
OHSU students traveling to OHSU locations in the Portland metro area are eligible for: Cash incentives for walking, biking, scooters and transit; discounted transit passes; free access to Portland Aerial Tram and Streetcar; programs to borrow or purchase a bike; guaranteed ride home; and much more.
Explore these programs by selecting a travel option below.
See resources for students traveling to OHSU but not enrolled at OHSU.
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Commute options
OHSU's two main campuses are just one mile from downtown Portland and accessible by sidewalks, off-street paths, elevators and aerial trams.
Discover your best walking experience at: ohsu.edu/walk
Rewards and resources
OHSU pays $1.50 per weekday for eligible walking trips. Log trips on MyCommute.
OHSU Discounts often offers deals on active apparel.
Showers, lockers, and towel service available on Marquam Hill at the Student Center and South Waterfront within active facilities (purchase a permit at our customer service.)
OHSU is among the most popular biking destinations in any American city. With bike share and loaner bikes, you don't need to even own a bike to ride to campus.
Terwilliger Blvd to Marquam Hill has bike lanes or save some sweat by biking to Portland Aerial Tram, where valet is offered free to the public. Unless you valet your bike, U-locks are strongly recommended.
Discover your best biking experience at: ohsu.edu/bike
Rewards and resources
Options for finding a bike include loaner bikes, bike share and subsidized purchase of your own bike. Visit O2 for more.
OHSU pays $3 per weekday for eligible biking or scooter trips. Log trips on MyCommute.
Free bike valet is provided at the South Waterfront tram terminal weekdays, 5:30am to 9:30pm. Visit Go By Bike's website for additional services.
OHSU is connected by over a dozen bus lines. The Tram offers a five minute transfer to more lines including, light rail, and streetcar.
All Portland public transit is ADA accessible. Park and rides offer free parking at over 60 locations.
Find a park and ride on your route here.
Discover your best public transit experience at: ohsu.edu/transit.
Transit passes
For anyone with an OHSU ID badge, OHSU’s TriMet and C-TRAN transit passes are subsidized up to 95%. Acquire an OHSU transit pass by visiting OHSU Campus Access and Commute Services.
Customer Service locations and hours
Portland Streetcar is free with an OHSU ID badge.
MyCommute rewards
MyCommute members earn a $1.50 per weekday for eligible transit trips.
OHSU Carpool is an app for employees, students and other members to match you with other OHSU commuters traveling to and from campus. Carpool as needed or daily.
OHSU has a variety of facilities. We strongly recommend getting to know campus and reviewing your options before commuting to campus for work or education.
Discounted and free off-campus options: ohsu.edup/parkandride
Late night and early morning resources: ohsu.edu/nightaccess
Get paid to pick up a classmate or save on parking by catching a ride: ohsu.edu/carpool
Who needs a permit? Anyone not here as a patient or patient’s personal visitor, 8am-5pm weekdays. Restricted Zones, enforced 24/7, include patient, special reserved, emergency, and Public Safety spaces. Visiting for personal appointment? Get coverage at ohsu.edu/visit/parking-coverage
Planning a trip
Daily and hourly parking are purchased online or at onsite pay stations. Annual permits for daytime parking are on wait lists. Due to a City cap on parking, OHSU does not directly control supply or demand; annual permits are thus very limited. Parking is free at over 60 park and rides around the region.
Find a route and facility at: ohsu.edu/parkandride
OHSU encourages people to work virtually when possible and for departments to accommodate people working offsite. Even if you're onsite, it is strongly recommended that you become acquainted with OHSU resources for telework, telemedicine and distance learning to best collaborate with your colleagues.
Telework part time or full time can help solve commuting challenges as well as help people achieve better work life balance.
People with an OHSU login can get started on working virtually at o2.ohsu.edu/telework
Connect now from off campus at portal.ohsu.edu
Don't have a login yet? Learn more about OHSU's telework resources at ohsu.edu/telework
Guaranteed Ride Home
Weather resources
Night access
