Portland Commuters, Downtown
About once a week I take the bus downtown. Since I’m there pretty much all day, I don’t drive. Parking in most lots is 8 or 9 bucks or more. Compare that to taking the bus to go anywhere in the area for $5, the choice is clear. This was the scene coming home.
Bus riding can be quite an adventure. As I sat, I anxiously tracked my transit progress on my phone, not wanting to miss my stop. In the background, I listen to conversations, and look up to see the bicycle commuters go by on the sidewalk side of the bus; they are competing for their share of the road – and winning. Little kids ride with their parents, office workers lug backpacks, the overly face pierced show off tats, and many other characters. And I had my first alcohol-soaked female bum sit next to me. Life in the city.