Employees
commute options
For employees commuting to work sites in the Portland metro area, OHSU offers Guaranteed Ride Home, loaner bikes and subsidies, discounted bus and light rail, free streetcar and aerial tram, cash incentive and more rewards.
Plan your best trip
A custom trip plan compares time, cost, rewards, and directions among a variety of commute options.
Join a live session with OHSU's commute team to learn about parking, transit, bike resources and more.
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Let us do the research on how you can save time, money and peace of mind on the way to OHSU.
Resources by travel mode
Planning your trip
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.
Planning your trip
OHSU is among the most popular biking destinations in any American city. With bike share, you don't need to even own a bike to ride to campus.
You can take the bike lanes up Marquam Hill 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
OHSU can help you get on a bike with loaner bikes, bike share and subsidized purchase of your own bike. See resources for getting a bike.
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 locations and services.
Employee Discounts often offers deals on active apparel. See the current discounts.
Planning your trip
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.
Employee Discounts often offers deals on active apparel. See the current discounts.
Showers, lockers, and towel service in some locations.
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 or connect now from off campus at portal.ohsu.edu.
Don't have a login yet? Learn more about OHSU's telework resources here.
Planning your trip
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 colleague or save on parking by catching a ride for a small fee: 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 reasons? Give us a call at 503-494-8283 and have your license plate information ready.
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.
Learn more about driving to OHSU at ohsu.edu/parking.
Guaranteed Ride Home
Weather resources
Night access
