Portland oregon Relocation tips and info

 Portland's inner city is divided into 5 major sections. The quadrants containing NE, SE, NW, SW and North Portland. Burnside Street divides the city North and South, The Willamette River divides the city East and West.  

 To the South you will see our state of the art Tilikum Crossing bridge designed for passenger trains , light rail, city buses and the Portland Street Car as well as pedestrians and bicyclists. Cars are not allowed on the bridge! 

 Look for the majestic Mount Hood to the East, St. John's Bridge to the North and the Downtown Portland city skyline to the West.  You can also see Mt. Saint Helens on a clear day!

 Portland strongly advocates utilizing public transit, biking or walking whenever possible. Due to our extremely bike friendly city design and highly praised public transit system, you can walk, ride your bike or take multiple forms of public transportation to work, entertainment and daily errands.    

 Portland ranks third on the list of cities with the rainiest days in the country with 164 rainy days a year.  Though many days may be cloudy and drizzly, it's rare to hit stormy weather or heavy rain. Despite this reputation for rain, Portland is not one of the top 10 U.S. cities with the highest annual rainfall. Portland doesn't necessarily get a lot of rain; it just rains often. 

Portland is famous for it's award winning coffee, beer and food carts! Explore by taking specialized tours or just walk around the city and discover all the hidden gems on your own. PAF loves coffee, so we can make some great recommendations  on tour as well!