Transportation

Reed College encourages students, staff and faculty to come to campus by means other than single occupant automobiles. The college offers a number of programs and benefits to encourage this practice. Students, staff and faculty are encouraged not to park on neighboring city streets.

Driving & Parking Information

Bicycling

Student Transportation

Vehicles

Driving and Parking Information

Community Safety offers a number of policies and procedures for driving and parking on campus, including parking lot assignments for faculty and staff. View campus map for parking lot locations.

Vehicle and Bicycle Registration

The college encourages students, staff and faculty to register both vehicles and bicycles that will be parked on campus. This allows community safety to notify you if there is a problem with your vehicle or car, including a flat tire, oil leak, or break in.

Bicycling

The college encourages students, staff and faculty to register bicycles that will be parked on campus. See Bicycle registration form. The College encourages students, staff and faculty to bike responsibly, follow the rules of the road, wear helmets and reflective gear, and use lights.

Cycling in Portland

Portland is a bike-friendly city, with thousands of miles of bike paths and trails for commuting and recreation. The City of Portland offers A Guide to Your Ride, and bicycle maps, or read the state’s Oregon Bicycle Manual.

Cycling Education

The college offers a number of bicycle riding, commuting, safety and maintenance workshops and classes, including a PE class. Watch At Reed for fall and spring workshop dates.

Cycling Programs

Each September the college participates in the Portland Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Bike to Work Challenge. Read At Reed for details on how to participate.

Bicycle Parking

There are a number of bike racks on campus for your safety and convenience. See bicycle parking map. [link to a pdf map that I need to create!] Showers are available in the Sports Center. Lockers (located in the lower level of the Gray Campus Center) are available for check-out to students. They are a handy place to store all that excess stuff that is just too heavy to carry around campus. Lockers are available on a first-come, first-served basis; register at student engagement.

Bike Co-Op

Reed students operate a bike co-op. They fix bikes or teach students how to fix their own.

Carpooling

Carpool Parking

Close, convenient parking spaces are set aside for those members of the community who plan to carpool. You may request carpool stickers from the community safety.

Carpool Match Program

Looking for carpool partners? Metro offers a free carpool match website.

Trimet

TriMet Passes and Routes

Portland’s TriMet mass transit monthly passes may be purchased at a 50 percent discount off retail rates, with a valid Reed ID, at the Cashier Window in Eliot. You may purchase individual trip tickets, maps, and guides at the Reed College Bookstore.

Buses #10, 19, and 75, stop at Reed College and service the Portland area. View TriMet schedule and routes. View bus stops near campus.

Student transportation

Night Bus

The Reed night bus is a shuttle service provided by Reed to make students who live off campus feel safe getting home late at night. For more information, see the Community Safety Services webpage or contact Community Safety at extension 0.

 

College Vans

Reed owns five 15-passenger vans and one 8-passenger van that are available for transportation to and from official school functions. Only drivers approved by the vehicle coordinator may drive these vans. To become a van driver, see the sports center building supervisor, Cyrus Monsef. Vans are for passenger transportation only and are not to be used for heavy-duty hauling, dogs, or bikes. Vehicles are reserved in advance on a "first come" basis. Van reservations may be "bumped" if vans are needed for a scheduled class or sports center event, and they may be cancelled if weather or road conditions are deemed questionable as determined by the vehicle coordinator. Vehicle reservation forms are available from facilities services, residence life, and student engagement. Van reservations are made through Sharon Sanchez Santa Rita in the facilities services office. Reservation forms are due no later than 2 business days prior to the outing. Weekend trip forms are due the Thursday before the outing, at noon.

Airport shuttles & transportation

Shuttle Companies

Visiting Reed? The Blue Star Airporter (503-249-1837) will take you from the airport to campus for $25.25 (plus a $.75 airport fee). The shuttle leaves the airport every half-hour. Travel time is 20-30 minutes. The roundtrip fare is $47.25.

Taxi Service

Cab fare from the airport to Reed is approximately $35. Cabs can be found at the airport taxi-limousine area. Ask the driver to take I-205 to the Foster Road exit. Travel time is 20-30 minutes.