Downtown: Neighborhood Profile
Downtown - Center of Financial, Shopping & Cultural Activities
For our purpose, Downtown means the area south of West Burnside, east of highway I-405 and west of the Willamette River. It includes the Portland State University and Riverplace to the south, the Cultural District in the middle and the commercial area up to Burnside. The number of condominiums in the downtown area is quite limited but now increasing as the Eliot, Strand, Civic and Benson grow skyward. The downtown area offers free (fareless) public transportation via bus, train and trolley.
