Well, the city has done very little to move density forward. They continue to approve buildings that are mostly overpriced, poorly built, studio apartments. Th

Well, the city has done very little to move density forward. They continue to approve buildings that are mostly overpriced, poorly built, studio apartments. The other problem is that the commute pattern in Portland isn't into downtown only. There are people who commute from the east side of town, through downtown, through the tunnel (or one of the other limited transit options over the hills) to Beaverton or Hillsboro to work at Nike, Intel, etc. The efficient public transit options for that commute simply don't exist. It can take 1.5+ hours to do that via MAX and bus.