South Waterfront is one of Portland’s newest major neighborhoods, dramatically rising out of a former industrial zone in seemingly one quick burst. In 2004, the first buildings in South Waterfront broke ground, the result of an ambitious collaboration between the city, private developers, and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). South Waterfront is still growing and evolving, but twenty years after its inception, it’s an unqualified success. There’s a truly unusual variety of transportation infrastructure here: The neighborhood serves as the western terminus for Tilikum Crossing, a car-free bridge that only allows bicycles and pedestrians, as well as city buses, the light rail, and streetcars, to cross. Then there’s the tram that goes from South Waterfront to the main OHSU campus and takes just three minutes to ride. There’s even the option of a kayak-based commute, if desired, with public docks in the waterfront park.