Location: Portland, Oregon
Certification Level: Pioneer
Project Owner: Port of Portland
Project Size: 1.5 million square feet
Property Manager: Steve Koester
Project Overview:

The Short Term parking garage at Portland International Airport (PDX) was originally built in the mid-1980s as a three-level structure that was increased to seven levels in the late 1990s. Prior to relocating to the Rental Car Center in 2021, rental cars were located on levels one and two, and public parking was available on levels three through seven. Today, public parking is available on levels two through seven providing over 3,700 parking spaces for both hourly and daily customers at PDX. The Short Term garage is the closest parking facility to the PDX terminal, connected to the terminal by skybridges, on-grade walkways and pedestrian tunnels.

Key sustainability features include:

  • Single-space parking guidance system
  • Green-vegetation wall
  • Pay kiosks
  • Electric vehicle charging stations

The systems in place to reduce idling and time finding parking (pay kiosks and parking guidance system) make the garage more convenient for users, save travel time, and reduces vehicle emissions.

The hanging gardens ‘green vegetation wall’ is a key placemaking feature at PDX. Creating a connection to nature at the ‘front door’ of the terminal helps passengers relax and softens the features of the west side of the parking garage.

Photo credit: Port of Portland