@InterstateKyle: Portland is awesome! Can't wait to go back up there next summer, and re-film everything with my new camcorder. Should make for a much improved video.
Great video. Love the use of the sign icons that Oregon doesn't - but should - use. You should film the old freeway along Harbor Drive/Naito Parkway and on Interstate Avenue from the Rose Quarter up to Kaiser Interstate, much of it still exists as it did from the 1940s/1950s when it was functionally a "freeway", at least by that era's standards. Same with the stretch of 99E from I-5 south to Columbia Blvd.
Awesome video...I'm actually pretty embarrassed at the extremely outdated nature of our infrastructure here in Oregon. ODOT has so much money to pour into light rail and commuter trains but doesn't seem to care about the ridiculous traffic jams Oregonians have to put up with every day. I like Portland but I hate going through there because I always end up stuck in a jam. North I-5 from the Rose Quarter until you cross the bridge is a nightmare!
@wooga78: Hey there, it's been awhile. I didn't include I-205 in this video, because it bypasses Downtown Portland to the east by about 5 miles, so it would not have made sense to include it in this Downtown Freeway tour video. I will eventually be uploading a separate I-205 video on its own; maybe in the 2nd half of the year. Hope this clears things up. Cheers to you, and have a great rest of the weekend. :-)
@LucidRealityChild I'm from Oregon. In the Willamette Valley (where Portland and the rest of the metro areas in the state are), it hardly rains during the summer months. But from September to about April or June, there's a fairly good chance it's going to be raining on any given day. On the up side, it hardly ever snows.
@LucidRealityChild And Portland is a pretty big city. Metro area pop is around..2 million I think? I drove through there once during rush hour and it was brutal, especially trying to cross the bridge over the Columbia into Vancouver.
@yourwifecalledagain: Yes, the region does indeed continue to grow at a pretty fast pace. As of 2009, the region had over 2.2 million residents, not including the other 383,000 that live around the Salem area, which has strong commuter ties between the two cities.
Been there 3 years ago, first and I guess last time in my life in that freakin' SOCIALIST state, Oregon, stopped for gas and a guy jumped in front of my car to fill up my gas tank, I said "NO, I DO IT MYSELF", that's when I find out that self-serve is ILLEGAL in OR, only full-serve, why? to FORCE gas station owners to hire people, so a PRIVATE company to be told by the local gov what 2 do with its workforce, pure SOCIALISM, no such thing in Ontario and rest of CDA...
Great video, Brent! BTW, where do you get the images for signs and markers that you are using? I'd like to add the same thing to my videos. Again, great video, Brent, and thanks in advance for your answer.
@dhcave: For this particular video, or just in general? I've driven over 600,000 miles now, and I'm only 28 years old! It's only fitting that I have "FreewayBrent" as my name, here on YouTube!
@FreewayBrent What I mean is that documenting all of the freeways in a major city requires some investigation in advance, and time and strength for shooting on the roads, but you still managed to do all that in this video, and earn the reputation on YouTube with this and other ones you made. This is amazing. I only counted a few (quite few...) people doing this on YouTube worldwide so far...
I was not saying that you have "all the time to spare on the highways." I'm sorry if you feel bad.
@dhcave: haha, well, I *wish* I had all the time to spare on the highways. But then again, I guess everyone has to live by some kind of commitments. Anyway, I actually filmed the entire Portland metro freeway network in one day, except for this downtown freeway tour. I actually picked out the routes, on a whim, without really any advance planning. Basically whatever I "felt" was the right route, at the right time, depending on traffic conditions.
Portland looks like a lot of fun! I've heard many good things about it and will definitely have to check it out sometime during my college years. This was a great video and one of your best I think! I really like your revised style of displaying graphics and the directional tabs at the top of the road you're currently on.
@CosmoPhotography: Portland's freeways may not be 16 or 18 lane monstrosities, but I would argue that the region has some of the more interesting freeways in the country. Beyond the freeways though, Portland is perhaps America's most walkable, most livable & neighborhood-oriented city. The city lacks any true international destinations; rather, it's one of those cities that, IMO, is a better place to live than to visit. With that said, if you're into exploring restaurants, cafes...
@CosmoPhotography: (continued from before)...bookstores, mom-and-pop shops, bars, lounges, microbreweries, neighborhood movie theaters, and etc., there may be no better city in America, as you can explore for virtually months and months and never run out of such places to discover. Perhaps America's quirkiest city, too, and the great outdoors is virtually at everyone's doorstep. In the future, I'll be working on a 4-part street tour around the different Portland neighborhoods.
@CAMINOANDALUZ: Let's just say that it took more than a few minutes to do this one. :-)
It probably took about 10 hours of total editing time, because of all the extra graphics that I inserted, then sized, re-sized, and relocated. I won't be using the cardinal directional tabs for most of my videos; I changed directions so many times in this particular video, that I felt it would be helpful to guide my viewers on which direction I was heading in.
@aswchris: I'm not quite sure what it is, specifically, but I-405 doesn't seem to split the city apart, like some other urban freeways do. Perhaps it's because I-405, itself, isn't some 12 or 14 lane monstrosity. I'm not sure of the history of I-405's construction, but it doesn't appear there were any houses or apartments that were bulldozed to make way for freeway construction.
Thanks for the feedback; this was not an easy video to edit. I put a lot of time into this one.
First off, thanks for putting more videos of Portland up. Hope you enjoyed your time here!
second, I-405 actually did take out a number of houses and structures in SW Portland. It was part of an urban renewal project that was started in the early 1960's. Many of the homes were rentals and were in poor shape. Unfortunately when 405 construction was started, it's design was already obsolete for the growing population, but its certainly less congested than I-84 or I-5 at peak hours.
@QuasiTraction: Hey, no problem; I'm glad you enjoyed this particular video, and I feel it's one of the best ones I've released.
For the most part, I-405 has pretty light traffic during non-commute hours. But wow, during rush hour, if you're in the Nob Hill district just west of I-405, you can get a good view of the sea of brake lights in both directions on the Fremont Bridge & a quick peek on Oregon's traffic cameras will show all 3 miles of I-405 practically congested or even gridlocked.
@haljackey: Thank you! Portland definitely has a very interesting freeway network. I know it's regarded as sort of an American utopia, regarding mass-transit, but their freeway network is very enjoyable; a mixture of the old and the new, bridges and tunnels. Their downtown freeways are amongst my favorite in America.
Outstanding! one of your best works IMO. It does look a little like Pittsburgh-West out there, definitely on my list of places to go someday. 6* and a trip to the favorites file.
@Freewayjim: Yeah, there's a ton of hills all over the place in Portland, and lots of trees and greenery, just like Pittsburgh. The architecture and political climate is completely different, but both cities place an emphasis on the importance of neighborhoods. I think you now realize why I wanted to get back to Portland to film around town; the freeways may not have a ton of lanes on them, but they are all interesting rides.
Nice video, the surroundings there in the downtown core are something else! I would have to question the condition of the road in some spots though, looked a bit rough... Thumbs up!
@FreewayTitan: Fortunately, there's no major potholes on any of their freeways, but their road surfaces tend to wear down real quick. US 26 is prob in most need of a resurfacing; I-5 is also a pretty rough ride, too.
@GeoffJennyOliver: Yes, I love driving around the Portland area, and downtown in particular. I think you saw the Portland Aerial Tram; that opened up a few years ago as a commuter tram, between the South Waterfront district and the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Most of it was funded by OHSU; the city picked up a smaller portion of the tab. Look up the Portland Aerial Tram on wikipedia (YouTube wont allow me to post internet links).
love the 205!!!
nwinsider 1 week ago
cool
americanidol434 3 months ago
I love Portland!!! Cant wait to go back soon!
InterstateKyle 3 months ago
@InterstateKyle: Portland is awesome! Can't wait to go back up there next summer, and re-film everything with my new camcorder. Should make for a much improved video.
FreewayBrent 3 months ago
great video
aflutes1706 3 months ago
Great video. Love the use of the sign icons that Oregon doesn't - but should - use. You should film the old freeway along Harbor Drive/Naito Parkway and on Interstate Avenue from the Rose Quarter up to Kaiser Interstate, much of it still exists as it did from the 1940s/1950s when it was functionally a "freeway", at least by that era's standards. Same with the stretch of 99E from I-5 south to Columbia Blvd.
spredelectric 6 months ago
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wow thats crazy ive been there!!
Hayfay27 9 months ago
This is sweet! Love the way you narrate it too!
ZoeToots 10 months ago
@ZoeToots: I had no idea you posted a comment on this video until now. My bad. Thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed!
FreewayBrent 3 months ago
Awesome video...I'm actually pretty embarrassed at the extremely outdated nature of our infrastructure here in Oregon. ODOT has so much money to pour into light rail and commuter trains but doesn't seem to care about the ridiculous traffic jams Oregonians have to put up with every day. I like Portland but I hate going through there because I always end up stuck in a jam. North I-5 from the Rose Quarter until you cross the bridge is a nightmare!
stanbernadino 10 months ago
@FreewayBrent Amazing video! one of the best!
Please, name of the song?
Garguy5 11 months ago
@Garguy5 Paul Keeley - Doormatica.
One of his better songs however my favorite happens to be Sunset Boulevard.
captcrackhead 11 months ago
I think you forgot abou I-205.
wooga78 1 year ago
@wooga78: Hey there, it's been awhile. I didn't include I-205 in this video, because it bypasses Downtown Portland to the east by about 5 miles, so it would not have made sense to include it in this Downtown Freeway tour video. I will eventually be uploading a separate I-205 video on its own; maybe in the 2nd half of the year. Hope this clears things up. Cheers to you, and have a great rest of the weekend. :-)
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
What a beautiful city! That section of US 26 by Washington Park is awesome!
PeteTheChopp 1 year ago
gutes video Daumen hoch!!!!!
Stoffelpiff 1 year ago
i'm remember going on the stretch starting at 2:59. something about it was cool...
adrianroam95 1 year ago
Never been there. It looks much bigger than what a friend told me...I also heard it rains there all the time. Is that true??
LucidRealityChild 1 year ago
@LucidRealityChild I'm from Oregon. In the Willamette Valley (where Portland and the rest of the metro areas in the state are), it hardly rains during the summer months. But from September to about April or June, there's a fairly good chance it's going to be raining on any given day. On the up side, it hardly ever snows.
yourwifecalledagain 1 year ago
@LucidRealityChild And Portland is a pretty big city. Metro area pop is around..2 million I think? I drove through there once during rush hour and it was brutal, especially trying to cross the bridge over the Columbia into Vancouver.
yourwifecalledagain 1 year ago
@yourwifecalledagain: Yes, the region does indeed continue to grow at a pretty fast pace. As of 2009, the region had over 2.2 million residents, not including the other 383,000 that live around the Salem area, which has strong commuter ties between the two cities.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Been there 3 years ago, first and I guess last time in my life in that freakin' SOCIALIST state, Oregon, stopped for gas and a guy jumped in front of my car to fill up my gas tank, I said "NO, I DO IT MYSELF", that's when I find out that self-serve is ILLEGAL in OR, only full-serve, why? to FORCE gas station owners to hire people, so a PRIVATE company to be told by the local gov what 2 do with its workforce, pure SOCIALISM, no such thing in Ontario and rest of CDA...
401RoadWarrior 1 year ago
fantastic this must have taken a long time
2004JETTA 1 year ago
@2004JETTA: Thanks! It took about 8 hours to put this video together, from start to to end.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Awesome tour! So many bridges and highways. To think they actually had a highway removed back in '74. Anyways one of my favorite vids. Thanks Brent!
eluko79 1 year ago
Do you use a wide angle lens on your camera?
wipandco 1 year ago
@wipandco: I do not, but it's something that I have considered. I know for a fact that YouTube member, CosmoPhotography, has used one in the past.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
nice opening photo!
oooh~ i like going up hill :)
sweet video!!! it looks like you mapped out a route that would best showcase the interesting parts of the streets/structure!
now if only it would stop stalling....
-jenn-
hhsoul35 1 year ago
@hhsoul35: Thank you, dong-saeng! Maybe I'll get a chance to show you around the City of Treez, sometime soon. :-D
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Great video, Brent! BTW, where do you get the images for signs and markers that you are using? I'd like to add the same thing to my videos. Again, great video, Brent, and thanks in advance for your answer.
georgiaroadgeek 1 year ago
@georgiaroadgeek: I'll send you the links to all of the signs on Facebook.
Thanks for watching!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Thanks for the trip ! Driving through all of the freeways must take some time.
dhcave 1 year ago
@dhcave: For this particular video, or just in general? I've driven over 600,000 miles now, and I'm only 28 years old! It's only fitting that I have "FreewayBrent" as my name, here on YouTube!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
@FreewayBrent What I mean is that documenting all of the freeways in a major city requires some investigation in advance, and time and strength for shooting on the roads, but you still managed to do all that in this video, and earn the reputation on YouTube with this and other ones you made. This is amazing. I only counted a few (quite few...) people doing this on YouTube worldwide so far...
I was not saying that you have "all the time to spare on the highways." I'm sorry if you feel bad.
dhcave 1 year ago
@dhcave: haha, well, I *wish* I had all the time to spare on the highways. But then again, I guess everyone has to live by some kind of commitments. Anyway, I actually filmed the entire Portland metro freeway network in one day, except for this downtown freeway tour. I actually picked out the routes, on a whim, without really any advance planning. Basically whatever I "felt" was the right route, at the right time, depending on traffic conditions.
I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Nice work on this, Brent. I love those old, narrow freeways. Many times, imho, they're more interesting, due to the quirks in 'em.
Bryant5493 1 year ago
@Bryant5493: I agree. And even better yet, most of those narrow stretches of freeway have emergency breakdown shoulders.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Great video and song choice as always Brent! :)
JMB106 1 year ago
@JMB106: Thanks, brotha!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Portland looks like a lot of fun! I've heard many good things about it and will definitely have to check it out sometime during my college years. This was a great video and one of your best I think! I really like your revised style of displaying graphics and the directional tabs at the top of the road you're currently on.
CosmoPhotography 1 year ago
@CosmoPhotography: Portland's freeways may not be 16 or 18 lane monstrosities, but I would argue that the region has some of the more interesting freeways in the country. Beyond the freeways though, Portland is perhaps America's most walkable, most livable & neighborhood-oriented city. The city lacks any true international destinations; rather, it's one of those cities that, IMO, is a better place to live than to visit. With that said, if you're into exploring restaurants, cafes...
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
@CosmoPhotography: (continued from before)...bookstores, mom-and-pop shops, bars, lounges, microbreweries, neighborhood movie theaters, and etc., there may be no better city in America, as you can explore for virtually months and months and never run out of such places to discover. Perhaps America's quirkiest city, too, and the great outdoors is virtually at everyone's doorstep. In the future, I'll be working on a 4-part street tour around the different Portland neighborhoods.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Great video , as always - Great drive & editing ... Now l´m curious???....
To do edit a video with these characteristics , how long it takes??
CAMINOANDALUZ 1 year ago
@CAMINOANDALUZ: Let's just say that it took more than a few minutes to do this one. :-)
It probably took about 10 hours of total editing time, because of all the extra graphics that I inserted, then sized, re-sized, and relocated. I won't be using the cardinal directional tabs for most of my videos; I changed directions so many times in this particular video, that I felt it would be helpful to guide my viewers on which direction I was heading in.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Great job!!! Gotta watch it again. Thanks for posting this.
jimritem 1 year ago
@jimritem: Thank you!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
YAWN! LOL, just kidding. That was a totally awesome tour. Portland is very scenic. I really need to go there someday. Thanks for sharing!
tshane250 1 year ago
@tshane250: Thanks for the acknowledgement, and I'm glad you enjoyed the tour around downtown Portland!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Good job!
flees4free 1 year ago
@flees4free: Thank you!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
excellent work . impressive freeways in downtown . wouldnt have thought , big thumbs up
ScrewdUPClickV2 1 year ago
Very thorough job!
The large amount of overpasses on the 405 can be explained because it is a depressed freeway, running under the downtown grid system.
aswchris 1 year ago
@aswchris: I'm not quite sure what it is, specifically, but I-405 doesn't seem to split the city apart, like some other urban freeways do. Perhaps it's because I-405, itself, isn't some 12 or 14 lane monstrosity. I'm not sure of the history of I-405's construction, but it doesn't appear there were any houses or apartments that were bulldozed to make way for freeway construction.
Thanks for the feedback; this was not an easy video to edit. I put a lot of time into this one.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
@FreewayBrent
First off, thanks for putting more videos of Portland up. Hope you enjoyed your time here!
second, I-405 actually did take out a number of houses and structures in SW Portland. It was part of an urban renewal project that was started in the early 1960's. Many of the homes were rentals and were in poor shape. Unfortunately when 405 construction was started, it's design was already obsolete for the growing population, but its certainly less congested than I-84 or I-5 at peak hours.
QuasiTraction 1 year ago
@QuasiTraction: Hey, no problem; I'm glad you enjoyed this particular video, and I feel it's one of the best ones I've released.
For the most part, I-405 has pretty light traffic during non-commute hours. But wow, during rush hour, if you're in the Nob Hill district just west of I-405, you can get a good view of the sea of brake lights in both directions on the Fremont Bridge & a quick peek on Oregon's traffic cameras will show all 3 miles of I-405 practically congested or even gridlocked.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
wOW LIKE A bIG cIRCLE!
bulldozer950 1 year ago
@bulldozer950: Yeah, and a circle that is a lot of fun to drive around!
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Geesh that's an insane amount of overpasses. A lot of weaving too.
Nice job with the video!
haljackey 1 year ago
@haljackey: Thank you! Portland definitely has a very interesting freeway network. I know it's regarded as sort of an American utopia, regarding mass-transit, but their freeway network is very enjoyable; a mixture of the old and the new, bridges and tunnels. Their downtown freeways are amongst my favorite in America.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Outstanding! one of your best works IMO. It does look a little like Pittsburgh-West out there, definitely on my list of places to go someday. 6* and a trip to the favorites file.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
@Freewayjim: Yeah, there's a ton of hills all over the place in Portland, and lots of trees and greenery, just like Pittsburgh. The architecture and political climate is completely different, but both cities place an emphasis on the importance of neighborhoods. I think you now realize why I wanted to get back to Portland to film around town; the freeways may not have a ton of lanes on them, but they are all interesting rides.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
@FreewayBrent -Yes, the freeways there look extremely interesting
Freewayjim 1 year ago
Nice video, the surroundings there in the downtown core are something else! I would have to question the condition of the road in some spots though, looked a bit rough... Thumbs up!
FreewayTitan 1 year ago
@FreewayTitan: Fortunately, there's no major potholes on any of their freeways, but their road surfaces tend to wear down real quick. US 26 is prob in most need of a resurfacing; I-5 is also a pretty rough ride, too.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Avesome ride !
grvk 1 year ago
@grvk: Thank you! Portland, Oregon, is one of my favorite cities to drive around.
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
...that's awesome stuff Brent - overpasses everywhere - up down in and around - what was the cabling at 0.43 power lines?
GeoffJennyOliver 1 year ago
@GeoffJennyOliver: Yes, I love driving around the Portland area, and downtown in particular. I think you saw the Portland Aerial Tram; that opened up a few years ago as a commuter tram, between the South Waterfront district and the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Most of it was funded by OHSU; the city picked up a smaller portion of the tab. Look up the Portland Aerial Tram on wikipedia (YouTube wont allow me to post internet links).
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
Wow that was truly incredible , drools
Nexis4Jersey 1 year ago
@Nexis4Jersey: Hey, thanks! Looks just a tad bit better than the very first videos I uploaded onto YouTube, yeah? :)
FreewayBrent 1 year ago
@FreewayBrent yes i remember those shitty red tinted videos
Nexis4Jersey 1 year ago