Data: 13% of Vancouver-Portland homes less than half-mile from bus, rail stop

Thirteen percent of Vancouver-Portland homes are located less than half a mile from a bus or rail stop, according to new data.

On Thursday, the research firm Urban Institute released a report on the convenience of transit across metropolitan areas. The Vancouver-Portland metro area ranked 11th in the nation for the number of transit options per capita, measured in miles. At 20.3, it ranked second in Washington behind the Seattle-Tacoma metro area.