The City of Maywood Park is situated along two of the major regional transportation facilities, those being I-205 freeway and Highway I-84. I-205 is a north-south interstate route across the Columbia River which also provides access to the Portland International Airport. Highway I-84, an east-west interstate, links Portland to Eastern Oregon and provides access to downtown Portland.

Transportation is provided in Maywood Park by vehicular transport, i.e. cars and trucks; mass transport and bicycles and pedestrians.

Transit dependent groups such as the elderly and special needs groups are provided with transportation by private vehicle, Tri-Met, and taxi service.

Functional street classifications for the Maywood Park community according to the State Highway Division are:

Average Daily Traffic (ADT) for the following roadways were obtained from the Oregon State Highway Division, Metropolitan Section.

The Maywood Park area has two traffic lights providing traffic control at the intersections of Northeast 102nd Avenue and Prescott Street, and at Northeast 102nd Avenue and Fremont Street. Within the City limits there are numerous stop signs on streets connecting 102nd Avenue and Prescott Street.

The planning area's internal street system is adequate for present traffic volumes. Sandy Boulevard, 102nd Avenue and Prescott Street are below capacity. The I-205 freeway lies on the west side of the City between Maywood Place and Rocky Butte Road. However, even though the freeway is visually obscure from the City residents, there are problems with increasing noise and air pollution.

The Banfield Transitway project is a study initiated by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Tri-Met to investigate ways of improving travel through East Portland and parts of Multnomah County. Construction is nearing completion on the lightrail which will link East Multnomah County to downtown in a more efficient manner. Also almost complete are concurrent improvements to the Banfield Freeway (Highway I-84 from Troutdale to downtown Portland).

Tri-Met has two bus routes that serve Maywood Park. These are Lines 14-Sandy Boulevard, and 40-Halsey Street.

Pedestrian access in Maywood Park is limited to Northeast Maywood Place, Sandy Boulevard, 102nd Avenue and Prescott Street, because sidewalks are found only on these streets. The City's need for more sidewalks for pedestrian use and for commuting to employment centers is in the conceptual stage. However, a City survey taken in 1967 indicated that citizens of Maywood Park are not interested in having sidewalks.

In December, 1974, the Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG), now Metro, adopted the Columbia-Willamette Region Bicycleway Plan which includes routes in the proximity of Maywood Park. The table below briefly describes each route.

The needs of the transportation disadvantaged (handicapped and elderly) will be met by other jurisdictions such as Multnomah County or Tri-Met.