What's it really like to ride with Rex? Late last summer, we decided to find out. In this second leg of the ride, on his way from the Rose Quarter to the Steel Bridge, Rex talks about what it takes to be a successful Metro President, the ingenuity of the Esplanade project, and what it was like to be one of just 15 bikers traversing Portland's bridges.

"I feel very much the duty and responsibility to make sure that every penny we spend is spent wisely and for the things that people care about and that what we do makes lives better for everybody in the region."