Concordia University is about 3.5 miles away--it is close and a nice walk in the summer--but you may not want to walk that far in the rain and cold in January. You can look at Fernhill Park to Concordia to get an idea of how far it is. It is a 20 minute bike ride--but again not as fun biking in the rain. By bus it is about 32 minutes--you can look at bus 75 and 35 on Trimet.