If you're going to a music event, plan to go as early as possible and have some food and drinks and hour or more before the doors open for the show. If you do that you can typically find parking with a block or two. But plan park a long ways away if you come close to show time.
Definitely give yourself extra time to find parking. Most of it is paid parking as well depending on time and day.
It really depends on the day of the week/time of day. I have found that parking North of Burnside is much easier, and closer.
Parking can be kind of a pain. I usually end up parking at least a few blocks away
When I was in Portland & visit Doug Fir I staying right next door plus I Uber to everywhere, so not sure about parking or drive time.
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