Why We Love Portland
We don't mean to blow our own horn, but here is what others are saying about Portland. Awards, accolades, and kudos for Portland
Sustainable City -Top 10 Cities in the World (Ethisphere Institute Sep. '08 - only U.S. city picked in top 10 for mid-szied cities. Sustainable cities are rated on urban planning, mass transit and evvironmental awareness.
#1 Best Places to Live (Men's Journal Magazine June '08)
#1 America's Greenest City (Popular Science Feb. '08)
Best City for Bicycling (Bicycling Magazine 2008)
Best 31 Adventure Towns to Live (National Georgraphic Magazine, 2008)
#1 Best Places to Live in the USA - Medium Size Cities (Find Utopia, 2008)
Top 10 Greenest Cities in America (MSN City Guides, 2008)
Dozen Distinctive Destinations for Visitors (National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2008)
#8 100 Best Places to Live and Launch a Business (CNN Money April '08)
Most Courteous Drivers in the Country (Auto-Vantage, Norwalk, Conn.)
(First high-rise condominium residence to reach the highest standard of green building designated by the U.S. Green Building Council, April, ‘08)
#3 Best City to Live In ("Cities Ranked & Rated More than 400 Metro Areas evaluated in the US and Canada" by Bert Sperling & Peter Sander, 2007)
Best Neighborhoods to Retire Pearl District & Goose Hollow (CNN Money 2007)
#19 Best Walking Cities in US out of top 100 Cities (Prevention Magazine 2007)
Top 5 Areas to Live for Boomers 50 & Older (AARP magazine, Oct. '07)
#4 Most Livable City in the Country (Pittsburg Tribune-Review 2007)
#4 Best Cities in America to Have a Baby (FitPregnancy.com, 2007)
Best Eating Destination (Food Network Awards, 2007)
Portland Drivers are the least Likely to Encounter Road Range (Auto Advantage survey 2007)
"One of America's Top 20 Best Places to Work" (Employment Review)
#1 America's Cleanest Large City in US (Reader's Digest 2006)
#1 City for Walking (About.com: Walking, 2006)
Best Domestic Airport (Conde Nast Business Travel Awards, 2006)
#1 City for Sustainability (SustainLane 2006 US City Rankings)
#1 Best Big City to Live (Money Magazine)
#2 Big Cities in which to Live in the US (Based on outdoors, dining scenes, and unique festivals. Portland has the personality of a small community and the activities of a large city. )
Top 10 Most Literate Cities in the Country (Study by Dr. John W. Miller, Central Connecticut State University, 2006)
Best City to Retire, Portland tied with Boulder, Colorado ("Retire in Style: 60 Outstanding Places Across the USA & Canada" 2006)
#1 Best all-around City for Dogs in US (Dog Fancy Magazine Oct. '06)
#1 City for Energy/Climate Change Policy (SustainLane 2006, tied with San Francisco and Seattle)
#1 City for Innovation (SustainLane, 2006, tied with Seattle and Sacramento)
#5 in list of 100 Fabulous Places (Travel + Leisure magazine 2001)
#10 Best City to Run in USA (Runners World Magazine)
#1 Best City for Senior (Sperling's Best Places, July '05)
America'sBest New Devlopments - Pearl District (Sierra Club 2005)
Top 15 Hot Cities for Creative Types (Fast Company Magazine 2005)
#1 Bike Commuting City in the Country (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005)
#2 Most Enlightened Town (Utne Reder)
#2 "Green" (LEED Certified Buildings) in US (SustainLane 2006, US City Rankings)
#1 in Resident Satisfaction (eGrad's City Survey)
#2 Fiscally Fit City (Citizens' Financial Fitness)
#3 Pet Healthiest Cities in US (Purina Pet Institute
#1 Big-City Recycler (Waste News, 2001)