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== Sustainability == | == Sustainability == | ||
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/03/08/daily51.html Portland ranked greenest U.S. city] | * [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/03/08/daily51.html Portland ranked greenest U.S. city] (2010, [http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-02/americas-50-greenest-cities 2008]) | ||
* [http://news.opb.org/article/portland-number-one-sustainable-city-again/ Portland number one sustainable city (2008)] | * [http://news.opb.org/article/portland-number-one-sustainable-city-again/ Portland number one sustainable city (2008)] | ||
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/us_news_ranks_portland_no_1_fo.html ...and number one in public transit (2011)] | * [http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/us_news_ranks_portland_no_1_fo.html ...and number one in public transit (2011)] | ||
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== Unhappiness == | == Unhappiness == | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5162711n Portland has highest proportion of homeless people in the nation (mid-2009)] | ||
* [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/02/0226_miserable_cities/index.htm Portland is America's unhappiest city, partially because it ranks | * [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/02/0226_miserable_cities/index.htm Portland is America's unhappiest city, partially because it ranks high in suicides and unemployment (2010)] | ||
== Food == | == Food == | ||
* [http://www.cnbc.com/id/39057498?slide=13 Portland is "best" for happy hour, with a measured 5.5 happy hours per square mile ( | * [http://www.cnbc.com/id/39057498?slide=13 Portland is "best" for happy hour, with a measured 5.5 happy hours per square mile] (2010) | ||
* [http://www.peta.org/features/2006-vegetarian-friendly-cities.aspx America's most vegetarian-friendly city ( | * [http://www.peta.org/features/2006-vegetarian-friendly-cities.aspx America's most vegetarian-friendly city] (2006, [http://www.oregonlive.com/idahosportugal/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_makes_petas_list_of_m.html 2nd to Washington DC in 2010]) | ||
* [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-beer-cities/2 America's best beer city] (2011) | |||
* [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-beer-cities/2 | * [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220319 Most breweries of any city in the world] (over 40 in 2011) | ||
* [http://www.examiner.com/real-estate-in-portland/portland-takes-title-of-number-1-the-world-for-best-food-carts Portland number one in food cart service (2010) | * [http://www.examiner.com/real-estate-in-portland/portland-takes-title-of-number-1-the-world-for-best-food-carts Portland number one in food cart service] (2010) | ||
* [http://www.travelandleisure.com/americas-favorite-cities/2010/category/food-drink-restaurants/farmers-markets top ranking in farmers' markets (2010) | * [http://www.travelandleisure.com/americas-favorite-cities/2010/category/food-drink-restaurants/farmers-markets top ranking in farmers' markets] (2010) | ||
== Sex and Fireworks == | == Sex and Fireworks == | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_now_dubbed_americas_most_patriotic_city.html Portland ranked "most patriotic" by Men's Health Magazine (2010)] (really?) | ||
* largest legal [[sex industry]] per capita,<ref>[http://www.katu.com/news/103648264.html KATU]</ref> and most strip clubs per capita<ref>[http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4194-1995.html Willamette Week]</ref> | * largest legal [[sex industry]] per capita,<ref>[http://www.katu.com/news/103648264.html KATU]</ref> and most strip clubs per capita<ref>[http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4194-1995.html Willamette Week]</ref> | ||
* [http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/19/oversexed-oregon-top-10-most-promiscuous-u-s-cities/ Portland #1 most promiscuous city in the U.S. (2011)] | * [http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/19/oversexed-oregon-top-10-most-promiscuous-u-s-cities/ Portland #1 most promiscuous city in the U.S. (2011)] | ||
* [http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/128257-portland-sex-offender-magnet Most registered sex offenders per capita] (2013) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [http://sites.apwa.net/sustainability/2011/Home/portland.aspx more superlatives at the bottom of this page] | * [http://sites.apwa.net/sustainability/2011/Home/portland.aspx more superlatives at the bottom of this page] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 23 May 2013
- Portland, Oregon is ranked number one in many areas, besides being the number 1 Portland (hat tip to Maine!)
What is this list missing?
Sustainability
- Portland ranked greenest U.S. city (2010, 2008)
- Portland number one sustainable city (2008)
- ...and number one in public transit (2011)
- Portland number one in bicycle commuting among 30 largest U.S. cities (2009)
- Portland number one cleanest city and most underrated city (2009)
Unhappiness
- Portland has highest proportion of homeless people in the nation (mid-2009)
- Portland is America's unhappiest city, partially because it ranks high in suicides and unemployment (2010)
Food
- Portland is "best" for happy hour, with a measured 5.5 happy hours per square mile (2010)
- America's most vegetarian-friendly city (2006, 2nd to Washington DC in 2010)
- America's best beer city (2011)
- Most breweries of any city in the world (over 40 in 2011)
- Portland number one in food cart service (2010)
- top ranking in farmers' markets (2010)
Sex and Fireworks
- Portland ranked "most patriotic" by Men's Health Magazine (2010) (really?)
- largest legal sex industry per capita,[1] and most strip clubs per capita[2]
- Portland #1 most promiscuous city in the U.S. (2011)
- Most registered sex offenders per capita (2013)