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* [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)] | ||
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/bike_commuting_surges_in_portl.html Portland number one in bicycle commuting among 30 largest U.S. cities (2009)] | * [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/bike_commuting_surges_in_portl.html Portland number one in bicycle commuting among 30 largest U.S. cities (2009)] | ||
* [http://www.tripadvisor.com/PressCenter-i2180-c1-Press_Releases.html Portland number one cleanest city and most underrated city (2009)] | |||
== Unhappiness == | == Unhappiness == | ||
Revision as of 01:11, 27 August 2011
- 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
- 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 #1 in suicides (2010)
Food
- Portland is "best" for happy hour, with a measured 5.5 happy hours per square mile (September 2010)
- America's most vegetarian-friendly city (2011)
- more breweries than any other city in the nation: 28 of them (2006)
- Portland number one in food cart service (2010)
Sex and Fireworks
- Portland ranked "most patriotic" by Men's Health Magazine (?) (2010)
- largest legal sex industry per capita,[1] and most strip clubs per capita[2]
- Portland #1 most promiscuous city in the U.S. (2011)