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; Portland, Oregon is ranked number one in many areas, besides being the number 1 Portland (hat tip to Maine!)
; Portland, Oregon is ranked number one in many areas, besides being the number 1 Portland (hat tip to Maine!)


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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.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=124728849233200700 Portland has highest proportion of homeless people in the nation (mid-2009)]
* [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 #1 in suicides (2010)]
* [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 (September 2010)]
* [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 (2011)]
* [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://travel.nytimes.com/2006/01/13/travel/escapes/13beer.html more breweries than any other city in the nation:  28 of them (2006)]
* [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-beer-cities/2 America's best beer city] (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.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.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.kgw.com/news/local/Portland-ranked-Most-Patriotic-City-in-US-97664569.html Portland ranked "most patriotic" by Men's Health Magazine (?) (2010)]
* [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]


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