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* [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.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 America's best beer city] (2011) | ||
* [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220319 Most breweries of any city in the world] (over 40 in 2011) | * [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220319 Most breweries of any city in the world] (over 40 in 2011) | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 5 March 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
- 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 (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)
- 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)