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Recent Kudos for Portland, Oregon
Not too long ago, Portland, Oregon was one of America's best kept secrets. However, over the past few years Portland has received more than its share of honors and kudos and is now clearly recognized as one of America's greatest cities and travel destinations. Below are some examples (we started with 11 but there were too many to keep it to that number).
For a sense of how this actually manifests itself for a visitor to Portland, read this unsolicited letter about Portland from 2007 ISF Summit attendee Caroline Sposto, who traveled from Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the kudos given to Portland recently:
- A Top 12 travel destination in the world for 2007 (Frommer’s Travel Guide)
- Distinctive Destination - one of 12 cities chosen in the United States (National Trust for Historic Preservation) 2008
- Best U.S. airport for business travelers (Conde Nast Traveler) 2007 & 2006
- Top 10 Cities to Beat / "Portland: Leader of the New Urbanism" (BusinessWeek magazine) 2008
- Best place to live in the U.S. (Men’s Journal magazine) 2006
- #1 Greenest City in America (Popular Science Magazine) 2008
- #1, America’s most sustainable big cities (SustainLane.com) 2006
- A Fast 30 City – Green Leader (Fast Company magazine) 2007
- America’s Best Eating Destination (The Food Network) 2007
- Cleanest U.S. city (Reader’s Digest) 2005
- Best U.S. city for walkers (Prevention magazine) 2006
- Best U.S. city for cyclists (Bicycling magazine) 2006
- Best U.S. city for seniors (Bankers Life and Casualty Co.) 2005
- Best U.S. city for dogs (Dog Fancy magazine) 2006
- Most courteous drivers in the U.S. (AutoVantage Club Members) 2007
- #2, Greenest Cities in the World (Grist Magazine: Environmental News & Commentary) 2007
- #2, 10 Greenest Cities in America (MSN.com City Guides) 2007
- #2, Healthiest U.S. cities (Cooking Light magazine) 2007
- #3 Top City in the U.S. (Cities Ranked & Rated, Wiley Publishing) 2007
- Top 10 Cities for Independent Moviemakers (MovieMaker Magazine) 2008
- #8, Top 10 underrated cities in U.S. and Canada (MSNBC) 2007
- #9, Top 25 Fittest Cities in the U.S. (Men’s Fitness magazine) 2007
- #10, Best Arts City in America (American Style magazine) 2006
- One of the world’s nine most successful cities (European Institute for Urban Affairs) 2006
- One of the 10 Greenest Cities in America (Move.com) 2007
- One of the 10 Best Places to Retire - Hillsboro, a Portland suburb (US News & World Report) 2007
- One of the 20 most inventive U.S. cities (The Wall Street Journal) 2006
- One of the 10 New American Dream Towns (Outside magazine) 2005
- America’s 10 Best Places to Live and Work for Those Under 40 (Monster.com) 2005
- Top 10 Best Walking Cities (American Podiatric Medical Association) 2005
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