Portland: Praises

• One of "10 perfect places in North America to spend your summer holiday"
  —Money magazine (April 2002)
  
  
• Number 2, "Best Places to Live in the United States" —Money magazine (December 2001)
  
  
• "North America's #1 Cycling City" —Bicycling magazine (November 2001)
  
  
• One of America's "Top 25 Arts Destinations" —American Style (Fall 2001)
  
  
• North America's "Best Big City" —Money magazine (December 2000)
  
  
• Number 1, "Top Recycler Among the Nation's 30 Largest Cities" —Waste magazine (April 2001)
  
  
• Number 5, "Top 100 Fantastic Places (and Things) for 2001" —Travel & Leisure magazine (January 2001)
  
  
• One of "America's Top 10 Fittest Cities" —Men's Fitness magazine (January 2001)
  
  
• "One of America's top 10 Cities in Which to Live" —Swing Magazine (1998, 1997)
  
  
• One of "America's Best Walking Towns" —Walking magazine (May/June 1998)
  
  
• One of "America's Top 10 Healthiest Cities for Women" —American Health magazine (May 1998)