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Portland, Oregon Highlights
Portland is the largest city in Oregon, and the second-largest city in the Pacific Northwest. As the largest city between San Francisco and Seattle, Portland vies with those cities as the spiritual capital of the laid-back northern Pacific coast. However, it does so in a way that mixes big-city dynamics with small-town friendliness. Until recently, Portland avoided the problems that come with fast growth. Although Portland is now experiencing rapid growth similar to Seattle, it has been able to keep its unique character.
Progressive city planning practices, such as an urban growth boundary, have made Portland a very compact and user-friendly city. Unlike other metropolitan areas, you can drive 10 miles from downtown and be out in the country. Environmentally friendly practices, such as recycling, are part of the culture here. It is also known for taking creative and unconventional ideas to solve its problems. For instance, it tore up a downtown freeway and transformed it into Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Its public transportation system, TriMet, includes the MAX light rail system. MAX, which has won nationwide acclaim, was originally built in the 1980s.
In recent years, the city has become known for its microbreweries, much like Seattle's reputation for its coffee houses. There are many microbreweries around Portland, many of which have won national and international acclaim.*
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* Location Highlights information provided by Wikitravel. Based on work by Shallana and David, Wikitravel user(s) Eco84, Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel and others. Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.
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