We’ve compiled a full list of various honors Portland has received in the past year. Read up on why Portland is one of the best cities to call home!
Portland’s Waterfront Park one of“America’s Great Public Spaces” – American Planning Association (October 2012)
“10 best beer cities in the world” – USA Today (Oct. 4, 2012)
Portland’s Pearl District named No. 5 “Best Hipster Neighborhood” – Forbes (Sept. 20, 2012)
“In Portland, Ore., bikes rule the road” – USA Today (Sept. 9, 2012)
One of the “10 Best Cities for Single Women” – Shape (August 2012)
Portland one of the “Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the U.S.” – Cvent (Aug. 9, 2012)
Portland called “America’s capital of cool” – Time Out Sydney (Aug. 6, 2012)
One of the country’s top 10 “Eating Towns” – Huffington Post (Aug.1, 2012)
“America’s Best Bike City: Portland, Oregon” – Bicycling magazine (May 2012)
No. 3, “Top 10 cycling destinations” – VirtualTourist.com/Reuters (May 11, 2012)
“Our Next Art Capital: Portland?” – Wall Street Journal (May 2, 2012)
No.2,America’s most-liked cities – Yahoo! News (April 20, 2012)
No. 2, “America’s Best Cities for Hipsters” – Travel + Leisure (April 2012)
No. 1,“America’s Greenest Cities” – Travel + Leisure (April 2012)
One of the “Top 10 cities for cycling” – Sherman’s Travel (March 2012)
No. 4, “Techiest city” – Travel + Leisure (January 2012)
One of “The five best places to live in the world” – The Guardian (Jan. 20, 2012)



