maltman:

• Portland is America’s greenest city (2008 Popular Science)
• Portland is ranked #1 in SustainLane’s 2008 US City rankings of sustainability
• Portland has the highest per-capita concentration of hybrid vehicles.
• Portland has highest per-capita concentration of LEED-certified projects and third most overall (2008 Business Facilities)
• Car sharing (as in Zipcar) started in Portland
• Portland is #1 US city for number of people who bike to work (2007 US Census Bureau)
• Portland is the only major city to receive a platinum rating in the League of American Bicyclists 2008 ratings of bike friendly communities
• Portland is #6 best US city to live and launch (2008 Money Magazine)
• Portland is #4 hottest spot for knowledge workers (2007 CNN Money)
• Portland has #4 most educated workforce (2008 Business Facilities)
• Portland is best city to have a baby (2008 Fit Pregnancy)
• Portland is #2 city to “eat smart, be fit and live well” (2008 Cooking Light)
• Breweries in the greater Portland area claimed nine medals at the 2008 World Beer Cup - more than any other city in the world

Boy there’s a couple good nuggets in there….In summary: ride bikes to work, drink beer and make smart babies! Duh…