Portland: Celebrating America’s Most Livable City

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Portland: Celebrating America’s Most Livable City

Last Fall, many members of the Portland Office of Transportation and city administration were gracious enough to talk with me and show off some of the amazing features that make Portland, Oregon one of America's most livable places to reside.

You've previously seen bits and pieces of that trip here on StreetFilms, but we've never posted the entire half hour adventure which contains over 12 minutes of additional footage. And with the incredible turn in leadership in the past months and the speed at which changes are coming, it gives me hope that NYC could one day become as livable as Portland!

This is our first video posting over 15 minutes so we've tried to keep the file size as small as possible. Thus, the quality is a smidgen lower. Please send us feedback on how it looks and if your computer is able to play it.

Peter K

Well done Portland! A fine example of how a city should opperate...can't wait for Feb myself as I'll be leaving Atlanta, GA one of the most backward cities in the nation and heading to Portland, OR : )
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Lucy Dee

I am moving to Portland. I wrote down everything I was looking for, did an internet search and up popped Portland. I have never been there accept in my heart. I found myself without a vehicle since Nov and been using my bike, wanted to live somewhere I didnt need a bike for a long time. This video shows such a beautiful model of what is good in the world and I look forward to being apart of it. Thank you for the video!!!!! See you soon.
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Portland has definitely become one of the more livable cities. But we still have a long way to go in terms of creating more green spaces to help improve air quality.
Dwestvideo

I like how it's sunny in the video.............. That must have been the day of summer. Oh well, at least u got 1
OB12OLD

My first trip to Holland was in 1962. My last trip was in 1991. There were far fewer bicycles on the streets the second time. I hope that trend has been reversed.
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