Portland Accolades

• "North America's No. 1 Cycling City" -Bicycling magazine (Nov. issue)
• No. 5, "Top 100 Fantastic Places (and Things) for 2001" - Travel & Leisure magazine
• "One of America's Top 10 Fittest Cities" - Men's Fitness magazine
• "One of America's "Top 25 Arts Destinations" - AmericanStyle magazine (No. 13)
• "One of America's Top 10 Cities With the Best Summer Climates" - Custom Weather
• "Top Recycler Among the Nation's 30 Largest Cities" - Waste News magazine (Portland recycled more than 50 percent of its waste in 2000.)
• "Top Destination Award" - Facilities & Destinations magazine
• "Gold Service Award" for CVB excellence - Meetings & Conventions magazine
• America's "Best Big City" - Money magazine (Dec. 2000 issue)

Here is some interesting information about Portland: