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Really? Portland? Portland always seems kinda dirty to me. Not really run down, but just kinda behind in comparison to Seattle and Miami. Portland doesn't really have anything that stands out as modern to me. I love that city though!
Really? Portland? Portland always seems kinda dirty to me. Not really run down, but just kinda behind in comparison to Seattle and Miami. Portland doesn't really have anything that stands out as modern to me. I love that city though!
I was actually going to ask the same thing. Yeah, I'd have to agree that Portland is pretty grungy (which is one reason I love the city). It doesn't add up according to the OP's criteria... 1. Architecture, 2. Technology, 3. Transit systems.
1. Other cities are much more tech-oriented.
2. Most of the housing stock in Portland proper is older, with only a few sporadic newer condo or office buildings (I guess there is the new South Waterfront development though...).
3. The MAX light rail isn't anything terribly special, and neither are biodiesel buses or streetcars.
So really... Portland?
I should add also that if, by these criteria, if Portland is the most "modern" city in the US then I think we're in trouble...
I'd have to say to knock Atlanta off the list, too.
While most of the new skyscrapes that are being built (in numbers) here do have a futuristic "modern" look to them, Atlanta lacks a lot in other modernized areas. The public transit system hasn't been expanded in years and isn't even in the process of it. The city is experiencing uncontrolled sprawl in all directions resulting in massive traffic issues, etc. I would knock Charlotte out of it too, because they are being called the "next Atlanta" and pretty much are where we were in the early 80s - and starting to commit the same mistakes.
Seattle? Maybe... except lacking in transit. What about San Francisco? Modern but keeps the historic stuff - BART system is very good - environmentally conscious to a point, etc.
^ Honolulu looks like a souped up version of that. to me at least
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