Portland’s “Best of” Rankings

photo by Marisa Swenson
To brighten your lovely Wednesday, here are a couple of “best of” lists that Portland made it onto:
Best Places to Live 2009 (and make a movie?)
Here is a list of 25 cities nationwide—some of them expected (Austin, Albuquerque), some of them surprising (Boise, Des Moines)—that offer moviemakers the best all-around chance of finding success with their art during these tough economic times.
Here, then, is MM’s ninth annual ranking of the country’s top movie cities:
1. Chicago, IL
2. Atlanta, GA
3. New York, NY
4. Shreveport, LA
5. Albuquerque, NM
6. Boston, MA
7. Stamford, CT
8. Memphis, TN
9. Milwaukee, WI
10. Austin, TX
11. Detriot, MI
12. Miami, FL
13. Seattle, WA
14. Portland, OR
15. Philadelphia, PA
16. Sedona, AZ
17. Salt Lake City, UT
18. Wilmington, NC
19. Boise, ID
20. Denver, CO
21. Bozeman, MT
22. Wichita, KS
23. San Diego, CA
24. Richmond, VA
25. Des Moines, IA
info courtesy of movie maker site
America’s Best Airport
#1 Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flights delayed: 14%
#2 Portland Oregon (PDX)
Flights delayed: 16%
#3 (tie) San Diego (SAN)
Flights delayed: 19%
#3 (tie) Washington D.C. (DCA)
Flights delayed: 19%
#3 (tie) Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP)
Flights delayed: 19%
#3 (tie) Oakland (OAK)
Flights delayed: 19%
#7 (tie) Phoenix (PHX)
Flights delayed: 20%
#7 (tie) Tampa (TPA)
Flights delayed: 20%
#7 (tie) Seattle (SEA)
Flights delayed: 20%
#10 Los Angeles (LAX)
Flights delayed: 21%
So the next time you complain about your flight from PDX, remember, it is worse everywhere else except Salt Lake City.
info courtesy of MSN travel
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