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[MJLO]

Hey all the wonderful MJLO here,

I'm looking for help in building the Oregon subforum.  With all the traffic this site gets, surely there must people from Portland, Salem, Eugene ect.  I'm all the way down in AZ and know very little about OR, but i'm more than hungry to engage in some conversation about it and it's urban life and cities in general.   If you are a forumer and live in Portland, introduce yourself, if you're reading this, sign up become a forumer and start posting.  Educate me on Oregon.  Help me make this one of the busiest parts of Urbanplanet.

[jdkacz]

mjlo -- lived in portland then seattle briefly before moving back to GR so i'm mainly a lurker here to keep up to date on the old pad.

[MJLO]

right on jd, feel free to interject your knowlege at anytime!

[SBCmetroguy]

I lurk all over the UP, but I do check this board out when there are topics. So I guess I'm checking in.

[pdxheel]

Grew up in Portland and lived in Seattle following undegrad. Currently I live in North Carolina (Chapel Hill).

[catdr]

I am always checking the O and Wa. boards. Nice places to live.

[SouthParkRocks]

I just got back from a 2600 mile road trip from San Diego to Portland and back.  Although I was born in Vancouver across the river I moved (or was moved) before I was three and hadn't really been back since then.

I loved Portland. A great, green and beautiful city-really cool vibe to the people that I sensed.  I could live there in a heartbeat and easily consider it one of my favorite cities now.   I think we saw a lot in the four days we were there.  Spent some time in (forgive me if I get some of these wrong) Hollywood/Beaumont, Nob Hill (my favorite) Washington Park (and in a nearby historic mansion for lunch with a relative), Downtown, The riverfront, Pearl District, Skyline Drive, Sellwood and out to the gorge to hike.  
I also really enjoyed the working class/industrial port aspect of it as well.  All those cool bridges and port areas really give it some life.  I must say I was surprised at the almost gridlocked traffic though-worse than San Diego.  I think all those old bridges tend to slow things up.  Nonetheless the justifiably famous streetcar and light rail is among the best setups I've seen and really make the city work and be quite accessible.

The new controversial development in the southwest side is giving that part of the city a very different skyline and density.  Wow, that tram system going up the hill is going to be monumental.  

I would like to get to know the city better and definitely will be lurking here.

[Randy@Tacoma]

You must have went there during an event.... or something... Portland just doesnt have bad traffic.... not even during rush hour. I know I go there all the time to go shopping... :-)

[rainman503]

Hello ALL.......I am a Oregonian by the trueist form.  I moved to the ATL a few years ago.  ATL can't compare to PDX in terms of overall quality of life.  Except for the cost of living being cheaper.  Traffic, Smog, and city sprawl rule supreme here.  There are over 60 building of 30 stories or taller being built at the present time.  Not much for parks.  Piedmont park compares to Cresent park or Lents park in Portland in terms of size.  It is by far the most famous park in the city.  We do have the Silver Comet Trail that is a old rail line that has been turned into a bike path that is enjoyed by many.  It is a peaceful adventure in a hectic city.  The Chattahootchie National Recreational Park is nice with the Chattahootchie river flowing through it.  And last but not least there is this big rock called Stone Mountain that has a bunch of old Confederates carved into the side, but it is a historical park.

[jdkacz]

What a victory for OSU! Knocking off #3 ranked USC. I think its the biggest win for OSU since they routed ND in the Fiesta Bowl a few years back.

[Inkdaub]

And let me say how much more pleasant the USC fans are when compared to the Oklahoma fans.  The USC fans were gracious after the loss.  They knew they couldn't win them all and many remarked that it was a good win for OSU...who have beaten USC three times in 39 years.  The USC fans were unhappy to lose but they know they are still USC and will remain a college football juggernaut and found OSU's win almost cute.  Oklahoma was irritating before the game with Oregon with all the talk of a win being a done deal...they were the mighty Oklahoma after all.  Then they lose...after being screwed by the refs no doubt...and become a bunch of angry drunks.

[jdkacz]

Nice bowl win for OSU to cap off a nice season. Gutsy call to go for the win with that 2-pt conversion at the end of the game. Im sure that will translate well for them next year.

[jdkacz]

Nice win for the Ducks over the Bruins giving them their first loss of the season. OU and OSU has each had their titan killer game of the year.

[MJLO]

What's going on Oregon?  R there any Oregonians out there?   I know with cities like Portland in your state there has to be something to talk about!