So, Minneapolis kind of scares me. It was pretty dirty everywhere and way to busy; not just with people, but the town was just busy, like an overly-stripey shirt. Driving is a chore, and the roads are a bit confusing at first. Maybe with some time I would get used to it, but I don't know. And I never felt very safe, and I was always worried about getting towed or robbed.
Oh, and this is what I work on.
If you care.
Oh, and this is what I work on.
If you care.
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There's about 2-3 million in the Portland Metro Area.
It's fairly large, but at the same time, one can easily get most places by walking downtown and taking bus, or MAX (The light-rail that runs through town.
There literally is no major traffic aside from regular trafficky times like morning and afternoon rush hours (only about two hours, tops). Other than that, there's not a whole bunch of traffic. It's not a "city that never sleeps" so there's not this 19 hours of congestion like in LA or whatnot.
Portland is fairly well laid out, if you mapquest it, you'll see that for the most part, Downtown (NW Portland, inner SW Portland) and most of the town east of the river is all gridded very well, so it's really easy to find your way around there. When you get to the SW suburbs, and into Beaverton and Hillsboro, the grid system fails miserably, but if you purchase a Thomas Guide, and drive around for a month, you'll get the hang of it. The highways are fairly well laid out. The Marquam bridge that connects US 26 to I-405 to I-5 to I-84 (:eek
The motto that's on the side of all the city vehicles is "Portland: The City that Works". It's true. It's very clean, green, and photogenic.
Parking can be somewhat of a hassle in certain parts of town during certain parts of the day, but it's nothing that doesn't come naturally with urban-denisty living. Unless you're living in NW Portland, parking close to your residence won't be a problem.