Set between the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, Portland is a popular moving destination boasting spectacular natural scenery, vibrant city life, and award winning green design. After you check out these amazing shots you’ll want to start packing your recycled moving boxes and head to the greenest city in the U.S.
According to Popular Science, Portland is America’s top green city with half its power coming from renewable sources, a quarter of the workforce commutes by bike, carpool or public transportation, and it has 35 buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. Some of my friends just went for a visit to Portland, check out how these snap shots show local Portlanders are moving in a greener direction.
If you live in Portland then every Saturday morning you would find yourself enjoying a stroll to Portland’s famous Saturday Market, the largest outdoor handicrafts market.
| Flowers at the Portland Farmers Market (photo by prozacblues) | Saturday Farmer’s Market at PSU park blocks (photo by sam_keen) |
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| Happy Chicken at the Farmer’s Market (photo by rachaelvoorhees) | Farmers Market, live (photo by Mavis) |
Local citizens take great pride in their organic foods. Most popular restaurants proudly serve organic food items as many Portlanders would find in their own organic farm. However, great Portland cuisine doesn’t stop there, Portland has been hit by the fashionable and delicious wave of Food Carts, that is you can enjoy anything from waffles and chicken to gourmet grilled cheese as you walk through the city. As a green moving company, we are always happy to see our clients embrace community farming and a more eco-friendly choices. A green city like Portland would be the perfect place to learn to live in harmony with our planet.
One of the most popular and beautiful attractions is the Portland Rose Garden. Can you imagine yourself taking an afternoon stroll through this garden? Living in Portland makes it easy for you to stop and smell the roses!
Portland’s award-winning mass-transit system earned it the highest ratings and America’s most sustainable city. With the Portland MAX Light Rail, city buses and the Portland streetcar, moving around here is a breeze. As pictured above, as the capital of Oregon, Portland’s roads are made easy and green moving!
As the most sustainable city in America, Portland has much to offer its residents. If you are considering a move and a greener life style then make sure to pay this fair city a visit! And of course, if you’re moving to such a green city, we’re guessing you’ll want to make it a green move, which is our specialty, so you’re welcome to give us here at NorthStar Moving® a call ;)
