[pdxtex]

portland transit has come along way in the last ten years.

we got a max extension to the airport

a commuter rail line from wilsonville to beaverton

two completely new max lines.

the street car line was completed as well.

portland state university expanded greatly and is officially the largest university in oregon.

with tons of new bike infrastructure, we are now the most bike friendly city in the US.

our downtown mall, pioneer place expanded and pretty much doubled in size adding a ton of new retail.

sadly macy's rolled into town and took over local chain, meyer and frank, but on the plus side, the former downtown store was completely refurbished and now has a hotel on the top floors.

and the portland food scene exploded!!! we have a ton of new restaurants, old ones got better, and with the recession, young chefs resorted to food carts to make a buck. you can now get awesome indian, greek, czech, german, mexican, french, pizza, just about anything from a cart at 1/3 the restaurant price. awesome!!!!!

condo expansion in the pearl district and the south water front also went through the roof with many pre-recession projects completed and fully occupied.