Come live in Portland, Oregon. I have to admit it's better than Spokane.
The 24th largest metro area in the USA.
![](http://www.iinet.com/~englishriver/LewisClarkColumbiaRiver/Images/portland_oregon_from_rocky_butte_2004.jpg)
They provide transportation for people. Trains and buses. Their way of trying to help the congestion.
![](http://duckhenge.uoregon.edu/io/images/cache/750-http___duckhenge.uoregon.edu_io_images_story_02b-Max-trains-Portland-2.jpg-orig.jpg)
The street car they put in in 2001
![](http://www.lightrailnow.org/images/por-lrtscar-psu-campus.jpg)
Where the Blazers used to play before the new arena was built.
![](http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/portland.jpg)
Parks along the river
![](http://home.comcast.net/~subwaymark/trips/America/photos/OR/portland-041101-05.jpg)
Rose Festival they do every June
![](http://www.westernpacificcollege.com/Images/Why_Portland_Picture_6_1.gif)