Portland myths

Portland, like other cities, has a healthy image of itself, and many who live here think the city is the best around. Part of the accepted myth of Pdx has been its liberal nature, a city in which public radio is more popular than commercial radio and vast and growing numbers of folks ride bikes.

A couple of reports in the news today destroy the image. Public radio ranked 11th, not first, in the study of most-listened to stations. And bike riding is down, not up, over the past year.

Not that any of this matters. The facts never have much leverage against feel-good myths about how liberal cool we all are.

Source 1

Source 2