Portland has this almost unhealthy obsession with getting itself "On The Map". - If we just build this convention center, that'll put us Portland The Map. - I

Portland has this almost unhealthy obsession with getting itself "On The Map". - If we just build this convention center, that'll put us Portland The Map. - If we can build a successful light rail system, that will put Portland On The Map. - If we could only attract a major league baseball team, that would put Portland On The Map. There's a Map out there somewhere, and Portland really wants to be on it. Pick any thing that any big city has, and Portland will want one too, because that will be the thing that finally pushes it over the edge to where it is respected as a "real city." This article sounds like more of the same. There are Startup Hubs to be had, and P-town needs one. Because that'll put it on the map. Don't get me wrong. I lived in Portland for almost 10 years, and it's a great place. But it's got like 1/10 the population of Seattle, and I think that gives it a bit of a complex. I wish it would chill out and settle into its role of a comfortable small city where you can live and work downtown. That's all you need to be, Portland. Stop trying to grow up too fast.