You obviously don't travel to Portland often. The worst traffic mess in the city of Portland is I-5 north heading into Vancouver. Don't blame Portlander's for having all the good jobs.
Vancouver is going to overflow in the next 20 years, its going to be the 2nd biggest city in Washington before you know it. Good thing they have tons of space to keep building. The overflow of Californian's and people moving to the Portland area and there's not enough living spaces to hold them. They're moving to Vancouver. You're already seeing it out in places like Ridgefield. That place is subdivision central.
He's never lived in the Bay Area. The strip malls of Vancouver are all he knows, thats why he's such a gung ho Vancouver supporter. I can't find any other reason. I was raised pretty much most of my childhood in Vancouver. Most my friends moved away for college and never came back. Most people who were born and raised there don't share the same sentiment. I'm contemplating moving back to Vancouver just because its more practical in terms of pricing for a house which I'm looking to buy. The public school system is better. But the neighborhoods have no character. It still has a small town feel when you go to a small event like the Sausage Festival (aka high school reunion). I much prefer Portland.
