Now I don't actually think Portland deserves as much credit as it receives for its urban growth boundary, but I do think it is a special city. I actually suspect that Vancouver, B.C. has done a better job of limiting urban sprawl than Portland, but that might be due to the encompassing mountains. Once you get out of P-town proper, the landscape becomes quite a bit more generic, suburban Americana. It's actually quite a spread out metropolitan region in my opinion. However, within Portland proper, I doubt you will find another North American city with as many cyclists as Portland. When I worked downtown, a significant number of my co-workers commuted daily (rain, snow, or shine) to work, and they didn't give it a second thought. It was just part of their daily life.
Here's a nice article giving P-town some props.
Portland, Oregon
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