FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007

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Portland Ranks High in Public Transportation Use
Census Briefing Highlights City’s Social, Economic and Housing Data

     Did you know that Portland has one of the highest rates of bicycle commuters — about eight times the national average? That its public transportation use is more than twice the national average?

     These and other topics about the demographics of the city will be the subject of a joint news conference hosted by Portland Mayor Tom Potter and U.S. Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon — who will highlight the latest data for Portland from the American Community Survey. Portland State University’s Population Research Center and the Multnomah County Progress Board will make additional presentations.

     The American Community Survey, an annual survey that replaces the once-a-decade long form included with the decennial census, helps local planners make better-informed decisions by providing timely, up-to-date information about how communities are changing.

•      When:

• Wednesday, June 13, 1 to 2 p.m. (PDT)

•      Who:

• Tom Potter, Mayor of Portland
  Louis Kincannon, director, U.S. Census Bureau
  George Hough Jr., director, Population Research Center
  Gary Blackmer, City Auditor of Portland

•      Where:

• City Hall
  1221 SW 4th Ave., City Council Chambers or Lovejoy Room
  Portland, OR 97207