The Pride of Portland Years of careful urban management have made Portland a city planner's dream. Light rail trains move visitors and commuters through the town. Parks, statues and fountains dot every turn. Building height restrictions guarantee sunlit streets, and make it illegal to block tantalizing views of nearby Mount Hood. Portland's 37,000 acres of park space include sizeable chunks of prime downtown real estate, while progressive bike policies have earned it a spot among the top three most bicycle-friendly cities in the United States. Framed by the Willamette River and the Cascade Mountain Range, Portland is also a walker's paradise, with miles of nature trails and pedestrian-sized 200-foot city blocks. ?????EUR??,,?EUR Landscape Architects continue to "blaze trails" across the City of Portland, leading the way in both progressive city planning and environmental stewardship. This month, Landscape Architect and Specifier News profiles some of Portland's top landscape architectural firms. We explore their award-winning projects in and around the city, and we examine the corporate philosophies that have propelled these firms into the successful-- and responsible-- development of this great American city.