As reported by the Oregonian yesterday, the online US News put Portland in first place as the best transit system in the country.

The magazine's criteria included ridership per capita, safety incidents per million trips, and public spending per capita.

Here's US News' top ten:

1. Portland, OR

2. Salt Lake City

3. New York

4. Boston

5. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

6. San Francisco

7. Los Angeles

8. Honolulu

9 (tie). Denver

9 (tie). Austin

Have you ridden public transit in these other cities? What was your experience?